Noah Kahan will lead The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping soundtrack with draw you out Noah Kahan on Friday, Oct. 2. The single lands first, before the soundtrack follows on Nov. 13 and the film reaches theaters on Nov. 20.
Noah Kahan and Haymitch Abernathy
Kahan said landing the soundtrack lead single was “an insane opportunity” and that he had “read all the books” and “seen all the movies.” He also said he wanted to balance his own voice with the character, which matters here because Sunrise on the Reaping centers on a 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy during the 50th Hunger Games, 24 years before the original trilogy.
That setup gives the song a narrower job than a general promotional single. It has to sit inside Suzanne Collins’ prequel world, speak to Haymitch without flattening him, and still function as the first piece of new music attached to the rollout.
A familiar Hunger Games lane
Kahan called the assignment serious work, saying, “Music is such a massive part of the Hunger Games in a lot of ways” and “I take that very seriously.” He also said he wanted “there to be part of me in the song,” which is the practical balancing act for any artist handed a franchise lead single: serve the story, but not disappear into it.
That same franchise lane has been used before by Taylor Swift, Lorde, Coldplay and Olivia Rodrigo, so Kahan is entering a format that already signals a marquee song rather than a throwaway tie-in. His reaction when reminded of that company was blunt: “That sounds like my playlist on my phone.”
Draw You Out on Oct. 2
Draw You Out is also Kahan’s first new music since The Great Divide and its deluxe edition The Last of the Bugs, and he co-wrote and co-produced the track with Aaron Dessner. The title alone suggests a more inward, character-driven cut than a broad anthem, and Kahan sharpened that point by saying, “it is sad, but you're not really coming to me if you're looking for heartwarming.”
That contradiction is the story: the franchise wants a lead single with reach, and Kahan is signaling something darker and more specific. For listeners, the first real checkpoint is Oct. 2, when the soundtrack begins to reveal how much of Haymitch Abernathy the song can actually carry.
