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Listen to Coldplay’s “Atlas” from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The hype machine surrounding Catching Fire kicks into high gear with Coldplay’s “Atlas.”

Listen to Coldplay’s “Atlas” from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The hype machine surrounding Catching Fire, the sequel to the 2010 mega-hit The Hunger Games, kicks into high gear with Coldplay’s “Atlas,” the band’s contribution to the soundtrack, which has no release date as of yet. The track is standard Coldplay fare—all delicate, melancholic piano, frontman Chris Martin’s lilting vocals, and wispy strings that gradually build to a cacophony gentle enough for adult contemporary radio. Read our review of the first film’s soundtrack, and check out the poster art here. Watch the lyric video for “Atlas” below.

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Catching Fire, the second installment in the film adaptation trilogy, hits theaters November 22nd.

Sal Cinquemani

Sal Cinquemani is the co-founder and co-editor of Slant Magazine. His writing has appeared in Rolling Stone, Billboard, The Village Voice, and others. He is also an award-winning screenwriter/director and festival programmer.

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