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A peek into the man behind Twilight's popular song 'Eyes on Fire'

In a candid interview, Tobias Wilner of Blue Foundation reveals to me details about his fans, his band, and the inspiration behind Twilight's underground hit, Eyes on Fire.

Tobias knows his fan base extremely well. "My fans are like me," he says. "Often a little bit to sensitive to the real world." He further describes the significance behind the random project name, Blue Foundation, saying, "It's all about the soundtrack of your life."

Though the lyrics of Eyes on Fire seem to have been written specifically for Twilight, Tobi reveals otherwise, offering up a great deal of insight into the pained tone of the song:

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It really seems like the song was written for the movie, but it was  not. It was written a year before in a cold, dark December night in Copenhagen in a very old and trashy house where I used to have my studio by Kirstine and me. I think the music and lyrics speak for itself, but I can tell you, I did the music in the hardest period in my life, struggling with relationship and suicidal thoughts. It was all about stand up against your demons and fight back, be strong. I think that's the beauty about this song. It's about anger and strength to fight back. Be strong and be able to continue to walk through the "desert".


How was your band chosen to be on the Twilight soundtrack?
The reason why the song was chosen to be on the Twilight soundtrack was (because of) my partners from Zync Music who played the music for Catherine Hardwicke; she really fell in love with the song "Eyes on Fire". She chose the song because of the way it sounds and Kirstine Stubbe Teglbjaeg's lyrics.

Has it been a benefit or a curse?

Of course more people know about my music because of Twilight so that's good. I didn't do the movie - I just wrote this song with Kirstine, and it ended up in a blockbuster (film). It's that simple. I will continue doing what I do. Compose music and write song because I have to. That's what I do...

Is there any possibility you'll have a song on the New Moon soundtrack?
NO one in the whole world knows! And I mean NO ONE KNOWS!

Describe the feel you try to portray with your music:
I just do the music for myself. I never think about other people. I do it for myself and only for myself. I never think what other people will think about my music when I do it. It's all about my inner struggle. I'm quite sure that music mirror other people's sadness just like "Eyes" does.

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