Artists subscribe to 'Hunger'

Taylor Quick, Win Butler, T Bone Burnett, the Civil Wars, the Decemberists and Regine Chassagne of Arcade Fire have brought tunes for the companion album for Lionsgate's approaching franchise tentpole "The Hunger Games."Lionsgate and Universal Republic Records made the announcement Saturday. The album's produced by Burnett and you'll be released next season just before the film's opening on March 23.Quick labored with while using Civil Wars and Burnett to produce and execute charge single "Risk-free," launched on iTunes on Friday and increased being the most effective iTunes song. Butler and Chassagne authored a sound lesson with Burnett entitled "Horn Of Plenty," as well as the Decemberists have brought a geniune song, "One Engine." Artist deals were talked about for Lionsgate by Lenny Wohl, professional V . p . Music Business Matters, by Universal Republic's senior V . p . of economic Matters Michael Seltzer.Variety reported on 12 ,. 5 that composer Danny Elfman had departed from concentrating on "The Hunger Games" score because of organizing conflicts and was transformed by James Newton Howard. Lionsgate had introduced within this summer time that Elfman and T Bone Burnett would collarorate round the score with Burnett also becoming the film's executive music producer. Elfman remains finishing concentrate on Sony's "Males in Black III" and Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows" for Warner Bros. Howard's credits include "The Dark Dark evening," "Defiance," "Blood stream Gem" and "Michael Clayton."Pic is directed by Gary Ross and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth and Woodsy Harrelson. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com