Music and the Fictive Dream Game of Thrones

 


I decided to use the theme song for the Show Game of Thrones for this blog as I absolutely loved the show and binge-watched it multiple times. The theme song, which really set the pace for the show itself, was released on June 14th, 2011, and was created in Prague. The writer was able to create the theme song in just a few days. While the writers for the show were showing Ramin Djawadi the video for the theme song he started humming the tune that would eventually become the theme song on his way back from seeing the video they had created for it. The theme song was so good it was actually nominated for three Grammys and won two Emmys. They wanted the theme to tell a story of travel, backstabbing, and deceit. The show was filled with this, so it made sense. The show's creators, David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, felt that the usage of flutes and pianos for the theme was inappropriate since they were too dramatic and frequently utilized in fantasies. This is the reason Djawadi chose the cello as the principal instrument because he thought its wide range and ominous tone were ideal for Game of Thrones. Since the program contains numerous settings and a wide variety of people, the creators ultimately wanted the theme to feel like a voyage; therefore, they matched the tune with images that moved around the map of Game of Thrones.


Ramin Djawadi, June 2011/ Prague


Talk about an opening scene for a show. It started out with what you think is just a group looking for someone in the snow, but then this is what you get. You really don't know what to expect next when it comes to this show. There were lots of twists and turns to it and I loved it. I won't go into details of the show, but the amount of backstabbing was ridiculous. Everyone had their own agenda for gaining power over each other. There is a lot of action in it, but it still has its slow moments. There was a lot of traveling and moving pieces for the show, at times it was easy to get lost because everyone was at different locations. Every character in this show has their own purpose in it, which I thought the writers did extremely well with. They also tied the ending for each one and gave it a purpose. They weren't meaningless deaths. They were just adding fuel to someone else's fire. 


Game of Thrones Theme - Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones_Theme. Accessed 10 Apr. 2024.

Swaminathan, Arundhati. The Music Theory Behind Game of Thrones' "Main Title" Theme - Blog. Blog | Splice, 18 Oct. 2022, https://splice.com/blog/game-of-thrones-main-title-theme-music-theory/. Accessed 10 Apr. 2024.


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  1. OliviaApril 11, 2024 at 11:46 PM

    I love the Game of Thrones theme song; it has that adventurous feeling they were looking for. And the fact that they used cellos to create the melody was an excellent idea. I am a fan of the show and have watched it every season. Interestingly, there is a Game of Thrones pinball machine in Fairbanks that I play often, and it also features this song in the background. I have always been curious about how the game's creators obtained the copyrights to use the theme song, but I am glad they could make it happen!

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