Rare ’70s Electro Infuses “The Hunger Games”


A strange and fascinating piece of abstract electronic music surfaces in a key sequence in “The Hunger Games.” The track “Sediment,” used to great effect during the movie’s “cornucopia scene,” was composed in 1972 by pioneering composer Laurie Spiegel, who used an analog synthesizer and old-school tape machines to create the sweeping, nine-minute epic. Learn more about the music’s history here.

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