Friday, March 23, 2012
Music
Eight Great Original Songs That Appeared On Unassuming Movie Soundtracks
Posted
by Josh Kurp
on Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 1:51 PM

- Sing it, Katniss Everdeen.
The soundtrack from The Hunger Games reads like a year-end list of the best indie acts: Arcade Fire, the Decemberists, Neko Case, Glen Hansard, Taylor Swift…OK, maybe not that last one, but it’s a still a pleasant surprise that Arcade Fire, who are otherwise taking a break from making new music, were asked (by T-Bone Burnett) to contribute a song to a movie that will likely gross over $130 million this weekend. Here are eight other great original songs that appeared in otherwise unassuming films.
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