The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond
2012 soundtrack album by Various artists / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond is the official companion album for the 2012 film The Hunger Games. The score for the film was composed by James Newton Howard, but the companion album consists primarily of songs by various artists inspired by, but not heard in, the film. "Safe & Sound", by Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars, was released as a promotional single for the soundtrack and is one of the three songs on the album used in the film, alongside "Abraham's Daughter" by Arcade Fire and "Kingdom Come", also by The Civil Wars. On February 13, 2012, "One Engine" by The Decemberists, was made available for download on iTunes. "Eyes Open", also by Swift, was released as the soundtrack's first official single on March 27, 2012. Swift performed the song live in Auckland, New Zealand on her Speak Now World Tour. The album debuted atop the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, and has also charted in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland.
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
Released | March 20, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011–2012 | |||
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Length | 58:10 | |||
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Singles from The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond | ||||
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Metacritic | 72/100[1] |
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Allmusic | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
Slant Magazine | [5] |