Songs from District 12 and Beyond debuts at #1
The companion album for The Hunger Games movie, Songs from District 12 and Beyond
“The Hunger Games” soundtrack debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, having sold 175,000 copies in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan.
It’s the first theatrical film soundtrack to top the chart since ” Michael Jackson’s This Is It” bowed at No. 1 on the list dated Nov. 14, 2009. “The Hunger Games” is the first multi-artist film soundtrack to reach No. 1 since one week before Jackson, when “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” rose from No. 2 to No. 1 in its second week on the tally.
All told, “The Hunger Games” is only the 16th soundtrack to debut at No. 1 in the history of the Billboard 200 chart. (Those soundtracks include film, TV and straight-to-video efforts.)
“The Hunger Games” set boasts an array of artists, including Taylor Swift, the Civil Wars, Arcade Fire, Maroon 5 and Miranda Lambert. It’s the companion album to the film of the same name, which grossed $152.5 million at the U.S. and Canada box office last weekend (March 23-25)
The Original Motion Picture Score
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Other than Abraham’s Daughter and Safe and Sound at the end…can anyone tell me if they actually heard ANY of the other songs on the movie itself? I listened to the movie and unlike most movies (including Twilight) I didn’t hear any of the songs from the soundtrack.
Maybe I am wrong.