Columbia Records and HBO announced today another addition to Game of Thrones’ long tradition of musical merch hyping a new season: For The Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones. There is a new twist though: the network confirms that this is the first time they’ve partnered with a major label to […]
Continue reading →Season 7 of Game of Thrones didn’t lack for moments of shock and drama (as the penultimate season of the world’s most popular TV series, it would have been a letdown if it had) but the genius behind the show’s musical score, recent Emmy winner Ramin Djawadi, once again took those moments to new heights with his […]
Continue reading →With 22 Emmy nominations this year, we all had high hopes this would be a good night for Game of Thrones and spoiler alert: it was. The 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards were partially presented this evening at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, and Game of Thrones took home some well-earned prizes! That’s right, […]
Continue reading →Watchers on the Wall was lucky enough to score an exclusive interview with Ramin Djawadi, the composer of all seven (soon to be eight) seasons of Game of Thrones. During our chat, I asked Djawadi about his second and upcoming North American tour of the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience which launches in September (complete tour […]
Continue reading →The eagerly anticipated final season of Game of Thrones may elude us for some time yet, but HBO hasn’t forgotten about the show. HBO just announced its partnership with Columbia Records to create an officially licensed album of music inspired by Game of Thrones, set to accompany its eighth season, premiering sometime in 2019.
Continue reading →A couple of weeks ago, WotW announced to our loyal readers that we had yet another great giveaway! This time, it was for a pair of tickets to The Game of Thrones® Live Concert ExperienceFeaturing Ramin Djawadi. Once again, GoT‘s celebrated composer Ramin Djawadi will lead an orchestra and choir performing music from all seven seasons of the show, […]
Continue reading →Awards season is in full swing as we hurtle towards the end of 2017, preparing for the upcoming Golden Globes, Oscars, and, Grammys. While Game of Thrones is not exactly eligible for Oscar consideration, we know that HBO intends to submit Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke for lead acting nominations at the upcoming Golden Globes. Although we have no […]
Continue reading →In my first video essay, I analyze how Ramin Djawadi introduces and develops themes in his Game of Thrones score to communicate information to the audience, reflect character development and, of course, to pluck our heart strings!
Continue reading →Who DOESN’T get chills when hearing the Game of Thrones theme song? Or any of composer Ramin Djawadi‘s iconic Thrones creations, like the haunting “Light of the Seven”? I know I do, and with the announcement today that the hugely popular Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience will return in 2018, it looks like the fandom will […]
Continue reading →Will Choi as Joffrey Baratheon and Allison Lobel as Sansa Stark Here’s a first, Game of Thrones fans. GOT is headed to NY, making its off-Broadway debut. While it’s unaffiliated with HBO, is there no medium of entertainment in which the GOT bulldozer won’t dominate? First a NY Times bestselling book series, then a revolutionary TV show, which led to […]
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