The Twilight Saga: New Moon The Twilight Saga: New Moon The Twilight Saga: New Moon (commonly referred to as New Moon) is a 2009 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyer's 2006 novel "New Moon". It is the second film in "The Twilight Saga" film series and is the sequel to 2008's "Twilight". Summit Entertainment greenlit the sequel in late November 2008, following the early success of "Twilight". Directed by Chris Weitz, the film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively. Melissa Rosenberg, who handed in a draft of the film
The Twilight Saga (film series) debuted at #2 on the "Billboard" 200, later jumped to #1 with 153,000 copies sold. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon: The Score" was released on November 24, 2009. The score for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse was composed by Howard Shore, who composed the scores for "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. The film's soundtrack was released on June 8, 2010 by Atlantic Records in conjunction with music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas' Chop Shop label. The lead single from the soundtrack is "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)", performed by the British band Muse. The soundtrack debuted at number two on the