November 14, 2026 | THE BUZZ | Glitch&Gold Magazine

One Netflix acting debut, two major soundtracks and a CMA nomination. Carter Faith is finding new ways to bring her country music into the movies.

November 13 turned out to be an unusually busy day for Carter Faith.

The country singer-songwriter made her acting debut alongside Jessica Chastain in Netflix's new thriller Heartland, while her song “Can't Let You Go” arrived on the soundtrack album for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.

Two very different film projects, two opportunities to contribute music, and one interesting new direction for an artist whose career has largely been built around songwriting and performing.

And there's more to the story than a pair of soundtrack credits.

From Nashville Stages to Netflix

In Heartland, Faith plays Charlie Heart, an aspiring country musician whose disappearance brings her aunt, former country superstar Misty Jones, back into Nashville's complicated music world.

Jessica Chastain plays Misty in the film, written and directed by Shana Feste, whose previous work includes Country Strong.

For Faith, it's her first acting role, and one that doesn't take her particularly far from familiar territory.

She's playing a country singer, after all.

But stepping into a fictional character also gives her music a different purpose. Instead of simply performing as herself, she's contributing to a story about ambition, family and the darker corners of the Nashville music industry.

Her original song “Still the Sparrow Sings” was released October 30 through Gatsby Records/MCA, becoming the second advance track from the film's official soundtrack.

Written and performed by Faith specifically for Heartland, the song also received a performance video filmed at Nashville's legendary Bluebird Cafe.

The full soundtrack followed on November 13, the same day the film premiered on Netflix.

A Second Soundtrack, A Different World

While Heartland places Faith inside a Nashville story, her next soundtrack contribution reaches a considerably different audience.

“Can't Let You Go” appears as track 23 on The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (The Album), released November 13 through MCA.

Executive produced by Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb, the 29-track collection brings together an eclectic lineup including Ella Langley, Noah Cyrus, Stephen Wilson Jr., Kacey Musgraves, Tyler Childers and The Smashing Pumpkins.

It's an interesting musical neighborhood for Faith to find herself in.

The album crosses country, alternative, rock and pop, bringing artists from different backgrounds into the world of one of Hollywood's most recognizable film franchises.

The accompanying film arrives in theaters November 20, one week after the soundtrack's release.

Faith's contribution is confirmed on the album, although that doesn't necessarily establish whether the recording appears in the finished movie.

Another Date on the Calendar

There's one more milestone approaching.

Faith is nominated for New Artist of the Year at the 60th Annual CMA Awards, taking place November 18 in Nashville.

It's her first CMA nomination, adding another notable development to a period that has already seen her expanding beyond conventional country releases.

What's interesting about these two soundtrack appearances isn't simply their timing.

In Heartland, Faith is helping tell a story from inside the screen. With The Hunger Games, she's contributing music to a much larger fictional universe.

Different projects, different audiences, but the same songwriter finding new places for her voice.

And for Carter Faith, November is giving listeners more than one way to discover it.