A song by Muse is to be released as the first single from the next instalment of The Twilight Saga.

The track, entitled ‘Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)’, will debut on US radio on May 17.

The full soundtrack to The Twilight saga: Eclipse, which stars British actor Robert Pattinson, is released on June 8.

Muse have already appeared on the soundtracks the previous two films in the vampire franchise.

Eclipse will see Pattinson and Kristen Stewart reprise their roles as vampire Edward Cullen and schoolgirl Bella Swan.

The soundtrack to the last film, New Moon, also featured Radiohead's Thom Yorke, Editors and Band of Skulls.

(by Jason Gregory)