Game Of Thrones® (Music From The HBO® Series) Season 8 Soundtrack Now Available
GAME OF THRONES® (MUSIC FROM THE HBO® SERIES) SEASON 8 SOUNDTRACK NOW AVAILABLE
ALBUM FEATURES MUSIC FROM EMMY®AWARD-WINNING GAME OF THRONES COMPOSER RAMIN DJAWADI
DIGITAL ALBUM AVAILABLE NOW
DOUBLE CD RELEASE JULY 19 / VINYL COMING SOON
BURBANK, CA – (MAY 20, 2019) WaterTower Music has released Game of Thrones (Music from the HBO Series) Season 8 – the soundtrack from the final season of the award-winning HBO series. The album features music by Emmy® Award-winning and Grammy® Award-nominated composer Ramin Djawadi (Westworld, Iron Man, Jack Ryan, Pacific Rim), and is available for sale digitally and for streaming today, with a Double CD scheduled for release scheduled for July 19 and a vinyl release later this year.
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 2019with 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.
“The music for season eight concludes the story arc of Game of Thrones,” explained Djawadi. “Though it’s tough to say goodbye to the series, I hope this soundtrack transports the listener back to the world of Westeros. It’s been such an honor to be a part of this incredible show for the past eight years.”
The Game of Thrones (Music from the HBO Series) Season 8 soundtrack has been released in time for the conclusion of the 8th and final season of Game of Thrones and is now available for digital purchase and streaming. The track listing is as follows:
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
Additionally, the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience returns this fall for a 20-city amphitheater tour, bringing the music of Game of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi (who will conducting and performing at select shows) to stunning new life at outdoor theatres across North America. As we say goodbye to one of the biggest shows and scores in television history, fans can relive the greatest musical pieces and footage from all eight seasons in an immersive outdoor concert experience. For a full list of tour dates and tickets please visit HERE.