Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

by Ramin Djawadi
Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

by Ramin Djawadi

Compact Disc

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Overview

As with everything associated with HBO's adaptation of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Fire and Ice book series, Ramin Djawadi's Game of Thrones score brings the characters, countries, and moods of Martin's world to life with aplomb. Massive string sections give the music necessary majesty, particularly on "Main Title," but Djawadi adds heavy percussion and more exotic touches, such as prickly dulcimer and autoharp to give a more tribal and warlike feel befitting the show's scheming and incipient battles. Tracks such as "North of the Wall," which boasts an icy atmosphere and enough shocks to do a horror movie score proud, and "Love in the Eyes," which captures the wilder feel of the Dothraki people with smoky flutes and rolling percussion that evoke Peter Gabriel's landmark Passion score, convey Westeros' geography as well as its feelings. Djawadi telegraphs those emotions ably, however, particularly with "Goodbye Brother"'s slow, Celtic-tinged melody and "When the Sun Rises in the West"'s mournfully droning flutes. In between are vivid mood pieces like the medieval pomp of "The King's Arrival" and the palpable danger of "Small Pack of Wolves," which could be Westeros' equivalent of heavy metal. Most powerful of all, however, might be "Fire and Blood," which grows from wisps of strings and flutes into towering drum tattoos. In all, Game of Thrones is a triumphant score that reflects the care involved in the entire adaptation. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date: 06/28/2011
Label: Var?Se Sarabande
UPC: 0030206709728
Rank: 6913

Tracks

  1. Game of Thrones~Main Title
  2. Game of Thrones~North Of The Wall
  3. Game of Thrones~Goodbye Brother
  4. Game of Thrones~The Kingsroad
  5. Game of Thrones~The King's Arrival
  6. Game of Thrones~Love In The Eyes
  7. Game of Thrones~A Raven From King's Landing
  8. Game of Thrones~The Wall
  9. Game of Thrones~Things I Do For Love
  10. Game of Thrones~A Golden Crown
  11. Game of Thrones~Winter Is Coming
  12. Game of Thrones~A Bird Without Feathers
  13. Game of Thrones~Await The King's Justice
  14. Game of Thrones~You'll Be Queen One Day
  15. Game of Thrones~The Assassin's Dagger
  16. Game of Thrones~To Vaes Dothrak
  17. Game of Thrones~Jon's Honor
  18. Game of Thrones~Black Of Hair
  19. Game of Thrones~You Win Or You Die
  20. Game of Thrones~Small Pack Of Wolves
  21. Game of Thrones~Game Of Thrones
  22. Game of Thrones~Kill Them All
  23. Game of Thrones~The Pointy End
  24. Game of Thrones~Victory Does Not Make Us Conquerors
  25. Game of Thrones~When The Sun Rises In The West
  26. Game of Thrones~King Of The North
  27. Game of Thrones~The Night's Watch
  28. Game of Thrones~Fire And Blood
  29. Game of Thrones~Finale

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