Francis confessed to Vulture that Jennifer Lawrence suggested New Zealand singer Lorde instead provide vocals for the track that she could lip sync to on film Francis rejected this idea. Jennifer Lawrence revealed on Late Night with David Letterman that she was anxious about singing the song in the film, citing her fear of "singing in front of other people" as her reason she also disclosed that she cried on set when filming the scene. The lead protagonist Katniss Everdeen performs the song in the film, which is also heard over the closing credits. Lawrence later contacted both Schultz and Fraites via text message that the melody was chosen for the film, saying, "It worked out great in the movie. Schultz and Fraites then submitted a "couple melodies in about a day and a half or two days" during the month of September 2013. To Schultz, the song felt like an innocent nursery rhyme despite its dark undertones. Schultz revealed that director Francis Lawrence instructed him to create a melody that could be "hummed or sung by one person" or "by a thousand people" he also informed Schultz not to make the song "overly complicated". "The Hanging Tree" was written by Suzanne Collins and originally appeared in her novel Mockingjay (2010) Jeremiah Fraites and Wesley Schultz from American indie folk band the Lumineers composed the track while production was handled by James Newton Howard. To promote the song, a remix by producer Michael Gazzo was released.īackground and release "The Hanging Tree" was composed by members of the indie folk band the Lumineers ( pictured). "The Hanging Tree" was eventually certified platinum in Canada and Germany as well as double platinum in the United States. It debuted and peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 20 in the United Kingdom's Official Chart Company. Commercially, the song garnered success on charts internationally, peaking atop record charts in several markets, including Austria, Hungary and Germany. "The Hanging Tree" received mostly positive reviews from music critics with some praising Lawrence's vocals, its elements of Appalachian music, and its effectiveness as a murder ballad. "The Hanging Tree" is a folk ballad that features orchestral strings and a choir. It was first included in the film's score album, but was later added to the digital extended edition of the film's soundtrack. The song was released by Republic Records on December 9, 2014, as the second single from the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014). It was written by Suzanne Collins and composed by Howard, Jeremiah Fraites and Wesley Schultz from the band the Lumineers. " The Hanging Tree" is a song by American composer James Newton Howard featuring vocals from American actress Jennifer Lawrence. The Hunger Games soundtracks singles chronology
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