Tribute Albums

lost voices follows the stories of eighteen different tributes in our Hunger Games, from the first games to nine decades later. The album qualifies as an Indie Pop setlist with some alt-rock inspiration. The color of the album is #A3C39E

Lead songwriter Mattio shared "In the Hunger Games, nothing is permanent and tomorrow is not guaranteed. When I read their stories, I see that they have more to say but not enough time to say it. Two pages can stick together and an entire story may be lost. What if these tributes had five more years, five more days, even five more minutes? Each track is what I think they'd have to say."



individual tracks

1. just the first one -- follows an unknowing Dmitri Kostas, the first tribute to ever die in the arena. Little did he know the thousands who would follow.

2. bullshit -- a play on words for Ram Tapsol's name, this story is dedicated to his family, who fails to and forgets to love.

3. drifting -- drifter Ander De la Cruz remembers the time before his death, when he wandered with a group of boys and eventually fell in love with one of them. It has a timeless and floating sound.

4. how it feels to fly -- Penn Garrick always wondered how it would feel to be free. Pecked to death by a group of seagulls, he was carried up and away from his ship in his final moments.

5. imhavingacrisis -- Manu Albañil was taken from his rebellious family by the Capitol, seeking to relocate and re-educate him to be obedient and loyal to the Capitol. Manu recognized this upon waiting for the games to begin but was never able to confess his anxieties to anyone.

6. fifty-fifty -- killed by his own ally in the Doppelganger twist of the 70th Games, this song follows Geo Venn's feeling of betrayal. Did they know him at all?

7. flushed -- cowboy Rodrick Benstaloe used the symbolism of cards often. This holds dual-meaning with the intense emotions in the arena as well as his love for Daria.

8. three.. two.. one.. -- the first single released in lost voices comes from Atticus Manor, the only track to feature a survivor. His fear of being weak followed him through the arena. The countdown represented the window closing to allow his weakness to drive his being.

9. blizzard -- in an arena where everything is a hallucination, Callitxus Shim could not escape, stuck like an upside-down bottle of wine (or a Dairy Queen blizzard,) unable to find needed release.

10. ten a.m. nights -- Tobias Staite's nightmares left him terrified to go to bed at night. Exhausted and emotionally drained, the sun becomes his moon and death becomes his closure.

11. ghosts -- obsessed with the supernatural, C'rizz Moon lived a life embracing the paranormal until his death. Ghosts are like friends to him, helping him to process what's happening in his life.

12. hiraeth -- Gabriel Alexander-Laws's track is an homage to his alliance of the same name, which has Welsh roots surrounding homesickness. This is a 'found family' sort of song!

13. ranger -- always feeling somewhat in his twin brother's shadow, Royce Benstaloe wishes to say something to him in his final goodbyes that he was never able to do face-to-face.

14. goodbye means forever -- inspired by a quote from Peter Pan, Maggie Mae found video and photographs of her long-lost parents while in the arena. Goodbye is permanent. This track has a special reference to Mattio's pet, Maggie, who he relates this quote to very much.

15. loud enough? -- the most upbeat, or perhaps the angriest, track on the album comes from Evan MacMillan. Led to be destructive by his father and the fog, Evan wants to know if he's gotten his father's pure attention at long last.

16. new earth -- disoriented and frightened throughout his experiences in the arena, Tyrone Hope-Less experiences the loss of his friends and love toward others that he was never able to confess. What could have been and what is is explored here.

17. all along -- Lucien Grey didn't realize it until the end, but a piece of his suit's shrapnel from his first combat with mutts was slowly killing him. He was dying all along.

18. the scales -- constantly battling between karma, justice, and genuine goodness, Kaius Judge's track details hope that the scales of time will tip in his favor and deem his life well-lived.

BONUS TRACKS

19. one.. two.. three -- a reversal of his original track, Atticus Manor founds some goodness in his life with the birth of not one, not two, but three kids. This track shares his love and dedication to them.

20. de la cruz -- while his name is legally Luca De la Cruz, Ander's older brother abandons his family's identity following the loss of his brother and the betrayal of his mother and uncle.

21. never again. (goldwing) -- inspired by his interaction with Terra Montague and the death of his brother in the 1st Games, Nero Kostas uses his anger to empower the future District Two tributes.

color indicates "single" tracks