Lorde's Big Role in 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1'

The 17-year-old singer had some big news to announce today.

ByABC News
July 31, 2014, 3:44 PM
Lorde, left, in Toronto, Canada on June 15, 2014 and Jennifer Lawrence, right, in Cannes, France on May 17, 2014.
Lorde, left, in Toronto, Canada on June 15, 2014 and Jennifer Lawrence, right, in Cannes, France on May 17, 2014.
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— -- Singer Lorde, 17, will be picking the soundtrack for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1," to be released later this year.

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"i am so pleased and proud to have been announced the sole curator of the soundtrack for MOCKINGJAY - PART 1," she tweeted today. "building this thing piece by piece has been amazing. i can't wait to share the other artists' contributions with you."

She added that she and Joel Little already has written the first single.

While the soundtrack doesn't have a release date yet, "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1" is set to hit theaters in November.