New: The Decemberists – “One Engine”

HUNGER GAMES SOUNDTRACK
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Hey, the track list for the forthcoming Soundtrack is kind of awesome. Like another particularly popular series of films based on insipid YA novels, The Hunger Games will come paired with a respectable soundtrack, featuring new music from Arcade Fire, Decemberists, Kid Cudi and Neko Case. contribution, “One Engine,” has made it online; listen to it below:

Hunger Games Tracklist:
01. Taylor Swift (feat. The Civil Wars) – “Safe & Sound”
02. Taylor Swift – “Eyes Wide Open”
03. Arcade Fire – “Abraham’s Daughter”
04. Kid Cudi – “The Ruler & The Killer”
05. Miranda Lambert (feat. Pistol Annies) – “Run Daddy Run”
06. The Civil Wars – “Kingdom Come”
07. The Decemberists – “One Engine”
08. Glen Hansard – “Take the Heartland”
09. The Low Anthem – “Lover is Childlike”
10. Punch Brothers – “Dark Days”
11. Secret Sisters – “Tomorrow Will Be Kinder”
12. Birdy – “Just a Game”
13. Ella Mae Bowen – “Oh Come & Sing”
14. Jayme Dee – “Rules”
15. Carolina Chocolate Drops – “Reaping Day”
16. Neko Case – “Give Me Something I’ll Remember”

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