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Muse 'Sell Souls' for Twilight Soundtracks

Muse have likened their opportunity to appear on the 'Twilight: Eclipse' film soundtracks to "selling your soul."

The Devon rock trio's bassist Chris Wolstenholme explained to BBC's Newsbeat, "I'm not sure how cool it is to be on those kind of things but sometimes you've just got to get your music out there in different ways."

He said, "You have to take every opportunity you get over there and sometimes you have to sell your soul."

However, the band are grateful for the exposure that appearing on the soundtrack to such a popular franchise brings, as "it's very difficult in America, because you don't have anything like Radio 1, nothing is national."

The band are a personal favourite of Twilight author Stephanie Meyer, and are known to have been an inspiration for her writing, alongside artists including Radiohead, Paramore and Jane's Addiction.

For the third film, Muse penned a brand new track. 'Neutron Star Collision,' and Wolstenholme explained that the band didn't know, or eventually care, how the track would end up being used.

He said, "When we were in the studio writing it, one minute they said they wanted to use it in the end credits, then they said they wanted to use it in another scene.

"Then it was another scene and in the end we were like, 'Do what you want with it, we don't care any more.'"

Discussing the possibility of contributing to more film soundtracks, the bassist thinks it's unlikely in the near future. "Matt's been offered a few movie scores but the touring is so heavy and that would mean taking a few months off, not being able to tour."

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ForeverDelayed

Haha 'Bite the hand?' I hardly think Muse owe their success to a few crap movies!

As a 'real'Muse fan I was disappointed that they were associated with such rubbish. Now im glad that Chris has set the record straight, it's all for US exposure. Great, thank god for that. Im sick of you 'Twilighters' hanging around our gigs with your newly found but fake love for them all because their music is used in some film that has turned you all into embarassing obsessional hormonal wrecks!

Muse make proper music, they are real musicians. These films my dear are nothing more than a passing trend and Muse aren't disposable the way they are. So yes, please do us real Muse fans a favour and 'think twice'. One less Twilighter as a fan can only be a good thing!

July 19 2010 at 4:12 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kandi

I'm a fan of muse and also of the twilight saga but if being on the soundtracks was like selling their soul then why did they do it three times!

July 15 2010 at 4:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Janice Jenkins

That was a good one Kandi!!! Anyone that gets paid the money this band got paid, then acts like Twilight wasn't "good enough" or "right" for them!! Should have kept their comments to themselves.

July 16 2010 at 5:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rhiannon

I'm glad they aren't that enthusiastic..
And I don't think they're being ungrateful, it isn't great for their image which is more 'alternative' and less mainstream than the Twilight franchise.

July 15 2010 at 7:48 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Janice Jenkins

Talk about "bite the hand" could this band be anymore
ungrateful?

I will think twice about anymore of this band!

July 14 2010 at 12:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Emma

Well of course they're not enthusiastic about it, would you be thrilled to know that you'd become successful only by association through something as horrid as the Twilight franchise?
Besides, as Rhiannon says, Muse's target audience is much more alternative, and in some cases, has better taste in music. It's ridiculous that Twilight can get such good artists to agree to write songs for the soundtrack.
And now that I sound like a music snob with my head three feet up my own ass, I think that I'll end my rant.

July 15 2010 at 8:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Maria

Like they really need the exposure anymore anyway! I was actually relieved to read this article. They had stated earlier in the year that they weren't going to be on the soundtrack and then suddenly they were... sounds like a case of "the label made me do it" to me. When the first soundtrack came out I thought, "Good, teach those tweenies what real music is." (Um, to correct people above... the tracks in the first two soundtracks were not written for the films, and a band signed with a label has little control if a music director wants to use their song in a film, legally). Now I'm glad they won't be on any more of them, especially if people are giving them less than the credit they deserve for being AMAZING musicians just because they appear on these soundtracks. (They are, however, in good company... The Black Keys, Thom Yorke, Band of Horses, Grizzly Bear, Florence + the Machine...)

September 09 2010 at 10:51 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply