"Taylor Swift's Golden Globes Nomination Is "Best Birthday Surprise Ever". ^ Macatee, Rebecca (December 13, 2012)." 'Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Set for Top 10 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart". ^ Caulfield, Keith (November 22, 2013).^ a b "Recording Industry Association of America".^ "The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond"."Original Soundtrack: The Hunger Games: Songs from the 12th District and Beyond | Music Review". "The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 and Beyond | Album Reviews". Entertainment Weekly (published March 23, 2012) (1199).
"The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond – Original Soundtrack : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". ^ "The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond Reviews"."Safe & Sound" was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 2013 ceremony. The songs "Abraham's Daughter" and "Safe & Sound" were nominated for the 2013 Grammy Awards the first for Best Song Written for Visual Media, and the second for Best Country Duo/Group Performance and also for Best Song Written for Visual Media, latter of which it ended up winning. Track listing No.Ī digital version of the album, available for purchase on iTunes, includes a digital booklet with artwork and images from The Hunger Games. As of November 22, 2013, the album has sold 481,000 copies in the US. It sold 463,000 copies in 2012 in the US and was the best-selling soundtrack album of the year. It has been certified as Gold by the RIAA since April 27, 2012.
It sold 100K digital copies the next week, making it the highest one-week total for a theatrically released movie soundtrack in digital history. The soundtrack debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 with 175,000 copies sold on its first week.
A bonus song, "Deep in the Meadow (Lullaby)", by Sting, was included as a bonus download with purchase of the soundtrack. On February 14, 2012, " One Engine" was released as the first promotional single by iTunes. Jennifer Lawrence singing "Rue's Lullaby" is not included in the soundtrack. The soundtrack track listing was revealed on iTunes on February 13, 2012. The soundtrack was released on March 20, 2012. 3.2 Grammy and Golden Globe nominations.Billboard 200 chart, and has also charted in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland. Swift performed the song live in Auckland, New Zealand on her Speak Now World Tour. " Eyes Open", also by Taylor Swift, was released as the soundtrack's first official single on March 27, 2012. On February 14, 2012, " One Engine" was made available for download on iTunes. " 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. 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. The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond is the official companion album for the 2012 film The Hunger Games.