Hunger Games-Inspired Song 'Girl on Fire' by Ella Mae Bowen

via EW:

The 16-year-old country artist, working on her debut album for Big Machine (home to Taylor Swift and The Band Perry), was invited, like many artists, to submit songs for consideration for the Hunger Games soundtrack.

Having become a fan of the first book when she read it in eighth grade English, she penned “Girl on Fire” — inspired by heroine Katniss Everdeen’s nickname — with her producer Seth Bolt of the band Needtobreathe. Though it didn’t ultimately make the track list, Bowen is releasing the song to fans in the hope that those who loved the book as much as she did will enjoy it.

Bowen tells EW she and Bolt described these sounds as “underwater percussion,” and they thought this contrast of fire and water was intriguing

Then there’s her voice, which has an urgency beyond her years. “I just want that fight for something to come through when I sing,” she says. And it does, especially in the chorus: ”Lover hold me/Fighter join me/Whose side are you on/Oh, when the lines are drawn/Fear that blinds me/Faith that burns me/Lost and confused/Through all the smoke and the blaze of you/The flames are getting higher/Girl on Fire.”

'The Hunger Games' Clip: Here to Help You

“I’m sorry that this happened to you,” Cinna tells Katniss, “and I’m here to help you in any way that I can.”

“Most people just congratulate me,” says Katniss.

“Well, I don’t see the point in that,” replies Cinna.

Video: Taylor Swift's "Safe & Sound"

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Taylor Swift has released the music video to accompany her new folk-inspired ballad "Safe & Sound," her collaboration with the Civil Wars, which appears on the soundtrack for the film adaptation of "The Hunger Games."

"Safe & Sound" is the lead-off song from the movie's soundtrack, which also includes another song from Swift and music from Arcade Fire and the Decemberists. The album drops March 20 and the film is released days later on March 23.

Their spare, haunting tune is the kind of song that demands a video full of fireside glow and American Gothic overtones. Luckily, that’s exactly what the clip is: Civil Wars harmonize warmly while Swift wanders a gorgeously-rendered wasteland full of spooky abandoned wells and ungulates who turn to ash.

Hunger Games Photo: Katniss and Peeta Set the Games on Fire

From Entertainment Weekly:

In this exclusive photo from the moments just before their introduction, Cinna (Lenny Kravitz) readies a final flaming flourish to Peeta and Katniss’s black costumes. “This is one of those moments where Cinna’s character syncs up with the creativity of our costume designer Judianna Makovsky,” says Ross. (Makovsky earned Oscar nominations for her work on Ross’ previous movies Pleasantville and Seabiscuit.) “What Cinna was trying to do was create something that came out of District 12, out of a coal mining world, with a fresh, bold look to it. So Judianna went to this wonderful black reflective material that glistened like coal or graphite and would obviously work well in the Tribute parade where Katniss becomes the Girl on Fire.”

Hunger Games Photo: Katniss and Peeta in their District 12 Uniforms

 

This is supposedly a just-released photo of Katniss and Peeta in their District 12 uniforms, but I've seen this pic before so it can't be that new. But I haven't shared anything from the Hunger Games in a while, so I thought I'd share this pic.

I have to say: they may be workout clothes, but Peeta sure does look good in them, doesn't he??

New and Better Hunger Games Poster

I am absolutely loving this new Hunger Games poster! I think it's cool how Katniss and Peeta seem to be looking up at the mockingjay.

Do you like the new poster? What do you like about it? Let me know in the comments!

Hunger Games "Girl on Fire" Designer Recreations

InStyle asked several well-known designers to recreate Katniss Everdeen's iconic 'Girl on Fire' outfit from 'The Hunger Games.'

Christian Siriano

Rachel Roy

Tadashi Shoji

Charlotte Ronson

Nicole Miller

BCBGeneration

Tommy Hilfiger

Christian Coda

Tibi

Erin Fetherston

The Blonds

I have to say that I like the Tadashi Shoji, Charlotte Ronson, and BCBGeneration sketches the best. The Tibi design looks like it was created by a toddler and doesn't have much 'fire' to it. And The Blonds design makes Katniss look like an evil archnemesis in a comic.

Which designs do you like? Which do you hate? Let me know in the comments!