New Moon Soundtrack

The film version of this Fall's sequel to Twilight isn't all fans have been rabidly anticipating — the New Moon soundtrack picked up enough steam to be released today instead of next Tuesday. It's no wonder it was rushed out; Death Cab for Cutie's video for "Meet Me on the Equinox", premiered to much fanfare, as did the tracklist, revealed barely a month ago.

The wait is over, and you can go buy the disc, download it, or stream the soundtrack on MySpace for free today. I've been listening for the past couple of days, and like my feelings for Robert Pattinson, I'm crushing pretty hard on it. Music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas did a great job compiling songs — all originals for the soundtrack — that evoke the teenage heartbreak vibe of New Moon while featuring a roster of talented bands.

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• Check out the Dear John poster with Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried — Cinematical
• The New Moon soundtrack is moving up its release to Oct. 16, four days early — PopSugar Rush
• Supermarket tabloid Weekly World News might get a TV show — Movieline
• Carrie Underwood is getting her own variety show on Fox — TV Squad
• Watch the sneak peek of Neil Patrick Harris voicing the evil Music Meister on The Cartoon Network's Batman — The Ausiello Files
• Cancelled show Southland might be moving to TNT — Vulture
• Reno 911 and The State's Thomas Lennon has been tapped for his own NBC comedy — Coming Soon
• Janet Jackson's greatest hits collection will contain a new single — Zap 2 It
• Fox reassures fans that it'll show all 13 of this season's episodes of Dollhouse — The AV Club
• The top five movie gunfights, with video clips — Rotten Tomatoes

• Bradley Whitford is heading back to TV in Jack and Dan — TV Squad
• A few early predictions for the 2010 Oscars — Vulture
• The release date of Nine has been moved from Thanksgiving to Christmas — Cinematical
• Ellen Pompeo may not miss any episodes of Grey's Anatomy for maternity leave after all — Watch With Kristin
• A countdown of Vince Vaughn's funniest moments (including video clips!) — Moviefone
• Daniel Radcliffe will return to Broadway in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying — MTV Movies Blog
• Amazon has New Moon soundtrack snippets! — Pitchfork
• Desperate Housewives' creator Marc Cherry is working on a new show for ABC — Hollywood Reporter
• ABC picks up The Middle, Cougar Town, and Modern Family for full seasons — HitFix
• Fine Living Network is changing over to the Cooking Channel — Yum Sugar
• The Top 15: Greatest Opening Title Sequences — TV.com

• You must watch the How I Met Your Mother season four blooper reel! — PopWatch
• The Cleveland Show is Sunday night's ratings winner; it's up 44 percent over the previous time slot occupier, King of the Hill — Movieline
• Bored to Death gets the New York reality index — Vulture
• Disney is getting ready to replace Johnny Depp in the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie — MTV Movies Blog
• Want to know much The Hills stars make? Maybe you don't — Defamer
• George Clooney started shooting The American today, previously known as A Very Private Gentleman — Coming Soon
• Seth Rogen uses his guest spot on The Simpsons to get back at the Entourage crew — Cinematical
• Listen to another song from the New Moon soundtrack, "Satellite Heart" — MySpace
• How Geek would wire Betty Draper — GeekSugar

Finally! For weeks, there's been gossip about which artists would land a coveted spot on the New Moon soundtrack, and now we have the final list. We knew that Death Cab for Cutie's "Meet Me on the Equinox" was going to make it on there, and Thom Yorke, Muse, and The Killers were rumored as well.

Still, I'm psyched to see a few unexpected names on the roster (like Bon Iver and Lykke Li), as well as some relatively unknowns. Alexandra Patsavas put it all together — she's also the music supervisor for Grey's Anatomy and Gossip Girl — and her eye for artists is always spot-on, so I can't wait to download the whole thing. The soundtrack hits stores October 20th, but until then, check out the full playlist and tell me what you think!

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• Radiohead and Bon Iver will be among the contributors to the New Moon soundtrack. — HitFix
• David Cronenberg will direct a film based on Don DeLillo's novel Cosmopolis. — ComingSoon
• In Treatment producer Warren Leight is moving to FX's Lights Out, a drama about an aging boxer. — The Hollywood Reporter
• TBS has ordered 20 additional episodes of Tyler Perry's House of Payne. — The Futon Critic
• A symphony orchestra will tour the country this Fall, playing music from Star Wars. — AP
• Phish will play a three-day Halloween festival on the grounds of Coachella. — MTV
• Amazon's CEO has apologized to Kindle users for deleting George Orwell's novels. — AFP
• HBO will air a mega-concert featuring the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, U2, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Wonder. — New York Post

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