June 02, 2026

Various Artists - Real Steel: Music From The Motion Picture (2011)

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Country: U.S.A.
Genre: Hip-Hop, Alternative Rock, Electronic, Film Score
Label Number: B0016194-02
 
© 2011 DreamWorks/Interscope Records
The non-score soundtrack for Real Steel, director Shawn Levy’s surprisingly emotive sci-fi family action film about boxing robots, opens rough and ready with “Fast Lane” from Bad Meets Evil, which features Royce da 5’9” and Eminem. What follows is a fairly textbook summary of what the late '90s sounded like, with Foo Fighters, Limp Bizkit, Crystal Method, Prodigy, and Tom Morello offering up their own Rock 'Em Sock 'Em jams, all of which appear in PG form, lest the kiddies expand their vocabularies with colorful words they’ve probably already heard a million times. Elsewhere, the Beastie Boys provide “Here’s a Little Something for Ya” from 2011’s excellent Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2, and composer Danny Elfman gets a few minutes at the end to provide a taste of his Firefly-inspired score with “Kenton.”
 
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Various Artists - The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2011)

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Country: U.S.A.
Genre: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Pop, Indie Rock
Label Number: 528055-2
 
© 2011 Atlantic
Regardless of the strengths and failings of the Twilight Saga movies, their soundtracks captured the mood of each book perfectly. Breaking Dawn was split into two films, so the movie of the book’s first half is more or less a celebration of Bella and Edward’s love, and a chance for fans to see the wedding they’ve been anticipating for years. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1 follows suit, delivering more than a few love songs that are surprisingly angst-free compared to the previous soundtracks. Imperial Mammoth's “Requiem on Water” could inspire the first dance at a wedding reception, while Angus & Julia Stone's “Love Will Take You”’s cheery folk beams with the satisfaction of finding a soulmate. The Features' “From Now On” turns that happiness into energetic pop, and Cider Sky's “Northern Lights” takes it in a sparkly electronic direction akin to Owl City. Even more somber tracks like Aqualung and Lucy Schwartz's “Cold” and Mia Maestro's “Llovera” make it clear that dedication is unquestioned. A handful of more aggressive tracks crash this party: the Joy Formidable's “Endtapes,” the Belle Brigade's “I Didn’t Mean It,” and the Noisettes' “Sister Rosetta [2011 Version]” sound all the feistier next to the gauzy romance of most of these songs, while Bruno Mars returns to the oddly violent side of his songwriting (à la “Grenade”) for “It Will Rain,” the only truly troubled-sounding song here. Still, the most notable thing about The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Pt. 1 is its unabashed romanticism, and the album more than serves its purpose as a Twilight-branded wedding playlist. 
 
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Various Artists - The Twilight Saga Forever: Love Songs From The Twilight Saga (2014)

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*This is a 2 disc set.
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
Label Number: 825646329243
 
© 2014 Rhino Records
Arriving a year after the final installment of Breaking Dawn, The Twilight Saga: Forever proves that there's still some (after)life in the vampire film franchise's music. The two-disc set gathers the most romantic songs from each of the five Twilight movies -- with the notable exception of Paramore's "Decode," which is arguably the most iconic song associated with the saga. Aside from that omission, the collection plays more or less like Twilight's greatest hits, with Metric's "Eclipse (All Yours)," Sia's "My Love," and Beck and Bat for Lashes' "Let's Get Lost" among the highlights. The inclusion of songs from artists ranging from Battles to Lykke Li to Lupe Fiasco to Green Day emphasizes the surprising diversity of Twilight's music, as does the inclusion of excerpts from Howard Shore, Alexandre Desplat, and Carter Burwell's scores. For fans who already have all the soundtracks, a poster of a vamped-up Bella with Edward and Jacob should sweeten the deal. 
 
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