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Fans of Game of Thrones<\/em> had a sort of chuckle mixed with a rush of nostalgia when they first sat down to watch House of the Dragon<\/em><\/a>. The opening theme graphics changed, but the music\u2014that iconic, rousing theme<\/a> by Ramin Djawadi\u2014remained the same. The latest Thrones<\/em> spinoff, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms<\/em>, does not use the theme music; it doesn\u2019t even have a credits sequence, as showrunner Ira Parker has explained in the past<\/a>. But the familiar tune does pop up on the show in two important places.<\/p>\n We won\u2019t spoil the specifics of the scenes, but as we said in our A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms<\/em> review<\/a>, one is startlingly comedic, and the other is deeply heroic. At a recent Knight<\/em> press day, io9 asked Parker about why he chose to use the music in those ways.<\/p>\n \u201cWe use the Game of Thrones<\/em> theme at the beginning\u2014on the page it was written as \u2018Dunk [Peter Claffey\u2019s character] hears the hero theme in his head.\u2019 We didn\u2019t know exactly what the hero [theme] was going to be at that point. But when we tried a whole bunch of things out, Dunk\u2019s hero theme that [Dan] Romer developed for the show felt like Dunk in this moment now. But what he\u2019s hearing in his head is that call to greatness, that call of a potential something else in the future. And so what is the best call to the greatness of the whole world? The Game of Thrones<\/em> theme, the most iconic theme that\u2019s ever been laid down before,\u201d Parker explained.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cImmediately, as soon as he hears that music, the reality of what it takes to actually go off and do that, and how terrifying it is, hits him and forces him into a very unheroic [situation],\u201d Parker said. \u201cWhich hopefully is very understandable to a lot of people who have had big ideas and [then] they\u2019ve been hit with the reality of \u2018How do I go off and do this?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Then, Parker explained, the Game of Thrones<\/em> theme returns later in the season because \u201cthis is the moment: this is fucking go time. It hits obviously very different at this moment. We feel like, yeah, okay, we\u2019re getting to the Game of Thrones<\/em> that we remember. And hopefully everybody\u2014like I am, even though I\u2019ve seen this a million times\u2014is getting a little bit of that goosebump feeling that something nice is coming \u2026 Fuck, man, if you\u2019re not jumping out of your seats [when you hear the song in this scene], then you\u2019re not a fan of Game of Thrones<\/em>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Elsewhere in the series, the score is far less bombastic, and that\u2019s by design. The main motif is a whistling melody that evokes lonely Westerns rather than medieval battle epics.<\/p>\n \u201cMusic overall in the show had to very much be a representation of Dunk,\u201d Parker explained. \u201cWe have one POV character, and what was so beautifully done about the original [Game of Thrones<\/em>] is [that it\u2019s on] this epic scale \u2026 there had never been a more epic TV show. So to have this big, booming, epic orchestral score was very important.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n When it came to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms<\/em>, Parker said, \u201cWe sort of realized early on that that was not going to suit our [needs]. We\u2019re telling a small story here, a small story about a simple person who\u2019s not very great and has smaller ambitions. And so certainly our sound had to suit that, and Romer came in, and I think the key that really unlocked it was finding just a little bit of a sense of whimsy, if that\u2019s the right word.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a kid with a silly dream trekking out to a new frontier, trying to do something that\u2019s difficult. Even though obviously he\u2019s an adult and he\u2019s a man, he has a dash of childlike innocence. He just doesn\u2019t know things about the world. He\u2019s very unseasoned compared to everyone else. And so the music had to feel\u2014like everything else in this\u2014it had to be a reflection of Dunk.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms<\/em> premieres January 18 on HBO and HBO Max.<\/p>\n Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel<\/a>, Star Wars<\/a>, and Star Trek<\/a> releases, what\u2019s next for the DC Universe on film and TV<\/a>, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source gizmodo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fans of Game of Thrones had a sort of chuckle mixed with a rush of nostalgia when they first sat down to watch House of the Dragon. The opening theme graphics changed, but the music\u2014that iconic, rousing theme by Ramin Djawadi\u2014remained the same. 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