President Snow himself would envy the control wielded by the soundtrack bosses here, on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Soundtrack. The artists on this Catching Fire companion, from Coldplay on down to a coed indie-pop duo named Phantogram, were in effect told to write fanfic in song form, and editors reviewed the demos to make sure the lyrics fell in line with the books.
The 15-track effort includes new, original compositions from The National (the haunting “Lean”), Coldplay (the intimate “Atlas”), Lorde (a creepy cover of Tears For Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”), along with The Weeknd, Antony and the Johnsons, Patti Smith, and Santigold, among others.
“On this one we wanted to get away from…
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…the concept of one producer producing everything,” Republic executive VP Tom Mackay told Billboard of the soundtrack’s accumulation. “Without T Bone (Burnett) on the first one we would not have gotten those bands (Maroon 5, Taylor Swift, Arcade Fire). Now it’s a franchise. We basically said, ‘Here are the rules: You’re going to send in a demo and we may ping-pong it with you to craft it, but once that demo is approved you are free to use whoever you want and do whatever you want. Send it back to us and we’ll work with you on the mix.’ I think a lot of the bands were excited about the autonomy we gave them on the production side.”
1. Coldplay – Atlas (03:56)
2. Of Monsters and Men – Silhouettes (04:31)
3. Sia – Elastic Heart (feat. The Weeknd & Diplo) (04:17)
4. The National – Lean (04:31)
5. Christina Aguilera – We Remain (04:00)
6. The Weeknd – Devil May Cry (05:23)
7. Imagine Dragons – Who We Are (04:09)
8. Lorde – Everybody Wants To Rule the World (02:35)
9. The Lumineers – Gale (03:05)
10. Ellie Goulding – Mirror (04:21)
11. Patti Smith – Capitol Letter (03:33)
12. Santigold – Shooting Arrows At the Sky (03:36)
Deluxe Edition:
13. Mikky Ekko – Place For Us (03:31)
14. Phantogram – Lights (03:45)
15. Antony & The Johnsons – Angel On Fire (03:47)