METRIC COMPOSE THEME FOR TWILIGHT ECLIPSE SCORE -- "All YOURS"
Yes ... It’s official. Our song “All Yours”, co-written with the legendary film composer Howard Shore and performed by Metric, is going to be featured in the movie Eclipse, the next installment in the worldwide phenomenon known as the Twilight saga.I've always wanted to write music for film, but I never expected to start with something on this scale, so you can imagine how surprised I was when out of nowhere I got a phone call from Howard Shore, who I’d never met or even spoken with before. Most people know him as the man who wrote the acclaimed score for The Lord of the Rings trilogy, but I grew up on Shore's earlier works-- his score for David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch in collaboration with jazz great Ornette Coleman still stands as one of the most ambitious & unusual scores out there.
To my amazement, Howard was calling to ask me to work with him on his latest project: scoring the next Twilight movie, Eclipse. He wanted Jimmy & I to write the theme song for the pivotal last scene in the movie, integrating the music from his existing score into a composition that would express the emotional ending of the film. Seriously?!?! The lyrics would have to be in the voice of the main character Bella, and we had to stay within the confines of harmonic and melodic themes Howard had in mind for the last scene.
We've had songs from our albums licensed for use in movies & tv shows before, but composing for a score was completely different. Every day as the song progressed--from sitting at the piano with Jimmy in NYC recording acoustic versions and reading the script (see photo below), to working at Howard's studio upstate, to tracking vocals at our own studio Giant in Toronto, to mixing at Electric Lady with Howard on the line from Abbey Road in London-- every step of the way we did our best to fulfill Howard’s vision of the film's last moments.Still, everybody knows the movie business is insanely competitive, and for things like this, it’s never a sure thing until the movie is done and the picture is locked...
But as of today, it's happening. Our song, “All Yours”, is in the movie and will be the lead off track from the soundtrack, to be released on June 8th.
I don't have to tell you what an honor it was to be hand picked by Howard to do this work. We are massively grateful for the opportunity & hope you all enjoy Metric's first ever film composition.
Now, back to reality...
Wow. I'm not sure what to think of this! It's obviously a huge honour, and congratulations are indeed in order for Emily and Jimmy...I'll have to put aside my distain for everything Twilight and go see the movie I guess!
I am looking forward to hear what they've composed however, hearing Emily's solo stuff it's not surprising they were chosen to create a score.
So the one thing I'm not sure on, with the lyrics in the voice of Bella does that mean she's actually be the vocalist? Does she sing? I don't know. Obviously I'd prefer Emily but that's cool that the whole band plays. Good on Twilight to rope in another fantastic band to get some good music into their films; it's got me willing to buy a ticket now!
What an honor for you guys!!! Looks like Twilight found a way to make me see it... Le sigh. Haha.
While I'm happy for you guys, I really hope... that Metric doesn't become the next Paramore. I.E. all the crazy Twilight fans become obsessed with them and don't shut up about them and are all... "ZOMG THEY'RE MY FAVORITE BAND!!!!" even though they just heard of them last week... And then they start showing up at concerts and then they make awful YouTube videos and then they bring in people who don't usually go to concerts and those guys that hold onto their girlfriends the whole show and get pissed when you move or dance at all and their girlfriend is a bitch who doesn't have common courtesy and let you move past her to get back to your friend and you start shouting and physically fighting with her because she can't handle being in the pit at a REAL concert and doesn't even like Paramore that much and is just there because she "wanted to go to a show and likes that one song by them" (Actual quote)... Not that this has happened to me.
In all honesty, I HATE that Emily is writing from the perspective of Bella Swan. I know she can do better than writing a love song for a glorified fan-fiction. It breaks my heart.
But, in the music's defense, Howard Shore writes some absolutely beautiful music. My choir is singing an arrangement of Into The West (from LOTR) right now, and the song is absolutely gorgeous. I would be fantastically excited for this song if it weren't for the fact that it's going to be tied to something I won't even call a film, and the terrifying fan-base that will come with it.
To be honest, I don't have any love for Twilight, but it's such a fantastic opportunity that I couldn't see y'all turning it down. I'm happy for you guys getting the love that you deserve. < 3
I am also scared for the fan base. I'm 14! I know the people Twilight attracts.
I agree with what everyone has said here! I'm so disappointed that Metric agreed to associate themselves with Twilight! As someone mentioned previously, I hope this won't create a stain of annoying "Mrs. Cullen" fangirls in Metric's fanbase.
'I hope this won't create a stain of annoying "Mrs. Cullen" fangirls in Metric's fanbase.'
I like that you used the word "strain." It makes them sound like a bacteria, which they are. Kara's the only one around that age group allowed to like them ;) (Well, Kara and anyone else who's not gonna make me want to punch them in the face at shows)