''The Hunger Games Musical'' is a series of three

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parodying ''

The Hunger Games ''The Hunger Games'' are a series of Young adult fiction, young adult Dystopian fiction, dystopian novels written by American author Suzanne Collins. The series consists of a trilogy that follows teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, and two ...

''. Created by sketch comedy series ''

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'', the videos feature original songs and focus on the

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between ''Hunger Games'' main characters

Katniss Everdeen Katniss Everdeen is a fictional character and the main protagonist of ''The Hunger Games'' trilogy written by American author Suzanne Collins. She is portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence in the film adaptations of the trilogy. Katniss and her family ...

Peeta Mellark Peeta Mellark is a fictional character of ''The Hunger Games'' trilogy written by American author Suzanne Collins. He is portrayed by actor Josh Hutcherson in ''The Hunger Games'' film series. Peeta is the male tribute representing District 1 ...

, and Gale Hawthorne. The music videos were released on October 30, 2014, ahead of the November 21, 2014 release of '' The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1''. The videos collectively surpassed a million views by late November. One of the three videos, "Peeta's Song", was selected as an entrant in the category of fan-made music video for Samsung's 2015 competition for ''Hunger Games''

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. "Peeta's Song" received over 50,000 votes and won in the category.

Production

Ahead of the November 21, 2014 release of '' The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1,''

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sketch comedy series ''

'' created three

parodying ''The Hunger Games''. The videos feature original songs, themed on ''The Hunger Games'', created by ''Studio C''. Jared Shores was

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of ''Studio C'' at the time. On October 30, 2014, BYUtv released the music videos. BYUtv also made the songs available for

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. The videos are titled "The Hunger Games Musical: ''Mockingjay'' Parody – Katniss' Song", "The Hunger Games Musical: ''Mockingjay'' Parody – Gale's Song", and "The Hunger Games Musical: ''Mockingjay'' Parody - Peeta's Song".

Summary

Collectively, the videos focus on the

of ''Hunger Games'' characters Everdeen, Mellark, and Hawthorne. "Katniss' Song" depicts Everdeen trying to decide on a romantic partner between the characters Mellark and Hawthorne. In "Gale's Song", Hawthorne makes his case for being Everdeen's partner. "Peeta's Song" shows Mellark and Hawthorne at odds over Everdeen.

Reception

Within a week of the release, "Peeta's Song" was viewed over 300,000 times on YouTube; collectively, the three videos surpassed a million views by November 20. ''

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'' praised the videos as "tightly composed". In 2015,

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sponsored a competition for ''Hunger Games''

, with winners determined from votes submitted by the public. "Peeta's Song" was included as an entrant in the category for fan-made music videos; executive producer Jared Shores said the ''Studio C'' cast and crew did not know about this ahead of time and that learning about their entry in the contest surprised them. The category for fan-made music videos received more votes than any other category, and with over 50,000 votes, "Peeta's Song" won the category.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunger Games Musical 2014 songs 2014 YouTube videos Musical parodies The Hunger Games