#GAME OF THRONES OST TRIAL#

The end of the scene, with the destruction of the Sept, and all the important characters in it, seared the music into our brains however, the quintessential element that distinguished вЂњLight of the SevenвЂќ was instrumentation.

The scene is incredibly tense and ends with a tragic and visually-stunning conclusion.

#GAME OF THRONES OST TRIAL#

Source: HBOД®very musical element I described above could be found in вЂњ Light of the SevenвЂќ which plays as the nobility gather for the trial of Cersei Lannister in the Sept of Baelor. Overhead view of the Sept of Baelor and the trial that wasnвЂ™t. Compare the following track from Season 1: Just as the visuals in episodes 1 of Seasons 1 and 8 parallel each other, DjawadiвЂ™s music does the same. The initial use of the leitmotif is вЂњThe KingвЂ™s ArrivalвЂќ, a song that plays as King Robert Baratheon enters Winterfell with his family, and Bran Stark climbs for a better vantage point of whatвЂ™s taking place. The music that plays in the scene described at the start of this post comes primarily from the Baratheon Theme, which is aptly described by podcast A Cast of Kings as befitting a Renaissance fair. Back to Season 8, Episode 1: Baratheon and Daenerys Leitmotifs

ThereвЂ™s so many that IвЂ™ll just highlight some I wonвЂ™t discuss in these posts, titled for the person/context, with links to a notable use in the discography: The Many-Faced God, the Starks, Jaime Lannister, The White Walkers, Daenerys Targaryen, The Lord of Light, and The Mountain. In Game of Thrones, Ramin Djawadi creates ample leitmotifs to add context to scenes, and to round out the storytelling. Darth Vader in Star Wars has one of the most-recognizable leitmotifs in modern culture, and the franchise has a number of other notable examples. Basically, itвЂ™s a recurring musical element that accompanies a character, place, or idea, in a story. So letвЂ™s just get that term вЂњleitmotifвЂќ out of the way for those of you who arenвЂ™t familiar. Darth VaderвЂ™s leitmotif has become so ingrained in our culture I bet вЂњThe Imperial MarchвЂќ is playing in your head right now, even if youвЂ™ve never seen Star Wars.

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