A Knight of the Seven Kingdomshas broken the mold of what viewers expect from a Westeros-set show. It’s smaller-scale, it’s funnier, and it even sidesteps Game of Thronesand House of the Dragon staples like an elaborate title sequence.
These switch-ups from the Game of Thrones formula extend to the show’s score, which sounds nothing like Ramin Djawadi’s sweeping soundtracks for Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon. Like all the stylistic differences between A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and its companion shows, these sonic differences are by design.
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“Obviously, the original series, which is the most beautifully scored series probably of all time, is quite epic and orchestral because of the nature of the drama that is unfolding,” A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner Ira Parker told Mashable in a video interview. “And we are quiet and simple, and Dunk [(Peter Claffey)] has a very different energy.”
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