| The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | March 20, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2012 | |||
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| Length | 58:10 | |||
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| Singles from The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| Slant Magazine | [5] |
The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond is the soundtrack album to the 2012 film The Hunger Games. The score for the film was composed by James Newton Howard, but the companion album consists primarily of songs by various artists inspired by, but not heard in, the film. "Safe & Sound", by Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars, was released as a promotional single for the soundtrack and is one of the three songs on the album used in the film, alongside "Abraham's Daughter" by Arcade Fire and "Kingdom Come", also by The Civil Wars. On February 13, 2012, "One Engine" by The Decemberists, was made available for download on iTunes. "Eyes Open", also by Swift, was released as the soundtrack's first official single on March 27, 2012. Swift performed the song live in Auckland, New Zealand on her Speak Now World Tour. The album debuted atop the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, and has also charted in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland.
- ^ "The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ Phares, Heather (March 22, 2012). "The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond – Original Soundtrack : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ Maerz, Melissa (March 22, 2012). "'The Hunger Games' Soundtrack". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1199 (published March 23, 2012). Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ Levy, Joe (March 20, 2012). "The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 and Beyond | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ Keefe, Jonathan (March 26, 2012). "Original Soundtrack: The Hunger Games: Songs from the 12th District and Beyond | Music Review". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2013.