2014

Lyrics: Suzanne Collins
Music: Jeremiah Fraites and Wesley Schultz
Arrangement: James Newton Howard
Singer: Jennifer Lawrence

The songs lyrics were written by The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins and originally appeared in her novel Mockingjay. The melody to the lyrics was composed by Jeremiah Fraites and Wesley Schultz of American indie folk band The Lumineers. The song did not appear on the original release of the film's song album (it does appear on the score album), but after the success of the song it was added during the digital re-release of the official soundtrack for the film, with "The Hanging Tree" as the fifteenth track. Six days later, "The Hanging Tree" was released as the second single from the album.

Protagonist Katniss Everdeen performs the song in the film, which is also heard over the closing credits. In the story's context, it is a song that Katniss learned... (Continues)

2012
The Lumineers

This is a song about 2ndLT Charles John Schultz USMC, born 1944 and from Metuchen as the song suggest, he is Wesley's uncle. He went to the Vietnam war and was killed in combat.