Exclusive Interview With 'The CO'

We had the chance to talk to 'The CO' about writing a song for the last movie of the 'Twilight Saga'. Here's our interview. Enjoy!

 GossipDance: How much did you know about The Twilight Saga before you got the chance to write the song to the soundtrack?

The CO: We have all seen more of the films and love them! the story is incredibly complicated and intriguing...and just like being a musician, it's pretty easy to get hooked on.

 GD: When you wrote the song, did you have any special inspiration except for the new movie?(Breaking Dawn Part 2)

TC: We really wanted to get into the heads of the characters...imagining what they must feel at the arc of this story...having not seen it, we really had to go deep and just find the emotion inside of us knowing what was coming next based on the books.

 GD: Have you listened to any of the other soundtracks from The Twilight Saga before?

TC: THEY ARE INSANELY GOOD. some of the best soundtracks i think are out right now. i was most hooked on the last two...the lykke li track "possibility" was one early on that pulled me in. also bruno mars' track from the last film blew my mind. music makes or breaks a film...and these have always been top notch.

 GD: Have you met any of the actors from the movies?

TC: Nope

 GD: Do you have any favourite of the characters in the movies?

TC: I'm drawn to Bella and really even Edward. Mainly how Bella has to go through this process of piecing together this love that isn't conventional.

GD: Can you tell me a little bit about what it is to work with this project?

TC: Well, it's honestly an honor. Not many people get the chance at all. We worked really closely with the people who do the music for the film to come up with a new idea of something that tied the films together.It was a really freeing experience...to take a piece of music and create a new idea around it...a new song...a closing remark.

 GD: Tell us a little about how The CO came to be.

TC: We've been together for 9 years now. we all met in Nashville and love what we do! we only play/sing music we believe in...and a lot of times that takes a while to get to.

 GD: Did you get any particular instructions from the producers how they wanted the song to be?

TC: No we were told by the music dept to just take it and interpret it---they let us make it our own.

 GD: What is your future projects?

TC: We wrapped up a new album this year and are planning on releasing that early next year. til then we will release a few singles and possibly a winter EP.

 GD: Have you had any more offers to appear on movie soundtracks?

TC: Not on a soundtrack yet, but we have had a lot of success with ABC/ABC Family on shows like 'Jane By Design' as well as working promo spots with companies like NASDAQ.

 GD: Do you think this experience will make a difference to your career?

TC: Anything that can get you in front of a new group of music lovers is always a good thing. We think the Twilight community of fans is super special and in a lot of ways like our fans who we lovingly call our COhorts. So yes, of course it will make a difference! :)

 GD: What music do you listen to yourselves?

TC: We love A LOT of variety....anything from Ryan Adams to Fleetwood Mac to Lana del Rey to Gregory Alan Isakov.

 GD: How did you guys come up with the name "The CO"?

TC: We wanted to make a name that let the listener make the meaning...or when they saw our name they think of the music. We have some quirky things that make it a fun meaning for us...for instance, we really love Colorado...and the abbreviation for it is CO.

 GD: Are their any musicians (past or present) that you especially feel inspired by?

TC: Johnny Cash...Ryan Adams...Ryan Tedder...Neil Young...The GREATS!

 GD: Any end notes that you'd like to add? follow us on twitter @TheCOMusic or find us on YouTube at youtube.com/thecomusic or on Facebook at facebook.com/TheCOmusic. You can ALSO grab 18 of our songs for FREE including "Safe With Me" at our website at www.thecomusic.com

Source: Gossip-Dance