@@moisesaardaya is that the scene where the Sept blew up? That soundtrack was so perfect! It's the most memorable scene to me because of that most exquisite piece of music.
Ramin Djawadi is a real genius. He'd made soundtrack on the highest level of epic and the houses themes... You can hear the sea in Greyjoy's theme, the royalty in Baratheon's, the falling snow and sorrow in Stark's, dragons in Targaryen's, power in Lannister's and even connections between houses. I just can't wait for more of his soundtracks.
Magda Duś And how he develops each house theme as the plot evolves and tailors each general theme to specific characters... pure genius. I’m not sure I could watch the prequel if he’s not composing the score. His work adds a whole new dimension to the story.
0:00-4:23 Rains of Castamere 4:24-6:08 Game of Thrones Intro 6:11-8:17 Breaker of Chains 8:20-9:59 What is Dead May Never Die 10:00-11:19 Goodbye Brother 11:19-12:46: The Throne is Mine 12:50-14:20 Mhysa (The 3rd best song in the entire soundtrack, change my mind) 14:20-16:13 The Children
My favorite right now is "stay a thousand years" and that one wasn't even used in the show. Listening to it, I can't help but imagine what it would've been like if it was used during a funeral of Jon/Dany or a crowning of dany or something third.
@@barsaydn4233 It was a step up from Season 5 most definitely, but it hasn't returned to what I would call good. Especially in case where my favourite character was butchered in 5 to only give his Storyline to Jon Snow in the next season.
@@stevenwieland3810 He has a really nice voice, but I'd say his voice isn't low enough for these arrangements. He's a bit unsteady on the lowest notes. You can hear it more clear in Misty Mountains.
@Hmm... The lowest note he sings here is a B1, which isn't uncommon for a normal choral second bass. His low notes are also a bit "breathy". There are many bassos that can sing lower than this. If you look up the Russian octavists you find several of them.
“Power is a curious thing, my lord… Power resides where men believe it resides. It’s a trick, a shadow on the wall. And, a very small man can cast a very large shadow” - Lord Varys
Bald GUY 26 seconds ago I can't understand how you can write and make a poor season "season 8" after what you did in seasons 5 to 7? I've read the books and saw all the show but I never watched the last episode and I am not intended to :(
@@BiboDora with an epic ending in season 8 (or better in a hypothetical season 9), season 5 and 7 could be easily forgiven in my opinion, but season 8 finally buried the show deeper than the seven hells...
@@NB-or8rs season 5 was good specially about Arya.. Season 7 was nice but they fucked up when John snow did not learn from the stark mistakes.. but season 8 was trash in all words.. as a big fan of GOT I never watched the last episode.. yet I memories all the books.
@@DoItNow50 season 8 is a trash joke they make it just to earn money depending on the success of this show.. season 5 was good and also season 6.. season 7 was not that good but it was fully understandable.
0:02 House Lannister 4:23 The Song of Ice and Fire 6:06 House Targaryen 8:33 House Greyjoy 10:03 House Stark 11:19 House Baratheon 12:50 House Targaryen 14:21 The Song of Ice and Fire
It's much darker than that. As another ASOIAF fan wrote, the muffled screams of the young choir girls represent the sounds of the children drowning in the basement when Tywin Lannister torched and then flooded the castle of the Reyne family, and killed all members of House Reyne of Castamere. "The Rains of Castamere" is played to foreshadow a cruel action by House Lannister, reminding us of how it destroyed a vassal house that did not honor its pledge to House Lannister. It's played from the start of The Red Wedding scene, where Catelyn Stark, her son Robb, his pregnant wife, and unarmed men of the Stark army were slaughtered.
I can only imagine how GRRM must feel. One day you sit down to write and before you know it, you're a household name and entire orchestras are beautifully recreating your world through song. Now finish the series lol
The TV show is far more popular and acclaimed than the books will ever be. GRRM was so lucky to get his obscure fantasy series adapted into the greatest drama of all time, now he can cash in for the rest of his life.
@@maimal5397 That's because nowadays people rather choose faster and "cheaper" entertainment forms, such as movies (Netflix especially), games etc etc... That's not entirely a bad thing, just a cultural difference/evolution if comparing the past. But to say that books are not acclaimed... There is ton of fans still waiting for books to finish, and let me tell you - they are much richer then the TV series. It's sad that not that many people tend to grab a good book and read these days.
@Jéster OK you have shit tastes, now stop going to the music videos of our show. GoT belongs to us real fans, not little crybabies and weirdos who watched a TV show they hated for 5 years.
Coming from a recording of this same orchestra performing Lord of the Rings pieces, I can perfectly understand why. It's not the orchestra. It's the music. I don't, for the life of me, understand why GoT music is praised as high as it is.
As if Scar wasn't allready a lit af singerXD jk jk...i get your point it's pretty damm accurate and i like it but also i had to give props to the voice actor of Scar
@@Akumayameshi I understand, dude. Daenerys was my fav character and see her pathway end the way it did was heartbreaking. D&D killed with nonsense her and a lot of character constructions during S8.
I've heard people say that G.R.R. Martin is an average writer who only reached fame thanks to the show, and so on. But reading the books, and seeing how the show has ended, I can say with absolute assurance that it was, in fact, Martin's writing and the actors' talent that carried the show-runners.
I think the books are much better, but the show is also great. Sure, the show is more famous than the books and the show brought the books more readers, but really... Nobody could reach the genius of the books, the figures, the different story-parts,... It's just incredible
I've read a few of his other books, and they're good too. I think he wanted a magnum opus, a fantasy that incorporates pretty much all the elements and psychology of human history. I've heard people say they're the best series of books ever written. The actors are phenomenal. Season 1 almost exactly followed the book. But I don't want to watch the last seasons because I know what I'm in for. I expected the show to stray from the books and it seems I was right. When a show surpasses the release of the actual books, something is going to go wrong. Of course Martin is more popular now that it's a show, more people watch shows than read books. But those people saying that are idiots, the show came from the books, and the books are unparalleled, so wtf? I've read Dying of the Light and Windhaven and thought both were good. Even if you consider Martin to be average, if you ever read even the first GoT book, you'll change your mind. That tells me that the people saying that dumb shit have only watched the show. Martin turned himself into one of the best fiction writers in history and it's clear to anyone who's actually read the GoT books. Edit- a quote about one of his other books, The Armageddon Rag. “The best novel concerning the American pop music culture of the sixties I’ve ever read.”-Stephen King. If you say Stephen King is an average writer, you just proved my point. Here's a list of awards he won years before HBO picked up his show. From wikipedia: A Game of Thrones (1996) - Locus Award winner, World Fantasy Award and Nebula Award nominee, 1997 A Clash of Kings (1998) - Locus Award winner, Nebula Award nominee, 1999 A Storm of Swords (2000) - Locus Award winner, Hugo Award and Nebula Awards nominee, 2001 A Feast for Crows (2005) - Hugo, Locus, and British Fantasy Awards nominee, 2006 A Dance with Dragons (2011) - Locus Award winner, Hugo Award and World Fantasy Award nominee, 2012
Agreed…the televised series started in such an awesome way then degenerated into chaos but the books are phenomenal. Tip…when bringing such legendary books to life…stick to the damned plot!!! 😂 Luckily the sound track was awesome!!!
And who are you, the proud lord said, That I must bow so low? Only a cat of a different coat, That’s all the truth I know. In a coat of gold or a coat of red, A lion still has claws, And mine are long and sharp, my lord, As long and sharp as yours. And so he spoke, and so he spoke, That lord of Castamere, But now the rains weep o’er his hall, With no one there to hear. Yes now the rains weep o’er his hall, And not a soul to hear.
As a society we will eventually forget the actors names, the directors of the episodes, and the producers of the show.. But the music composed for the show will endure for hundreds of years. Musicians will be playing these songs and choirs singing for centuries. These are the great composers of our day, that will define our place in musical history. When people in the future hear this music they will recount the story arches to each other. Just as we today do for the great symphonies and operas written before and it is ALL because of people like you on this video. YOU with your comments and your likes, keep and make this creation a masterpiece to be remembered..
Not a music expert, but this song literally brings back memories, just like every other original songs that are being used for the music theme of a movie.
What a cheesy comment. Firstly, some stories are forgotten but some live on. Shakespeare has endured for centuries. Lord of the Rings is still popular af 70 years on. Maybe the story of GoT/ASOIAF will remain relevant decades later who knows. There is no guarantee of of this music lasting centuries as you say. So many composers in our history and only a handful are listened regularly today.
@@abdullahbhinder9023 actually the guarantee is do a RUclips search and see how many hundreds of millions of views the songs from the series has got in only such a short time.
@@JohnCocozza While that's true that songs have many views. I also love the music of GoT. But you cannot deny that the biggest reason the music is popular is because of the popularity of thr show. It was the biggest show on the planet for a decade so it is obvious that its music would receive attention. Even the corny Witcher song Toss a Coin to your Witcher is really popular since it was a song from the popular Witcher series.
@@abdullahbhinder9023 if a show closes and ends in a success then people will constantly talk about the story, relive it, pass it on. But when a story closes in a failure and a let down to a majority of the fans, then it people wont talk about the story because talking about the story reminds them of the let down. The story will fade. The music will survive
They created and wrote the show since season 1, the music wouldn't exist without them. Nobody cares if you hated season 8, go watch some other show you ungrateful and toxic nerd.
Every time I see something like this I am amazed at how much of a cultural touchstone GoT becale at its height, and how the last season wiped it out so quickly and completely, almost overnight.
my god, Johan Karlström, if you did a commercial with that voice, I'd even buy the most useless of things, what kind of godly yet unholy voice is that? OUT OF THIS WORLD! And a stellar performance by the orchestra.
This is one of the best orchestra performers ever. No doubt! From the muffled screaming to the opera-type of singing along with the exemplary performance by the musicians! Listening to it motivates and energizes me! Just perfect!
MachoMadnessBear same... it made me teary eyed again. Last night Watched again when Dany, her armies, babies arrived at Winterfell then stopped where Dany & Jon went to north with Drogon & Rhaegal... sigh!!!
@@FirstnameLastname-us7mx Remembers what? That went nowhere, John Snow is a noboby, Arya went exporing, Sansa is still a bitch, Bran became the most boring king ever. THE END.
@@Manhattan264 Being a soloist singer of the best symphony orchestra is certainly honorable, but the audience of video games is noticeably wider. So his voice would bring joy to millions more fans around the world.
@@sergeyyakovlev411 i m pretty sure a lot of ppl would be happy, i would too. But he s at top of a major art, i cant imagine he would use his voice for something else
I’ve watched all other versions of “Rains of Castamere,” this one is the best version for me! This guy’s voice is perfect and song is not rushed. I have spoken!
The Golden Lions of Casterly Rock approve this. Marvelous. :)) Yes, Johan really looks like a young Tywin Lannister. EDIT: In case anyone is curious on the lineup of the Suite: - The Rains of Castamere (House Lannister) - Main Theme - Breaker of Chains (House Targaryen) - What Is Dead May Never Die (House Greyjoy) - Goodbye Brother (House Stark) - Arrival To Winterfell (mix of Baratheon, Stark, and Targaryen) - Wildfire (House Baratheon) - Mhysa (House Targaryen) - The Children (House Stark)
State funded, I might add. The tickets are cheap and the orchestra gets to try new things, instead of just catering to the usual concert-goers. All that, in one of the worlds best concert-halls.
iGottaRandomName So the poorer working class lad has to pay so that a small group of music lover can go to a concert to watch this. Well fuck, sorry to the people that don’t like this music, your paying for it whether you like it or not.
@@sebastianlodge7549 That is one of the most important differences in way of thinking between Denmark and USA you are touching on here! We, in general of course, do not "hate" to pay taxes, to make things like this possible in so many different areas of culture, sports etc. Sometimes it is for something you are personally interested in, and sometimes it is for your next door neighbour, even if you yourself are not in the least interested. Personally I have worked outdoors low pay jobs all my worklife ( retired now, when I was 61 ), and I very much appreciate this, even though i preferred the Tolkien piece, that "lead" Me here in the first place. The attitude you are presenting for us here, is also exactly why, so many in USA do not seem to have a problem with 45.000 people dying every year for lack of healthcare. That is not, who we are, as a people.
Kurt.Dk-55 I’m Australian not American. So yeh, big assumption. I personally have no problem with public healthcare. It prevents disease outbreaks that effect me and saves lives. It is just the arts and non essential things like wifi, that I don’t think everyone else should have to pay for. But each to their own, I have full respect for Denmark, and hope to go one day.
@@sebastianlodge7549 'But mate, this is essential. Countries are formed because of art, music and culture, especially countries like in Europe ( I do not only mean Europe) were it has thousands of years of history. What is a country or a certain type of people without their culture, art and music? Also Denmark has a population of 5,8 million and is the 33st richest country. I do not think the poorer working class really feel the costs of funding this, but that's a personal opinion. Also if you think about it, not only the musicians are paid with that money. How about the light technicians, audio technicians, cameraworkers, script writers, film directors, bar personal, cleaners, PR workers and the list goes on. Always think about the bigger picture my friend. This place also creates a lot of work.
people talking about how the singer with the heavy voice looks like a young tywin, the conductor looks like a bloody young roose bolton that's exactly how i would imagine him in his youth.
The red wedding was probably the most shocking moment in television history. Rains of Castamere is, to this day, my favourite and most hated piece of music ever in a TV series. If that's not good TV, I don't know what is.
Word! It was in this moment, when i realized Martin is a sadist. I was shocked and my girlfriend cried a river and this means much (she had never cried for ANY other movie)
Especially when Robb calls mother before bolton stabs him still makes me cry .😭. This is My all time favourite series . I am not judging it with what they did at last or anything . I am happy that this masterpiece existed in my generation ❤️.
Say whatever you want about the ending of this show but this is incredible. This will forever be one of the best shows ever on tv for so many reasons. casting, score, sets, cgi, plot lines, etc. brilliant.
Totally agree. The end was really good, but the development of the season tasted like a fast and barely cooked and spiced dish. However, one of the best TV show I ever watched. With an incredible ost
The last 2 seasons were a travesty, but the music has always been top tier. Ramin Djawadi really created something magical that will stand the test of time.
It started out fantastically, then it tried too hard to do fan service and push some aspects that just didn't make sense. I'd say during season 1-4, it was one of the best shows ever... afterwards it quickly started sinking
When they play House Stark's theme song, I'm just reminded of this one quote. "When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives."
I've listened and watched this video for over 20 times now. The transition at 4:15 is insane and badass with Johan Karlström fading into the dark like that!
season's 1 through 4 was some of the best TV ever. Probably the best TV of the 2010s in the long format ever. Barring True Detective S1, for example. And it was a true phenomenom. Everybody was watching it. I'm glad I started it earlier, when the first season was still airing.
Well said. I used to play in an amateur orchestra, and at performances that was pretty much how I felt ... I always played as if it was the last time I got to play, particularly with pieces like this, full of powerful melodies. As a second violinist,I sat directly in front of the French horns, and oooh man I cannot explain to you how it feels to sit there when they play an epic melody... it's better than flying❤😊
@Kavriel It is. No joke. That´s what we live for, from early childhood. It´s our mission. And it´s pretty sad that most musicians, independant musicians, can´t make a living from music later on, even though they gave their all, since early childhood, Corona making things even worse, of course...(I am a professional violinist, I know what I´m talking about.)
I really get shivers down my spine, goosebumps the whole Video, really appreciate the commitment, i love it so much to hear to such powerful and epic Themes, same with duel of the fate if you haven't seen it watch it from the same channel, so epic too.
I am listening to this and can only imagine the power of creation, my world, my view, beautiful colours I have never seen, sounds I have never heard, pain I have never felt! I am shaking from the insides, almost not sure if I am real! Extraordinarily mind numbing … might have been the first time I smiled and cried at the same time. Wow! I have been touched.😮😢😅
Well it was labled as a "fantasy concert" so everything had a fantasy theme to it.. but yeah.. i never noticed this myself when i saw it.. as it was not possible as a crowd to see it xD
No matter how bad the series ended, let's all take a moment to appreciate how incredible the music was.
Season 6 finale has probably the best music I ever heard in a TV Show and or movies. It was sublime, perfect!
@@moisesaardaya yeah at least music for a series tends to always improve, regardless of story
@@moisesaardaya is that the scene where the Sept blew up? That soundtrack was so perfect! It's the most memorable scene to me because of that most exquisite piece of music.
@@P2Chill Yup, it's like 10 minutes from the beginning of the episode to when it blows up. Masterpiece.
@Dark White Republican ffrrrffrfffrrfrrrfrfrrrrrrrrrr44rrrrřr
“Any man who must say ‘I am the King’ is no true King.” - Tywin Lannister
Only one person in the games/films/books/serials, can say I'm the King. Arthas. Lich-King.
Brandon did and he became
He should’ve told that to Daenerys’ vain ass
Smirks in Ranger Lodbrok
@@SixPneuma who the fuck is ranger lothbtok
Ramin Djawadi is a real genius. He'd made soundtrack on the highest level of epic and the houses themes... You can hear the sea in Greyjoy's theme, the royalty in Baratheon's, the falling snow and sorrow in Stark's, dragons in Targaryen's, power in Lannister's and even connections between houses. I just can't wait for more of his soundtracks.
Magda Duś And how he develops each house theme as the plot evolves and tailors each general theme to specific characters... pure genius. I’m not sure I could watch the prequel if he’s not composing the score. His work adds a whole new dimension to the story.
I agree whole-heartedly with your precise explanation.
He's done a great job on Westworld too. The soundtracks from the first and second seasons are really good. The 3rd is coming out next year.
He's my new Hanz Zimmer!
I hope so.
This man's voice comes from the Earth's core.
"honey poured over thunder", as Maester Aemon might say
😂😂😂😂
Are we not gonna talk about Jihye Kim’s voice at 00:44
She sounds like a human violin.
Yes she's amazing
Fucking insane was what it was.
Absoulutly insane and amazing, pure respect 💜🤘
best way to capture your audience attention
I KNOW RIGHT! She was haunting! I really wish I could have seen it live.
"Here, scream into this cloth."
Squiggly Bumps “so what did you play” “oh the cloth of course”
hahah
It's meant to represent children of House Reyne drowning in the basements of Castamere after Tywin flooded them.
@@A.ManAlone Damn....
@@MiddleEarthGirl75 Yeah, Tywin don't fuck around.
I have never seen a choir yelling/screaming into cloth for the audience to hear the quiet horror that is happening. Good job Tywin lol
YoJon I think it’s less about the quiet horror and more about replicating the Sigúr Rós version
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Not nice
Can we get some appreciation for Johan Karlström. His performance is absolutely on point with Rains of Castamere. Beautiful.
In a remake he even could play the younger Tywin ^^
@@MarcusDidiusFalco Yes! Didn't even think of that but now that you said it, yes it would work. For looks at least, don't know if he could act ;)
#agree
He's always on point.
What a voice
The muffled screaming is an amazing touch.. Sticking to the story of the Rains of Castamere
i thought they were sea gull sounds
With not a soul to hear
Sounds more like the dragons, the moment Daenerys enters the wizard's tower in Qarth.
@@anonymouswanted3686 same
@@anonymouswanted3686 I think it’s supposed to be the sound of wind blowing through the empty ruins of castamere
0:00-4:23 Rains of Castamere
4:24-6:08 Game of Thrones Intro
6:11-8:17 Breaker of Chains
8:20-9:59 What is Dead May Never Die
10:00-11:19 Goodbye Brother
11:19-12:46: The Throne is Mine
12:50-14:20 Mhysa (The 3rd best song in the entire soundtrack, change my mind)
14:20-16:13 The Children
11:19 is "The Throne Is Mine", isn't it?
@@Maskagass Oh yeah, lol, that just happens to be one of the songs I don't have on my playlist, so I didn't recognize it. Thanks, I'll edit my comment
My favorite right now is "stay a thousand years" and that one wasn't even used in the show. Listening to it, I can't help but imagine what it would've been like if it was used during a funeral of Jon/Dany or a crowning of dany or something third.
isnt ''what is dead may never die'' actually ''pay the iron price'' or are they just similar?
I think we are all emotionally connected to this show because of the soundtracks. It is the best.
This is as if Tywin himself is singing. Terrific perfomance!!!
This reminds me of when Game of Thrones was good.
Ah... The times before Season 5...
@@bobafett9348 well season 6 was acceptable .BoB and the last episode carried season 6.
@@barsaydn4233 It was a step up from Season 5 most definitely, but it hasn't returned to what I would call good. Especially in case where my favourite character was butchered in 5 to only give his Storyline to Jon Snow in the next season.
@@bobafett9348 Long live king stannis! The one and only rightful king of westeros.
@@bassmike7021 All hail the one true King !
One King ! One God ! One Kingdom !
15-year-old Grandson:
Grandpa, What is Game of Thrones?
Me 70 years old: *Tears up*
Aris Nikou don’t worry the world will end before that
@@arshdeepsingh8185 be a little oprimistic mannn🤣
😅😂😂
Me 70 years old: *Tears up* it was so good, until those two FUC-... it was a show Jimmy..
GoT show got killed as brutally as main characters from the early seasons
Im a simple man
I see Danish National Symphony Orchestra
I click and watch
My sincere respect to the whole team. The musicians, the choir, the sound engineers, the film crew, the set designer. All of them.
For what 😂😂😂🫢🫣
@@1Rabih I don’t understand, they played the music well, and produced a high quality video to accompany & enhance it.
So Beautiful 🥹
Deveras
Thank you
Holy shit, his voice is impressive.
Lukas Grässlin what about her’s? That breath support!
Listen to his voice in the ''Misty mountains cold''. Your beard grows while.
His voice is nice, but you've ever listened to Tim Foust?
@@stevenwieland3810 He has a really nice voice, but I'd say his voice isn't low enough for these arrangements. He's a bit unsteady on the lowest notes. You can hear it more clear in Misty Mountains.
@Hmm... The lowest note he sings here is a B1, which isn't uncommon for a normal choral second bass. His low notes are also a bit "breathy". There are many bassos that can sing lower than this. If you look up the Russian octavists you find several of them.
“Power is a curious thing, my lord… Power resides where men believe it resides. It’s a trick, a shadow on the wall. And, a very small man can cast a very large shadow” - Lord Varys
"That's what I do: I drink and I know things."
- Tyrion Lannister
I remember this was the most idiotic quote in the entire series
@@wk9195: Because you don't understand its meaning.
In the context of the conversation, it was an important reveal by Lord Varys.
@@wk9195 If the quote doesn't make sense to you, you frankly just don't understand it.
I love that quote! Wrote it down years ago.
This 16 min video was better than the entire S8....
Amazing orchestra!!!!!
Bald GUY
26 seconds ago
I can't understand how you can write and make a poor season "season 8" after what you did in seasons 5 to 7? I've read the books and saw all the show but I never watched the last episode and I am not intended to :(
Bald GUY I’m not sure to get what you mean. Season 5 to 7 were good to you ?
@@BiboDora with an epic ending in season 8 (or better in a hypothetical season 9), season 5 and 7 could be easily forgiven in my opinion, but season 8 finally buried the show deeper than the seven hells...
@@NB-or8rs season 5 was good specially about Arya.. Season 7 was nice but they fucked up when John snow did not learn from the stark mistakes.. but season 8 was trash in all words.. as a big fan of GOT I never watched the last episode.. yet I memories all the books.
@@DoItNow50 season 8 is a trash joke they make it just to earn money depending on the success of this show.. season 5 was good and also season 6.. season 7 was not that good but it was fully understandable.
In my opinion, this is one of the orchestra's best performances.
this is the guy whose voice is deeper than the mines of moria.
*Aunt Lysas drop trough the moondoor
@Hmm... It's a reference, he's not copying the comment from The Hobbit...
And the woman whose voice is higher than the eyrie
@Kamran jaffer its always LotR
Nice Copy and Paste.
But you mean "deeper than the mines of Cersey Lannister!"
Having Rains of Castamere popping out of nowhere is scary enough, but if Tywin Lannister signs it himself........
He does look very similair lol
it's clearly Tytos, his father. That's why they look similar
Unfortunately I have to say this particular orchestra after hearing the version of the original
"We may speak different language " "but music is a language that all people understand"
stfu
Well said
true :)
By Kvothe
Sim 🇧🇷
How has Ramin Djawadi managed to create such a sublime piece of music? I cannot stop listening to it. One of the best I have ever listened to.
0:02 House Lannister
4:23 The Song of Ice and Fire
6:06 House Targaryen
8:33 House Greyjoy
10:03 House Stark
11:19 House Baratheon
12:50 House Targaryen
14:21 The Song of Ice and Fire
Thank you 💕
House of targaryen is amazing 😍and house stark so hauntingly beautiful... 💜
Thx 🙏
But, the first is clearly Rains of Castermere.. Trying to find lyrics for final choral piece..
@@capoeirastronaut I know it was the Rains of Castamere, I only put the names of the respective houses of the songs.
The transition from Rains of Castamere to the main theme of Game of Thrones was such a delight and joy
Is nobody going to talk about the “crying” in Rains of Castamere? Such a haunting and incredible touch.
It's much darker than that.
As another ASOIAF fan wrote, the muffled screams of the young choir girls represent the sounds of the children drowning in the basement when Tywin Lannister torched and then flooded the castle of the Reyne family, and killed all members of House Reyne of Castamere.
"The Rains of Castamere" is played to foreshadow a cruel action by House Lannister, reminding us of how it destroyed a vassal house that did not honor its pledge to House Lannister. It's played from the start of The Red Wedding scene, where Catelyn Stark, her son Robb, his pregnant wife, and unarmed men of the Stark army were slaughtered.
@@oahuhawaii2141 the second part I knew, the first I didn’t! Very cool insight.
"Goodbye Brother"....put me in another world
I have now nothing but a deep respect for the National Symphony Orchestra of Danemark 👏 All hail to the Danish !!
Ty
Hail Hydra
@@godzilla4005 😱😱😱😱🤣🤣
Denmark: beautiful people, culture, and music. I would love to visit!
All hail
I can only imagine how GRRM must feel. One day you sit down to write and before you know it, you're a household name and entire orchestras are beautifully recreating your world through song.
Now finish the series lol
The TV show is far more popular and acclaimed than the books will ever be. GRRM was so lucky to get his obscure fantasy series adapted into the greatest drama of all time, now he can cash in for the rest of his life.
GRRM: apparently my fans can do better...sigh..
@@maimal5397 That's because nowadays people rather choose faster and "cheaper" entertainment forms, such as movies (Netflix especially), games etc etc... That's not entirely a bad thing, just a cultural difference/evolution if comparing the past. But to say that books are not acclaimed... There is ton of fans still waiting for books to finish, and let me tell you - they are much richer then the TV series. It's sad that not that many people tend to grab a good book and read these days.
@Jéster OK you have shit tastes, now stop going to the music videos of our show. GoT belongs to us real fans, not little crybabies and weirdos who watched a TV show they hated for 5 years.
@@maimal5397 go back to Oprah
Imagine disliking a national level symphony orchestra, what an amazing performance!
Sadly, some people don't appreciate symphony music.
@@SammieMousie imagine living with psychos who get annoyed with this kind of music.
@@JamesBensonOficial the whole world is living beside them actually.
Coming from a recording of this same orchestra performing Lord of the Rings pieces, I can perfectly understand why.
It's not the orchestra. It's the music.
I don't, for the life of me, understand why GoT music is praised as high as it is.
I disliked it because they did not include Winds Of Winter 😭😭😭😭
The attention to detail in their staging is amazing. The singer is wearing a golden pin with the Lannister lion.
Dude sounds like if Scar was a classically trained singer instead of a lion king killer
Ethan C oh my god I thought the same thing!!! I was like this dude... Jeremy Irons who?! lol
As if Scar wasn't allready a lit af singerXD jk jk...i get your point it's pretty damm accurate and i like it but also i had to give props to the voice actor of Scar
@@Josku2411 fkn irons!! haha he would say "nice voice my boy" as would ian mckellen...
You mean a Lion Kingslayer. :V
Yup
Breaker of Chains is the most beautiful thing I‘ve ever heard 😭
Very haunting and complex.
Absolutely haunting...
@@crystalk98 Ramin Djawadi did a great masterpiece to honor Daenerys lovely/tragic story
cry a lot when it starts... 😔
@@Akumayameshi I understand, dude. Daenerys was my fav character and see her pathway end the way it did was heartbreaking. D&D killed with nonsense her and a lot of character constructions during S8.
This guy's singing voice sounds darker than my soul
The Noobest Girl quirky
jackerofquackers shes not like the other girls
Heard the voice of Peter Steele????
darker than my ex wifes soul
She is the noobest one. It is known.
That dude’s voice made my beard grow a beard 😮
My man singing looks like the fourth, lesser known, lannister brother who didn't want anything to do with the family problems so he became a singer
he made sure not to incur any debts.
Like Robert Trump became a pilot
So Gerion Lannister?
@@edwardglass9602 RIP Kevan Lannister at the end of ADwD... "Sorry bro, we gotta let Cersi f@ck this sh!t up, you're too smart!"
I've heard people say that G.R.R. Martin is an average writer who only reached fame thanks to the show, and so on. But reading the books, and seeing how the show has ended, I can say with absolute assurance that it was, in fact, Martin's writing and the actors' talent that carried the show-runners.
I think the books are much better, but the show is also great. Sure, the show is more famous than the books and the show brought the books more readers, but really... Nobody could reach the genius of the books, the figures, the different story-parts,... It's just incredible
Charlotte Trautmann agreed, the books are incredible
I've read a few of his other books, and they're good too. I think he wanted a magnum opus, a fantasy that incorporates pretty much all the elements and psychology of human history. I've heard people say they're the best series of books ever written. The actors are phenomenal. Season 1 almost exactly followed the book. But I don't want to watch the last seasons because I know what I'm in for. I expected the show to stray from the books and it seems I was right. When a show surpasses the release of the actual books, something is going to go wrong. Of course Martin is more popular now that it's a show, more people watch shows than read books. But those people saying that are idiots, the show came from the books, and the books are unparalleled, so wtf? I've read Dying of the Light and Windhaven and thought both were good. Even if you consider Martin to be average, if you ever read even the first GoT book, you'll change your mind. That tells me that the people saying that dumb shit have only watched the show. Martin turned himself into one of the best fiction writers in history and it's clear to anyone who's actually read the GoT books.
Edit- a quote about one of his other books, The Armageddon Rag. “The best novel concerning the American pop music culture of the sixties I’ve ever read.”-Stephen King. If you say Stephen King is an average writer, you just proved my point.
Here's a list of awards he won years before HBO picked up his show. From wikipedia:
A Game of Thrones (1996) - Locus Award winner, World Fantasy Award and Nebula Award nominee, 1997
A Clash of Kings (1998) - Locus Award winner, Nebula Award nominee, 1999
A Storm of Swords (2000) - Locus Award winner, Hugo Award and Nebula Awards nominee, 2001
A Feast for Crows (2005) - Hugo, Locus, and British Fantasy Awards nominee, 2006
A Dance with Dragons (2011) - Locus Award winner, Hugo Award and World Fantasy Award nominee, 2012
Now that a Song of Ice and Fire is famous, please read his novels of Duncan & Egg.
Agreed…the televised series started in such an awesome way then degenerated into chaos but the books are phenomenal. Tip…when bringing such legendary books to life…stick to the damned plot!!! 😂 Luckily the sound track was awesome!!!
And who are you, the proud lord said,
That I must bow so low?
Only a cat of a different coat,
That’s all the truth I know.
In a coat of gold or a coat of red,
A lion still has claws,
And mine are long and sharp, my lord,
As long and sharp as yours.
And so he spoke, and so he spoke,
That lord of Castamere,
But now the rains weep o’er his hall,
With no one there to hear.
Yes now the rains weep o’er his hall,
And not a soul to hear.
@op pin this
Ferdi AK You are a Legend!!! 👍🏿👍🏿
4:23 - Damn... 2023 and this still gives me goosebumps. Masterpiece.
Yup...and even the transition from the previous song is made so smooth..
2023 e esse som 10:05m ainda me faz chorar......
Try tears
@@Valineris_The_Phoenix same
As a society we will eventually forget the actors names, the directors of the episodes, and the producers of the show.. But the music composed for the show will endure for hundreds of years. Musicians will be playing these songs and choirs singing for centuries. These are the great composers of our day, that will define our place in musical history. When people in the future hear this music they will recount the story arches to each other. Just as we today do for the great symphonies and operas written before and it is ALL because of people like you on this video. YOU with your comments and your likes, keep and make this creation a masterpiece to be remembered..
Not a music expert, but this song literally brings back memories, just like every other original songs that are being used for the music theme of a movie.
What a cheesy comment. Firstly, some stories are forgotten but some live on. Shakespeare has endured for centuries. Lord of the Rings is still popular af 70 years on. Maybe the story of GoT/ASOIAF will remain relevant decades later who knows.
There is no guarantee of of this music lasting centuries as you say. So many composers in our history and only a handful are listened regularly today.
@@abdullahbhinder9023 actually the guarantee is do a RUclips search and see how many hundreds of millions of views the songs from the series has got in only such a short time.
@@JohnCocozza While that's true that songs have many views. I also love the music of GoT. But you cannot deny that the biggest reason the music is popular is because of the popularity of thr show. It was the biggest show on the planet for a decade so it is obvious that its music would receive attention. Even the corny Witcher song Toss a Coin to your Witcher is really popular since it was a song from the popular Witcher series.
@@abdullahbhinder9023 if a show closes and ends in a success then people will constantly talk about the story, relive it, pass it on. But when a story closes in a failure and a let down to a majority of the fans, then it people wont talk about the story because talking about the story reminds them of the let down. The story will fade. The music will survive
D&D may have ruined the last season, but we will always have this beautiful music.
They created and wrote the show since season 1, the music wouldn't exist without them. Nobody cares if you hated season 8, go watch some other show you ungrateful and toxic nerd.
I love you
Malin, feel exactly the same way. They screwed the ending, but the series and the music will forever be epic.
@@maimal5397 spineless worm
not just last season though...the last four seasons werent as good as the first four... the last four seasons had few goods episodes collectively...
Every time I see something like this I am amazed at how much of a cultural touchstone GoT becale at its height, and how the last season wiped it out so quickly and completely, almost overnight.
Well, all shows must die.
Yup. Damn shame.
@@karlwilker579 In the game of television shows... you either win, or you die
@@karlwilker579 But legends don't die, they live for ever. Those last season destroyed the legendary status that GOT could have had.
was wiped quicker than kings landing
WE ARE SO LUCKY TO ENJOY SUCH MARVELOUS MUSIC AT THE GREAT PRICE OF $0. THANK YOU.
No words can describe this performance.
Absolute gem .
my god, Johan Karlström, if you did a commercial with that voice, I'd even buy the most useless of things, what kind of godly yet unholy voice is that? OUT OF THIS WORLD!
And a stellar performance by the orchestra.
I totally agree with you bro!
shut the bullshit
如果他用那個聲音做保險套廣告,就算我95歲我也會買。
This is one of the best orchestra performers ever. No doubt! From the muffled screaming to the opera-type of singing along with the exemplary performance by the musicians! Listening to it motivates and energizes me! Just perfect!
Also listen to the performance of this orchestra. I'm sure you will rate it! ))
ruclips.net/video/v86yXhPEXDw/видео.html
I really have to recommend duel of the fate it's also from the danish National symphony Orchestra, just epic
No shit Sherlock
@@mellbillbiju6135 I don't think you understand how to use that phrase.
I have never heard a voice like Johan Karlstrom's before! It's like being wrapped in a warm soft woollen blanket.
Check out Geoff Castalucci
@@wideawake5630 I did! Amazing - and so handsome!
@@wideawake5630 He's nothing compared to this.
@@definitelynosebreather хюгге!)
Ville Valo in Voice of Doom album!
I often get the urge to rewatch GoT but then I remember how it ends and it just ruins everything.......
I dont like the end either, but common can't we stop talking about it under every fucking videos about game of thrones ?
MachoMadnessBear same... it made me teary eyed again. Last night Watched again when Dany, her armies, babies arrived at Winterfell then stopped where Dany & Jon went to north with Drogon & Rhaegal... sigh!!!
@@NB-or8rs no we cant we will remember this until the end of time d&d will not be forgotten they will suffer ruining it
Walkion it will end same way in the books.
I rewatch it anyway :)
S05, E01 right now
The Lannisters send their regards
But they still have debts to pay!
Jamie Lannister sends his regards.
@@FirstnameLastname-us7mx Remembers what? That went nowhere, John Snow is a noboby, Arya went exporing, Sansa is still a bitch, Bran became the most boring king ever. THE END.
@@Merecir It was great, what is even better is to read sad nerds cry about it months later because they expected a happy heroic ending.
May The Force be with you... wait, what?
Johan Karlström should really get into voice acting. i'd love to hear him voice act some characters in the next Elder Scrolls or something
1000000% agreed! His voice is so beautiful!
I would LOVE THAT
He's the solist singer of the best simphony orchestra in the world, why the fuck would he make some video game voice?
@@Manhattan264 Being a soloist singer of the best symphony orchestra is certainly honorable, but the audience of video games is noticeably wider. So his voice would bring joy to millions more fans around the world.
@@sergeyyakovlev411 i m pretty sure a lot of ppl would be happy, i would too.
But he s at top of a major art, i cant imagine he would use his voice for something else
This voice comes from so deep it’s insanely beautiful. I feel like this is how earth makes your voice sound when she’s in peace.
Those screams, for those who knows the story about the rains of castamere it gives ghostgumps
Indeed!!
That guy's voice is deeper than the ocean.
If that was breath taking from here; I can only imagine how it must have felt to feel that musical power pass through their bodies.
It was something else entirely. I can only recommend it!
This score is one to bend the knees 😮 … as is the entire orchestra ❤ what a performance. 😮
I’ve watched all other versions of “Rains of Castamere,” this one is the best version for me! This guy’s voice is perfect and song is not rushed. I have spoken!
I have heard many versions of Rains of Castamere but Johan Karlström is the finest. A basso is perfect
I used it to run in my headphone.nice performance.
GOT, Star Trek, Star Wars, Spaghetti western... the Danish National Symphony Orchestra perfected everything
The transition between Rain of Castamere and the intro is so god damn awesome
Rains of Castamere brought me here, stayed for the whole thing! Incredible!
When that intro to the series kicked in at 4:24 I got so many chills my eyes watered.
Gracias friend!
The Golden Lions of Casterly Rock approve this. Marvelous. :))
Yes, Johan really looks like a young Tywin Lannister.
EDIT: In case anyone is curious on the lineup of the Suite:
- The Rains of Castamere (House Lannister)
- Main Theme
- Breaker of Chains (House Targaryen)
- What Is Dead May Never Die (House Greyjoy)
- Goodbye Brother (House Stark)
- Arrival To Winterfell (mix of Baratheon, Stark, and Targaryen)
- Wildfire (House Baratheon)
- Mhysa (House Targaryen)
- The Children (House Stark)
This is the single best rendition of Rains of Castamere I've ever heard.
Je ne me lasse pas d'écouter cet opéra, magnifique voix du chanteur, ❤❤❤❤❤
That's why Denmark is one of the happiest countries in the world. Because they have an amazing national orchestra! :D
State funded, I might add. The tickets are cheap and the orchestra gets to try new things, instead of just catering to the usual concert-goers.
All that, in one of the worlds best concert-halls.
iGottaRandomName
So the poorer working class lad has to pay so that a small group of music lover can go to a concert to watch this.
Well fuck, sorry to the people that don’t like this music, your paying for it whether you like it or not.
@@sebastianlodge7549 That is one of the most important differences in way of thinking between Denmark and USA you are touching on here! We, in general of course, do not "hate" to pay taxes, to make things like this possible in so many different areas of culture, sports etc. Sometimes it is for something you are personally interested in, and sometimes it is for your next door neighbour, even if you yourself are not in the least interested. Personally I have worked outdoors low pay jobs all my worklife ( retired now, when I was 61 ), and I very much appreciate this, even though i preferred the Tolkien piece, that "lead" Me here in the first place. The attitude you are presenting for us here, is also exactly why, so many in USA do not seem to have a problem with 45.000 people dying every year for lack of healthcare. That is not, who we are, as a people.
Kurt.Dk-55
I’m Australian not American.
So yeh, big assumption. I personally have no problem with public healthcare. It prevents disease outbreaks that effect me and saves lives. It is just the arts and non essential things like wifi, that I don’t think everyone else should have to pay for. But each to their own, I have full respect for Denmark, and hope to go one day.
@@sebastianlodge7549 'But mate, this is essential. Countries are formed because of art, music and culture, especially countries like in Europe ( I do not only mean Europe) were it has thousands of years of history. What is a country or a certain type of people without their culture, art and music? Also Denmark has a population of 5,8 million and is the 33st richest country. I do not think the poorer working class really feel the costs of funding this, but that's a personal opinion.
Also if you think about it, not only the musicians are paid with that money. How about the light technicians, audio technicians, cameraworkers, script writers, film directors, bar personal, cleaners, PR workers and the list goes on. Always think about the bigger picture my friend. This place also creates a lot of work.
Oh my. The Danish National Symphony orchestra is On Top of the worlds Best. Sound, measure, tempo, score voice, and intermentals. Wow.!
I'm consistently blown away by these performances....wow!!
Die Musik dieser Serie ist ein Meisterwerk. Vielleicht die beste die ich je gehört habe.
Everyone’s gangsta ‘til this starts playing at their wedding.
Ngl I'll put it on just to know who understands🤣
Let's not give people ideas
The man that sings the Rains of Castamere should sing Be Prepared. He had a perfect voice for that
exactly!
Honestly, his voice sounds so much like Judge Claude Frollo.
people talking about how the singer with the heavy voice looks like a young tywin, the conductor looks like a bloody young roose bolton that's exactly how i would imagine him in his youth.
Fine I’ll rewatch game of thrones
For sure one of the most epic things i have watched-listened in 2019!
The red wedding was probably the most shocking moment in television history. Rains of Castamere is, to this day, my favourite and most hated piece of music ever in a TV series.
If that's not good TV, I don't know what is.
Word! It was in this moment, when i realized Martin is a sadist. I was shocked and my girlfriend cried a river and this means much (she had never cried for ANY other movie)
Especially when Robb calls mother before bolton stabs him still makes me cry .😭. This is My all time favourite series . I am not judging it with what they did at last or anything . I am happy that this masterpiece existed in my generation ❤️.
The most shocking moment on TV was when Negan started smashing heads with Lucile...
@@944Tomcat keep thinking that hahaha
@@944Tomcat for those who didn't read the book -- maybe. Those who read expected it and waited for the reaction of those who didn't :)))
Say whatever you want about the ending of this show but this is incredible. This will forever be one of the best shows ever on tv for so many reasons. casting, score, sets, cgi, plot lines, etc. brilliant.
Totally agree. The end was really good, but the development of the season tasted like a fast and barely cooked and spiced dish.
However, one of the best TV show I ever watched. With an incredible ost
And the plot armour
The last 2 seasons were a travesty, but the music has always been top tier. Ramin Djawadi really created something magical that will stand the test of time.
It started out fantastically, then it tried too hard to do fan service and push some aspects that just didn't make sense. I'd say during season 1-4, it was one of the best shows ever... afterwards it quickly started sinking
Egal wie oft ich diese Musik höre, ich werde nie genug davon bekommen!! Vielen Dank euch allen
Jihye Kim's gorgeous voice is giving me goosebumps.
When they play House Stark's theme song, I'm just reminded of this one quote. "When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives."
We are living downstream.
Once a streetpooper, always a streetpooper.
Winter is coming
Leave one wolf alive, and the sheep are never safe.
Did someone else get goosebumps when Johan Karlstrom started singing?
Me too❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Even 1000 times watching this performance no enough... Ramin Dajawadi the Legend!
I got goosebumps when that Bass God started singing.
I love the fact that the conductor looks like he's having a lot of fun ♥
I've listened and watched this video for over 20 times now. The transition at 4:15 is insane and badass with Johan Karlström fading into the dark like that!
season's 1 through 4 was some of the best TV ever. Probably the best TV of the 2010s in the long format ever. Barring True Detective S1, for example. And it was a true phenomenom. Everybody was watching it. I'm glad I started it earlier, when the first season was still airing.
5:02 I love how the camera goes from one sister on the cello to the other sister on the violin. They're both just so talented.
Kimler onlar? Who are thay?
@@serkanucar1726 two thirds of Trio con Brio Copenhagen
That talented lady at 4:32 always gives me goosebumps! Pure raw talent that is! All Orchestra is so talented and in such symphony!
Do you know the name?
I cried listening to this 😞
Wangbu Tachala doubt it
@@galleyman i cried like a baby thinking how it ended
Yammy pathetic swine
I was there. Just about everyone cried a bit.
I love this particular version of Daenerys' theme.
They play and sing as if their lives were at stakes. Amazing commitment.
Well said. I used to play in an amateur orchestra, and at performances that was pretty much how I felt ... I always played as if it was the last time I got to play, particularly with pieces like this, full of powerful melodies. As a second violinist,I sat directly in front of the French horns, and oooh man I cannot explain to you how it feels to sit there when they play an epic melody... it's better than flying❤😊
@@Julieseven wow! Sure sounds intense! Those are pretty epic
@Kavriel It is. No joke. That´s what we live for, from early childhood. It´s our mission. And it´s pretty sad that most musicians, independant musicians, can´t make a living from music later on, even though they gave their all, since early childhood, Corona making things even worse, of course...(I am a professional violinist, I know what I´m talking about.)
I really get shivers down my spine, goosebumps the whole Video, really appreciate the commitment, i love it so much to hear to such powerful and epic Themes, same with duel of the fate if you haven't seen it watch it from the same channel, so epic too.
@@natascha5864I pray something is done about this situation.
I wanted to have Rains of Castamere as our first dance at my wedding just to see the guests reaction. My wife refused 😂
You should have refused to marry her
Don't be afraid to burn it all down. The House is destined to fail.
lol
And who, is she...?
@@Omega0850 the husband said...
No matter how disappointed you are about the finale, you can't deny the music was great from start to finish!
I am listening to this and can only imagine the power of creation, my world, my view, beautiful colours I have never seen, sounds I have never heard, pain I have never felt! I am shaking from the insides, almost not sure if I am real! Extraordinarily mind numbing … might have been the first time I smiled and cried at the same time. Wow! I have been touched.😮😢😅
4:16 never heard such an amazing transition, OH MY GOD
HOLY MOTHER GOD. I don't know how many more times I am gonna listen to this on repeat.
same here
7 months Later -are you still listening..?😉
I love that there's just a random elf in the choir at 3:04
Yea I wondered why but then saw in the description they were actually playing lord of the rings music too
They played lord of the ring and world of War craft (The lich king) and many other stuff
And again in 13:03
There are several elves here and there. XD
Well it was labled as a "fantasy concert" so everything had a fantasy theme to it.. but yeah.. i never noticed this myself when i saw it.. as it was not possible as a crowd to see it xD
I don't see a lot of people appreciating 'Breaker of Chains'🥺 (6:11) So touching💕
even more than original, with this amazing vocals.
My favorite 😢
This part plays when dany dies and drogon takes her away at the finale 🥲
That what we can called music , unbelievable Symphony Orchestra
I swear this gentleman’s voice could reach Middle Earth. We hear some high sopranos, but rarely the lowest of Basses. Speechless I WAS.
The man has the figure of an ancient king, presence and an incomparable voice.
I wil never understand the people that considers music from tv or motion picture as a low standard of music. This is pure art.
Angel: how much bass should we give this man?
God: yes
Yesssssss
His voice makes wine, whisky and beer glasses vibrate in Cabinets and Cupboards around the world 🌎
Por favor el nombre del vocalista hombre, gracias 🙏
@@doramarin6738 johan kalstorm. Check description of the video
@@doramarin6738 Johan Karlström