First, we got the Lorde led single "Yellow Flicker Beat" from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 and now we have another new track from the upcoming movie, once again featuring curator Lorde. Though this time, the 17-year-old pop star is playing third fiddle to The Chemical Brothers and Miguel on the haunting banger "This is Not a Game."
According to Radio.com, BBC Radio 1 premiered the new song today and a radio rip has now reached the Internet for Hunger Games fans to revel in.
Falling in line with both the theme of Mockingjay and the lyrics to Lorde's "Yellow Flicker Beat," "This is Not a Game" is all about the revelation. The song comes in full force, with big horns, thumping drumbeats and winding synthetic right off the bat.
The industrial production courtesy of The Chemical Brothers gives the song that dystopian, futuristic vibe that The Hunger Games franchise builds on, and Miguel's strained, slightly off-kilter raps add to the song's intensity.
"See, I know what I'm doing / Talking 'bout a revolution," Miguel half-sings, half-raps in the chorus. The big drop comes in after Lorde pops in for a vocal, simply singing "There it is" and then an explosion of EDM madness ensues. I'd be scared if I were the Capital, wouldn't you?
Listen to the new Chemical Brothers, Miguel and Lorde song "This is Not a Game" below:
"This is Not a Game" is a new Chemical Brothers song from the upcoming film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. The soundtrack, which was curated in full by Lorde, will be released on Nov. 18. The film will follow with a Nov. 21 release date.
