The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (soundtrack)

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedNovember 15, 2013 (2013-11-15)
Recorded2012–13
Genre
Length47:58
Label
Producer
The Hunger Games soundtrack chronology
The Hunger Games (Original Motion Picture Score)
(2012) 		The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2013) 		The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
(Original Motion Picture Score)
(2013)
Singles from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  1. "Atlas"
    Released: September 6, 2013
  2. "Elastic Heart"
    Released: October 1, 2013
  3. "We Remain"
    Released: October 1, 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Consequence of Sound[3]
Digital Spy[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
New York Daily News[7]
NewsdayB+[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Slant Magazine[10]

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2013 film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The soundtrack was released through Republic Records on November 15, 2013.

The album sold 151,000 copies in the US in 2013, making it the seventh best-selling soundtrack album for the year.[11]

Promotion

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On May 14, 2013, Alexandra Patsavas was listed in the credits as the new music supervisor, replacing T Bone Burnett from the first film. Christina Aguilera announced over Twitter on September 26, 2013 that her new song, "We Remain", would be part of the official soundtrack of the film.[12] On September 26, as a part of the #ticktock campaign for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, #ticktock9 revealed the artwork and track-listing to the soundtrack of the film.

Singles

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"Atlas", written and performed by British alternative rock band Coldplay (who also co-wrote the song "We're a Team" for the Hunger Games Score), was released as the lead single from the soundtrack on September 6, 2013.[13] The single charted high in many countries, including a debut at #12 on the UK Singles Chart,[14] and peaking at #3 in the Netherlands and #9 in Italy. A lyric video for the song was also released alongside the single on the day of release. It features an art style reflecting the imagery of The Hunger Games.[15] "Atlas" is one of only four songs on the album to actually be used in the film; the others are "Silhouettes", "Gale Song" and "Who We Are."

"Elastic Heart", performed by Australian recording artist Sia, was released as the second single from the soundtrack on October 1, 2013.[16] It has charted on the Australian, UK and New Zealand music charts, the latter mentioned having greater success, peaking at number 7. The song later went on to be included on Sia's sixth studio album, 1000 Forms of Fear as a solo version, which charted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on the UK Official Chart.

"We Remain", performed by American singer Christina Aguilera, was released as the third single from the soundtrack on October 1, 2013.[17]

Track listing

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Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Atlas"
Coldplay3:56
2."Silhouettes"
Of Monsters and Men4:31
3."Elastic Heart"
Sia featuring the Weeknd & Diplo4:17
4."Lean"
The National4:31
5."We Remain"
Christina Aguilera4:00
6."Devil May Cry"
The Weeknd5:23
7."Who We Are"
Imagine Dragons4:09
8."Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Lorde2:35
9."Gale Song"
The Lumineers3:05
10."Mirror"


Ellie Goulding4:21
11."Capitol Letter"Patti SmithPatti Smith3:33
12."Shooting Arrows at the Sky"
Santigold3:37
Deluxe edition[18]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
13."Place for Us"Mikky Ekko, Ammar Malik, Nick RuthMikky Ekko3:31
14."Lights"Josh Carter, Sarah BarthelPhantogram3:45
15."Angel on Fire"Antony HegartyAntony and the Johnsons3:47
German/Austrian edition bonus tracks[19]
No.TitleArtistLength
16."Again"Abby4:26
Brazilian edition bonus tracks[20]
No.TitleArtistLength
13."13"CPM 221:53

Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 88
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] 96
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[24] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] 71
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26] 14
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[27] 96
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 66
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[30] 24
US Billboard 200[31] 5

Year-end charts

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Chart (2014) Position
US Billboard 200[32] 110
US Alternative Albums (Billboard)[33] 15
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[34] 22
US Soundtracks (Billboard)[35] 5

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Catalog no.
France[36] November 15, 2013 Digital download Republic Records none
Italy[37]
Poland[38]
United Kingdom[39]
United States November 19, 2013 Compact disc (Standard) B0019019-02
Compact disc (Deluxe) B0019110-02
Digital download Republic Records, Mercury Records none

References

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  4. ^ Reynolds, Simon (November 18, 2013). "Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack review: Not just a quick cash-in". Digital Spy. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
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  10. ^ "Slant review". Slant Magazine. 24 November 2013.
  11. ^ Paul Grein (January 2, 2014). "The Top 10 Soundtracks of 2013". Chart Watch. Yahoo.
  12. ^ The "Voice" coach revealed that she recorded "We Remain" for the soundtrack
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  14. ^ "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
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