Thom Yorke On Twilight Soundtrack?
By
Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 17, 2009 4:12 pm

There's a good chance you'll be hearing a lot of 13-year-olds say something like this very soon:
"Hey, like, have you heard of this singer called Thom Yorke? 'Cause, like, he's on the Twilight soundtrack, and his song totally kicks ass. He's also in this band called, like, Radioface."
Yorke and Kings Of Leon are apparently in talks with Chris Weitz, director of Twilight sequel New Moon, to appear on its soundtrack.
"The criterion will still always be what's right for the movie at that given moment, but Thom Yorke is interested; we might, if we're very lucky, get Kings Of Leon to do something," Weitz told Rottentomatoes.com.
You might be hitting your head over this one, but please remember Radiohead once wrote a song called "We Suck Young Blood." Appearing on the soundtrack to a tween-targeted movie wouldn't be anything new for them, either, since "Talk Show Host" appeared on the soundtrack to 1996's Romeo + Juliet, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, and "Exit Music (For A Film)" (which Yorke wrote with the movie in mind and which later appeared on 1997's OK Computer) played over its end credits.
Kings Of Leon singer/guitarist Caleb Followill told Entertainment Weekly that the band haven't signed on to anything related to the soundtrack at the moment.
"I haven't had any time to write any music, we've been so busy," he said. "I would have to write a song in my hotel room, which I think we could do, but I don't know. As of right now I'm more focused on getting some rest and writing another album."
You can see Kings Of Leon here:
July 17 Oropesa, Spain @ Festival Internacional De Benicassim
July 19 Gurten, Switzerland @ Gurten Hill (Gurten Festival)
August 7 Chicago, IL @ Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
Aug. 9 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug. 12 Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
Aug. 13 Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
Aug. 15-16 Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
Aug. 21 San Diego, CA @ Cox Arena
Aug. 22 Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
Aug. 28 Reading, England @ Richfield Avenue (Reading Festival)
Aug. 39 Leeds, England @ Bramham Park (Leeds Festival)
Sept. 9 Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Su Arena w/Glasvegas
Sept. 11 Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center w/Glasvegas
Sept. 12 East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center w/Glasvegas
Sept. 14 Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum w/Glasvegas
Sept. 16 Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre w/Glasvegas
Sept. 17 Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place w/Glasvegas
Sept. 19 Hamilton, ON @ Copps Coliseum w/Glasvegas
Sept. 20 London, ON @ John Labatt Centre w/Glasvegas
Sept. 22 Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace Of Auburn Hills w/Glasvegas
Sept. 23 Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center w/Glasvegas
Sept. 25 Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center w/Glasvegas
Sept. 26 Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center w/Glasvegas
Sept. 28 Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center w/White Lies
Sept. 30 St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center w/Glasvegas
Oct. 3 Oklahoma City, OK @ Ford Center w/White Lies
Oct. 6 Houston, TX @ Toyota Center w/White Lies
Oct. 7 Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center w/White Lies
Oct. 9 Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena w/White Lies
Oct. 10 Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena w/White Lies
Oct. 13 Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center w/White Lies
Oct. 16 Nashville, TN @ Sommet Center w/White Lies
Oct. 20 Guadalajara, Mexico @ Telmex Arena
Oct. 22 Mexico City, Mexico @ Sports Arena
Oct. 24 Monterrey, Mexico @ Arena Monterrey
"Hey, like, have you heard of this singer called Thom Yorke? 'Cause, like, he's on the Twilight soundtrack, and his song totally kicks ass. He's also in this band called, like, Radioface."
Yorke and Kings Of Leon are apparently in talks with Chris Weitz, director of Twilight sequel New Moon, to appear on its soundtrack.
"The criterion will still always be what's right for the movie at that given moment, but Thom Yorke is interested; we might, if we're very lucky, get Kings Of Leon to do something," Weitz told Rottentomatoes.com.
You might be hitting your head over this one, but please remember Radiohead once wrote a song called "We Suck Young Blood." Appearing on the soundtrack to a tween-targeted movie wouldn't be anything new for them, either, since "Talk Show Host" appeared on the soundtrack to 1996's Romeo + Juliet, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, and "Exit Music (For A Film)" (which Yorke wrote with the movie in mind and which later appeared on 1997's OK Computer) played over its end credits.
Kings Of Leon singer/guitarist Caleb Followill told Entertainment Weekly that the band haven't signed on to anything related to the soundtrack at the moment.
"I haven't had any time to write any music, we've been so busy," he said. "I would have to write a song in my hotel room, which I think we could do, but I don't know. As of right now I'm more focused on getting some rest and writing another album."
You can see Kings Of Leon here:
July 17 Oropesa, Spain @ Festival Internacional De Benicassim
July 19 Gurten, Switzerland @ Gurten Hill (Gurten Festival)
August 7 Chicago, IL @ Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
Aug. 9 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug. 12 Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
Aug. 13 Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
Aug. 15-16 Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
Aug. 21 San Diego, CA @ Cox Arena
Aug. 22 Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
Aug. 28 Reading, England @ Richfield Avenue (Reading Festival)
Aug. 39 Leeds, England @ Bramham Park (Leeds Festival)
Sept. 9 Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Su Arena w/Glasvegas
Sept. 11 Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center w/Glasvegas
Sept. 12 East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center w/Glasvegas
Sept. 14 Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum w/Glasvegas
Sept. 16 Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre w/Glasvegas
Sept. 17 Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place w/Glasvegas
Sept. 19 Hamilton, ON @ Copps Coliseum w/Glasvegas
Sept. 20 London, ON @ John Labatt Centre w/Glasvegas
Sept. 22 Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace Of Auburn Hills w/Glasvegas
Sept. 23 Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center w/Glasvegas
Sept. 25 Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center w/Glasvegas
Sept. 26 Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center w/Glasvegas
Sept. 28 Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center w/White Lies
Sept. 30 St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center w/Glasvegas
Oct. 3 Oklahoma City, OK @ Ford Center w/White Lies
Oct. 6 Houston, TX @ Toyota Center w/White Lies
Oct. 7 Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center w/White Lies
Oct. 9 Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena w/White Lies
Oct. 10 Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena w/White Lies
Oct. 13 Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center w/White Lies
Oct. 16 Nashville, TN @ Sommet Center w/White Lies
Oct. 20 Guadalajara, Mexico @ Telmex Arena
Oct. 22 Mexico City, Mexico @ Sports Arena
Oct. 24 Monterrey, Mexico @ Arena Monterrey
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