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The soundtrack includes two songs by Paramore, [6] a new song by Mutemath, and an original song for the film by Perry Farrell. [12] "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" by Iron & Wine was chosen for inclusion in the movie by actress Kristen Stewart, who plays Bella Swan. [13] The soundtrack won a 2009 American Music Award for Favorite Soundtrack. [14]
The song was released worldwide as a digital download on October 18, 2011 and serves as the second single by Atlantic Records from the movie's official soundtrack. [2] Perri re-recorded the song with vocals from Steve Kazee for the sequel The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012). It was also produced by Hodges.
Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car" was #86 on Rolling Stone ' s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. [16] Pitchfork included the album in their Top 50 Albums of 2007 ranking it at number 36. "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" was a key track used in the 2008 film Twilight , part of the Twilight Saga .
The song has become a quintessential symbol of fall weather, so much so that Blue Foundation - the band behind the hit song - has noted that the song has taken a life of its own since its release ...
Joe Tangari at Pitchfork praised the album's sequencing, calling "Flightless Bird" as its closing track "stunning and starkly emotional." [5] Michael Metivier from PopMatters praised its waltzing tempo, writing, "Crystalline piano fills sweep through the album’s final moments, trading time with coos and sighs, the song simultaneously one of courtship and mourning."
Beam's music has appeared in television series such as Grey's Anatomy, The L Word and House M.D. "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" was used in the film Twilight. The song was specifically chosen for the film's prom scene by Kristen Stewart, the female lead, and appears on the film's soundtrack.
The second film, The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) is based on the first book's sequel (2006). [2] It was directed by Chris Weitz. The third film, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, directed by David Slade, was released on June 30, 2010. [3] and is based on the third installment in the series (2007).
National Geographic's Ed Yong says Cooper's research supports a newer theory about the flightless bird family: that they "evolved from small, flying birds that flapped their way between continents ...