July 12th, 2009 by Reb
For all the Twilight fans out there!
First of all, I need to praise the music director’s outstanding taste for this movie. Maybe it’s because this whole vampire thing is you know, ancient and stuff.
There were a few moments in the movie that really caught me (well despite everything that was going on…)
Remember what Edward had in his CD player when Bella visited? Yes, Debussy’s Clair de Lune, which I posted here a while ago having absolutely no idea it was included in Twilight.
And of course, the highlight of the movie, where Edward plays Bella’s lullaby. And when I say play, I really meant PLAY, since Rob Pattinson who plays Edward Cullen, actually played it himself. That is quite unusual in movies since actors would usually “fake” their music talents, if they have any written in for the story lines. But Rob, being the talented musician and all that, managed this job quite easily. It always makes me excited to see real musicians play real stuff on rather fictionized materials (you know, the whole vampire stuff again)
Anyways, there were also rumours of this magical moment being Yiruma’s River Flows In You which I already have it posted HERE, just in case anyone was looking for it =)
Here are 2 REAL versions of “Bella’s Lullaby” that moved everyone’s heart, including dear Bella’s =D
#1. A beautiful piano arrangement that sounds exactly like the movie. (Arranged by Kat)
Here it is on Youtube.
#2. The official Bella’s Lullaby from the Twilight Movie, written by Carter Burwell.
Here it is on Youtube.
Carter’s Notes
"Bella’s Lullaby," as it appears in this film, was not written to be a lullaby but to speak of love – ecstatic, tormented love.
"And so this unnamed tune became Bella’s Lullaby. It’s worth noting, though, that neither Catherine nor I ever called it that. We always referred to this tune as the "Love Theme" and I think it makes much more sense if you think of it this way. It’s more complex and emotional than any lullaby I’ve ever heard."
"My concern, as a composer, is to make the film as a whole compelling, dramatic, emotional and cinematic. But in this case other extraneous concerns quickly started to pile on, all driven by the fans of the book. The piano scene was added because Summit realized fans wanted to hear Edward play the melody referred to as "Bella’s Lullaby," and each of those fans has their own idea of the tune. Because I hadn’t started writing yet there was a musical vacuum into which other music started to be pulled. Rob improvised a tune for the shoot. Matthew Bellamy, of Muse, sent in his idea of "Bella’s Lullaby." And countless readers and musicians sent in their own ideas or posted them on the internet. None of this made my job easier."
"…I think part of the problem was that Catherine and I saw this as Bella and Edward’s "Love Theme" whereas he saw it as "Bella’s Lullaby." And indeed, for the 30 seconds during which Edward is playing piano it is the "Lullaby." But the theme also has to play the romance that drives the story, and I thought that was a much more important role."
Source: Carter Burwell’s Official Website. READ his full inspiring notes on how this song came about!
