The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (soundtrack)
2012 album by various artists
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, released on November 13, 2012.
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | |
| Released | November 13, 2012[1] |
| Recorded | Various times |
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| Length | 56:25 |
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| Producer | Alexandra Patsavas |
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It is the fifth soundtrack in the saga's chronology, and it was once again produced by Alexandra Patsavas, the music director for the previous three films. The track list for the album was revealed on October 4, 2012, which included the announcement of the album's lead single. The album sold 229,000 copies in the US in 2012, making it the third best-selling soundtrack album of the year.[3] It has sold 303,000 copies as of April 2013.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Where I Come From" | Michael Angelakos | Passion Pit | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Bittersweet" | Ellie Goulding & Sonny Moore | Ellie Goulding | 3:56 |
| 3. | "The Forgotten" | Green Day | 4:59 | |
| 4. | "Fire in the Water" | Feist | 2:30 | |
| 5. | "Everything and Nothing" |
| The Boom Circuits | 4:25 |
| 6. | "The Antidote" | Annie Erin Clark | St. Vincent | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Speak Up" | Christopher Chu | POP ETC | 4:40 |
| 8. | "Heart of Stone" |
| Iko | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Cover Your Tracks" | David Cameron Wilton | A Boy and His Kite | 4:31 |
| 10. | "Ghosts" | James Vincent McMorrow | James Vincent McMorrow | 3:45 |
| 11. | "All I've Ever Needed" | Paul McDonald & Nikki Reed | 3:56 | |
| 12. | "New for You" | Reeve Carney | Reeve Carney | 3:10 |
| 13. | "A Thousand Years" (Part 2) | Christina Perri feat. Steve Kazee | 5:07 | |
| 14. | "Plus Que Ma Propre Vie" (More Than My Own Life) | Carter Burwell | Carter Burwell | 4:15 |
| Total length: | 56:25 | |||
Score
| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (Original Motion Picture Score) | |
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| Released | November 27, 2012 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 55:15 |
| Label | Atlantic Records |
The score, like the original film as well as Breaking Dawn – Part 1, was composed by Carter Burwell, following Howard Shore, who scored Eclipse and Alexandre Desplat, who scored New Moon. The album was released in North America on November 27, 2012, by Atlantic Records. It contains elements from the scores of both New Moon and Eclipse.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Twilight Overture" | 3:02 |
| 2. | "A World Bright and Buzzing" | 1:12 |
| 3. | "The Lamb Hunts the Lion" | 1:59 |
| 4. | "Meet Renesmee" | 2:43 |
| 5. | "Here Goes Nothing" | 0:59 |
| 6. | "Sparkles at Last" | 1:04 |
| 7. | "Catching Snowflakes" | 1:41 |
| 8. | "The Immortal Children" | 2:01 |
| 9. | "Merchant of Venice" | 0:44 |
| 10. | "Into the White" | 1:04 |
| 11. | "Renesmee's Lullaby / Something Terrible" | 3:03 |
| 12. | "A Way with the World" | 1:38 |
| 13. | "The Amazon Arrives" | 1:00 |
| 14. | "A Yankee Vampire" | 1:07 |
| 15. | "Cloud Forest" | 1:23 |
| 16. | "Witnesses" | 1:37 |
| 17. | "We Will Fight" | 0:57 |
| 18. | "Shield Training" | 2:09 |
| 19. | "At Bedtime a Child Asks About Death" | 1:14 |
| 20. | "Decoding Alice" | 1:45 |
| 21. | "The Driving Question" | 1:09 |
| 22. | "Present Time" | 2:11 |
| 23. | "This Extraordinary Life" | 2:11 |
| 24. | "Gathering in Snow" | 2:45 |
| 25. | "She Is Not Immortal" | 0:53 |
| 26. | "Reading Edward" | 0:55 |
| 27. | "Magnifica" | 1:10 |
| 28. | "Irina Loses Her Head" | 2:52 |
| 29. | "Aro's Oration" | 2:48 |
| 30. | "A Kick in the Head" | 0:58 |
| 31. | "Exacueret Nostri Dentes in Filia" (Sharpen Teeth on Daughter) | 1:48 |
| 32. | "Chasing Renesmee" | 1:20 |
| 33. | "A Crack in the Earth" | 2:24 |
| 34. | "Aro's End" | 1:52 |
| 35. | "That's Your Future" | 0:52 |
| 36. | "Such a Prize" | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 55:15 | |
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| 4music |   [6] |
| Allmusic |  [7] |
| Consequence of Sound | [8] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B)[9] |
| Hitfix | (B−)[10] |
| The Montreal Gazette | [11] |
| Newsday | (B)[12] |
Based on four reviews, Metacritic assigned the Breaking Dawn – Part 2 soundtrack an average score of 74, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13] Heather Phares, reviewing for Allmusic, said "It's fitting that the film's soundtrack is dominated by ballads that feel like a long goodbye to Bella, Edward, and Jacob", and said "As with the other volumes of the series' music, however, this collection provides a surprisingly good showcase for female, indie-ish talent." Phares concluded, "While Breaking Dawn isn't one of the more dynamic Twilight Saga soundtracks, it is one of the more emotive ones, and just may help fans get some closure as one of the biggest film franchises of the 2000s and 2010s comes to a close."[7]
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