''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'', commonly referred to as ''Eclipse (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'', is the official soundtrack to ''

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'', released on June 8, 2010. The soundtrack was once again co-produced by

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, the music supervisor for the previous two films. The track list for the album was revealed in a special MySpace revelation on May 12, 2010. The third soundtrack in '' The Twilight Saga series'', the album debuted at number two on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart with sales of 146,000 copies. The score for film, ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (The Score)'', commonly referred to as ''Eclipse (The Score)'', released on June 29, 2010, was composed, orchestrated and conducted by

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winner

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Singles

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", by British band

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, was released on May 17, 2010. The second single "Eclipse (All Yours)", by Canadian band

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, released on May 25, 2010. While the third and final single, " Heavy in Your Arms", by English

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band Florence + the Machine, was released on November 15, 2010.

Track listing

The track list was revealed during a special all-day reveal event on the album's MySpace page. It followed the formula of the previous albums, including the songs used in the film ended off by one score track from the score album. Just like in the soundtracks for both "Twilight" and "New Moon", the band

features on the album, along with artists such as

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and

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being included.

Reception

According to

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, the soundtrack has received a

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of 76, indicating "generally favorable reviews". It has generally been better reviewed than the soundtrack for ''

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'', which received a score of 70, however, ''

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'' gave ''New Moon'' a grade of A, whereas ''Eclipse'' was given a B+. Conversely,

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gave the soundtrack for ''Eclipse'' a better rating than that for ''New Moon'', awarding it 4 stars out of 5 rather than the previous soundtrack, which received only 2.

Chart performance

The soundtrack debuted at number two on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart behind '' Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals'' with sales of 146,000 copies, making it the second soundtrack in the ''Twilight'' series that did not debut at number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, and the first that never hit number one. It peaked at #4 on the German albums chart. In Mexico, the album peaked at #4 on the international albums chart and at #7 on the overall chart. As of December 2010, the album has sold 517,000 copies in the U.S. and more than one million copies worldwide.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Accolades

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: **Teen Choice Awards for Choice Love Song: "

" by

(Nominated) * 2010 American Music Awards: **American Music Awards: Soundtracks – Favourite Album (Nominated)

''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (The Score)''

composed the score for the film, following

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, who scored ''

'', and

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, who scored ''

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''. "Eclipse (All Yours)" from the soundtrack is included on the score album as part of the cue, "Wedding Plans". The score album debuted and peaked at #20 on ''Billboard'' 200, higher than the previous ''The Twilight Saga'' score albums (the ''Twilight'' score charted at #65 and the ''New Moon'' at #80).

Track listing

References

External links

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