The new song arrives ahead of the Hunger Games soundtrack’s November 13 release.
Lizzy McAlpine has released “The Wheel” for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. The song arrived November 6 as the soundtrack rollout approaches its final week. The release announcement details the project.
McAlpine wrote the track with Omar Akrouche and Mason Stoops. It appears fifth in the announced album sequence, placing her contribution early in the collection.
The full soundtrack arrives November 13 through MCA. Dave Cobb executive-produced the project, which draws together artists from across several musical styles.
“The Wheel” follows advance releases from Noah Kahan, the Smashing Pumpkins and Gigi Perez. Their songs, “Draw You Out,” “Black Stars” and “Favor,” offer other entry points into the same collection.
The film reaches theaters November 20, one week after the album. Directed by Francis Lawrence, it centers on the younger Haymitch Abernathy during the 50th Hunger Games.
For McAlpine, the contribution adds to work spanning music, screen and stage. She made her Broadway debut in Floyd Collins in 2025 and appeared in Only What We Carry, which premiered at Tribeca this year.
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