In the Stephenie Meyer novel “Twilight,” many scenes compete for the most romantic moment, but many agree that the winner is when Edward Cullen sits down at a piano and plays a heartfelt song written for his love Bella.
With the film version on its way, an army of fans have been lobbying Meyer and director Catherine Hardwicke on the songs they think should be used as “Bella’s Lullaby.” Now, we finally have an answer – and as life imitates art, it should get Twilighters squealing in anticipation.
“Yes, it does exist in the movie,” Kristen Stewart told me while I was interviewing her and Robert for the article that just went live here, on the topic of “Bella’s Lullaby.” “And cutely enough, Rob is writing it on the piano as we speak.”
For those unaware, Robert Pattinson has a musical background; as such, Hardwicke has asked the 21-year-old to come up with an original composition. “I was doing music before I started acting, so I still have bits and pieces, and I’ve been playing in Portland [during the shoot],” he revealed. “I’ve been trying to write an album for years and years.”
“I told him he should write one, and let’s see if we can make it work, because that would be really cool if it was Rob’s song,” Hardwicke said of the lullaby. “He’s a beautiful musician, a very creative soul, very similar to Edward. He just totally reads the most interesting stuff, and sees the most interesting movies, and is very introspective and diving into his existential self.”
When I interviewed Meyer separately, she was delighted but surprised by the news. “That’s something I didn’t know,” she admitted. “I’ve never heard him play, so it’s kind of hard to say [whether his lullaby will be as I imagined it]. If it worked out right, it would be really cool.”
“He can play piano, so it’ll be great,” Stewart promised. “It’s going to be really good.”
In fairness, however, Hardwicke said she can’t commit to Pattinson’s song until he presents her with the finished product. “Maybe Rob’s song will win the contest,” she cautioned. “Or, maybe another song will.”
Meyer might welcome that scenario, as the author/music lover said she’d always hoped the gig could go to the lead singer for her beloved band, Muse. “Personally, I don’t think anybody could do a better job than Matthew Bellamy, because he is an amazing composer and his instrumental stuff is just the way Edward should play, because its so complicated,” Meyer observed. “It almost sounds like you’d have to have two people playing to get that level of sound. So, that would be my favorite.”
“But,” she added, keeping an open mind, “If Robert could write a lullaby, that would definitely add to some of the mystique of the movie, wouldn’t it?”
Would you like to see Robert sing his original song as the lullaby? Or would you rather have someone like Bellamy writing it? Cast your vote, Twilighters, and don’t forget that the people involved with the film read our boards!
May 10th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
They should SO use Robert’s song for the movie!!!!
May 10th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
uhhhhh…………yes!!!!!!!! he should tottaly write a lullaby for bella that would be so awesome!!!!!
May 11th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
THEY SHOULD DEFINETLY USE ROBERT’S LULLABY!!!!
OMG it would be amazing!
I LOVE ROBERT!!!! XD
May 11th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
ROB!!! But I think, since Meyer imagined the Muse when she wrote the novel, maybe Rob & Muse could work on it together?
May 13th, 2008 at 1:31 am
Rob, it would be so cool if you would write Bella’s Lullaby..
Maybe I’ll even learn how to play it on the piano as well. I have heard you are very talented at this kind of stuff.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:14 am
OMG!!!!!
GO ROBERT GO!!!!!!
just playing, but that’s something that shakes my stomach!!!
it would be perfect!
May 13th, 2008 at 11:43 am
I trust Rob! I mean HELLO… he IS Edward! I think if anyone is going to do his lullaby justice its Rob!
Im behind you Robert 100% go for it!!!!
I can’t wait to hear it!
May 14th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
omg i would so love rob to do it it would make the lullabye even more romantic
May 15th, 2008 at 8:33 am
would be awesome if Rob wrote it
May 15th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
yeah i think it will be very kewl if rob writes the lullaby it will make it more authentic to the story and the charicter and i think it would have more meaning :]
May 16th, 2008 at 10:11 am
I THINK THAT ROB SHOULD WRITTE THE LULLABY !!
there arn’t doubts !!! He should write it !
May 17th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
I think it would b awesome if Rob wrote the lullaby
Go Rob!!!
May 19th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
mmmk. soo i totally think rob should write the song!!! =]] it would be pretty awesome since hes the one whos actually playin edward… so if rob writes it it’ll be kinda like edward really is composing it himself. that song will totally connect him to being edward.
May 19th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
OME!!! I think it would be totally awesome if Rob could compose it.
May 20th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
i say go for it rob! that would be so cool to have him write it especially since he’s playing Edward. but i am Switzerland. if Bellamy makes the cut, that would be really cool too.
May 23rd, 2008 at 11:46 am
i think it would be amazing and romatic if robert wrote it!!! it would be great! =]
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:50 pm
I say it should be up to stephenie to choose the lullaby but it would be cool to here rob’s lullaby
May 23rd, 2008 at 11:09 pm
I think it would be great if Edward writes the lullaby himself! It would be so romantic and original .
May 26th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
I think the lullaby would be much sweeter if it came from his heart… Though there are plenty of songs out there (like Goodnight, My Angel, by Billy Joel) that could make a good lullaby…
May 27th, 2008 at 2:08 am
i think that it’s great that robert will make an original composition…but i think that kiss the rain and/or river floes in you (both by yiruma) will be the perfect piece….
May 27th, 2008 at 2:24 am
i think that it’s great that rob will make an original composition…but i think that kiss the rain and/or river flows in you (both by yiruma) are the perfect pieces for the lullaby…
May 27th, 2008 at 2:49 am
River Flows in you would make a good lullaby like isaa said, but it would be even more amazing if Rob composes it.. it will just be another reason to be in love with him even more!!
May 27th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
If he is a good musician and he is able to write an own lullaby then he should. It whould be more personal and it whould be great if he did cause after all he is Edward Cullen.
May 27th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
well i think that rob should write it i would like to hear him play and i do hope he makes an album i would buy it
May 27th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
I WOULD HATE IF ROBERT PATTINSON WROTE THE LULLABY. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT HE IS NOT THE RIGHT EDWARD AND HE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A VERY GOOD PIANIST. bUT WATEVA IF HE CAN COME UP WIT SOMETHING THAN JUST GIVE THE GUY A CHANCE.
May 28th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
i really think that rob should write it and even if it doesn’t seem that great they should use it anyway because it would be more personal and life-like. i love twilight and can’t wait for the movie! (: woohoo.
May 28th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
I really think they should use robs version because that would seem so cool if he was the one to actually write it. I can’t wait till the movie comes out. I really like all the books and cant wait to see the movie!
May 29th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
If everything that i’ve been hearing is true. Then I have no doubt that Robert Pattinson is going to do a wonderful job with Bella’s Lullaby. Keep writing Rob!
May 29th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
I would rob to write it because if he plays edward and edward wrote the the lullaby he would perfect
May 31st, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Hmmmmmmmmmm…I think that Rob should write the song and when it is finished, have it tweeked up to the standards of the book. Remember, the Lullaby is suposed to be musically complicated, a reflection of Edwards talent for music. A century year old vampire with that kind of practice should blow minds away.
GO ROB, YOU CAN DO IT!
lol
June 1st, 2008 at 9:27 pm
I would love to let Robert do it. It would make the scene more romantic because it would really feel like its Edward for real making the song. So lets give Robert a chance. Am rooting for you Robert! I hope that it goes great for you.
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:58 am
Maybe Robert and Mathew could compose something together.
June 4th, 2008 at 12:03 am
Robert seems very into this character. I love how much he questions and delves into the mind of the author when he gets the chance. And even toying with the idea of writing the lullaby shows signs of method acting. This is all very intriguing to me, due to the fact that Edward is such an intense character. I rather the actor put forth the effort as Robert seems to be doing.
June 4th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Robert Pttinson should write the lullaby!!!
June 6th, 2008 at 12:23 am
I would like to see Rob’s composition be in the movie it would make it so real and it would be exciting to hear his music.
June 6th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
robert is very talented and should definetly write the lullaby!!!!!
June 6th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
i think robert should write it i think it would add sooooooooo mcuh more to the movie and besides i LOVE the song!! i just can’t stop listening to it!!! it’s just sooooooo good!!
June 7th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Definitly Rob. It makes it much more personal and that little bit more like the book. Can’t wait to hear it.
June 8th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
I think Rob should totally go for writing the song. If it turns out well, than good. But, there are qualifications and the most important one is its intricasy. Stephenie Meyer SPECIFICALLY said that it sounded like two hands are playing, and that’s what I’ll be expecting. I know there are people like me who are fans of music and Edward and want that lullaby to be AWESOME! If Rob can’t do it, however, ask the lead singer from Muse to do it. I really want that song to be good. To whomever writes it, good luck and I hope you write it well, or else you’ll get attacked by a mob of angry Twilighters, myself included. =D
June 8th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
OK, in my last comment I said hands - I meant people. =]
June 8th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
i would love it if he did. It would give it a deeper meaning because he’s actually playing the part. If a superstar did it i wouldn’t be able to relate to it. It would be just another song…..
June 9th, 2008 at 10:28 am
I think robert should definatly try to write the song.
But me and a lot of other twilightfans also think that ‘river flows in you’ from Yiruma would be definetly be perfect!!
Consider it! The twilightfan woul love to hear this as the lullaby!
June 9th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
What are you thinking of COURSE Rob Spunk should write it are you crazy!… it would make the moment way deeper if he was the one who wrote it originally because he would know how to act to it~!!>.
June 10th, 2008 at 9:44 am
awwwww thats like the sweetest thing evre!!
June 11th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Actually, I don’t really care either way. I’m a HUGE Muse fan, but if Rob could pull this off, it would be great!
(Not to put the pressure on him, though. If it were me, I would like point-blank refuse. xD)
June 12th, 2008 at 11:45 am
I would really like to see Edward write the lullaby because it comes from edwards heart not anyone elses!! I think it would be very special! And every twilight fan would feak out!! Plus Mrs.Meyer if ou see this i really think that you should not stop with Breaking dawn Because these stories inspire me so much! I’m a dancer and i’m dedicting it to the books!!
June 12th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Bellamy!!! It is Stephenie’s book after all, she should at least get to choose the song.
June 13th, 2008 at 3:27 am
i think rob should TOTALLY use one of his own compositions foe bella’s lullaby! that would be so amazing!
June 13th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
ohmigosh YES!! that’d be so awesome! That’d be absolutely fantastic if Robert Pattinson writes! I totally want him over some band
June 13th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Let me say I love Muse and Matthew Bellamy however I also love Robert and think he is going to be a lovely Edward. I would love for it to be Robert’s composition it would add to the mystique. I would feel the Edward in it. If George Lucas can get exactly what he wants in his movies from his crew I know that Robert would be able to work something just right when the director and author work with him to achieve that !!