Listen to Lorde's 'Mockingjay' Cover of Bright Eyes' "Ladder"
The Hunger Games may be all about Katniss and her fierceness, but Lorde is stealing some serious focus from the movie itself as the Mockingjay - Part 1 soundtrack just keeps getting better and better in the weeks leading up to the theatrical release.
The New Zealander is curating the music that backs the YA epic, and her cover of Bright Eyes' "Ladders" is the most approachable addition to the soundtrack yet. Breathy vocals, haunting organs and a warble eerily similar to Conor Oberst's give the cutting words an appropriate update, and it's easy to picture the mellow tune floating behind some major Mockingjay plot points.
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