The National performs at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley on April 26, 2014. Roman Gokhman/STAFF.

Don’t hate on me, but I’m into the whole “Hunger Games” thing. A friend dragged me to the first movie, and I thought it was all right; enough to get me to read the first book, and then over the course of a week, the second and third. Hopefully the second film will be better than the first. The songs off the soundtrack I’ve heard so far, especially Coldplay’s “Atlas,” have been a bit of a disappointment. But The National wrote their song right. The Ohio/Brooklyn band is suited to fill the voids of Panem. Take a listen.