The soundtrack for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) accompanies the prequel to the original Hunger Games film series. The score is composed by James Newton Howard, a longtime collaborator in creating epic and emotional cinematic music.
The soundtrack combines orchestral arrangements with tense and dramatic motifs, capturing the dystopian world of Panem and the rising tension of the 10th Hunger Games. Several tracks incorporate subtle themes reminiscent of the original Hunger Games trilogy, tying the prequel to its predecessors while presenting a fresh musical perspective for new characters and settings.
Fans of the series will find a rich and immersive listening experience, reflecting both the political intrigue and personal struggles of the film’s story.
Music by: James Newton Howard (Score)
Release date: November 22, 2023
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes: Tracklist
- Can’t Catch Me Now – Olivia Rodrigo
- The Hanging Tree – Rachel Zegler
- Wool – Flatland Cavalry
- Nothing You Can Take From Me – Rachel Zegler
- The Garden – Sierra Ferrell
- The Ballad of Lucy Gray Baird – Rachel Zegler
- Bury Me Beneath the Willow – Molly Tuttle
- The Old Therebefore / Singing at Snakes – Rachel Zegler & James Newton Howard
- Burn Me Once – Bella White
- District 12 Stomp – The Covey Band
- Nothing You Can Take From Me (Boot-Stompin’ Version) – Rachel Zegler & The Covey Band
- Cabin Song – Billy Strings
- Lucy Gray (part 1) – Rachel Zegler
- Pure As the Driven Snow – Rachel Zegler & The Covey Band
- Winter’s Come and Gone – Charles Wesley Godwin
- Keep On the Sunny Side – Josie Hope Hall & The Covey Band
- Lucy Gray (part 2) – Rachel Zegler
Score Soundtrack
- James Newton Howard – The Dark Days
- James Newton Howard – Anthem: Gem of Panem (Instrumental)
- James Newton Howard – Coryo in the Capitol
- James Newton Howard – Assigning the Mentors
- James Newton Howard – Meet the Mentor
- James Newton Howard – Gamemaker
- James Newton Howard – Sejanus
- James Newton Howard – Hunger is a Weapon
- James Newton Howard – Strategy
- James Newton Howard – Department of War
- James Newton Howard – The Arena
- James Newton Howard – Saving Snow
- James Newton Howard – Ideas Firing
- James Newton Howard – Happy Hunger Games
- James Newton Howard – Mercy – from “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” Score
- James Newton Howard – Seize the Opportunity
- James Newton Howard – Cut the Feed
- James Newton Howard – Open the Gate
- James Newton Howard – Powerful
- James Newton Howard – Afraid of Water
- James Newton Howard – Drone Attack
- James Newton Howard – Inside the Duct
- James Newton Howard – Under the Flag
- James Newton Howard – Planting the Cloth
- James Newton Howard – Rainbow of Destruction
- James Newton Howard – Get Her Out
- James Newton Howard – The Sound of Snow
- James Newton Howard – Your Life Has Just Begun
- James Newton Howard – You Are Safe
- James Newton Howard – Trust is Everything
- James Newton Howard – I Can’t Stay Here
- James Newton Howard – Cabin in the Rain
- James Newton Howard – Lucy?
- James Newton Howard – The Woods
- James Newton Howard – Change of Plan
- James Newton Howard – Passed the Tests
- James Newton Howard – Snow Lands on Top
- James Newton Howard – Three Solos for Yuja: I. Friendship
- James Newton Howard – Three Solos for Yuja: II. Rue’s Farewell
- James Newton Howard – Three Solos for Yuja: III. Victor
