Among the album’s 32 tracks, fans will find Djawadi’s 9-minute opus “The Night King”, as well as an instrumental version of the emotional ballad “Jenny of Oldstones”. “The Night King” theme debuted during a pivotal moment in the epic battle episode “The Long Night”.
“The Night King” went viral immediately after premiering on the show and dominated a top two spot on Billboard’s Top TV Songs chart for the month of April 2019 with 2.2 million streams. Within days, “The Night King” reached the top 4 most downloaded songs on iTunes and the top 18 most watched videos on YouTube and dropped the jaws of audiences and critics alike. Nerdist described the song as “a series highlight…Djawadi’s finest on the show“, while Indiewire proclaimed that Djawadi “really outdid himself here with the soaring, searching score that gave the episode its own unique flavor while also selling its most emotional beats.”
The album also features a new arrangement of “The Rains of Castamere” from Ramin and Serj Tankian. Tankian, best known as the lead vocalist of System of a Down, is an accomplished poet, songwriter, visual artist, activist, and composer. In 2017, Serj did a guest appearance at the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience performing this arrangement.
1. Main Title | 17. Outside the Gates |
2. The Rains of Castamere performed by Ramin Djawadi & Serj Tankian | 18. The Bells |
3. Arrival at Winterfell | 19. The Last War |
4. Flight of Dragons | 20. Into the Fire |
5. Heir to the Throne | 21. For Cersei |
6. Jenny of Oldstones | 22. Believe |
7. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | 23. Stay a Thousand Years |
8. The Battle of Winterfell | 24. Nothing Else Matters |
9. The Dead are Already Here | 25. Master of War |
10. Battle for the Skies | 26. Be with Me |
11. The Long Night Pt. 1 | 27. The Iron Throne |
12. The Long Night Pt. 2 | 28. Break the Wheel |
13. The Night King | 29. You Have a Choice |
14. Dead Before the Dawn | 30. The White Book |
15. Not Today | 31. The Last of the Starks |
16. Farewell | 32. A Song of Ice and Fire |