Catchcing Fire Soundtrack New: T-Bone Burnett Not Returning to Produce the Catching Fire Soundtrack

T-Bone Burnett confirms in a recent interview with the Rolling Stone that he will not return to produce the soundtrack of "The Hunger Games" sequel Catching Fire. Find out why from the interview excerpt below:

I wanted to congratulate you on the Grammy nod[For Hunger Games].

Thank you very much, that’s very kind of you.

Are you gonna have any involvement with the Hunger Games sequel?
No, I’m not. You know, that was a period of time – I’m not gonna do anymore of that stuff for a few moments.

Read the rest of the interview here.

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Hunger Games Soundtrack Will Be All Original Songs Written Purposely For the Hunger Games Theme

The companion album will feature all newly written and recorded songs, based on themes embodied in The Hunger Games.

Taylor Swift has already rendered her voice and lyric-writing chops for "Safe and Sound" with Civil Wars. You can purchase the song at iTunes or Amazon or click here for the lyrics. She will be joined by Win Butler and Regine Chassagne of Arcade Fire for another Hunger Games soundtrack "Horn of Plenty" as well as The Decemberists with "One Engine." The all-star soundtrack to the forthcoming movie The Hunger Games. will be produced by T-Bone Burnett.

The album will be recorded, mixed and mastered to The Code Standard developed by Burnett and his team, resulting in archival-quality, future-proof tracks that will enable the listener to experience recorded music in the best possible quality across the technological spectrum. It will be released in March 2012.

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