Hi All,
I absolutely love the themes that Ramin Djawadi gives Daenerys. They can be subtle, or more often than not they can be rousing and triumphant given that she is involved in so many of the show's defining moments. In Season 7 Episode 6, however, he kicks it up a notch in a particular scene.
I find the word "epic" is massively overused, but it is definitely appropriate for this particular piece.
What I'm trying to figure out though, is what makes it more "epic" sounding than previous versions of the Daenerys theme. It is obviously a sum of several different aspects including the piece's volume, tempo and the specific instruments used, but I feel like there is something more going on in terms of what is being played under the main motif. I'm just not good enough at music theory to work out what it is!
The piece in question is here: https://youtu.be/AqdekMQuFh0?t=4m37s
For comparison, here are several other Daenerys themes:
Blood of my Blood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN711viMMe8 (as a side note I'm also trying to understand what instrument is playing at 2:13 - maybe a cello? )
Khalessi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u264CownN2Y
Reign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68keQv2nQNM
It'd be great if any of you have thoughts you'd like to share :)
Thanks
Submitted September 06, 2017 at 05:59AM by Geetarguy85 https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/6yeh6a/lets_discuss_daenerys_themes_in_the_game_of/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Wednesday, September 6, 2017