The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (soundtrack) following track, "All My Love" was described by critics as an electropop and dance-pop number with elements of dancehall in its production. "Lost Souls" details a "tense lament" that features Raury rapping. "Yellow Flicker Beat" is an art pop song with lyrics referencing the rise of Katniss Everdeen, the main protagonist of the "Hunger Games" series. The song begins with a slow and measured start, before the drums appear towards the chorus. "The Sydney Morning Herald" compared its "relentless electronic rhythm" to a "slightly less aggressive Depeche Mode in their heroin years". The track's production features a "solid, thumping bass
The Hunger Games (novel) Twenty-year-old actress Jennifer Lawrence was chosen to play Katniss Everdeen. Though Lawrence was four years older than the character when filming began, Collins felt the role demanded "a certain maturity and power" and said she would rather the actress be older than younger. She added that Lawrence was the "only one who truly captured the character I wrote in the book" and that she had "every essential quality necessary to play Katniss." Lawrence, a fan of the books, took three days to accept the role, initially intimidated by the size of the production. Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth were later