The Smashing Pumpkins release ‘Black Stars’ for Hunger Games prequel: what’s on the way
The band’s new song and video are out ahead of the Sunrise on the Reaping album on November 13 and the film’s theatrical release on November 20.
The Smashing Pumpkins released ‘Black Stars’ and its music video on October 16 for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, the forthcoming film based on Suzanne Collins’ novel. The song arrives ahead of the soundtrack album on November 13 and the film’s theatrical release on November 20.
The video shows frontman Billy Corgan and the band performing in a warehouse, UPI reported. In an Instagram post quoted by UPI, the band called ‘Black Stars’ its new track for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (The Album).
How ‘Black Stars’ came together
The song grew out of a period when Corgan was working on a solo album, according to Deadline. After The Smashing Pumpkins were invited to contribute an original song to the film, Corgan brought in producer Butch Vig to help choose one that suited its setting. BroadwayWorld reported that the band recorded ‘Black Stars’ with Vig at Chaplin Studios in Los Angeles and in Chicago.
The recording reunites the band with Vig for their first collaboration since 1993’s Siamese Dream, BroadwayWorld and uDiscover Music reported. That history gives this soundtrack release a second point of interest for Pumpkins listeners: the return of a producer associated with one of the band’s earlier albums.
When the Hunger Games album and film arrive
‘Black Stars’ is track 15 on an album bringing together 29 artists, according to BroadwayWorld and uDiscover Music. Deadline reported that the song follows Noah Kahan’s ‘Draw You Out,’ which had already been announced as the album’s first single. The album is scheduled for November 13, one week before the film opens in theaters on November 20.
Sunrise on the Reaping follows a young Haymitch Abernathy, played by Joseph Zada, as he competes for District 12 in the 50th Hunger Games, UPI reported. Woody Harrelson played the older Haymitch in the earlier films. The new song is available now, giving listeners a first taste of the Pumpkins’ contribution before the full companion album arrives.
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Sources and context
- The Smashing Pumpkins Launch 'Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' Song 'Black Stars' For Film AlbumDeadline
- THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Release 'Black Stars' for THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING (THE ALBUM)BroadwayWorld
- Listen: Smashing Pumpkins releaseUPI
- Hear The Smashing Pumpkins’ New ‘Hunger Games’ Song ‘Black Stars’uDiscover Music
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