The Sunrise on the Reaping Soundtrack Is Coming! Noah Kahan Leads a 29-Track Companion Album

Sunrise on the Reaping Soundtrack Album cover

MCA has officially announced that The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (The Album) arrives November 13, 2026, one week before Sunrise on the Reaping hits theaters on November 20.

Noah Kahan’s new song “Draw You Out” will serve as the lead single and drop October 2. Pre-save HERE.

The announcement also gave us a 29-song tracklist, and at least a few clues about who else might appear on the album.

So, obviously, we went digging.

Noah Kahan’s “Draw You Out” Is Sunrise on the Reaping’s Lead Single

Noah Kahan’s “Draw You Out” Is Sunrise on the Reaping’s Lead Single

“Draw You Out” was written specifically for Sunrise on the Reaping, with Kahan reuniting with Grammy-winning producer Aaron Dessner, who co-wrote and co-produced the track.

According to MCA’s announcement, the pair worked on the song at Long Pond Studio in New York and Gold Pacific Studios and East Iris Studios in Nashville. The full album is executive produced by Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb and, according to the release, “brings together 29 cross-genre artists.”

And this isn’t simply a Noah Kahan song that happened to land on a movie soundtrack.

He wrote it for Haymitch Abernathy and Lenore Dove.

Whitney Peak as Lenore Dove and Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy

“This is something I’ve always wanted to do, and I am so grateful for the opportunity to write for this moving film, having adored the works of art by Suzanne Collins. I was already totally connected and inspired by the tragic yet hopeful story of Haymitch and Lenore Dove, and writing a song about the purpose, grief, and perseverance through pain that they exemplify was an experience I’ll always be grateful for. This is an incredible film, and I am so honored to be a small part of it.”

So we have a pretty clear idea of where this one is emotionally rooted: Haymitch and Lenore Dove, and the purpose, grief, and perseverance through pain at the center of their story.

Cool. Great. We’re all going to be perfectly fine.

The Official 29-Track Sunrise on the Reaping Album

Sunrise on the Reaping Album tracklist

Track 29 immediately sent us down another rabbit hole:

“Alone (Live in Berlin 2022)” Points Toward The Cure

“Alone” is the opening track from The Cure’s 2024 album Songs of a Lost World, but before its official studio release, the band was performing it during its 2022 Shows of a Lost World tour.

On October 18, 2022, The Cure played Berlin’s Mercedes-Benz Arena, and “Alone” opened the concert. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes just happened to be filming IN BERLIN at that time in 2022.

Coincidence? I think not.

And there’s video of the Berlin performance:

The lyrics also fit Sunrise on the Reaping remarkably well, dwelling in loss, endings, memory and a future that never came to pass.

Haymitch and Lenore Dove, anyone?

And What Exactly Is an “Arena Mix”?

Three songs on the updated tracklist now carry a new designation:

“Ruthless (Arena Mix)”
“Doing The Best That I Can (Arena Mix)”
“Survive (Arena Mix)”

We don’t yet know what “Arena Mix” means, but the titles are intriguing because all three also match existing songs whose lyrics fit Sunrise on the Reaping surprisingly well.

Kacey Musgraves has a song called “Ruthless,” built around fierce protectiveness and what happens when someone threatens the person you love. Stevie Nicks’ “Doing the Best That I Can” is steeped in emotional fallout and endurance, while Lewis Capaldi’s “Survive” centers on continuing through pain when everything feels overwhelming.

There’s currently no evidence that any of those existing songs are on the soundtrack; this is purely my own speculation. But if “Arena Mix” means previously released songs reworked specifically for the film, those three are worth keeping an eye on.

What About The Lizzy McAlpine and Hozier Rumors?

Hozier and Lizzy McAlpine

Fans have linked Lizzy McAlpine to “The Wheel” after a screenshot circulated that appears to show an ASCAP registration under her full name, Elizabeth Catherine McAlpine. We haven’t been able to independently verify that entry, though, and the registration itself wouldn’t necessarily prove it’s the same song appearing on the Sunrise album.

So: interesting clue, not confirmation.

The Hozier / “No Destination” rumor appears to stem largely from Genius, where a song by that title was listed under Hozier’s name.

Genius is community-edited, meaning unreleased song pages and artist credits can be added before anything is officially announced. Some circulating screenshots even list a November 20 release date, the movie’s release date, rather than the album’s November 13 release.

That doesn’t mean Hozier isn’t involved. It just means Genius alone isn’t enough for us to call him confirmed.

For now, both stay firmly in the intriguing-but-unconfirmed column.

Confirmed and Rumored: Where Things Stand

CONFIRMED: Noah Kahan - “Draw You Out”

VERY STRONG CLUE: The Cure - “Alone (Live in Berlin 2022)”

UNCONFIRMED CLUE: Lizzy McAlpine - “The Wheel”

RUMOR: Hozier - “No Destination”

The Track Titles Are Basically Asking Us to Theorize

Even without the artist credits, this list is packed with titles that feel connected to Sunrise on the Reaping and the larger Hunger Games world.

“Dove Song” obviously about Lenore Dove.

“Deep in the Meadow” needs no introduction to Hunger Games fans.

“The Old Therebefore” Burdock sings this at the funeral.

“The Goose and the Common” Lenore Dove sings this one at the beginning of the book and gets arrested for singing it later in the story.

“The Raven” isn't merely one song; it appears three times throughout the album.

Then we have titles including:

Ash and Snow
First in Line
Wrestle with God
Metal Birds
Same Blood
May Brings Flowers
Show Me Where The Ending Starts

All of these have us putting on our detective hats.

Save the Dates:

October 2, 2026 - Noah Kahan’s “Draw You Out”

November 13, 2026 - The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (The Album)

November 20, 2026 - The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping in theaters

For now, we have 29 tracks, one officially revealed artist, and a whole lot of clues.

Pre-save “Draw You Out” here

New Sunrise on the Reaping Trailer Puts Haymitch Through the Wringer - Plus Two New Posters

Joseph Zada as Haymtich Abernathy in Sunrise on the Reaping

Lionsgate dropped a brand-new trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping this week, and apparently the assignment was: How much can we put Haymitch Abernathy through in two and a half minutes?

Because the answer is a lot.

 

This is easily our biggest look at the 50th Hunger Games yet, and for book readers, it is absolutely PACKED with recognizable moments.

 

Mckenna Grace as Maysilee Donner

We see Haymitch in the arena, the chariot crash, Sub-A, Maysilee’s bird attack, Ampert and those squirrels, Lou Lou among the flowers, the force field, and several other scenes pulled remarkably closely from Suzanne Collins’ book.

 

Iona Bell is Lou Lou

What really struck me, though, is how much this trailer lets us see Haymitch experiencing all of it. Joseph Zada spends an alarming percentage of the runtime terrified, furious, injured, running for his life, or staring at yet another fresh horror the Capitol has placed in front of him.

 

Molly McCann and Joseph Zada and Louella McCoy and Haymitch Abernathy

Which, well… sounds about right.

 

And We Got Two New Posters

 

New poster for Sunrise on the Reaping “CHALLENGE AUTHORITY”New new Sunrise on the Reaping poster “CAPITALIZE POWER.”

Along with the trailer, Lionsgate released two gorgeous new posters that split the movie between two sides of Panem.

 

Haymitch, Maysilee and the other tributes appear beneath “CHALLENGE AUTHORITY,” while President Snow, Drusilla, Caesar, Plutarch and Effie appear beneath “CAPITALIZE POWER.”

And these things are packed with details.

The District 12 tributes are literally positioned opposite the Capitol, while Effie stands closest to their side, a nice little visual hint at where her sympathies may be heading. There’s Wyatt’s scrip coin, the PINK BIRDS, the volcano looming behind Haymitch, and Plutarch hanging back behind the Capitol crowd, looking very much like a man with plans of his own.

 

Lou Lou almost looks like a visual blend of Louella and Lou Lou, which means the Capitol has won because at this point even I’m struggling to tell them apart. And perhaps the wildest detail: the District 12 tributes appear to be standing in the order of their demise in the book.

 

Between the new posters and a trailer absolutely packed with book moments, this was easily one of our biggest Sunrise on the Reaping drops yet.

 

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping hits theaters and IMAX November 20, 2026.

Capitol TV Drops New Propaganda Videos Featuring Glenn Close as Drusilla

Glenn Close as Drusilla Sickle

Capitol TV is back with another round of propaganda videos.

Three new broadcasts - TRUST, BELIEVE, and ELEGANCE - were released on Capitol TV on September 7 as part of the ongoing The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping marketing campaign. The most notable of the three is ELEGANCE, which features Glenn Close as Drusilla Sickle and gives us another deeply unsettling look at District 12’s Capitol escort.

 

In the spot, Drusilla delivers a message about beauty, authority, and “imperfection” while showing off the exaggerated look described in Suzanne Collins’ novel.

 

Watch TRUST, BELIEVE & ELEGANCE

The other two broadcasts continue Capitol TV’s glossy, unnerving in-universe advertising campaign with new Capitol personalities. We also now know the other two promo characters are meant to represent District escorts, played by Memphis Cade and Alex Costello. These appearances were created specifically for the Capitol TV promotional campaign - the actors are not in the film itself.

Entertainment Weekly Sunrise on the Reaping Digital Cover & Photoshoot

Joseph Zada, Mckenna Grace, Whitney Peak, Elle Fanning and Glenn Close photographed by Dana Trippe

Entertainment Weekly has given The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping its first major cover-story treatment, and the result may be one of the most striking photoshoots the franchise has ever had.

 

Rather than simply putting the cast in costume from the movie, EW created an entirely separate visual world for the shoot: flowers, fruit, saturated color, elaborate gowns and surreal Capitol-style glamour surrounding characters whose stories we know are headed somewhere much darker.

It’s beautiful. It’s extravagant. And it’s also a little ominous.

 

Joseph Zada, Mckenna Grace, Whitney Peak, Elle Fanning and Glenn Close

Paradise & Ruin

Watch the animated EW digital cover on Instagram.

The centerpiece is EW’s animated digital cover, which slowly tracks across Joseph Zada, Mckenna Grace, Whitney Peak, Elle Fanning, and Glenn Close.

 

The composition looks almost like a classical painting brought to life.

 

The flowers, jewel tones and romantic styling evoke paradise. But look closer, and the characters gathered inside it represent almost every side of Haymitch’s coming ordeal: the girl he loves, the tribute who becomes one of his closest allies, a Capitol citizen he unexpectedly comes to care about, and the escort who makes the District 12 tributes’ lives miserable.

 

It’s gorgeous, but we know what’s underneath.

Joseph Zada, Mckenna Grace, Whitney Peak photographed by Dana Trippe for EW

Elle Fanning and Glenn Close photographed by Dana Trippe

 Mckenna Grace photographed by Dana TrippeJoseph Zada photographed by Dana TrippeWhitney Peak photographed by Dana Trippe

Elle Fanning photographed by Dana Trippe
Glenn Close photographed by Dana Trippe

A New Visual Era for Sunrise on the Reaping

The marketing for Sunrise on the Reaping has increasingly embraced color, theatricality and spectacle rather than flattening Panem into dystopian gray. That doesn’t make the story lighter. If anything, the beauty makes the ugliness underneath more disturbing.

Francis Lawrence describes the film’s arena as colorful, psychedelic, and almost Alice in Wonderland-like - gorgeous scenery filled with toxic plants and deadly mutations. Zada sums up the approach simply: “It’s all about the contrast.”

EW’s “Paradise and Ruin” imagery feels like an extension of exactly that idea.

Beautiful enough to hang on the wall.

Devastating once you know what you’re looking at.

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping arrives in theaters November 20, 2026.

 

Photography: Dana Trippe / Entertainment Weekly

Source: Entertainment Weekly’s Sunrise on the Reaping cover story by Shania Russell.

Capitol TV Is Back: President Snow Delivers a New Propaganda Broadcast for Sunrise on the Reaping

Capitol TV is BACK!

CAPITOL TV IS BACK ON THE AIR.

The official Hunger Games account has launched Capitol.tv, a new interactive, in-universe website calling itself “Panem’s source of truth” — and if this first day is any indication, the propaganda machine is officially up and running ahead of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.

One of the biggest reveals so far is “A Special Announcement from President Snow,” a new 90-second Capitol TV broadcast featuring Ralph Fiennes’ President Coriolanus Snow addressing the citizens of Panem.

In the video, Snow speaks about the Dark Days and the history of Panem before delivering a message centered on the Reaping, setting the tone for what looks like a full-scale in-universe marketing rollout for Sunrise on the Reaping.

Capitol.TVThe launch of Capitol.tv also gives us a lot more to dig through. The site features Capitol TV "broadcasts" and propaganda materials tied to The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, including our first clean, high-resolution look at the “Panem’s No. 1 Peacekeeper” poster featuring President Snow, as well as the “No Peace, No Prosperity” propaganda we first spotted during filming at Landschaftspark in Duisburg.

Panem's Number One PeacekeeperPropaganda posters we first spotted during filming at Landschaftspark in DuisburgYou can click through the broadcasts and explore the site yourself at Capitol.tv, and I have a feeling this is only the beginning. With three months still to go until release, this feels a lot like the start of a much bigger campaign.

And because apparently one major drop wasn’t enough for one morning, the official Hunger Games account also marked three months until Sunrise with a new video that included two tiny new glimpses of Maysilee Donner and Haymitch Abernathy.

Mckenna Grace as Maysilee Donner with her blowgunJoseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy in Sunrise on the ReapingWe have officially entered the final three months.

Citizens of Panem… are you listening?

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping arrives in theaters November 20, 2026.

Meet Haymitch: New Behind-the-Scenes Featurette for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy in Sunrise on the ReapingOn Haymitch Abernathy’s birthday - July 4, also known as Reaping Day in Panem - Lionsgate gave fans the perfect (and emotionally devastating) birthday gift: the first official behind-the-scenes featurette for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.

The video introduces Joseph Zada as the young Haymitch Abernathy and offers our first real look behind the camera. Alongside interviews with Zada, director Francis Lawrence, producer Nina Jacobson, Elle Fanning, Mckenna Grace and Ben Wang, the featurette is packed with brand-new footage, book-accurate moments, hidden details, and a few surprises fans are sure to appreciate.

If this featurette is any indication, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is leaning heavily into the emotional core of Suzanne Collins' novel while recreating many of its most memorable moments with remarkable care.

Between book faithful details like the tender moments with Louella McCoy, the chamomile flowers, grain sack curtains, and the group hug before the arena - and intriguing adaptation changes like the Donner sisters' matching mockingjay pins - there's plenty for us to look forward to.

One thing is certain: after this first behind-the-scenes look, November 20 can't come soon enough.

The Sunrise on the Reaping 50th Hunger Games Tribute Guide

Sunrise on the Reaping 50th Hunger Games Tribute Guide - Newcomers Pt 1“Twice the number of Tributes. Twice the Glory.”

Sunrise on the Reaping 50th Hunger Games Tribute Guide - Newcomers Pt 2

Sunrise on the Reaping 50th Hunger Games Tribute Guide - Careers

With the sheer number of characters in Sunrise on the Reaping, and the fanciful (yet always meaningful) names Suzanne Collins uses in the books, I thought it was time for a visual guide to the 48 tributes of the 50th Hunger Games.

48 tributes. 12 districts. Careers, Newcomers, district colors, character names, and actors’ names, finally in one place.

Save it and keep it handy, and use it as your arena study guide. The 50th Hunger Games are going to be a LOT to keep track of.

Many of the tribute actors have not been formally announced yet, so this guide was built piece by piece from publicly available info, behind-the-scenes images, cast/agency listings, and help from a few very kind sources.

Louella McCoy is not forgotten, I promise. This guide follows the 48-tribute lineup once Haymitch and Lou Lou are in place. District 12 simply refuses to be normal.

A quick note: this was a months-long original research project, not a reposted list. Please keep the credit attached if you use it or share it. A lot of care went into this one.

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping - Official Trailer, New Posters & Stills

Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy

The brand-new official trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is finally here, and Lionsgate did not come empty-handed.

Along with the trailer, Lionsgate released two new official posters for the film, plus two stunning new stills photographed by legendary franchise photographer Murray Close.

The new materials give fans their clearest look yet at the world of the 50th Hunger Games, including the Second Quarter Quell arena, the Capitol’s polished machinery, and several major characters from Suzanne Collins’ Sunrise on the Reaping brought to life on screen.

Poster #1 Sunrise on the Reaping

The first poster reveals the full scope of the Second Quarter Quell, with tribute pedestals arranged around the Cornucopia in a vast mountain arena. The tagline reads:

Welcome to the Second Quarter Quell

The second poster (above) features Haymitch standing in the arena beneath the chilling words:

Break the Machine

Change the Games

Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket Sunrise on the ReapingJesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee

The stills released alongside the trailer include new official looks at Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket and Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, both offering a glimpse at the film’s 50th Games 70's era Capitol style.

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping arrives in theaters and IMAX on November 20, 2026.