""What was so beautifully done about House of the Dragon is this epic scale at which the story is told. So to have this big booming orchestral score was very important," Kingdoms showrunner Ira Parker says during a roundtable interview. However, for his series, "we realized early on that we're telling a small story here - a small story about a simple person who has smaller ambitions. And so, certainly our sound had to suit that.""
"The answer landed on by composer Dan Romer was bringing a "sense of whimsy" to the score, befitting the nature of the show's young lead, a squire named Dunk (Peter Claffey) whose master has just died, leaving him on his own to seek adventure. "It's a kid with a silly dream, trekking out to a new frontier, trying to do something that's difficult," Parker says. "Music overall in the show had to very much be a representation of Dunk.""
The score for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms favors a smaller, whimsical sound to match the humble ambitions of its young protagonist, Dunk. Composer Dan Romer chose playful and intimate musical textures instead of the booming orchestral style used in larger-scale spinoffs. The series nods to Ramin Djawadi's iconic Game of Thrones theme in the premiere, then undercuts it with a graphic comedic moment to establish tonal difference. Dunk is a squire whose master has died, leaving him to seek fortune at a tournament. Music is intended to be a representation of Dunk's personality and journey.
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