“You don’t say no to this opportunity.” That’s what Laura Rogers, of the Alabama-based duo The Secret Sisters, said about the chance to contribute to the soundtrack of one of the most highly anticipated films of the decade. When soundtrack producer T-Bone Burnett calls, you answer. “We’re good friends with T-Bone Burnett,” Rogers told The Hollywood Reporter. “We met him in May 2010 and he loved what we did and he wanted to help us with our debut record… he’s been a really good friend and really important to our career, every step.” Photos:
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- 3/23/2012
- by Sophie A. Schillaci
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hear that? It's more news from "The Hunger Games" soundtrack.
The album is certainly taking shape, what with Taylor Swift, Arcade Fire and The Decemberists already on board, and now we may be able to add another group name to the list of those who we'll be hearing on repeat starting this March.
Secret Sisters, a country music duo of sisters Lydia and Laura Rogers, spilled the beans to the Alabama Times Daily and claimed their single "Tomorrow Will Be Kinder" is set to appear on "The Hunger Games" soundtrack.
Their inspiration for the song, they explained, came from last spring's tornado tragedy in Alabama.
"We were in Australia when the tornadoes came through Alabama," Laura Rogers said. "It was so tough for us to be away from home when all that was going on. There, Lydia sat down and wrote a song stemming from that sadness, 'Tomorrow Will Be Kinder.
The album is certainly taking shape, what with Taylor Swift, Arcade Fire and The Decemberists already on board, and now we may be able to add another group name to the list of those who we'll be hearing on repeat starting this March.
Secret Sisters, a country music duo of sisters Lydia and Laura Rogers, spilled the beans to the Alabama Times Daily and claimed their single "Tomorrow Will Be Kinder" is set to appear on "The Hunger Games" soundtrack.
Their inspiration for the song, they explained, came from last spring's tornado tragedy in Alabama.
"We were in Australia when the tornadoes came through Alabama," Laura Rogers said. "It was so tough for us to be away from home when all that was going on. There, Lydia sat down and wrote a song stemming from that sadness, 'Tomorrow Will Be Kinder.
- 1/12/2012
- by Amanda Bell
- NextMovie
Lydia and Laura Rogers grew up in Muscle Shoals, harmonizing in church and singing along to The Everly Brothers. With a background like that, a recording career almost seems inevitable, and the sisters’ self-titled debut seals that impression from the first notes of the lovely opener, “Tennessee Me,” a self-penned number that fits in nicely on an album dominated by covers of classic country (“Why Baby Why”), pop (“Something Stupid,” an oddity made famous by Frank and Nancy Sinatra), and folk music (“Do You Love An Apple”). The Secret Sisters—recorded on vintage equipment by Nashville veteran Dave Cobb, and ...
- 12/21/2010
- avclub.com
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