Olivia Rodrigo drops 'Can’t Catch Me Now' for 'Hunger Games' prequel soundtrack

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino-American singer Olivia Rodrigo released her song for the official soundtrack of the "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes." 

In her Instagram account, Olivia said that she wrote "Can’t Catch Me Now" for the "Hunger Games" prequel. 

"Yayayayyyy!!!! My new song 'Can’t Catch Me Now' from the @thehungergames is out now. The film and the rest of the soundtrack are out November 17th!!!!! hope ya dig," Olivia captioned her post. 

"The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" marks the fifth installment in "The Hunger Games" film series.

 

 

 

 

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The film stars Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Josh Andrés Rivera, Jason Schwartzman and Viola Davis. 

The movie is based on a novel by Suzanne Collins that takes place several decades before Katniss Everdeen was born, when a teenage Coriolanus Snow mentors a tribute from the impoverished District 12 at the 10th Hunger Games.

The events of "The Ballad of Songbird & Snakes" set Snow on his path to become the tyrannical President of Panem.

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