Catching Fire, the latest installment of the Battle Royale rip-off highly successful science fiction franchise, is set to hit theaters in only a few short weeks, and as expected, anticipation has reached feverish highs. Seriously, I’m pretty sure every last Subway restaurant in the New York metropolitan area has a life-size cardboard cutout of Jennifer Lawrence leering at me while I wait for my Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki®.
Anyway, “Elastic Heart” is the crown jewel of the film’s forthcoming soundtrack • which also includes cuts from Antony and the Johnsons, The National, and somewhat incredulously, Patti Smith. Brandishing her massive vocals with a battle-cry, Sia delivers a worthy theme for tough-as-nails heroine Katniss, all “thick skin and an elastic heart.” The Weeknd stops in from Kiss Land (TMT Review) to deliver a voice, his puppy-dog whimpers melting on the spot, kind of like my Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki® when it hits my tongue. Revisiting the icy palette that worked so well on Usher’s “Climax,” Diplo takes the productional helm, offering up some steely, staccato production to weave all the feels together. “Elastic Heart” is as moody as Hunger Games fanfiction, and yet it proves an irresistible listen. Like the stare of cardboard Jennifer Lawrence, it creeps into your head, never flinching once.
• Sia: http://siamusic.net
• Catching Fire: http://www.thehungergamesexplorer.com/us
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