About the Game of Thrones Theme#
Ramin Djawadi composed this theme for the opening titles of HBO’s Game of Thrones, which began in 2011. It is television rather than a film score, though it has traveled far past the show. The main idea is a driving, minor-key phrase first carried by a cello, built to march along under the spinning clockwork map of the title sequence.
On a 6-hole ocarina the melody sits low and tight, never climbing past B flat, so nothing here strains for the top of the instrument. The repeated pattern rewards a steady rhythm; keep the accidentals clean and the grim mood carries itself.
Game of Thrones Theme Ocarina Tab#
| A# | E | G | A | A# | E | G | A | F# | |||
| A | D | Gb | G | A | D | G | Gb | E | |||
| A# | E | G | A | A# | E | G | A | F# | |||
| A | D | Gb | G | A | D | G | Gb | E | |||
| Bb | E | G | A | A# | E | G | A | Gb | |||
| A | D | Gb | G | Gb | D | E |