HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE TRACKLIST ANNOUNCED
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HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE TRACKLIST ANNOUNCED FEATURES COLDPLAY, SIA, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, AND OTHER CHART-TOPPING TALENT, AVAILABLE ON NOVEMBER 19
COLDPLAY’S “ATLAS”, THE FIRST TRACK RELEASED RANKED #1 SONG ON ITUNES CHARTS IN 42 COUNTRIES
(27 September 2013 – Toronto, ON) – The star-studded lineup to the soundtrack of the highly-anticipated motion picture, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, has been announced. Mixing established music icons including Coldplay, Patti Smith and Christina Aguilera, along with some of the hottest chart-topping newcomers, the soundtrack will be released November 19 on Lionsgate/Republic via Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. Also top-lining this talent-rich collection are The Lumineers, whose self-titled debut album achieved triple platinum sales status in Canada, and platinum status in the US, UK, Ireland and Australia. Lorde, whose debut single “Royals” is double-platinum in Canada, and has been #1 at Alternative Radio for six weeks, will also be featured on the soundtrack. Multi-platinum alternative rock band Imagine Dragons, whose 5x platinum selling song “Radioactive” was dubbed “the biggest breakout of the year” by Rolling Stone magazine; UK singer/songwriter Ellie Goulding whose recent release Halcyon Days includes platinum singles “Anything Could Happen” and “I Need Your Love”; Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter Sia, whose recent collaborations "Titanium" with David Guetta and "Wild Ones" with Flo Rida were both featured in the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 hits in the US; pop indie duo Phantogram, who have collaborated with Big Boi, and who will release their debut album this fall; and platinum-certified Icelandic folk collective Of Monsters and Men, which became an international presence with the ubiquitous single "Little Talks”, contribute tracks as well. Acclaimed Brooklyn rockers The National, much buzzed about Nashville-based artist Mikky Ekko, the artist The Weeknd, and award-winning singer-songwriter Santigold round out the white-hot The Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack, which has already seen its first release, Coldplay’s “Atlas”, which marks the first-ever motion picture soundtrack contribution written and recorded by the band. The soundtrack will be available in stores and through all digital retailers on November 19, just before the film opens worldwide on November 22. Right now, the album can be pre-ordered via the film’s official online store. Tracklisting 1. “Atlas” – Coldplay 2. “Silhouettes” – Of Monsters and Men 3. “Elastic Heart” – Sia (ft. The Weeknd & Diplo) 4. “Lean” – The National 5. “We Remain” – Christina Aguilera 6. “Devil May Cry” – The Weeknd 7. “Who We Are” – Imagine Dragons 8. “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” – Lorde 9. “Gale Song” – The Lumineers 10. “Mirror” – Ellie Goulding 11. “Capital Letter” – Patti Smith 12. “Shooting Arrows At The Sky” – Santigold 13. “Place For Us” – Mikky Ekko 14. “Lights” – Phantogram 15. “Angel On Fire” – Antony and the Johnsons The first Hunger Games partnership between Republic Records and Lionsgate yielded the Grammy Award-winning, chart-dominating The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 And Beyond, executive produced by T Bone Burnett. The album was certified Gold in Canada and was the #1 Soundtrack for eight weeks (six consecutive), making it the best-selling soundtrack of 2012. The album earned a Golden Globe Award nomination and three Grammy Award nominations, and its first single, Taylor Swift's “Safe & Sound” featuring The Civil Wars, won the 2013 Grammy Award for “Best Song Written for Visual Media.”-30-
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