"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" won't debut in theaters until November 22, but an original song from the film's soundtrack has been released. Coldplay released the single "Atlas" on Friday, with an accompanying lyric video.
The song itself won't be too shocking for Coldplay fans, opening with Chris Martin's quiet vocals and a quiet piano. Drums and guitars join in as the song picks up momentum throughout later verses. The title is actually a reference to Martin's repeated line "I'll carry your world." The format is more comparable to the band's work on "A Rush of Blood To The Head" than the more grandiose offerings on 2011's "Mylo Xyloto."
Although "atlas" refers more to Earth (at least in book form), the lyric video is a very astronomy-based affair. It opens with a series of shooting stars flying through space and coming into contact with a number of constellations. The Eros constellation shoots a number of arrows, which take the place of the stars. As the track builds up, so does the action, culminating in a supernova-style blast.
The soundtrack for the first "Hunger Games" film debuted at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 during 2012. The album included new single "Safe and Sound" by Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars, along with tracks from Kid Cudi, Neko Case, The Arcade Fire, The Decemberists, Maroon 5, Miranda Lambert and The Pistol Annies, among others (included "among others" were several other tracks from Swift and the Civil Wars).
So far "Atlas" has been the only song announced from the film, but fans can expect a similarly talent-loaded soundtrack when the tracklist is officially announced.
Coldplay fans shouldn't necessarily take this as sign of a new album in the works. Still, it's promising news after the band announced during its tour in Australia last year that it would be going on an extended hiatus.
