New music: Lorde – ‘Flicker’ (Kanye West rework)

With anticipation running high for both the new Hunger Games: Mockingjay movie sequel, alongside its star-studded soundtrack, Lorde has unveiled a fresh edit (call it a remix, maybe) of the soundtrack’s lead release Yellow Flicker Beat. Reworked by Kanye West, (minus an appearance by the man himself), the track also receives a slightly reworked title (Flicker), and is more subliminal than its predecessor – the thumping chorus has gone, and there seems a pretty much constant flow throughout.

It’s nothing spectacular, particularly with the two artists involved, unfortunately, but strangely it still fuels further excitement for the soundtrack’s release (Kanye’s Flicker rework is also included in the overall project).

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay soundtrack, which has been fully-curated by Lorde, lands on Monday – hit the iTunes link to preorder and check the full tracklisting below. Kanye West’s rework of Lorde’s Flicker can be streamed after the jump:

Tracklisting:

• Meltdown – Stromae ft. Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip & Haim
• Dead Air – CHVRCHES
• Scream My Name – Tove Lo
• Kingdom – Charli XCX ft. Simon Le Bon
• All My Love – Major Lazer ft. Ariana Grande
• Lost Souls – Raury
• Yellow Flicker Beat – Lorde
• The Leap – Tinashe
• Plan The Escape (Son Lux Cover) – Bat For Lashes
• Original Beast – Grace Jones
• Flicker (Kanye West Rework) – Lorde
• Animal – XOV
• This Is Not A Game – The Chemical Brothers ft. Miguel
• Ladder Song – Lorde