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The lead characters in the "Twilight" sequel, "New Moon."
Bands like Death Cab for Cutie and Paramore helped put the soundtrack for the Twilight film sequel New Moon atop the Billboard albums chart recently. But some moviegoers prefer strings over songs. Today: pop music battles original score. Plus: Dionne Warwick sang pop themes from movies like Alfie and Valley of the Dolls. She talks about the latest chapter in a career filled with hits and Grammys.
High Drama: Pop vs. Score
Soundcheck Smackdown goes Hollywood! Today: music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas, who compiled the hit soundtrack to the new Twilight film New Moon, and Variety film writer Jon Burlingame debate which makes for better movie music: pop music or original score.
Dionne Warwick
In a career spanning nearly five decades, Dionne Warwick has earned five Grammy Awards and 56 Billboard Hot 100 hits, including "Say a Little Prayer" and "Do You Know the Way to San José." In the 1960s and early '70s she was a muse for the songwriting team of Burt ...