The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Various Artists
Republic
3 stars
It was only a matter of time before Lorde graduated from contributing a song to the second Hunger Games film, Catching Fire, to taking over the soundtrack for the third film. The 18-year-old chanteuse curates a concoction of dark magic, enchanting tunes and revolutionary feelings. As the world of Katniss Everdeen gets darker with sacrifice, violence and revolt in Mockingjay Part 1, the soundtrack follows suit with a medley of offbeat and oddly appealing synths, pianos and guitars. Lorde's own vocal touch appears in Yellow Flicker Beat, as she growls her way through introspective chants. The eerie remix by Kanye West takes the original's chorus and slows it down to an ultrasound heartbeat. Dead Air by Chvrches speeds things up with Blade Runner-esque synths. For the rest of the 14-track album, Lordes enlists an unlikely collection of stars – including Grace Jones, Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon, Chemical Brothers, Bat for Lashes, Pusha T and Diplo among others. Whether it's a 70s sampler mixed with dissonant drums, as with Grace Jones's Original Beast, Chemical Brothers' catchy pop descent into madness in This Is Not a Game, or Major Lazer's dance beat All My Love, there is always a unique hint of sinister bubbling underneath. Tinashe's melodious The Leap and the playful piano of Charli XCX's Kingdom offer a short but much-needed respite in the midst of all the darkness. And when you manage to come up for air to get away from it, you feel the itch to go back under again for more sorcery.
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One-off T20 International: UAE v Australia
When: Monday, October 22, 2pm start
Where: Abu Dhabi Cricket, Oval 1
Tickets: Admission is free
Australia squad: Aaron Finch (captain), Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey, Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Chris Lynn, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Ben McDermott, Darcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Mitchell Starc, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa, Peter Siddle
$1,000 award for 1,000 days on madrasa portal
Daily cash awards of $1,000 dollars will sweeten the Madrasa e-learning project by tempting more pupils to an education portal to deepen their understanding of math and sciences.
School children are required to watch an educational video each day and answer a question related to it. They then enter into a raffle draw for the $1,000 prize.
“We are targeting everyone who wants to learn. This will be $1,000 for 1,000 days so there will be a winner every day for 1,000 days,” said Sara Al Nuaimi, project manager of the Madrasa e-learning platform that was launched on Tuesday by the Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, to reach Arab pupils from kindergarten to grade 12 with educational videos.
“The objective of the Madrasa is to become the number one reference for all Arab students in the world. The 5,000 videos we have online is just the beginning, we have big ambitions. Today in the Arab world there are 50 million students. We want to reach everyone who is willing to learn.”
Liverpool's all-time goalscorers
Ian Rush 346
Roger Hunt 285
Mohamed Salah 250
Gordon Hodgson 241
Billy Liddell 228
KILLING OF QASSEM SULEIMANI
THE BIO
Ms Al Ameri likes the variety of her job, and the daily environmental challenges she is presented with.
Regular contact with wildlife is the most appealing part of her role at the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi.
She loves to explore new destinations and lives by her motto of being a voice in the world, and not an echo.
She is the youngest of three children, and has a brother and sister.
Her favourite book, Moby Dick by Herman Melville helped inspire her towards a career exploring the natural world.
What went into the film
25 visual effects (VFX) studios
2,150 VFX shots in a film with 2,500 shots
1,000 VFX artists
3,000 technicians
10 Concept artists, 25 3D designers
New sound technology, named 4D SRL
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