Ramin Djawadi wrote the score for all seven prior seasons of the medieval Westeros fantasy – and he's still traumatised by the loss of Hodor.
Using cellos to anchor the score, Djawadi, 44, wrote musical themes for dozens of different characters as well as the rival households.
"I liked the tone of the cello, the range of the cello. It can play really low, and this show being primarily a dark show, I just felt it was a great melody instrument for that," he said.
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Ramin Djawadi wrote the score for all seven prior seasons of the medieval Westeros fantasy – and he's still traumatised by the loss of Hodor.
Using cellos to anchor the score, Djawadi, 44, wrote musical themes for dozens of different characters as well as the rival households.
"I liked the tone of the cello, the range of the cello. It can play really low, and this show being primarily a dark show, I just felt it was a great melody instrument for that," he said.
Flutes were banned and the piano only made its entrance in the Season 6 finale with the haunting Light Of The Seven theme when Queen Cersei is silently plotting mass revenge.
