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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Nov 11, 2014 9:33 PM UTC  Mark Horton/WireImage – Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Nov 11, 2014 9:33 PM UTC Last week, Lorde released [the music video](http://time.com/3560676/lords-hunger-games-yellow-flicker-beat/) for “Yellow Flicker Beat,” which will appear on the soundtrack for _The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1\._ This week, we get a new look at the track — and this time, it’s a remix from Kanye West. The difference is pretty subtle, but Kanye’s version is a bit more haunting and sinister than the original. As the eerie notes play, you can definitely imagine Katniss marching bravely into some smokey, dimly-lit wooded area. Or something else _Hunger Games_\-y. 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