Noah Kahan Secures Lead Single for Hunger Games Soundtrack with 'Draw You Out'

Folk-pop artist Noah Kahan will deliver the lead single for the Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping soundtrack with his haunting track 'Draw You Out,' released October 2 ahead of the full soundtrack's November 13 debut. The film franchise has a tradition of pairing high-profile artists like Taylor Swift, Lorde, and Olivia Rodrigo with its lead singles, and Kahan expressed both excitement and awareness of the responsibility that comes with joining their ranks. The full Hunger Games soundtrack will arrive one week before the film's theatrical release on November 20.

Noah Kahan's selection marks a continuation of The Hunger Games franchise's strategy of enlisting commercially successful recording artists for soundtrack introductions. Previous installments have featured similarly prominent names, establishing a pattern that underscores the franchise's investment in music as a narrative and promotional tool. The prequel film focuses on a younger version of a character central to the original trilogy, creating narrative depth that Kahan's composition aims to complement.

Kahan developed "Draw You Out" through extensive collaboration with Aaron Dessner, employing research and intentional creative choices to balance artistic authenticity with thematic fidelity. The artist's approach prioritized embedding personal creative identity within the song rather than producing purely functional film tie-in material, a deliberate methodology he emphasizes as essential to his songwriting process across all projects.