Based on the novel by Suzanne Collins. Originally released as a motion picture in 2023. Special features: Audio commentary with producer/director Francis Lawrence; Welcome back to Panem; The music of The ballad of songbirds & snakes; The costumes of The ballad of songbirds & snakes; The casting of The ballad of songbirds & snakes; The hanging tree: song by Rachel Zegler; A letter to the fans. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. English described video. IMDA: PG13 (Some violence). BBFC rating: 12 ; moderate violence, threat, drug misuse. Director of photography, Jo Willems ; edited by Mark Yoshikawa ; music by James Newton Howard. Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Hunter Schafer, Josh Andrés Rivera, Viola Davis, Fionnula Flanagan, Burn Gorman. English dialogue.