The full details of the soundtrack album for the sequel The Hunger Games – Mockingjay – Part 1 have been revealed. The album features the original songs Yellow Flicker Beat by Lorde and This Is Not a Game by The Chemical Brothers, which have previously been released as singles. Also included are other tracks by Lorde who is curating the full soundtrack, as well as songs by Charli XCX, Raury, CHVRCHES, Stromae, Raury, Grace Jones, XOV, Tinashé and Bat for Lashes. The soundtrack will be released on November 17, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A separate soundtrack featuring the film’s original score composed by James Newton Howard will also be released. Check back on this page for the full details.
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Lorde to Curate ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’ Soundtrack
Lionsgate announced today that singer/songwriter Lorde has been chosen to curate the soundtrack album for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. She will be hand-picking the artists for the soundtrack and will also provide the first single for the film and album. The album will be released by Republic Records this fall. The 17-year-old New Zealand native who is best known for her hit song Royals and the album Pure Heroine received two Grammy Awards earlier this year for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. The third installment in The Hunger Games series is directed by Francis Lawrence and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci and Elizabeth Banks.
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Score Album Details
Universal Republic will release a score album for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (The Sixth Sense, Signs King Kong). The soundtrack will be released on November 25, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. As previously announced, the label will also release a separate soundtrack featuring the songs from and inspired by the film. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland will be released nationwide on November 22 by Lionsgate.
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Soundtrack Details
Lionsgate and Republic Records have announced the details of the soundtrack album for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The album features the original song Atlas by Coldplay, which is already available as a single, as well as a new song by Christina Aguillera. Other artists featured on the soundtrack include Patti Smith, Imagine Dragons, The Lumineers, Ellie Goulding, Sia, The Nationals, Santigold, Of Monsters and Men, The Weeknd and Phantogram. The soundtrack will be released physically and digitally on November 19, 2013. A separate soundtrack featuring the score composed by James Newton Howard is expected to be announced soon. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is directed by Francis Lawrence and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland.
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Win Grammy Award for ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have won the Grammy Award in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category for their music for David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo starring Rooney Mara. The other nominated composers in the category included John Williams (The Adventures of Tintin), Ludovic Bource (The Artist), Howard Shore (Hugo), Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight Rises) and Austin Wintory (Journey). In the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams were honored for the original song Safe & Sound performed by Swift & The Civil Wars from the hit movie The Hunger Games.
James Newton Howard to Return for ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’
James Newton Howard has confirmed in a recent interview with Filmmusicsite.com, Underscores.fr and BSO Spirit (available to listen here) at last weekend’s Ghent Film Festival that he is attached to score the upcoming The Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire. The composer has scored this year’s first part in the series and has also written the music for the sequel’s director Francis Lawrence’s previous two features I Am Legend and Water for Elephants. Catching Fire based on the novel by Suzanne Collins stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland. Academy Award-winning screenwriters Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) and Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine) have penned the script. Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik are returning as the producers.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (March 23, 2012)
Only one movie is opening in wide release this weekend:
Already breaking box office records is the film adaptation of the bestseller The Hunger Games directed by Gary Ross and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks and Woody Harrelson. James Newton Howard has written the film’s score and T Bone Burnett is the project’s executive music producer. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released next week by Universal Republic. Check out the full album details here. A separate soundtrack including songs from and inspired by the movie by artists including Taylor Swift, Arcade Fire, Kid Cudi, Miranda Lambert, The Civil Wars, Glen Hasard, The Low Anthem, Punch Brothers and Birdy has been released by the label earlier this week. More information can be checked out here.
Opening in limited release is the martial arts action film The Raid: Redemption directed by Gareth Huw Evans about a SWAT team that infiltrates and attempts to take over an apartment complex acting as a safe house for a drug lord. Mike Shinoda and Joseph Trapanese have composed the score for the film. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the score, as well as the song Razors.Out featuring vocals by Chino from Deftones. The full album details can be found in our previous news article. Various video interviews with the composers have been published by Hitfix, Lost in Reviews, First Showing, Twitch Film and ARTISTdirect.
‘The Hunger Games’ Score Album Details
The soundtrack details of the score release for the upcoming movie adaptation of The Hunger Games have been revealed. The album includes almost 45 minutes of the original score from the movie composed by James Newton Howard. The soundtrack will be released on March 26, 2012 by Universal Republic and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips from all tracks on the release will be added to this article in the next couple of days. A separate soundtrack album featuring the film’s songs is also being released by the label as reported in our previous article. The Hunger Games directed by Gary Ross and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks and Woody Harrelson will be released on March 23, 2012 by Lionsgate.
‘The Hunger Games’ Soundtrack Details
The full track list of the soundtrack album for the movie adaptation of The Hunger Games has been revealed. The album includes 16 songs from the movie by artists including Taylor Swift, Arcade Fire, Kid Cudi, Miranda Lambert, The Civil Wars, Glen Hasard, The Low Anthem, Punch Brothers and Birdy. The soundtrack will be released on March 20, 2012 by Universal Republic Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for audio clips from all tracks on the album. A separate album featuring James Newton Howard’s score is also scheduled to be released on the same day and can be pre-ordered on here.
‘The Hunger Games’ Soundtrack Cover Art Revealed
Atlantic Records will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the highly anticipated film adaptation of The Hunger Games. A soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film is set for a release on March 20, 2012. The album is now available for pre-order on Amazon. T Bone Burnett is producing the soundtrack. It has already been reported that Taylor Swift’s song Safe & Sound will be included on the album. The full track list will be published within the next few weeks. No word yet on a separate album featuring composer James Newton Howard’s original score. The Hunger Games based on the bestselling novel by Suzanne Collins and directed by Gary Ross stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks and Woody Harrelson.