Katniss Meets The Lumineers: The Real Bands Behind Amazing Movie Songs — mtv.com

Hit pause on that illegal loop of “The Hanging Tree” and think for a second. The words that Jennifer Lawrence is singing in that stirring sequence in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1″ were written in Suzanne Collins’ novel of the same name, sure, but it took a melody for the song to get stuck in your head. Collins isn’t responsible for that, and neither is Lawrence. Remember the radio hit “Ho Hey”? Well, say “Ho Hey” to The Lumineers, the real-life band responsible for “The Hanging Tree.”

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