Ten years after the first flick inThe Hunger Gamesfranchise issue forth out , the Panem world is rising from the ash tree through the prequelBallad of Songbirds and Snakes . The prequel is set over 50 years before the original serial , as a untried Coriolanus Snow attempts to rise to power by molding the Games into the sensational event fans picture in the original series .

A vital constituent of this is showing off the power of relationships . While Katniss and the other greyback highlight interpersonal relationships , Snow seek to progress a clear-cut connecter between the tributes and the Capitol . As ensure through series likeUtopia Falls , music can be a powerful way to mobilise these relationship , both for and against totalistic systems . Looking back atThe Hunger Games , songs by Taylor Swift can capture the mogul of each of those relationships , showing off hopes , regrets , and paths forward .

Cato And Clove: “Out Of The Woods”

Few of the tributes in the 74th Annual Hunger Games were humanized because audiences require to know precisely who they were rooting for . However , belated books prompted fans to look back on even the most brutal Career tribute and see them as the victim they were . One of the best example of this is Cato and Clove , the District 2 Tributes .

Though they were shown as relatively thickened , they seemed to worry for each other . In the moving-picture show , Clove called for Cato as she was about to die , and in the book , he came scat to protect her , begging her not to go . When the plot makers announced that two from a territory could survive , they attempt to stay alive together , and fans could easily imagine them care to be " out of the woods . " Like in the song , they seem doom to flow apart , but perhaps dreamed of a creation where they " precipitate back together . "

Effie And Haymitch: “peace”

In the Scripture , Effie and Haymitch do n’t have much of a relationship beyond their shared tenderness for Katniss and Peeta . They both annoy one another , Effie with her uptight Capitol behaviors , and Haymitch with his drunkenness . However , in the films , there is an insinuation that they were in a relationship while in District 13 .

Going by that interpretation , Haymitch and Effie start a kinship while the world was on fire , regain comfortableness in each other when nobody else would translate the strings they pulled to get Katniss where she needed to be . While neither seems probable to get married any time soon , it ’s wanton to see between them " the secretiveness that only come when two citizenry sympathize each other . " That probably would n’t be enough , but this song suggests the importance of a family relationship , even if it does n’t last forever .

Katniss, Peeta, And Haymitch: “Nothing New”

After years of getting close to teenagers only for them to pall , it ’s no wonder that Haymitch found it difficult to connect with Katniss and Peeta . He do it that he ’s sometime , and that his words and actions can only do so much . But Katniss and Peeta impel him to step up , bear on him to fight for them and for a better future tense .

The moral force between the three is perhaps best explained through " Nothing New . " Haymitch is deep depressed , using alcohol to numb him from the pain of his life . He knows that he is not the fib ’s hoagie . But when he look at Katniss ( and Peeta ) , he seessomeone who can exchange the world : " She ’ll lie with the way , and then she ’ll say she got the single-valued function from me . " But while he ’s lofty to be part of it , he will always regret his unfitness to be the hoagy Panem want .

Katniss And Gale: “Run” / “I Know Places”

Katniss and Gale werea sheath of Quaker to loversthat just could n’t make it work in the dystopian public they were trying to survive in . Katniss imagined their kinship to be like " Run , " where they ran away for freedom and peace , and where the idealistic future would be that they would have " No one to be , no one to tell . "

Unfortunately , Gale imagined their relationship more like " I Know Places . " The idea of running off is the same , but while " running " is about getting to a space of safety , " I Know Places " seems to enjoy the flush of the chase . While Katniss might agree " They are the hunters , we are the foxes , " she want to " Go where no one else is , " while Gale does n’t seem to listen if " they take their shot . "

Katniss And Rue: “Safe & Sound”

It may be cheating to includea song Taylor Swift performed forThe Hunger Gamessoundtrack , but there is n’t a ripe choice . Though Katniss was motivate by Prim to enter the Hunger Games , her relationship with Rue drove her to become a revolutionary soma .

The minimalist chorus of " Safe and Sound " feels like the still words a person whispers to a child with nightmares just as much as the give-and-take they ’d say to someone taking their last breath , both of which show Katniss ’s family relationship with Rue . She felt a responsibility to protect Rue , which included keep open her calm air as she die out and honour her computer storage .

Finnick And Annie: “cardigan”

While Katniss ’s romantic relationships are tangled and burry , Finnick and Annie ’s beloved is pure and fresh . Both were mistreat by the Capitol in horrific shipway , but Katniss mark that they seem well just by being together , holding hands on even the darkest daytime .

As hear in " cardigan , " Annie and Finnick know each other , even when they are n’t sure about anything else . Annie was known to the world as the one who has a genial health term , but Finnick always pulled her finale and reminded her that she was his favourite . Their love storey might have ended in tragedy , " Peter losing Wendy , " but fans can hope that someday they will find each other again .

Cinna And Katniss: “Change”

Cinna was always there to help push Katniss forward , gear up the spunk that would make her the Girl on Fire . However , he also seemed to care for Katniss in a manner few others did . While the other rebel drawing card were judge to make her a symbol , Cinna honored her as a somebody .

" Change " is a Song dynasty about breaking oppressive systems , and while it tug the audience to fight back , it also give them permission to walk away if they need to . In another macrocosm , Cinna might easily have left Katniss a missive with nothing but the lyrics of this Sung dynasty .

Katniss And Prim: “Never Grow Up”

At the pith ofThe Hunger Gamesis Katniss ’s love for Prim . While Katniss was forced to be the adult when she was too untried , she does everything to help oneself Primrose keep her childhood , including keeping Prim from entering her name multiple time in the Reaping .

Given this , no call better fits the sis ' dynamical than " Never Grow Up . " The song ’s attender tone show off the soft side Katniss usually keeps hidden , while the lyric themselves cite the despair the singer has to keep the child safe . Katniss would willingly pour down or die for Prim to have the childhood she never got , and that protective instinct makes Katniss the revolutionist she was always imply to be .

Katniss And Peeta: “Daylight”

Katniss and Peeta had a lot of ups and downs , specially when fake making love ferment into real affection . But the reason that Katniss was always belong to choose Peeta over Gale is that he brings her the peace she never bang she could have .

He exhibit her the possibleness of a bright future and help bring her there . Before him , she realize beloved as bootleg and blank ( mob or not ) or as burning red ( fight for each other ) , but Peeta evidence her true erotic love , which is " gilt like daylight . "

Katniss And The Capitol: “mirrorball”

so as to survive the Hunger Games , and then get citizenry to link up the Rebellion , Katniss had to learn how to playact . She had to learn on the job , figuring out how to endear herself one moment and then show devouring passion and world - ending heartache the next .

Because of this , the best song to explicate her relationship with the Capitol is " mirrorball , " a Song dynasty about perpetual re - invention . Katniss perpetrate off a whirlwind romance to survive the Games , but that adaptability also helps her show off the Capitol ’s worst angles . As the song articulate , " I ’ll show you every variation of yourself tonight . "

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