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Ramin Djawadi
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Ramin Djawadi (born in 1974 in Duisburg) has an Iranian father and a German mother. He studied at Berklee and began in the studio of Hans Zimmer. For Iron Man (2008) he wrote a score with hard rock guitars. He became well known through the series Game of Thrones (2011). Its opening theme is built on a repeated rhythmic motif in the cello, which follows the mechanical map in the opening images. In Westworld (2016) a player piano plays covers of pop songs, such as songs by Radiohead, as a nod to the Wild West setting. For House of the Dragon (2022) he built on his earlier themes.
Listening
Listening tip. Notice the short, repeated motif in the cello that keeps returning at a different pitch and so builds the tension.
Driving with the Top Down · Ramin Djawadi, 2008
Main Title · Ramin Djawadi, 2011
Main Title Theme - Westworld · Ramin Djawadi, 2016
Discography
Studio albums
- 2004Blade Trinity (Complete Score) (soundtrack)
- 2004Blade: Trinity: Score (soundtrack)
- 2007Beat the Drum (soundtrack)
- 2007Mr. Brooks (soundtrack)
- 2007Prison Break: Original Television Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2008Deception (soundtrack)
- 2008Fly Me to the Moon (soundtrack)
- 2008Iron Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2009Prison Break: Seasons 3 & 4 (soundtrack)
- 2009The Unborn (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2010Clash of the Titans: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2010Medal of Honor (soundtrack)
- 2011Fright Night (soundtrack)
- 2011Game of Thrones: Music From the HBO Series (soundtrack)
- 2011Safe House: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2012Game of Thrones: Music From the HBO Series (soundtrack)
- 2012Medal of Honor: Warfighter (soundtrack)
- 2012Person of Interest: Original Television Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2012Red Dawn (soundtrack)
- 2013Game of Thrones: Music From the HBO Series (soundtrack)
- 2013Pacific Rim (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2013The House of Magic (soundtrack)
- 2014African Safari 3D (soundtrack)
- 2014Dracula Untold (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2014Game of Thrones: Music From the HBO Series (soundtrack)
- 2014Person of Interest, Season 2: Original Television Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2015Game of Thrones: Music From the HBO Series (soundtrack)
- 2015Game of Thrones: Music From the Television Series (soundtrack)
- 2016Game of Thrones: Music From the HBO Series (soundtrack)
- 2016Gears of War 4 the Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2016Person of Interest, Seasons 3 & 4: Original Television Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2016Robinson Crusoe: Original Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2016Warcraft (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2016Westworld: Music From the HBO® Series — Season 1 (soundtrack)
- 2017Game of Thrones: Music From the HBO Series (soundtrack)
- 2017The Game of Thrones Symphony (soundtrack)
- 2017The Great Wall: Original Soundtrack Album (soundtrack)
- 2017The Mountain Between Us (soundtrack)
- 2018Slender Man (soundtrack)
- 2018Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Season 1 (soundtrack)
- 2018Westworld: Music From the HBO® Series — Season 2 (soundtrack)
- 2019Game of Thrones: Music From the HBO Series (soundtrack)
- 2019Gears 5 (Original Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2019The Queen's Corgi (soundtrack)
- 2020Elephant (soundtrack)
- 2020Westworld: Music From the HBO® Series — Season 3 (soundtrack)
- 2021Eternals: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2021New World (soundtrack)
- 2021Reminiscence (soundtrack)
- 2022House of the Dragon: Season 1 (Soundtrack from the Series) (soundtrack)
- 2022The Man from Toronto: Soundtrack from the Motion Picture (soundtrack)
- 2022Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Season 2 (Music from the Prime Video Original Series) (soundtrack)
- 2022Uncharted (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2022Westworld: Season 4 | Soundtrack from the Series (soundtrack)
- 2023New World (Original Game Soundtrack): Blood of the Sands (soundtrack)
- 2023Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Season 3 & 4 (Prime Video Original Series Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 20243 Body Problem: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series (soundtrack)
- 2024Beacon 23: Original Score from Seasons 1 and 2 (soundtrack)
- 2024Fallout (Original Amazon Series Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2024House of the Dragon: Season 2 (Soundtrack from the HBO® Series) (soundtrack)
- 2025Death by Lightning: Soundtrack from the Netflix Limited Series (soundtrack)
- 2025Fallout: Season 2 (Prime Original Series Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 2025Win or Lose: Original Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2026House of the Dragon: Season 3 (Soundtrack from the HBO Series) (soundtrack)
- 2026Mercy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2026Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
Other work
- 2008Iron Man
- 2011Game of Thrones (tv)
- 2016Westworld (tv)
- 2022House of the Dragon (tv)
In School of Rock
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- Film Music MapNL Map
- The Dream Factory: Film Reel 8NL Reader
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Ramin Djawadi, who learned his trade in Hans Zimmer's team, wrote a title theme for Game of Thrones (2011) for cello over a constantly repeated rhythm.