List of works by Ramin Djawadi

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This is the list of works of the Iranian-German composer and music producer. Djawadi has composed and produced over one hundred soundtracks and film scores for both film and TV. He is best known for the score of HBO's series, Game of Thrones, along with other shows like Prison Break, Person of Interest, Westworld, Fallout.

He is also known for movie scores like Pacific Rim, Iron Man, and Warcraft, Eternals,The Great Wall.[1]

Djawadi won two Emmy Awards in the category Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for his work on the soundtracks of season 7 and season 8 of Game of Thrones in 2018 and 2019. He won an Annie Award for Best Music - TV/Media at the 53rd Annie Awards alongside Shane Eli and Jonny Pakfar in 2026.[2] He was also nominated for Grammy Awards in 2009, 2018, and 2020. He was honored with BMI Icon Award at the 40th BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards in 2024.[3]

Songs Written for Visual Media

Djawadi wrote "The Rains of Castamere" which was performed by The National, Sigor Ros and Serj Tankian over the course of eight seasons of Game of Thrones.[4] For the third season of Game of Thrones, Djawadi wrote the song "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" sung by The Hold Steady in the episode of the same name.[5]

He worked alongside Ellie Goulding for her song "Hollow Crown" in the album For the Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones.[6]

For the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, Djawadi co-wrote the song "Jenny of Oldstones" sung by Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine . A version of the song was sung by actor Daniel Portman on the show in the second episode of season 8 "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" joining the vast compositions from Game of Thrones Universe.[7]

Djawadi wrote the score for Pixar's Win or Lose, with the duo, CAMPFIRE writing original songs based on Djawadi's themes for the show.[8]

Discography

Films

2000s

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Year Title Director(s) Studio(s) Notes
2001 Shoo Fly Sajit Warrier N/a Short film
Exit Wounds Andrzej Bartkowiak Village Roadshow Pictures
Silver Pictures
Uncredited, additional music
Score composed by Dame Grease and Jeff Rona
2002 Teknolust Lynn Hershman Leeson ThinkFilm With Klaus Badelt
The Time Machine Simon Wells Parkes/MacDonald Productions Additional music arrangement
Score composed by Klaus Badelt
K-19: The Widowmaker Kathryn Bigelow Intermedia Films
National Geographic Society
New Regency Pictures
Equilibrium Kurt Wimmer Dimension Films
Blue Tulip Productions
2003 Beat the Drum David Hickson Z Productions With Klaus Badelt
The Recruit Roger Donaldson Touchstone Pictures
Spyglass Entertainment
Additional music
Score composed by Klaus Badelt
Ned Kelly Gregor Jordan StudioCanal
Working Title Films
Australian Film Commission
Film Finance Corporation Australia
The Woss Group
Endymion Films
Basic John McTiernan Phoenix Pictures
Intermedia Films
Manfast Tara Judelle N/a
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Gore Verbinski Walt Disney Pictures
Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Additional music
Score composed by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer
Something's Gotta Give Nancy Meyers Columbia Pictures
Warner Bros.
Additional music
Score composed by Hans Zimmer
National Security Dennis Dugan Columbia Pictures
DreamWorks Pictures
Castle Rock Entertainment
Additional music
Score composed by Randy Edelman
2004 Thunderbirds Jonathan Frakes Universal Pictures Additional music
Score composed by Hans Zimmer
Blade: Trinity David S. Goyer New Line Cinema With The RZA
2005 Son of the Mask Lawrence Guterman Radar Pictures
Dark Horse Entertainment
Gang of Seven Animation
Additional music
Score composed by Randy Edelman
Batman Begins Christopher Nolan DC Comics
Syncopy
Patalex III Productions
Legendary Pictures
Additional music
Score composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard
The Island Michael Bay DreamWorks Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Additional music
Score composed by Steve Jablonsky
All the Invisible Children Jordan Scott
Ridley Scott
01 Distribution Anthology filmJonathan (Short film)
Tom-Yum-Goong Prachya Pinkaew Baa-ram-ewe Additional music
Score composed by Howard Drossin
2006 Ask the Dust Robert Towne Paramount Classics With Heitor Pereira
Open Season Roger Allers
Jill Culton
Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation
First score for an animated film
Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run Jill Culton
Anthony Stacchi
Short film
Composed with Paul Westerberg
2007 Mr. Brooks Bruce A. Evans Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer N/a
Shortcut to Happiness Alec Baldwin Emmett/Furla Oasis Additional music (song:"Lost Souls theme")
Score composed by Christopher Young
The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas Cody Cameron Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation
Short film
2008 Fly Me to the Moon Ben Stassen Summit Entertainment
NWave Pictures
Illuminata Pictures
N/a
Deception Marcel Langenegger 20th Century Fox N/a
Iron Man Jon Favreau Paramount Pictures
Marvel Studios
Soundtrack released by Lionsgate
Score produced with Hans Zimmer
Open Season 2 Matthew O'Callaghan
Todd Wilderman
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Animation
Direct-to-video film
2009 The Unborn David S. Goyer Universal Pictures
Rogue Pictures
Soundtrack released by Lakeshore Records
Medal of Honor Călin Peter Netzer HI Film Productions Original Romanian title: Medalia de onoare
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2010s

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2020s

Television

Television films

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Year Title Director(s) Channel Notes
2003 Saving Jessica Lynch Peter Markle NBC N/a
2005 Buffalo Dreams David Jackson Disney Channel N/a
Faith of My Fathers Peter Markle A&E score only

(theme by Velton Ray Bunch)

2009 Prison Break: The Final Break Part 1:
Nick Santora
Seth Hoffman
Part 2:
Zack Estrin
Karyn Usher
Fox N/a
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Television series

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Year Title Episode(s) Channel Notes
2004 The Grid 6 TNT N/a
2005 Threshold "Revelations" CBS N/a
2005–09,
2017[10]
Prison Break 90 Fox Soundtracks released by Varèse Sarabande
2006 Blade: The Series 13 Spike N/a
2009–2010 FlashForward 22 ABC Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)

Nominated

2011–2012 Breakout Kings 23 A&E N/a
2011–2019 Game of Thrones 73 HBO Soundtracks released by Varèse Sarabande and WaterTower Music
2011–2016 Person of Interest 103 CBS Soundtracks released by Varèse Sarabande
2014–2017 The Strain 46 FX N/a
2016–2022 Westworld 36 HBO Soundtrack released by WaterTower Music
2018–2023 Jack Ryan 24 Amazon Prime Video Soundtrack released by La-La-Land Records
2020 Amazing Stories 1 Apple TV+ Episode "The Heat"
Co–composed with Brandon Campbell
2022–present House of the Dragon 18 HBO Soundtrack released by WaterTower Music
2023–2024 Beacon 23 8 MGM+ "Main Title theme"

Score by William Marriott

2024–present 3 Body Problem 8 Netflix Based on the Chinese novel The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
Fallout 8 Amazon Prime Video Inspired by Inon Zur
2025 Win or Lose 8 Disney+ Score by Djawadi Original songs written by CAMPFIRE based on Djawadi's themes.

Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records[8]

Death by Lightning 4 Netflix Soundtrack released by Netflix Music
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Video games

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Year Title Developer(s) Notes
1999 System Shock 2 Irrational Games
Looking Glass Studios
Composed with Josh Randall and Eric Brosius
Credited as Audio Technician
2000 Thief II Looking Glass Studios Composed with Eric Brosius
Credited as Audio Technician
2010 Medal of Honor Danger Close Games (singleplayer)
EA Digital Illusions CE (multiplayer)
N/a
2011 Shift 2: Unleashed Slightly Mad Studios Composed with:
2012 Medal of Honor: Warfighter Danger Close Games N/a
2014–2015 Game of Thrones Telltale Games Additional music
Score composed by Jared Emerson-Johnson
2016 Gears of War 4 The Coalition Additional music by Brandon Campbell
2019 Gears 5
2020 Gears 5: Hivebusters
2021 New World Amazon Games Co-composed with Brandon Campbell
2022 The Diofield Chronicle Square Enix
Lancarse Ltd.
New World: Blood of the Sands Amazon Games
2023 Honor of Kings TiMi Studio Group Concept theme music 'Wonders of Navenia' and 'Voyage'
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Concert tours

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Year Title Duration Shows
2017–2019,2023 Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience20 February 2017 – 5 October 2019 (North America and Europe)70
Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience, Djawadi's debut concert tour, taking music from the soundtrack of Game of Thrones Season 1–8.
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Awards

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Year Recipient Award Category Notes Result References
2006 Prison Break 58th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music Nominated [11]
Batman Begins ASCAP Awards Top Box Office Films Shared with: James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer Won
2007 Mr. Brooks World Soundtrack Awards Discovery of the Year Nominated
Open Season ASCAP Awards Top Box Office Films Shared with: Paul Westerberg Won
2009 Iron Man 35th Saturn Awards Best Score Nominated
51st Annual Grammy Awards Best Score Soundtrack for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Nominated [12]
ASCAP Awards Top Box Office Films Won [13]
2010 FlashForward 62nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Music Composition for a Series Episode: "No More Good Days" Nominated [14]
2011 Game of Thrones International Film Music Critics Association Best Original Score for a Television Series Nominated [15]
Clash of the Titans ASCAP Awards Top Box Office Films Won
2012 Game of Thrones ASCAP Awards Top Television Series Won [16]
2013 ASCAP Awards Top Television Series Won [17]
Person of Interest Shared with: J. J. Abrams Won
Safe House Top Box Office Films Won
Game of Thrones International Film Music Critics Association Best Original Score for a Television Series Nominated [18]
2014 66th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Music Composition For A Series Episode: "The Mountain and the Viper" Nominated [19]
Hollywood Music in Media Awards Best Original Score—TV Show/Digital Streaming Series Nominated [20][21]
2016 World Soundtrack Awards Television Composer of the Year Also for: Person of Interest, The Strain and Westworld Nominated [22]
International Film Music Critics Association Best Original Score for a Television Series Won [23]
Westworld Nominated [24]
Game of Thrones Film Music Composition of the Year "Light of the Seven" Nominated [24]
2017 Westworld 69th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music Nominated [25]
2018 Game of Thrones 60th Annual Grammy Awards Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media Nominated [26]
World Soundtrack Awards Best Television Composer of the Year Also for: The Strain (season 4) and Westworld (season 2) Won [27]
70th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Music Composition For A Series Episode: "The Dragon and the Wolf" Won [28]
Westworld Episode: "Akane no Mai" Nominated
2019 Game of Thrones 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Music Composition For A Series Episode: "The Long Night" Won [29][30]
World Soundtrack Awards Best Television Composer of the Year Also for: Jack Ryan (season 1) Nominated [31]
2020 62nd Annual Grammy Awards Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media Game of Thrones: Season 8 Nominated [32]
2024 40th Annual BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards BMI Icon Award Won [33]
2025 Win Or Lose 53rd Annie Awards Best Music – TV/Media Episode: "Mixed Signals"
Shared with Shane Eli and Johnny Pakfar
Won [34][35][2]
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