Episode 2 marks the debut of the official ‘House of the Dragon’ opening sequence.
After the premiere of the highly-anticipated Game of Thrones prequel, HBO has now released the House of the Dragon opening credits as the second episode of the fantasy drama aired.
Composed by Ramin Djawadi, the song has become so indelible you could play it on almost anything and the vibe is still there. Djawadi was told to avoid flutes, pianos, and violins (since they have been featured so often in fantasy themes), and so instead he made an absolute banger out of cellos playing a minor key, making an animated map feel totally epic and surprisingly versatile.
The title sequence brings back Game of Thrones’ original theme, but changes up the visuals to match the series’ focus on House Targaryen. Meanwhile, the visuals of the new title sequence take viewers in a soaring through the castles and walls of Valyria before the doom with small trinkets and symbols representing each of the show’s characters. All of this happens using the same cogs and gears that turned the Westeros map for the opening sequence of the original show. As the camera pans across all of these symbols, a bright red stream of blood runs down the walls of a castle eventually covering each one.
According to Djawadi, this is all about the Targaryens so the big thing is to keep their sound and themes.
“Definitely the sound that Daenerys had is tied to the Targaryens. The sound is the same. However, I think it’s important to point out that, actually, Daenerys has a separate theme than the Dragon theme. So, they’re the two separate themes, but sonically, they’re similar.” He added.
House of the Dragon is based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, tells the story of House Targaryen.
