Ramin Djawadi - wikipedia Ramin Djawadi Ramin Djawadi Ramin Djawadi in 2008 Background information ( 1974 - 07 - 19 ) July 19, 1974 ( age 43 ) Duisburg, West Germany ( now Germany ) Genres Soundtrack Occupation ( s ) Composer Record producer Instruments Piano, keyboard, synthesizer, guitar Years active 1998 -- present Labels WaterTower Music Remote Control Productions Website www.ramindjawadi.com Ramin Djawadi ( / rɒˈmiːn ˈdʒɑːvədi /, Persian : رامین جوادی ‎ ; born July 19, 1974 ) is a German - Iranian composer. Djawadi is best known for his score for HBO 's acclaimed television series Game of Thrones. He is also known for his works on movies such as Clash of the Titans, Pacific Rim, Warcraft and the Grammy - nominated score for the 2008 Marvel film Iron Man, and television series including Prison Break, Person of Interest, and Westworld. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Works and awards 5 Tours 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Early life Djawadi was born in Duisburg, West Germany, to an Iranian father and a German mother, and studied at Berklee College of Music. Career After graduating summa cum laude from Berklee College of Music in 1998, Djawadi garnered the attention of Hans Zimmer, who recruited him to Remote Control Productions. Djawadi moved to Los Angeles and worked as an assistant to Klaus Badelt. From there on he made additional music and arrangements for Badelt and Zimmer movies, such as Pirates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl and the Academy Award nominated film, Something 's Gotta Give. In 1999, he had co-composed the music for System Shock 2, the second installment in the series. In 2003, he did the score of Beat the Drum along with Badelt. In 2004, Djawadi went out on his own with Blade : Trinity, collaborating with The RZA for director David S. Goyer. This was the beginning of his relationship with Goyer for both film and television. The following year he continued making additional music for Zimmer in movies such as Batman Begins and The Island, which was his last time working in the background of another composer. The same year, he also composed the Emmy - nominated main title theme and score for Prison Break and the same for the related show Breakout Kings. In 2006, Djawadi scored the first Sony Animation project, Open Season, followed by the sequel Open Season 2 ( 2008 ). Djawadi 's ethereal score for the film Mr. Brooks in 2007 earned him a World Soundtrack Award for Discovery of the Year nomination. His other scores include Deception, starring Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor, Robert Towne 's Ask the Dust, and Iron Man, which was a commercial success with global revenues of $585.2 million. Djawadi 's work in these computer - animated films attracted the filmmakers of the Belgium - based nWave, who created one of the first animated movies in 3D, Fly Me to the Moon. In 2009, Djawadi wrote the score for Goyer 's horror thriller The Unborn, which was produced by Michael Bay. Further collaboration with Goyer was on the television show FlashForward the same year, earning him his second Emmy nomination. Game of Thrones ' main title theme Sample of `` Main Title '', the series 's musical theme tune, illustrating the melody played with cello and variations of the riff in strings Problems playing this file ? See media help. In 2010, Djawadi completed Warner Brothers ' Clash of the Titans. The same year, he also scored the soundtrack for the video game Medal of Honor. In 2011 he was selected to score HBO 's fantasy drama Game of Thrones. His continued work on Game of Thrones has garnered him several industry awards and recognition. In 2011, he worked on the CBS crime drama Person of Interest. In 2013, Djawadi composed for the science fiction film Pacific Rim. He also scores the FX 's vampire drama The Strain, created by Pacific Rim director Guillermo del Toro. In 2016 Djawadi composed for the fantasy film Warcraft and the HBO science fiction show Westworld. The same year, Djawadi composed the score for the fantasy action monster film The Great Wall. Personal life Djawadi is married to Jennifer Hawks, a music executive in the film industry. According to Djawadi, he has the sensory condition known as synesthesia whereby he may `` associate colors with music, or music with colors '', and it allows him to visualize music. Works and awards Main article : List of works by Ramin Djawadi Djawadi has composed and produced over one hundred soundtracks and film scores for both film and TV. His best known work is the score of HBO 's series, Game of Thrones, along with other television shows such as Prison Break, Person of Interest and Westworld. He is also known for film scores such as Pacific Rim, Iron Man, and Warcraft. Tours Djawadi performing `` Light of the Seven '' at the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience. Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience ( 2017 ) See also Music of Game of Thrones References Jump up ^ Game of Thrones -- Light of the Seven Concert experience. Facebook Live. February 3, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017 -- via YouTube. Jump up ^ Ali, Lorraine ( March 21, 2017 ). `` When music and dragons meet : ' Game of Thrones ' comes to the Forum ''. latimes.com. Retrieved December 4, 2017. Jump up ^ Stangland, Sean ( February 17, 2017 ). `` ' Game of Thrones ' composer brings immersive tour to United Center ''. Daily Herald. Retrieved December 4, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ramin Djawadi Berklee College of Music ''. www.berklee.edu. Retrieved January 24, 2018. Jump up ^ Keegan, Rebecca ( October 6, 2017 ). `` From * Game of Thrones * to Idris Elba 's Love Scenes, Composer Ramin Djawadi Is Responsible for the Music That Makes Your Heart Thud ''. HWD. Vanity Fair. Retrieved December 4, 2017. Jump up ^ Schweiger, Daniel ( July 2, 2013 ). `` Audio : On the Score with Ramin Djawadi : : Film Music Magazine ''. Film Music Magazine. Retrieved December 4, 2017. Jump up ^ Debnath, Neela ( July 24, 2015 ). `` Prison Break season 5 : Ramin Djawadi says he would ' absolutely ' return to the show ''. Daily Express. Retrieved March 17, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Iron Man ( 2008 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 13, 2017. Jump up ^ Victoria Ellison ( April 15, 2013 ). `` Game of Thrones Composer Ramin Djawadi : ' I 'm Just Trying to Create Something Magical ' ( Q&A ) ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 22, 2015. Jump up ^ Awards for Ramin Djawadi on IMDb Jump up ^ `` Game of Thrones Soundtrack Details ''. Film Music Reporter. May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Ramin Djawadi to Score Guillermo Del Toro 's The Strain ''. Film Music Reporter. September 27, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ramin Djawadi to Score Duncan Jones ' ' Warcraft ' Movie ''. filmmusicreporter.com. October 17, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Ramin Djawadi to Score HBO 's ' Westworld ' ''. Film Music Reporter. December 30, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Ramin Djawadi to Score ' The Great Wall ' ''. Film Music Reporter. August 18, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2017. Jump up ^ David, Mark ( August 22, 2013 ). `` Late Thursday Afternoon This And Thats ''. Variety. Jump up ^ Renfro, Kim ( July 7, 2016 ). `` Meet the musical genius behind the ' Game of Thrones ' soundtrack who watches each season before anyone else ''. Business Insider. Jump up ^ Ramin Djawadi on FamousComposers.net Jump up ^ `` Ramin Djawadi Biography & History AllMusic ''. AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2017. External links Ramin Djawadi on IMDb Ramin Djawadi Soundtracks Film Iron Man Clash of the Titans Pacific Rim Warcraft The Great Wall Television Prison Break Prison Break : Season 3 & 4 Person of Interest Person of Interest : Season 2 Person of Interest : Season 3 & 4 Game of Thrones Season 1 5 6 7 Westworld Video game Medal of Honor Medal of Honor : Warfighter Songs `` Game of Thrones Theme '' `` The Rains of Castamere '' `` The Bear and the Maiden Fair '' `` Light of the Seven '' Tours Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience Related Discography VIAF : 85762981 LCCN : no2007081942 ISNI : 0000 0001 1075 3143 GND : 135502039 SUDOC : 129507113 BNF : cb14590190h ( data ) MusicBrainz : f089f636 - 6b85 - 4e0e - a192 - 0d30ed2b44d1 BNE : XX1795968 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ramin_Djawadi&oldid=836306118 '' Categories : Ramin Djawadi 1974 births German composers German emigrants to the United States German film score composers German male composers German record producers German people of Iranian descent German television composers Living people Male film score composers Male television composers People from Duisburg Video game composers Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from April 2018 Articles with hCards Articles containing Persian - language text Articles with hAudio microformats Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca Български Català Čeština Deutsch Eesti Español فارسی Français 한국어 Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Italiano ಕನ್ನಡ ქართული Magyar მარგალური Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Română Русский Simple English کوردی Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska Тоҷикӣ Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 25 more Edit links This page was last edited on 13 April 2018, at 22 : 47. 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Question: who wrote the game of thrones theme song
Answer: Ramin Djawadi