The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Music From & Inspired By)

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Music From & Inspired By)
Producer(s)	Dave Cobb
Publisher	Geffen Records
Artist	Rachel Zegler (more...)
Single(s)	The Hanging Tree Can't Catch Me Now The Old Therebefore
Length	49:55
Release date	November 17th, 2023

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Music From & Inspired By) is an official companion album to The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes produced by Dave Cobb. Many of its songs feature in the film, while others were written by independent artists to complement them.

Track listing

1. "Can't Catch Me Now" - Olivia Rodrigo - 3:25
2. "The Hanging Tree" - Rachel Zegler - 2:23
3. "Wool" - Flatland Cavalry - 3:49
4. "Nothing You Can Take From Me" – Rachel Zegler - 1:36
5. "The Garden" - Sierra Ferrell - 3:42
6. "The Ballad of Lucy Gray Baird" - Rachel Zegler - 2:19
7. "Bury Me Beneath The Willow" - Molly Tuttle - 3:42
8. "The Old Therebefore / Singing at Snakes" - Rachel Zegler & James Newton Howard - 2:49
9. "Burn Me Once" - Bella White - 3:20
10. "District 12 Stomp" - The Covey Band - 0:43
11. "Nothing You Can Take From Me (Boot-Stompin’ Version)" - Rachel Zegler & The Covey Band - 3:14
12. "Cabin Song" - Billy Strings - 3:27
13. "Lucy Gray (part 1)" - Rachel Zegler - 2:41
14. "Pure As The Driven Snow" - Rachel Zegler & The Covey Band - 3:53
15. "Winter’s Come and Gone" - Charles Wesley Godwin - 2:49
16. "Keep On The Sunny Side" - Josie Hope Hall & The Covey Band - 2:44
17. "Lucy Gray (part 2)" – Rachel Zegler - 3:19

Media

Singles

Olivia Rodrigo – Can’t Catch Me Now (From The Hunger Games- The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes)

Rachel Zegler – The Hanging Tree (from The Hunger Games- The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes)

The Old Therebefore (Acapella) (from The Hunger Games- The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes)

Featured in the film

Nothing You Can Take From Me

The Ballad of Lucy Gray Baird

The Old Therebefore - Singing at Snakes

District 12 Stomp

Nothing You Can Take From Me (Boot-Stompin' Version)

Lucy Gray (part 1)

Pure As The Driven Snow

Keep On The Sunny Side

Lucy Gray (part 2)

Development

Suzanne Collins collaborated with Dave Cobb on the songs for the film, discussing "the historic, philosophical and poetic inspirations for the lyrics... [and] connecting those works to our current world." Collins also used to be a country music DJ, which gave her a solid foundation in the genre. She is known to be a fan of Dolly Parton and Patsy Cline, who served as inspirations for Lucy Gray Baird's voice.

Trivia

• Five songs featured in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes novel do not appear on the album: "The Valley Song", "That Thing I Love With", "I'll Sell You For a Song", "Deep in the Meadow", and "Oh My Darling Clementine".
  • A sixth song, "Gem of Panem", is included in the film score.
• In response to popular fan demand, an acapella studio version of "The Old Therebefore" was released on February 9th, 2024. This single omitted the film score and dialogue present in the album version.
• Rachel Zegler, Honor Gillies, and rapper Nicki Minaj made jokes on social media that started a rumor that Minaj would be on the soundtrack. In reality, Minaj was teasing the release of her own album, which also fell on November 17th.