Game of Thrones: Season 6 (soundtrack) explained

The soundtrack album of the sixth season of HBO series Game of Thrones, titled Game of Thrones: Season 6, was released digitally on June 24, 2016, and later released on CD on July 29, 2016. "Light of the Seven" is the first time piano is used in the music for Game of Thrones.^[1] The album was composed by Ramin Djawadi.^[2] The soundtrack has received favorable reviews and peaked at number 1 on the US Billboard Soundtrack Albums chart and number 27 on the US Billboard 200.^[3] The track from the season finale, "Light of the Seven", reached number 1 on Billboards Spotify Viral 50 chart.^[4] It won an International Film Music Critics Association for Best Original Score for a Television Series.

Reception

The soundtrack received positive reviews from critics.^[5]

Credits and personnel

Personnel adapted from the album liner notes.^[6]

• David Benioff – liner notes
• Ramin Djawadi – composer, primary artist, producer
• D. B. Weiss – liner notes

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[7]	2
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[8]	1
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[9]	5
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[10]	12

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2016	International Film Music Critics Association Awards	Best Original Score for a Television Series	Game of Thrones (season 6)		[11]
		Film Music Composition of the Year	"Light of the Seven"
	World Soundtrack Awards	Television Composer of the Year	Ramin Djawadi		[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meet the musical genius behind the 'Game of Thrones' soundtrack who watches each season before anyone else. techinsider . Kim . Renfro . July 7, 2016. July 22, 2016.
2. Web site: Pandora Radio Previewing Ramin Djawadi's Game of Thrones Film Score . Readjunk . Bryan . Kremkau . June 21, 2016. June 22, 2016.
3. Soundtracks . July 16, 2016 . Billboard.
4. Spotify Viral 50 . July 16, 2016 . Billboard.
5. Web site: Game of Thrones: Season 6 by Ramin Djawadi. . July 29, 2016.
6. Web site: Game of Thrones: Season 6 by Ramin Djawadi. . July 20, 2016.
7. Web site: Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50. Official Charts. Official Charts Company. July 7, 2016.
8. Soundtrack. Billboard. July 7, 2016.
9. Digital Album. Billboard. July 7, 2016.
10. Top Album Sales. Billboard. July 7, 2016.
11. Web site: IFMCA Award Winners 2016 IFMCA: International Film Music Critics Association. 23 February 2017 . International Film Music Critics Association. April 9, 2017.
12. Web site: Gent. Film Fest. 16th World Soundtrack Awards announces first wave of nominees. Film Fest Gent. 6 July 2017. 3 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803005118/http://www.filmfestival.be/en/news/16th-world-soundtrack-awards-announces-first-wave-of-nominees/17-08-2016/2985. dead.