FIRST LISTEN: Jennifer Lawrence Sings 'The Hanging Tree' from MOCKINGJAY PART I

In The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, now in theaters, star Jennifer Lawrence sings a new song titled "The Hanging Tree," arranged by James Newton and The Lumineers. Get a first listen below!

The film's director Francis Lawrence recently told ET, "The idea for the song came from the book. [Author] Suzanne Collins wrote the lyrics and the idea was that it was an old Appalachian folk song that her father had taught her. So I knew we needed a melody like that. And The Lumineers had written a really beautiful song for the Catching Firesoundtrack, and I thought they could probably tackle something like that if they were interested. So I called them up ...and the next day they sent me a recording of somebody whistling the tune and also a woman singing it. And it was perfect."

The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks,Woody Harrelson,Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Donald Sutherland, Stanley Tucci, Jeffrey Wright, Natalie Dormer, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, and Willow Shields.

The worldwide phenomenon of THE HUNGER GAMES continues to set the world on fire with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, which finds Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin (Julianne Moore) and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and a nation moved by her courage.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 is directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Danny Strong andPeter Craig and produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. The novel on which the film is based is the third in a trilogy written by Suzanne Collins that has over 65 million copies in print in the U.S. alone.

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