Mediating Medieval(ized) Emotion in Game of Thrones

Larrington, Carolyne

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“…The melody is indeed ‘haunting but beautiful’, as Djawadi intended it to be, but the effectiveness of the ‘Castamere’ theme is its ability to be ‘flexible’ to different dramatic contexts, as it changes from a melody of intimidation and boastfulness, culminating as the soundtrack of the Red Wedding plot, to one of family tragedy and sorrow, represented poignantly in the fall of House Lannister. In this sense, the music of the show could be seen as a vehicle through which the non-modern feelings and behaviours of its medieval characters are mediated and made palatable to modern viewers (Larrington 2018).…”

Section: Literary Medievalism and Fan Response To ‘Castamere’mentioning

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‘The Rains of Castamere’: medievalism, popular culture, and the music ofGame of Thrones

Cuenca

2020

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This article closely examines the song ‘The Rains of Castamere’, from the television series Game of Thrones (2011–19), to draw broader conclusions about how ‘medieval’ music manifests in contemporary popular culture and how music for television has become increasingly important in the last few decades. This article argues for the relevance of ‘The Rains of Castamere’ in popular music from three perspectives: first, as a musical adaptation of the ‘medieval’ world of 'folk’ music popularised in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels (1996–); second, as a song embedded in the rich tradition of modern ‘medieval’ music, which itself is a modern reconstruction influenced by cinematic and literary tropes; and lastly, as a track that exemplifies the influence of fan culture in both shaping and responding to popular medievalist music.

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Section: Literary Medievalism and Fan Response To ‘Castamere’mentioning

confidence: 99%

‘The Rains of Castamere’: medievalism, popular culture, and the music ofGame of Thrones

Cuenca

2020

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Escenografías histórico-fantásticas de estética posmoderna en la serie Juego de Tronos

Tejeda

Hernández-Ruiz

2022

Arte, individuo y sociedad (Internet)

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Analizamos las “escenografías cinematográficas” de serie de HBO Juego de tronos (Game of Thrones, 2011-2019) desde una hermenéutica interdisciplinar. De este modo, se ponen de relieve los procesos de creación de esas escenografías a partir de las experiencias cinematográficas precedentes, guiadas por una lógica fantástica y espectacular (un eclecticismo creativo que no renunciaba al pastiche o incluso el kitsch). Juego de tronos, empero, responde a un neomedievalismo post-postmoderno y sus escenografías han sido reelaboradas según una estética posmoderna que responde a la intermedialidad, intertextualidad y la apropiación, con el apoyo de la tecnología digital y sus esmerados efectos.

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Mediating Medieval(ized) Emotion in Game of Thrones

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‘The Rains of Castamere’: medievalism, popular culture, and the music ofGame of Thrones

‘The Rains of Castamere’: medievalism, popular culture, and the music ofGame of Thrones

Escenografías histórico-fantásticas de estética posmoderna en la serie Juego de Tronos

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