The Hunger Games: Catching Fire [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
by Various Artists
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Nov 19, 2013
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 34
  3. Negative: 3 out of 34
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  1. khutch
    Nov 20, 2013
    7
    It's a good soundtrack, but after the great first track, this sounds a bit understaffed. With some singers bands that despite doing a good job, in parallel, here, sounds like something soulless. And, at the last, don't show what the movie deserves

    Hits Elastic Heart; Gale Song; Devil May Cry; Place For Us.
  2. sheldoncoooper
    Nov 21, 2013
    8
    Silhouttes(Of Monsters And Men) and Atlas(Coldplay) are very good songs.! Didn't listen the rest. I will rate this 10 just cause those songs are too good. i don't care about the rest.
  3. jcareb
    Nov 23, 2013
    10
    I saw the movie today. One of the main things that made the movie great was this soundtrack. It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. It is great music.
  4. janeeek1538
    Nov 20, 2013
    9
    I really like this soundtrack! All the songs are in special mood and climat which is well connected to the films' plot. The best for me are: Lorde, Ellie Goulding, Coldplay, The Luminers and Santigold, but every track here has something special. The only song that I yet don't like is Patti Smith. I reccomend it for Catching Fire fans
  5. JrAgujaIsAGleek
    Nov 25, 2013
    6
    You thought that the soundtrack fitted the movie's theme but you're wrong once you watched the movie. Some of the tracks do not fit with the movie's theme, specifically its choice of genre and artists.
    While the soundtrack lack many highlights and it did not follow how good the previous soundtrack is, some of the tracks in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Soundtrack should not be skipped    You thought that the soundtrack fitted the movie's theme but you're wrong once you watched the movie. Some of the tracks do not fit with the movie's theme, specifically its choice of genre and artists.
    While the soundtrack lack many highlights and it did not follow how good the previous soundtrack is, some of the tracks in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Soundtrack should not be skipped without having a first listen at least and this soundtrack is a worth a buy for the fans of the trilogy.

    Highlight: Atlas and We Remain.
    Personal Favorites: Atlas and Elastic Heart.    … Expand
  6. Galletonn
    Nov 25, 2013
    6
    I think all the singers are so amazing, but the songs aren't. All the songs are normal or quitly bad, 'Atlas' and 'Silhouettes' are the best ones, are very good, especially 'Atlas', they choice the best single to promote the film.
  7. Rockhameligion
    Nov 26, 2013
    7
    The album was exceptionally average. Some tracks like The Capitol were very upsetting and lowered the albums quality dramatically. 'Mirror' by Ellie Goulding, 'Elastic Heart', 'Atlas' were quite amazing with the sweet serenade ringing into my ears especially with mirror and atlas.
  8. eagleeyeviking
    Jul 16, 2016
    6
    The soundtrack of 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' is a collection of hits and misses but as a whole, represents an ambient companion to its featured film.
  9. MenaMAKS
    Jan 27, 2014
    5
    The original movie had a definitive ending, unlike this sequel. I like to watch movies because they have an ending, not because they are a big preparation to the next part.

    I like the original more, and expected more out of this sequel.
  10. vikesh2206
    Nov 15, 2014
    6
    The soundtrack of 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' is a collection of hits and misses but as a whole, represents an ambient companion to its featured film.

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63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Slant Magazine
    Nov 25, 2013
    50
    The album's old-guard pros sadly don't lend much more to the proceedings than their younger counterparts.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Nov 19, 2013
    50
    Picked by music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas, the second volume has a lot of good makeout songs and just as many calls for courage.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    Nov 19, 2013
    50
    Phil Collins has retired, but his legacy endures in the new Hunger Games soundtrack, which channels his recipe for Eighties melodrama: synth strings, croaked vocals, crashing drums.
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