Q&A: Inside the 'New Moon' Soundtrack

Meet the mastermind behind the No. 1 album, along with Gossip Girl and other TV soundtracks.
<i>New Moon/Gossip Girl</i>

Music supervisor for hit TV shows including Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, and Mad Men -- along with the Twilight movie series -- Alexandra Patsavas has quietly made herself one of the most influential figures in the industry, helping to break new bands and shape the aesthetics of popular drama.

'Gossip Girl''s Taylor Momsen Debuts Band -- And It Rocks!

VIDEO & PHOTOS: Check out the 16-year-old's first-ever live show with her band, Pretty Reckless.
Taylor Momsen / Photo by   Lawrence Lewitinn

Most actors who venture into music tend to do so with catastrophic results. For every Juliette Lewis or Milla Jovovich there are dozens of Keanu Reeveses (Dogstar!) and Jared Letos (30 Seconds to Mars!) churning out wretched tunes that could only be described as aural Gitmos.

'Gossip Girl': The Music Grows Up -- OMFG!

The show has moved smartly from radio hits to indie discoveries. But SPIN's Abby Everdell says the new soundtrack album proves there's still room to mature.
The Cast of Gossip Girl

In anticipation of this week's episode of Gossip Girl, I spent a few minutes surfing its music channel on YouTube, where the featured songs of each episode are posted along with a short description of the various scenes (e.g. "Chuck and Nate lounge in grass").

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