We know HBO and the higher-ups at Warner Bros. Discovery aren’t content with one “Game of Thrones” spin-off existing. That show was a phenomenon on top of a phenomenon at a global scale, and they’re looking to capitalize on it any way they can. “House of the Dragon” has already been renewed for a second season, and based on this show’s success, I don’t doubt that we shall see more getting green lit in the near future, such as that Jon Snow spin-off Kit Harrington is developing.
Because of this hopeful expansion of the universe extracted from the pages written by George R.R. Martin, I wonder if this usage of the “Game of Thrones” theme will be the baseline sound of all these shows. I hope this isn’t the case. I want to believe that this was a well thought out creative decision by Ryan Condal, Miguel Sapochnik, and Ramin Djawadi, but in the landscape of corporation-funded art, you can never be too sure.
“House of the Dragon” is, if you pardon the pun, playing with fire. That theme song rules, but seeing a brand new animated opening titles sequence paired with it is slightly jarring. I’ll need a few episodes before I’m used to experiencing it. We had 73 episodes of that theme associated with one show and only one episode of “House of the Dragon.” It’s unfair to deliver a final verdict on initial judgment. I have thoroughly enjoyed nearly element of the show thus far, and I don’t want to get hung up on wondering if using this theme song is purely cynical or not. Whatever their reasoning was, I know I can’t stop humming it today.