The Rains of Castamere

This is my version of a song that appears in book 3 of George R. R. Martin's fantasy series a Song of Ice and Fire. It concerns an event in the backstory when Lord Tywin Lannister quashed the rebellion of one of his subserviant lords, while he was a yet a teenager. I was given permission to record and upload it by GRRM in person at a book-signing in London, England, November 2009.

One warning to fans of the books: this was not an attempt to produce an authentically "medieval-sounding" piece. It's folkrock with electric guitars and synthesisers coming in for a crescendo at the end. I hope this doesn't jar your expectations too much.

I am in no way associated with the HBO series based on the books. If the show makes it to a third series (yes please), there'll likely be another version of the song written for it by someone hired by HBO. I'm a big fan of both the novels and the series, so that's fine by me. Whatever happens, it's been a positive learning experience in what it takes to write and record a fully-developed piece of music. This included coming up additional lyrics; GRRM's orginal verse and chorus can be read in full at:

http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/...

Comments and discussion are welcome. For the benefit of people whose first experience of the story is the show, please keep it SPOILER FREE. If you want to have a spoiler-centric dicussion the most popular ASoIaF board for fans of the novels is at Westeros.org, here:

http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/...

Lastly, people who enjoy it feel free to like the vid and subscribe to my channel! Booya! XD

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[drumlip]

S3E9

S3E9

S3E9

It's coming.

[monkey0in0a0cage]

you're gonna start to hate it if you keep it as alarm :p

[Daniel Nickson]

Aye me too.

[Excaliburnestation]

I prefer this version than the series.

[Darth Kenobi]

NO! It's coming.....the bloody Freys and Bolton!

[gambit7775]

In three weeks. Three. Weeks.

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If it were just a little longer, I could watch t with booze. If it were a little closer, a friend of mine would be at a wedding that night.

[MrYunYammka]

Episode 9 is named rains of castamere, so i would agree with you. And it gives the viewers who haven't read the book time to recover with Episode 10 :D

[gerard griffin]

Love this song, especially this version. You should do "The Dornishmans Wife".

[gerard griffin]

I don't think there is an "original" tune for this song, it's not supposed to be anything but what's contained in the lyrics.In the books each singer puts his own stamp on the song. Personally I much prefer this version because I think there's the right amount of emotion in the song without it becoming a dirge (as i find is the case with the version in the TV series by The National) I'd love to a few differing performances of the song in the TV series and maybe even one to this tune! :)

[Jeff Freeman]

Wont let me edit, so I thought I would mention I was meaning to say capture and not caption.

[Jeff Freeman]

Are you telling me people like this? No offense to the singer or his instrumental but this can not caption the feeling of the song or carry it;s emotions at all.

The song on it's own it ok but if you have heard the original it is not near what it is suppose to be.

[arian razmi]

probebly ep 9 se 3