Why Nobody Skips the Game of Thrones Theme

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  • @Glidus
    @Glidus  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +735

    edit - the response to this video has been overwhelming. i loved making this and reading your comments is icing on the cake.
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    • @Random-wo2sw
      @Random-wo2sw 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Hello Globus

    • @AnnabelTheGoldsmith
      @AnnabelTheGoldsmith 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      No ones waiting for the GAH

    • @xavierdrake3504
      @xavierdrake3504 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      you out did yourself Globus, do more of these videos please they are very very very cool plus you could catch more viewers with a wider net of stuff.

    • @nathan43082
      @nathan43082 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well done.

    • @theperson8539
      @theperson8539 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      How you done-ing my buddy/pal. Quick Question: CK2 or CK3? Which do you prefer? Also, do you reckon CK1 is a myth? It must be, right?

  • @fantasyhaven1
    @fantasyhaven1 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2676

    The one part of Game of Thrones that NEVER let us down. So much respect for Djawadi 🙏

    • @VICTORZITOSS
      @VICTORZITOSS 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      You know, as much as i like some of the other parts, they are flawed and it''s incredible that Djawadi hasn't... not once. And this is coming from a "light of the seven" not-lover
      Acting: not going to point fingers but ... "mah queen"
      Casting: arguably the other "not let us down" part. Still, Jorah, Dario, etc are more about the actors making the role theirs and early scripts accomodating incredibly well than being accurate representations of the character.
      Technical: there's the long night
      Sound editing: Someone else might chip in because all i can think of is fart noises where they should be none.
      Any help?

    • @joramsim
      @joramsim 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@VICTORZITOSS
      Visuals: Army sizes randomly shrinking and growing

    • @dylanbarker2803
      @dylanbarker2803 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      So true man was flawless season 1-8 and beyond

    • @enderman_666
      @enderman_666 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      eh, the opening credits theme was better in season 1, unironically
      listen to the S1 theme and S8/HotD theme back to back, you’ll notice the difference

    • @jessjess23brooks89
      @jessjess23brooks89 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      ​@@VICTORZITOSSCostuming: lost a lot of individuality per region and color in later seasons. Everyone is just always wearing black and harsh lines.
      I don't know whose job, but fucking Starbucks cup.
      I will say the wigs always slayed.

  • @CT-55-55
    @CT-55-55 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +953

    As someone with literally 0 musical experience or any idea what most of this meant, this was still a really interesting analysis. Nice job Glimbo

    • @Wolf6119
      @Wolf6119 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

      It felt like sitting, smiling, and nodding along as your friend explains something they're passionate about which you don't understand AT ALL lol. I have no idea what any of that meant but Glombus seemed to be enjoying himself and therefore I was too.

    • @zetsubanned4308
      @zetsubanned4308 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      This video makes me feel like how it must feel to non-artists when I start going on about composition and contrast and the importance of silhouette and whatnot. Just nodding along and being like 'I know some of those words'

    • @c_p1858
      @c_p1858 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same thing here bit despite my lack of knowledge I still feel very musically educated after watching this video and could follow along fine

    • @zachryder3150
      @zachryder3150 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      "I like your funny words, music man."

    • @MeeraReads
      @MeeraReads 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hopefully Glimbo will do more of these, but in the meantime, the channel Sideways has some awesome film score explainer videos that are accessible to laypeople (and very funny)

  • @zebreezie
    @zebreezie 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +496

    Ramin Djawadi is such a genius. One of the most memorable moments throughout the entire series for me was when I heard those first few notes of the piano. I was like "What? this never happens? There has never been piano in GoT before, oh god what's going to happen?" He is so severely underrated. I absolutely loved this video.

    • @Eldanari
      @Eldanari 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      Yes this! That piano started playing and I was like "Hold up, this has never happened. What are we building to?! What's going on!!?" After so long with strings, brass, and drums, it was surreal and honestly a little frightening to introduce the piano.

    • @margaretgarside5617
      @margaretgarside5617 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      'The Last of the Starks' is as gorgeous a piece for strings as anything by Barber or Vaughan Williams.

    • @valeaves
      @valeaves 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Exactly! It’s rare that a change in instrumentation let me sit up straight in the most alarmed way possible!

    • @vNymeria
      @vNymeria 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yes!! At the very first piano note you notice something is wrong!! He is a genius

    • @officialthomasjames
      @officialthomasjames หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s amazing how strikingly noticeable the piano was. That was definitely intentional to tell us something was up. Pure musical genius.

  • @hypatia4754
    @hypatia4754 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +124

    Watching videos like this where intelligent people do a deep dive into their passions is why the internet is so worth it

    • @seancrowe3353
      @seancrowe3353 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Plus the porn after :)

  • @whinemax
    @whinemax 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +169

    I still get chills when I hear the piano from 'Light of the Seven' without ever realizing the mastermind behind it.
    Thanks for this video!

    • @lindsay9838
      @lindsay9838 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I made it my ringtone recently and I still love every time I hear it! I’ve almost accidentally missed so many calls because I just wanted the song to keep playing and wouldn’t answer until the last second😂😌

    • @TheRandomPhangirl
      @TheRandomPhangirl 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I remember watching that episode for the first time and my stomach absolutely dropping when light of the seven started because “wait, I’ve never heard a piano in got before…”

    • @TheRandomPhangirl
      @TheRandomPhangirl 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I remember watching that episode for the first time and my stomach absolutely dropping when light of the seven started because “wait, I’ve never heard a piano in got before…”

    • @ananas22anne
      @ananas22anne 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@TheRandomPhangirlsame! i didn't realise, it was the presence of the piano. the music just gave me the gut feeling of "oooohhh noooo something is entirely wrong here!"

    • @zingrock
      @zingrock 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same with The Night King, which massively outshone the scene it was depicting.

  • @enbt93
    @enbt93 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +575

    This love letter from a passionate and talented creator to another is so incredibly sweet. I hope Djawadi sees this and feels the deep admiration you have for him and his craft. It's truly so touching.
    I will engage with this content, for sure!

    • @AfterAFashionASMR
      @AfterAFashionASMR 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Thank you for this comment. I was thinking something just along these lines but couldn’t seem to find the way to articulate it. It was an incredibly heartfelt and touching analysis, that laid bare human creativity expression and excellence in an artful and loving manner. It actually made me tear up a few times. Music has a syntax that when understood opens a door to the mind and imagination of its creator. To have a clear view into it is quite thrilling imo and emotional. Especially when it is done as well as it was in this video.

    • @Pseudothink
      @Pseudothink 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      As an engineer with a fondness for music with little to no technical or artistic understanding of it, all I heard in this video was the narrator naming off music jargon (notes, scales, chords, other terminology) and peppering these with the musical equivalent of wine adjectives like "fruity, dry, with a hint of pretentiousness." I figure it's because I had a seizure when I was four and it damaged the section of my brain which understands music, cooking, and other arts, or that artists are just a tribe perpetuating the appearance of understanding deep mysteries in the same way the main character of Velvet Buzzsaw does.

  • @greenlantern7959
    @greenlantern7959 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +239

    “The melody is distilled down to its core, crying out for resolution, and the harmony is pressing on, unrelentingly”
    Lovely writing to describe a wonderful part of the song. Well done, sir.

  • @kayla_eeve
    @kayla_eeve 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +266

    As a fellow ASOIAF nerd with a music degree, this is literally heaven for me. Please do more of these. I would love to hear you dig into Light of the Seven.

  • @42sigma30
    @42sigma30 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +317

    I think a cool idea might be to analyze the individual House themes like the Rains of Castamere or What is Dead May Never Die for the Lannisters and Greyjoys respectively. Like what instruments are highlighted, and what the specific musical choices say about the Houses/Kingdoms.

    • @HaywireZombie84
      @HaywireZombie84 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      I'd love a glimbo lecture on leitmotif

    • @jeanne6961
      @jeanne6961 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      @@HaywireZombie84 Seconded! Especially for characters like Dany who go through multiple motifs, or for leitmotifs that remain the same piece of music but are melded and shaped around certain tones. Season 1 had both Kill them All and King in the North, both with the same melancholy Stark theme but one for the devastation of Ned's death and one with the grim-but-hopeful uncertainty of Robb being named King

    • @Bubreherro
      @Bubreherro 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Thisss ☝️

    • @karentargaryen7959
      @karentargaryen7959 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I just added a comment with that request too!!

    • @smosifjr
      @smosifjr 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Bigggg retweet on this idea

  • @joesweeney8200
    @joesweeney8200 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +255

    Please god more high quality music analysis videos. Clearly lots of work gone into this and it pays, love the background music selection as well - deserves to go very viral

    • @joesweeney8200
      @joesweeney8200 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Addendum: Light of the seven analysis please, goes unreasonably hard

    • @scheherazade2291
      @scheherazade2291 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@joesweeney8200new rockstars does a fantastic analysis of light of the seven that’s amazing.

    • @WanderingPropeller
      @WanderingPropeller 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I concur.

  • @mikkiduf
    @mikkiduf 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    The Light of the Seven is also pure musical genius !!!! The live performance of GOT was absolutely amazing, I hope it tours again !!!!!!

    • @aryastark6644
      @aryastark6644 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same I really enjoyed it

  • @Romy-90
    @Romy-90 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

    One thing thing I will never regret was going to the "Game of Thrones in concert" show. The music is so brilliant that it takes you back emotionally to ten years ago when the show started. Whatever happened in the later seasons, the music still lives on as it's own masterpiece 👍

    • @Daughterchasya
      @Daughterchasya 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That and lotr is on my bucket list preferable while elephants surround us and we feed them treats

  • @salindur7238
    @salindur7238 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +290

    I might’ve spent 8 years at a school with 800 years of musical history yet I have never enjoyed musical analysis as much as even the first couple minutes of this video. Love your work Glimbo, hope you find the time to work more music videos in your upload schedule ❤

  • @mrelephant2283
    @mrelephant2283 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +388

    hey Glimbo, I like it when you make videos about things you like, so do that.

    • @Blueeyesthewarrior
      @Blueeyesthewarrior 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Seconded! Nothing is more fun than passion. I will watch a video about something I know nothing about simply because the person making the video is passionate about it.

    • @brittany1049
      @brittany1049 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      What they said!

    • @jasonmackaway77
      @jasonmackaway77 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ^^ THIS ❤

    • @fireflower12
      @fireflower12 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      this exactly. i dont know anything about music beyond that i like it, but i would watch a thousand of these videos just to see glidus having fun in his element. i dont know anything about wood working or being a pastry chef or fine art conservation, but some of my favorite channels that i watch each upload for are about those things, because the passion of the people making the videos makes me like the video, even if i cant relate to knowledge of the topic. plus, what better way to learn a new thing than from a teacher who clearly loves what theyre talking about?

    • @Namrhof
      @Namrhof 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Entirely this. I was SO excited to see a post by you.

  • @polythewicked
    @polythewicked 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    Yeah, he became my favorite composer years ago. His Westworld theme is one of the most beautiful pieces I’ve ever heard. I also appreciate his use of an almost tribal drumbeat in many of his pieces.

  • @nicolegreevy6212
    @nicolegreevy6212 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +78

    This was so wonderful; absolutely brilliant job. My husband and I watched it and then the next day watched it again with our 13-year-old. Back when he was a wee toddler, he would come RUNNING into the living room Sunday nights as soon as the first notes of the GOT theme started- we would let him watch the opening credits only (because we were not totally terrible parents). I don't think he missed a week; he loved the theme so, so much. Now that he is 13 and has seen the whole show (because I guess now we are totally terrible parents, though we always watched with him and I made sure to give him a warning when the nekkid or extremely problematic parts were coming), he's really hoping you'll do one of these pieces on "Light of the Seven," which is his favorite GOT music (I think he may have written a comment below already requesting that).
    (And the spousal unit would love one on the theme to :Westworld." Me, I'm just patiently waiting for the final HOTD Blisstake and enjoying rewatching the earlier ones. We adore your channel; thank you for your funny and always insightful thoughts on the GRRM world. The channel has brought much joy and laughter into our home.)

    • @Glidus
      @Glidus  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      Oh my god that's adorable. I'm so glad I've made this video child-friendly. Thanks so much!

    • @shockwave1126
      @shockwave1126 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You are good parents. He watched under your supervision. Loved your post.🙂

    • @misanthropicservitorofmars2116
      @misanthropicservitorofmars2116 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      In a couple years get him into reading the books as well. They’re some of the best books written. Really fun to get into.

  • @athenaquarry3853
    @athenaquarry3853 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +73

    For future music theory explorations, I'd love an analysis of Omori's "Duet", Hollow Knight's "Sealed Vessel" or, of course, GoT's "Light of the Seven"

    • @cowboybunny7984
      @cowboybunny7984 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      seconding "Sealed Vessel"

  • @drewhammond5203
    @drewhammond5203 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +152

    Gilbus thank you for this blessing, this is literally what I needed so badly. I, and everyone else on this channel love to poke you about your upload schedules but honestly your piss/blisstakes, your understanding and elongated tangents on music theory, and your actual mastery of literary concepts have been frankly, actually keeping me alive during a really difficult time in my life. Thank you for making content for us whiny babies ❤

  • @TheHellyeahmen
    @TheHellyeahmen 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    "I hoped to kinda avoid the expected and I knew that after ep 9 blisstake and 4 months of nothing people were expecting ep 10 blisstake but... it just didn't seem right for me at that moment"
    -Glidus probably

    • @MelevenEleven
      @MelevenEleven 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the d&d

  • @rishabhaniket1952
    @rishabhaniket1952 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    It’s also because of the visual changes they did in every intro during the course of the show with respect to who was ruling which kingdom or which house had fell that made the it more un-skippable.

  • @lucashaynes2694
    @lucashaynes2694 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +109

    I'd love to see you do this for "The Bridge of Khazad Dum" by Howard Shore, "Duel of the Fates" by John Williams or "Halo" by Martin O'Donnell.
    "Light of the Seven" would also be amazing

    • @AmazonEventer
      @AmazonEventer 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      These! All of those, but OmG ESPECIALLY BRIDGE of Khazad Dum!
      Or the leitmotif of The Balrog... how do you convey a demon made of Smoke and Fire instrumentally??? My God that music still gives me goosebumps!

  • @QuinnTheGM
    @QuinnTheGM 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +127

    God I loved this video. It’s been five years since I sat down to learn about music, and I hadn’t realized how much I miss it. Specifically the section on how fantasy SOUNDS is genius, especially in your analysis on how GoT fits into that.
    I played the flute for a long time, and you’ve inspired me to pick it up today for the first time in QUITE a while. I can’t think of any GoT songs that utilize the flute (though maybe there are? I’m a fake fan who can’t remember), but I definitely now want to take a run at some Hobbit-y LOTR stuff. Fantastic work as always man.

    • @johnnygriffith5668
      @johnnygriffith5668 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      NOW YOU BOTH DO A CROSSOVER EPISODE

    • @rebeccaburnell9319
      @rebeccaburnell9319 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Returning to your instrument is... powerful. Most of us who poured our time and tears into learning an instrument - especially at formational ages (ie, when we were kids) - even if you *think* you've left it behind, you haven't. You might find that picking it up again - just for your own entertainment and emotional well-being - will be immensely grounding and create inspiration and satisfaction that you can carry with you beyond those moments you're playing.
      Happened to me with piano. I didn't realize that I'd clipped my wings when I turned my back on it (didn't *mean* to, it just... is how my young adulthood worked out). Returning to it was healing in a way I hadn't realized it could be, because I thought I didn't miss it at all.
      I did. I was just... idk, hiding from that loss/sadness, or something?
      Anyway, I hope you'll get a lot out of playing again.

  • @nutellaking734
    @nutellaking734 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

    DUDE I know videos like this are an immense effort but MAN is this amazing - please do more of these, it's incredible

  • @dariussonofjazzlin7433
    @dariussonofjazzlin7433 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The dulcimer is a strangely nostalgic instrument to me, so its inclusion at the end of the theme to me felt like being transported to a comfortable/homely atmosphere where I was about to be actually told the epic story that the rest of the theme was challenging us to imagine.

  • @gnsgns2006
    @gnsgns2006 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +106

    I would love a video like this showing how the "King's Arraivel" theme transforms throughout the series. Its one of the most iconic pices of music in GOT, and even in HOT D. Thanks glaidus for the vid! Its been a long wait and worth it!

    • @captainblighe7297
      @captainblighe7297 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      If a Roberts Rebellion show is done, I’d love to see that be the music used for Roberts crowning

    • @gnsgns2006
      @gnsgns2006 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@captainblighe7297 also for a scene where ned and baby Jon arrive at winterfell. It would be perfect foreshadowing and a nice callback.

    • @kessera5645
      @kessera5645 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And Rains of Castermere - so many versions

    • @florianruckeisen8739
      @florianruckeisen8739 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes! It's my favourite theme from all the GoT soundtrack. Funnily enough, for several seasons I was never quite sure whether this was to be considered "the Baratheon theme" or "the King / Iron Throne theme" - but if there was any doubt left, House of the Dragon made it clear that it's the latter. Still love hearing it in its very first iteration when King Robert's entourage rides into Winterfell.

    • @officialthomasjames
      @officialthomasjames หลายเดือนก่อน

      It might be my favorite. Such a regal sound.

  • @-witty-
    @-witty- 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +80

    I love how Glidus made the video he wanted to make. I got lost along the way but he kept me in as he poured passion throughout and ended it so profoundly with "buy a metal poster"

    • @QueenMonny
      @QueenMonny 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      That's not how he ended. "Ramin Djawadi is very handsome and that doesn't get talked about enough."
      1000% agree.

  • @coleames514
    @coleames514 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I've always loved how the song seems to suggest how even through all the emotion of the song, the world keeps marching on, gives it a very real feeling.

  • @AW-uv3cb
    @AW-uv3cb 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Loved, loved, LOVED the soundtrack for the GoT and especially the opening credits, but let's also give credit to the amazing art design of the opening sequence - all of it was such a perfect mix. After the first scene with the White Walkers I was like - okay, let's see what they've got, but when those credits hit: boy, was I hooked from the first second. I had never seen anything of this quality on TV! Ah, those were good days.

  • @madelinesmith2157
    @madelinesmith2157 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +152

    Gliwadi, the different pieces you used throughout this video are such a testament to your attention to detail. It’s my favorite thing on TH-cam when you talk about things that you’re so passionate about. This video is a triumph.

  • @fishpastethe4th340
    @fishpastethe4th340 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +103

    I loved the moments when you talked about music in your blisstakes and now a whole video dedicated to one of the most iconic songs from the series is freaking amazing!

  • @IndomitableAde
    @IndomitableAde 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    It absolutely sounded like a journey! Every time I heard it I imagined myself galloping on a horse or cresting rhythmic waves on a boat, on my way to some epic destination. It felt bouncy and wind-blown and adventure-y and I love it. Great examination and explanation of something I couldn't quite put into words.

  • @Hats502
    @Hats502 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As someone who totally knows a lot about music composition and has dedicated my life to knowing things about things, I can say that my favorite Ground/Flying type Pokémon is totally right about all of this. Great job Glidebus

  • @morganhunt8051
    @morganhunt8051 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    As a huge ASOIAF nerd who’s also a 4th year music student in composition and clarinet performance, I see this as an absolute win. Would love to see more!

  • @Frogface91
    @Frogface91 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I love that king's arrival tune, I don't know if we heard it again after that very first episode but it's such a banger and evokes all the right emotions.

  • @renlyspeach7622
    @renlyspeach7622 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Yes, please do more. Do all the Game of Thrones themes. Like every character theme and house theme and how danaerys' theme changed through her arc from Pentos to the Dothraki Sea to Qarth to Slaver's Bay and then back to Westeros. And then do all the new themes from House of the Dragon. This video was so eloquent and educational and in-depth and just fabulously written. I hope you're teaching music theory because I've learned more about it from your channel than I did from years of lessons. Bravo.

  • @georgejuniper4842
    @georgejuniper4842 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    It’s always been my belief that the piano in this score has been used to represent the idea of “out with the old, in with the new”. The first time we hear it is when Cercei blows up the Sept, and Qyburn quotes this idea near verbatim as Pycelle is killed. The piano is also connotated with the White Walkers who wish to replace the old - humans - with the new - themselves. It is also heard in Hot D after Viserys is killed and is literally replaced with a new King. Love u Glimbus

    • @georgejuniper4842
      @georgejuniper4842 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The reason the piano was chosen was likely to do being a comparatively newer instrument compared to the rest of the orchestral sound. It literally replaces the old with the new.

  • @Michaelonyoutub
    @Michaelonyoutub 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There are so many great songs in game of thrones that makes you feel so many things, it is brilliant

  • @angrynerdgirl
    @angrynerdgirl 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    This was fantastic. I really wish my theory teachers had been as enthusiastic as you in this video. (Also, your tiny murderer roommate is adorable)

  • @ArtiOfficial
    @ArtiOfficial 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Glidus: you'll get a new video, it's not a blisstake, but still GoT related
    Me: This is an equitable compromise

  • @MeghanBelhumeur
    @MeghanBelhumeur 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I have been waiting for this video 😭 you have teased making an entirely music centered video, but I never thought it would actually happen.

  • @jeremy4ags
    @jeremy4ags 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Watch all episodes, never have I skipped it once. Hypes me up perfectly for each episode
    Same with west world.

  • @RoseKoneko
    @RoseKoneko 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    More of this please. Your briefer moments in other videos have always been awesome and I appreciated them. Maybe a few of the House of the Dragon songs, or elaborating on songs that are shared between the two shows.

  • @sirpufflington8116
    @sirpufflington8116 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    I have genuinely never been more interested in music theory as I have watching this video. This video was honestly amazing Glidus, and I hope you make more videos like these in the future

    • @ikabz1233
      @ikabz1233 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😢😢😢😢

  • @kenchlife9527
    @kenchlife9527 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Thank you Glimbus, I was just looking for a 25 minute compilation of goosebump-invoking sonic waves with some smart commentary I do not quite understand.

  • @user-yu7no1rw3l
    @user-yu7no1rw3l 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Light of the Seven never fails to give me goosebumps. It is both powerful and delicate at first, but as it develops and gets more and more intense with the choir, it just inspires awe.

  • @OcarinaSapphr-
    @OcarinaSapphr- 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your music & linguistic analyses are always on-point, so I'm happy for any more content you want to drop on them!

  • @generalgrievous92
    @generalgrievous92 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    the topic, the quality, the title + thumbnail combo...
    this is an algorithm hit waiting to happen Glumbo, hoping for the best

    • @Glidus
      @Glidus  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      i reckon it'll be a slow burner, but one day it might pop off

  • @BrandonPrentice
    @BrandonPrentice 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    As a teacher who knows nothing about reading music, I love your way of teaching this content

  • @AfterAFashionASMR
    @AfterAFashionASMR 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This was a lucid and thoughtful presentation of a masterful piece of human creatively and expression. Please make more like this

  • @user-ss4ut3gm7j
    @user-ss4ut3gm7j 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great video. Loved every aspect of it, from the analysis to the editing, and I'm really glad this got recommended to me!

  • @ClaireYunFarronXIII
    @ClaireYunFarronXIII 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Nice to see a fellow musician break down this piece, a piece so beautiful they confidently reused it for House of the Dragon. While it is good, I still wish Dragon Show got its own opening theme. Djawadi likely would've topped himself, if given the chance. Oh well.
    Crazy for me to think Djawadi originally wasn't going to compose for Game of Thrones. But I'm glad he eventually agreed to come onboard after turning the job down several times. I can't imagine anyone else in his position. A true genius. One of my absolute favourite Game of Thrones pieces is "The Night is Dark," which first plays when Davos finds himself stranded on a Blackwater island. Simple but beautiful, like most of Djawadi's Game of Thrones pieces. Even as the show's script writing took a major dip in quality, Djawadi's music writing maintained its quality and continued to impress.

  • @electromika
    @electromika 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    I've always loved the little musical analyses you do in your videos, so seeing this one is a blast

  • @clairekendrick3521
    @clairekendrick3521 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ugh this is one of the best videos ever. Thank you sm Glimbo I’m in heaven 🤩

  • @jesusonaz9897
    @jesusonaz9897 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    This was so well put together, and very clearly presented to a layman like myself. It truly shows that how real the magic of music is. That I don’t even need to study it to feel its effects and automatically understand what the scholars of the art mean when yall engage in technical speech 💕 Love ur work Glidus!!!

  • @RmsOceanic
    @RmsOceanic 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    As an out of practice grade five piano player, I would like to posit that Djiwadi's orchestral restraint compared to other fantasy pieces might help signal the Dragon and Dragoner shows as more "low fantasy", that even when magic and Rhaegar and spicy noodle bois turn up the focus is on mundane human connection and conflict.
    Anyway, for future recommendations, I assume at least 40% of requests will be for "Light of the Seven", so I will take a curveball and suggest a back to back look at "Heartache" and "ASGORE" from Undertale, how motifs can be used and recontextualised

  • @karinagamez9624
    @karinagamez9624 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I clearly remember when the first episode came out, I was so in awe of the theme song... this definitely peaked my interest and lead me to read the books. Thanks so much Glim-boy for this amazing analysis! We do want the last blisstake but this is very interesting and in my opinion has an amazing replay value

  • @agargamer6759
    @agargamer6759 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's such an iconic theme that I can recall so many specific details of when I play it in my mind, thanks for articulating the elements that made it so great and memorable!

  • @drankin_barry6005
    @drankin_barry6005 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You’re pretty good man. Very comprehensible and well articulated. I appreciate your style! I subbed

  • @_bk_004
    @_bk_004 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Wake up new glimbus video just dropped

  • @sculptureofsound2
    @sculptureofsound2 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    The GOT theme is absolute genius. My mom used to be a piano teacher ( the GOT theme is her favorite, we never skipped it even if later on in the series we'd end up switching off the show in frustration) and we've discussed some of the things you mention here -- emotional chords, inversions, how it gets you roped in and ready for an hour of this world. You've it examined here beautifully. Dude music majors are so badass wtf.

  • @chikihim09
    @chikihim09 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’m so glad you did this video! so nice to hear someone put into words what i’ve always felt about the GOT theme

  • @dudeimdudely
    @dudeimdudely 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The editing and humor in the video are top notch, got me smiling abd laughing throughout. Nice work!

  • @furiouscoco8942
    @furiouscoco8942 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This is probably one of my favourite videos maybe ever?
    I'd love to hear you touch on some other character motifs. What makes Rains Of Castamere so menacing, and how does Djawadi iterate on it throughout the show to draw out different emotions? Same with Starks, Greyjoys, Baratheons etc. if you're so inclined.
    But honestly, any musical analysis I'll be here for

  • @lukaslambs5780
    @lukaslambs5780 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    It’s awesome hearing you talk about music because not only is it really interesting but it’s clear you are so passionate about it. Great video as always, maybe now HBO will make a different opening theme for HOT D!
    Also, I’d love to hear you talk about some of the diegetic music in the series like The Rains (Reynes) of Castamere! At least Rob and Cat got to listen to a banger before getting murdered 🥲

  • @bethanyt8132
    @bethanyt8132 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Been casually watching a few of his videos. Now i have reason to follow. Good job glidus. We can tell you are super passionate about this

  • @ephremcortvrint2376
    @ephremcortvrint2376 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for adding the name of the pieces you play, I grew up with classical but could never remember the names of pieces. You gave me the joy of listening back to a couple of my favorites again.

  • @maekarsmark5402
    @maekarsmark5402 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I played the flute for eight years in school (5th-12th grade)...I was surprised at how much I remembered. I LOVE music and you make it extra fun and interesting. The opening song IS a masterpiece and I don't think I ever skipped the into either, Glidus.

  • @swsolo62
    @swsolo62 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Amazing video! Would love to hear your thoughts on the evolution of Dany’s theme throughout the show (and maybe even the eventual handoff to HotD as a more general Targaryen theme??). It’s so interesting how Dany’s songs evolve (from season 1’s more focused “Fire and Blood” to “The Winds of Winter/Reign/Blood of my Blood” in s6) in complexity and scale, kind of mirroring the whole story.

  • @embarassingbitch
    @embarassingbitch 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I would love to see a video on the character leitmotifs in Game of Thrones. It makes me go insane whenever I hear different characters' themes intertwined (I'm thinking "The Spoils of War Pt. 1" and "The Last War"). I would love an analysis on the times when Djawadi does this and how seemingly different pieces of music can fit together so well!!

  • @alankoop1165
    @alankoop1165 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your the only content creator where i make myself watch through anything sponsored because you deserve every dollar. keep it up!

  • @Jemeysontaylor3
    @Jemeysontaylor3 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just finished binge watching the whole series and was happy to see it’s still being talked about despite the last two seasons. I would absolutely love to see you do a video on”The light of the seven” easily my favorite instrumental in the soundtrack. Loved the video and you got a subscription from me!

  • @msumm5330
    @msumm5330 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    HE FINALLY DID IT . great video mate. youve put this video together incredibly well, hoping that there will be more videos like this.

  • @owenshirrell1150
    @owenshirrell1150 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    after the amazing little snippets of theory in the Blisstakes, I was really hoping you’d make a full video diving into compositions from either series, and this absolutely did not disappoint! would love to hear more videos like this

  • @caraYmii
    @caraYmii 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I adore this video. The combination of your brand of comedy, passion, and the subject matter itself (I myself am a nerd in all of these things) make for a fantastic video. I would love to see more of these, and I don't care what piece of music it is as long as *you* like it.
    Also, this must have been so much work, and I respect that commitment.

  • @_TheCakeIsALie_
    @_TheCakeIsALie_ 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you know whats underrated? Your humor between your skills! Very nice video man, got my sub

  • @Tomin8r97
    @Tomin8r97 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    When I find myself an hour deep into the 1st of several multihour livestreams of food description analysis, it's easy to forget that this guy is actually incredibly talented and knowledgeable, with a lot of thought provoking and insightful commentary to contribute to this community. Cheers, Glonko; you've done it again.

  • @TheIslandDivision
    @TheIslandDivision 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Pairing the GOT visual with the Twin Peaks theme sure does hit one deeply. Damn.

  • @snakey934Snakeybakey
    @snakey934Snakeybakey 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As a lover of classical music who is currently writing his own fantasy and thinking of the soundtrack in his head (I'm ahead of myself, I know) I'm loving this video! Glad I found your channel

  • @thejam77
    @thejam77 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ooooohhh i was waiting for this 😮 thank you mister glimbo i love musical analyses and this one is really amazing work! it reminds me of my music theory courses and makes me miss analyzing classical pieces myself. i remember how i analyzed a few of the game of thrones tracks for myself a couple years ago when i watched the series for the first time. for me, the soundtrack is one of the most important thing about a show or a movie and the game of thrones soundtrack is just exceptionally great.

  • @AW-xc1xc
    @AW-xc1xc 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Being both a GoT and music history nerd, this is a win-win situation for me 💪

  • @ismailabushakra5574
    @ismailabushakra5574 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    We're still waiting for the Battle of the bastards pistake glidus

  • @tilo4948
    @tilo4948 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was honestly one of the best videos I have ever seen on TH-cam. I usually don't write any comments, this is like one of the first I've ever written, lol. I just had to. I started playing the piano when I was 6 or something, so I'm naturally drawn to the music in films, TV shows and especially GoT. And you perfectly broke down the essence of what makes it great. I don't even know if you're gonna read all this, but if you do, I really appreciate the work you're putting into all of this. It's truly amazing work

  • @sukiiful
    @sukiiful 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i am very late but i LOVE glidus talking about this stuff. this kinda reminds me of Sideways and i thank you for the time you put into this, must have been a lot of work!

  • @australopithecus_lucis
    @australopithecus_lucis 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I don't have much experience in music theory, but I have a major passion for semiotics and linguistics. Music is essentially a language, and a fascinating one at that, and I loved this analysis. I think it was very clear and accessible; the references were really helpful and the visual representation of what you are talking about was really well handled

    • @rebeccaburnell9319
      @rebeccaburnell9319 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was just talking about how music is a language in the comments section of a reaction channel; I'm an English-speaker with French as a second fluent language, and when I'm immersed in playing piano or recorder or choral singing, it's *exactly* the same brain-state "feel" for me as when I slip into French.
      ie - I just... *exist* inside the context of what I'm communicating.

    • @australopithecus_lucis
      @australopithecus_lucis 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@rebeccaburnell9319 Yes, I think I relate to this. I play the banjo, and mostly improvise calm and slow melodies. Whenever I'm improvising, it feels like constructing a monologue or a soliloquy; if I get something wrong, I'll try to correct myself as if I had mispronounced a word

  • @viinaart
    @viinaart 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Genuinely so delighted to finally get some musical analysis from this channel. I've wanted this for. probably years at this point lol

  • @delfineterno6869
    @delfineterno6869 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The intro was my FAVORITE part!!! The wonderful, chilling music combined with the imaginative visuals... perfect!

  • @TheManyColorsOfTana
    @TheManyColorsOfTana 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Glidus I could listen to you talk about music for hours. This was great and I would listen to you talk about just about ANY piece of music you're compelled to

  • @Staticjokes
    @Staticjokes 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    YES a glidus video about music! Also I miss sideways too.

  • @Rileybeer05
    @Rileybeer05 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    this has helped me understand music theory so much easier. I think showing how the notes interact with each other on a recognisable piece makes it a lot easier to understand the relationships between the notes.
    this video was amazing, and thank you :)

  • @TheCosplayInsanity
    @TheCosplayInsanity 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This analysis of the theme song and how it's so distinctive is a dream to those with a fondness for music. Thank you. Bravo.

  • @susanmartin3762
    @susanmartin3762 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have never heard anybody describe music and a song the way you have in this video. it's brilliant. I am a musician so I understand many of the things you've said in here that maybe some/most wouldn't, couldn't, don't or won't. The way you've described this, you've like told a story. people love to hear stories.
    The way you have put these notes and descriptive words and sounds to those notes, you're literally telling people to how to read "sentences" in music.... and it's working! Good job!...
    Ps what you said about learning the black notes later... that is SOOOO TRUE.When I first started learning how to play the k piano, all of my first lesson songs are ALL in majors. We aren't introduced to the "black keys" aka minors for quite some time. I was so proud of myself when I finally got to play songs using the black keys!!🎹 you are such a fun teacher. You really know your music!!

  • @kassthered8452
    @kassthered8452 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I know this kinda content might not be for everybody, but man do I eat it up every single time. During my highschool days I played bassoon in our schools orchestra and this kinda analysis brings me right back to that.
    Please do more music analysis!!!
    A few ideas for other songs to analyze:
    -Duel of the Fates(I mean obviously)
    +Ride of the Rohirim
    -The title song for Good Omens
    -Doctor Who theme
    -The piano score from season 6 of GOT that you mentioned in the video
    -Anything from Les Mis really, it's all so good

  • @psych0536
    @psych0536 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    When I saw the ping in legit announcements I almost thought it was the blisstake but im even happier to see a musical analysis thank you gloobers for taking pity on us viewers. do you have any more planned compositional analysis videos?
    enjoy your Sunday

  • @yoshilover4202
    @yoshilover4202 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Glimbert i know next to nothing about music theory so i didn't get half of what you just said but i still wanna say i'm glad you made this video. It's clearly something you're passionate about so it's still great to hear even for someone like me (plus i did learn some stuff) + it brings some fresh type of content to the fandom which is great. You should do what you like, when you like it and not be influenced by any pressure, we're already lucky to have you !

  • @zekeludlow4536
    @zekeludlow4536 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    As a bad band nerd and music lover, yes. I’ve missed Sideways and it’s always nice to have someone else talk about music and stories I like and do it in a fun and not being way.

    • @MeeraReads
      @MeeraReads 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Official petition for Glidus to take over Sideways’ niche while he’s on hiatus

  • @SaltyHashbrowns
    @SaltyHashbrowns 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This might be your best video yet, Glimbo. And there's been a lot of good ones. Keep up the good work fellow music nerd!

  • @AusAudios
    @AusAudios 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    At multiple times during this video I teared up. This is one of my favorite pieces of music, and you did a fantastic job at explaining it to a music illiterate slug like me. It feels amazing being able to understand the notes played and why it makes me so emotional EVERY time I hear it. Thank you!!!

  • @255Jen
    @255Jen 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Already commented, but @Glidus just wanted to add a Thank You for taking the time to make this, knowing that it will probably get demonetised or copyright claimed. It’s really fantastic and engaging work that has such value. 🙏

  • @Grencle
    @Grencle 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely brilliant video, I'll need to watch it at least five times to understand all the explanations besides "sound nice" and "oh sound clever AND nice". I'd absolutely love more videos like this.