The long awaited topic has finally arrived! This week I need to come-up with a 4-song soundtrack for the book I'm reading. In this case, it's a book i finished reading on Monday, but I had alot of fun coming up with songs and I like the ones I picked. (this post contains some spoilers, so beware)
I wanted to give the Hunger Games in general their own theme. I think that Blow Me Away by Breaking Benjamin does a nice job of describing them. During the games twenty-four tributes are pitted against each other in a fight to the death. If you want to win you need to be smart and move quickly to outwit your opponents; only the strongest will survive...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nTwBF7dM7g
In the beginning of Catching Fire, Katniss and Peeta go on a Victory Tour in which they visit each of the twelve districts of Panem and the Capitol. As part of this they must act as though they are still in love to hopefully discourage the seeds of rebellion that have been planted in some of the districts. While Katniss doesn't seem to have true feelings for Peeta, she goes along with the act (partially because of a threat from President Snow) However, Peeta still shows that he cares about Katniss throughout the book; particularly, comforting her during her nightmares. he also tries to encourage her. This is one of my favorite songs and I think it somewhat relays Peeta's feelings toward Katniss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFxxOO-WDc4
In the Hunger Games books, there is a large city in Panem known as the Capitol, which is the home of President Snow and the rest of the socialites of the country. The song I picked was a description of society in the Capitol. People in the Capitol are obsessed whith the latest fashions and being beautiful, often altering their bodies to be so. The people there are very high up in status, but even though they may seem to have everything, it must be difficult to always keep up that image.
(This is a link to the lyrics. I don't recommend listening to the song unless you enjoy screamo music, though there are a few parts where there's someone singing normally)
http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/t/the_devil_wears_prada/hey_john_whats_your_name_again.html
At the end of Catching Fire, Katniss is rescued from the games by a hovercraft. She wakes up in a hospital bed and first assumes that she has been captured by the Gamemakers. She takes a syringe and goes off to find whoever captured her and possibly kill them. Instead, she finds Haymitch, Finnick, Gale, and Plutarch Heavnsbee, the head Gamemaker, and learns that they were planning to sabotage the games from the beginning. Unfortunately, Peeta was captured by the Capitol before they could rescue him as well. Gale also informs Katniss that District 12 has been bombed by the Capitol and destroyed. I felt that this song captured a feeling of helplessness and sadness, but also gave a glimmer of hope in the fact that there is still a way to over come the things that have happened.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_ZOQOK1nq8
(I was tempted to include 'I'm Sexy and I Know it' and put it as Finnick Odair's theme, but I decided not to, even though one of my friends would have gotten a kick out of it... you know who you are)
Total Time This Week: 13 hrs 20 min
Total Time For Whole project: 23 hrs 50 min
Books Read: 9 (six of these were only 185 pages each)
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