Twilight: The world’s favourite film soundtrack…
…According to research from Nokia Music into the listening habits of music fans in 15 countries between December 2008 and January 2010.
TOP 10 GLOBALLY DOWNLOADED MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS
1. Twilight (Original motion picture soundtrack: International Version)
2. AVATAR
3. Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds
4. Mamma Mia!
5. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Mexican version)**
6. Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
7. Alvin And The Chipmunks 2
8. Slumdog Millionaire
9. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Original motion picture soundtrack)
10. Watchmen
Notice how it occurred 3 times on the list?… but sadly it doesn’t qualify for the “Best Original Score” category according to the rules of the 82nd annual Academy Awards…
Leave a comment telling us your favourite film scores or soundtracks and we’ll give 1 lucky reader 50 tracks from the Nokia Music Store. Terms and Conditions
From James Horner’s mysterious AVATAR score to the thrilling melodies of Sherlock Holmes or the eclectic mix of Nine, check out Nokia’s movie soundtrack selection
If you’re a fan of the music behind the latest movie releases Nokia Comes With Music is the place to download all the music you’ve ever wanted, for free, and to keep forever.
Exclusive! We announce the new X6 / 16GB & have ‘16 gigs’ to give away
So pretty in pink
We’re all über-excited here at Inside Nokia Music about being the first to announce an addition to the Nokia Xseries family with the arrival of the new X6 / 16GB model, the device we’ve come to lovingly refer to as the little brother to the X6 / 32GB model.
In fact, we’re so excited about the release of the X6 / 16 ‘Gig’ model that we’re giving away pairs of tickets to 16 gigs (see what we did there?) throughout the UK & North America
Though smaller in storage capacity it may be, the new X6 / 16GB certainly doesn’t fall short on functionality and social networking capabilities. At a fraction of the cost of big bro (it’ll retail at around EUR 299 without taxes & subsidies), the Nokia X6 / 16GB offers a full-blown entertainment experience
- Enjoy the over 9 millions tracks in the Nokia Music Store direct to the device or via the Nokia Ovi Player PC client
- Playlist DJ: create playlists of your music on the phone – based on moods or based on a preselected song
- Manage your entertainment & social life directly from the homescreen using Contacts bar featuring thumbnail images for up to 20 close friends and Media bar and direct access to Facebook
- Challenge yourself and friends on three pre-installed games – Spore from EA, DJ Mix Tour and Asphalt 4 from Gameloft
- Download numerous premium games and applications through the Ovi Store in over 180 countries worldwide & over 3000 games & apps available today, and store them along with videos, photos and music on the 16GB of onboard storage.
You can also feast your eyes on the new colour range, including white/pink, white/yellow & black/black (maybe one for the Emo kids).
You can also get more info on the X6 / 16GB here:
We’re announcing the UK gig tickets we have available today, & then North America tomorrow. So if you’re based in the UK, check out the list below and leave us a comment telling us which gig you’d like to attend and why you think you’re the most deserving. We’ll pick who we think wants it the most and, Bob’s your uncle, a pair of tickets. There are some basic T&Cs, so read these first! UK & US
Update!
As we’re still waiting on most of the tickets to arrive, We’ve decided to announce winners as and when they do. Apologies for any inconvenience, but this is due to the fact that it has come to our attention that some of the participants have intentions of intercontinental-travel to make it to their chosen gig… should they win. This is a precautionary measure we’ve put in place just in case the tickets arrive with minimal days to spare. Sincerest apologies.
Here are the listings
UK Gigs
Noisettes – Manchester Academy 2nd March 2010
50 Cent – LG Arena, Birmingham 19th March 2010
LCD Soundsystem – O2 Academy Brixton, London 23rd April 2010
Deadmau5 – Liverpool Su Mountford Hall 6th May 2010
Rihanna – SECC Glasgow 20th May 2010
Snow Patrol – Ward Park, Northern Ireland 5th June 2010
Green Day – Wembley Stadium, London 19th June 2010
P!nk – RDS Arena Dublin 19th June 2010
North American Gigs
US
Muse - Madison Square Gardens New York, NY 5th March 2010
Jay-Z – United Centre Chicago, IL 18th March 2010
Alicia Keys - Agganis Arena Boston, MA 22nd March 2010
Air - The Fox Theatre Oakland, CA 26th March 2010
Black Eyed Peas - Staples Center Los Angeles, CA 29th March 2010
U2 - New Meadowlands Stadium East Rutherford, NJ 19th July 2010
Canada
Billy Talent + special guests Alexisonfire & Against Me - Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON 28th March 2010
Hot Chip - Kool Haus Toronto, ON 20th April 2010
That music sounds a bit twinny!
Nokia and King’s College London Department Of Twin Research (yes, really!) conducted a study on the musical preferences of nearly 4000 twins (pairs…?) and concluded that nearly 50% of it is genetically predetermined (something I’ve always attributed to brainwave variations so don’t find the least bit surprising).
They said: “Nature’s influence is said to be strongest on the appreciation of pop, classical and hip-hop music, and weakest when it comes to country”
I say that’s because Country Music is all about loneliness!
Nokia partnership to launch Rated R with worldwide online live stream
We are very excited to announce a global music partnership with Island Def Jam Music Group and Universal Music Group International to bring exclusive content to music fans around the world. The partnership will launch global superstar Rihanna’s highly anticipated fourth album Rated R with an online live streamed launch party performance from a secret London location with simultaneous listening parties happening around the globe on 16th November.
Register at www.nokia.com/rihanna soon to ensure you don’t miss out on this historic event. The event also coincides with the release of the Nokia X6 mobile phone which is also available in a ‘Comes With Music‘ edition.
Rihanna’s coming-of-age album Rated R comes to the Nokia Music Store the following week on 23rd November with exclusive cover shots, a remix and an exclusive track. Nokia ‘Comes With Music’ customers will also be able to download an exclusive Rihanna application, footage from the London live album launch in the Ovi store and in selected territories an exclusive window to the track Wait Your Turn from Rated R before it’s release.
I had the honour of interviewing Rihanna yesterday in LA.
Stay close, it will be published soon
Gaz.
Win a Nokia 5800 ‘Comes With Music’ edition on Twitter
Comes With Music
Today is a good day, today is the day we launch our Nokia Comes With Riddles competition and we’re excited to announce our partnership with Rock Sound Magazine, London Elektricity and Family Music in helping us achieve it.
Be the first to solve a music riddle and @reply your answer, and win a brilliant Nokia 5800 Xpress Music phone with a ‘Comes With Music Subscription’.
Think you got the stuff?… Then find out how to participate here
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