The ‘Game of the Dragon’ Theme Music is Repeating Itself

If you happen to had doubts that, after the divisive finish to Game of Thrones, individuals wouldn’t tune into the Targaryen-centric Game of the Dragon, you possibly can in all probability put these to relaxation for now. On prime of being an absolute scores hit for HBO, I totally loved what I’ve seen to date, which I feel will get stronger because it will get additional into the season. Add within the obsessive deep-dives and introductions, the early character stanning, the fictional household tree dissection, the wig evaluation, the bigger discussions, and memes galore that’s overtaken my Twitter feed on Sunday nights, and it’s virtually prefer it’s 2019 once more.

None of that’s higher encapsulated than with the introduction of HOTD’s title sequence. The collection premiere opted for extra of an exposition-heavy chilly open, so the primary time anyone obtained to see the title sequence was with this Sunday’s episode, “The Rogue Prince.” Like Game of Thrones earlier than it, the credit are artfully crafted by design agency Elastic, and like its predecessor, the HOTD title sequence takes viewers on one thing of a journey.

As a substitute of flying throughout Westeros and Essos, HOTD’s title playing cards go deep inside Outdated Valyria, the ancestral residence of Home Targaryen, with a construction paying homage to King Viserys Targaryen’s stone carving of town. And town is flowing with blood because it traces the household’s lineage from Aegon the Conqueror all the way in which to King Viserys and his daughter Rhaenyra. If you happen to’re not accustomed to early Home Targaryen lineage, @HousetheDragons has a to who’s who on Twitter.

The half elevating some eyebrows is the HOTD theme. Ramin Djawadi, who composed the unique Recreation of Thrones theme, returned to Westeros for HOTD. However some viewers thought that with a brand new title sequence, they’d additionally get a brand new Djawadi theme, so it was a little bit of a shock when the opening credit rolled and the identical outdated theme performed.

The memes poking enjoyable on the swiftly arrived. Did Djawadi simply ? Was HBO’s try and tie the 2 collection collectively extra for continuity’s sake, nostalgia, or the musical model of including “The Origin of Batman’s Butler” to ? It felt a bit off to me at first as a result of I used to be anticipating one thing completely different, however perhaps within the weeks to come back, as I see the title sequence an increasing number of, it’ll click on higher.

Why it issues

Djawadi is Westeros’ not-so-secret weapon: For proof, look no additional than the opening sequence of “The Winds of Winter.” But when individuals are already attempting to hyper-analyze the music solely two episodes in, the longer term seems vivid for this younger dragon upstart.