Ramin Djawadi
Djawadi in 2008
Djawadi in 2008
Background information
Born (1974-07-19) 19 July 1974 (age 49)
Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)
Years active1998–present
Labels
Websitewww.ramindjawadi.com

Ramin Djawadi (Persian: رامین جوادی; born 19 July 1974) is an Iranian-German[1][2][3] film score composer, conductor, and record producer. He is best known for his scores for the HBO series Game of Thrones, for which he was nominated for Grammy Awards in 2018 and 2020.[4] He is also the composer for the HBO Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon (2022–present).[5] He has scored films such as Clash of the Titans, Pacific Rim, Warcraft, A Wrinkle in Time, Iron Man and Eternals, television series including Prison Break, Person of Interest, Jack Ryan, and Westworld, and video games such as Medal of Honor, Gears of War 4, and Gears 5. He won two consecutive Emmy Awards for Game of Thrones, in 2018 for the episode "The Dragon and the Wolf" and in 2019 for "The Long Night".[6]

Early life

Djawadi was born in Duisburg to an Iranian father and a German mother.[7] He went to Krupp Gymnasium in Duisburg, West Germany and studied at Berklee College of Music.[8][9]

Career

After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 1998,[10] Djawadi garnered the attention of Hans Zimmer, who recruited him to Remote Control Productions.[11] Djawadi moved to Los Angeles and worked as an assistant to Klaus Badelt. From there on he made additional music and arrangements for Badelt and Zimmer movies, such as Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Time Machine, and the Academy Award-nominated film Something's Gotta Give. He co-composed the music for System Shock 2 (1999). In 2003, he and Badelt composed the score of Beat the Drum.[12]

In 2004, Djawadi went out on his own with Blade: Trinity, collaborating with RZA for director David S. Goyer. This was the beginning of his relationship with Goyer for both film and television. The following year, Djawadi continued making additional music for Zimmer in films such as Batman Begins and The Island, which was his last time working in the background of another composer. The same year, he composed the Emmy-nominated main title themes and scores for Prison Break and the related show Breakout Kings.[13]

In 2006, Djawadi scored the first Sony Pictures Animation project, Open Season, followed by the sequel Open Season 2 (2008). Djawadi's ethereal score for the film Mr. Brooks (2007) earned him a World Soundtrack Award for Discovery of the Year nomination. His other scores include Deception, Robert Towne's Ask the Dust, and Iron Man. Djawadi was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media[14] for his work on Iron Man'.

Djawadi wrote the score for Goyer's horror thriller The Unborn (2009), produced by Michael Bay. Djawadi collaborated with Goyer on the television show FlashForward that year, earning him his second Emmy nomination.

Game of Thrones' main title theme
Sample of "Main Title", the series's musical theme tune, illustrating the melody played with cello and variations of the riff in strings
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In 2010, Djawadi completed Warner Brothers' Clash of the Titans. The same year, he scored the soundtrack for the video game Medal of Honor.

In 2011, he was selected to score HBO's fantasy drama Game of Thrones.[15] His work on Game of Thrones has garnered him several industry awards and recognition including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series in September 2018 for the score "The Dragon and the Wolf".[16] For his work on season 7, he was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.[17] This was his second nomination in this category after being nominated before for Iron Man in 2009. In 2011, he worked on the CBS crime drama Person of Interest.[18]

In 2012, he wrote the score for American action thriller film Safe House.

In 2013, Djawadi composed for the science fiction film Pacific Rim. He scored FX's vampire drama The Strain, created by Pacific Rim director Guillermo del Toro.[19]

In 2014, Djawadi wrote the score for an American action horror film Dracula Untold.

In 2016, Djawadi composed for the fantasy film Warcraft and the HBO science fiction show Westworld.[20][21] The same year, Djawadi composed the score for the fantasy action monster film The Great Wall.[22]

In 2017, Djawadi composed the music for American survival drama film The Mountain Between Us

In 2018, Djawadi scored American science fantasy adventure film A Wrinkle in Time and American supernatural horror film Slender Man

He wrote the music for Amazon Prime Video’s political action thriller television series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (also known simply as Jack Ryan)

Djawadi scored The Queen's Corgi, an animation film directed by frequent collaborator Ben Stassen.[23] He co-wrote "Hollow Crown " alongside Ellie Goulding in For the Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones.[citation needed] In 2019, he won his second Emmy Award in a row for the Game of Thrones episode "The Long Night".[6]

In 2019, Djawadi also made the soundtrack for the Microsoft Studios and The Coalition video game, Gears 5. The soundtrack was copyrighted and cannot be used even while playing the game online.

He received a third Grammy nomination for his work in season 8 of Game of Thrones, in the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category.[24]

Djawadi composed the score for the 2021 Marvel Studios film Eternals, which marked his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) since 2008's Iron Man. Djawadi composed music for the trailer of Magic: The Gathering: Theros Beyond Death, a card game. Djawadi co-composed music with Brandon Campbell for the second episode of Apple TV+'s series Amazing Stories titled "The Heat". He composed music for the Disney+'s nature documentary film Elephant. Djawadi composed the score for Lisa Joy's feature film debut Reminiscence. He also co-composed the music for the Amazon Game's New World with Brandon Campbell.

He scored the music for Ruben Fleischer's Uncharted based on the videogame franchise of same name. He reunited with Game Of Thrones creator D.B Weiss and Tom Morello, scoring the Netflix film, Metal Lords, directed by Peter Solliet. He scored Sony's The Man from Toronto, directed by Patrick Hughes and the Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon.

Personal life

Djawadi is married to Jennifer Hawks, a music executive in the film industry.[25] They are parents of twins.[26] According to Djawadi, he experiences the perceptual phenomenon known as synesthesia whereby he may "associate colours with music, or music with colours", and it allows him to visualize music.[27]

Works and awards

Main article: List of works by Ramin Djawadi

Tours

See also

References

  1. ^ Rachel Brodsky (April 14, 2019). "Music Is Coming: Composer Ramin Djawadi Looks Back On Eight Epic Seasons Of 'Game Of Thrones'". Grammy Awards. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "No flutes allowed: Composer Ramin Djawadi on the music of Game of Thrones | DW | 17.05.2018". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Ramin Djawadi Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "Search Results for Ramin djawadi". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  5. ^ Hall, Sophia Alexandra (August 30, 2022). "House of the Dragon brings back the original Game of Thrones theme music, but fans are divided". Classic fm. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Ramin Djawadi". Television Academy. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  7. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "No flutes allowed: Composer Ramin Djawadi on the music of Game of Thrones | DW | 17.05.2018". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  8. ^ Ali, Lorraine (March 21, 2017). "When music and dragons meet: 'Game of Thrones' comes to the Forum". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  9. ^ Stangland, Sean (February 17, 2017). "'Game of Thrones' composer brings immersive tour to United Center". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  10. ^ "Ramin Djawadi | Berklee College of Music". www.berklee.edu. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  11. ^ Keegan, Rebecca (October 6, 2017). "From *Game of Thrones* to Idris Elba's Love Scenes, Composer Ramin Djawadi Is Responsible for the Music That Makes Your Heart Thud". HWD. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  12. ^ Schweiger, Daniel (July 2, 2013). "Audio: On the Score with Ramin Djawadi :: Film Music Magazine". Film Music Magazine. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  13. ^ Debnath, Neela (July 24, 2015). "Prison Break season 5: Ramin Djawadi says he would 'absolutely' return to the show". Daily Express. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  14. ^ "Ramin Djawadi". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  15. ^ Victoria Ellison (April 15, 2013). "Game of Thrones Composer Ramin Djawadi: 'I'm Just Trying to Create Something Magical' (Q&A)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  16. ^ "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score) - 2018". Emmys. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  17. ^ "Ramin Djawadi". IMDb. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  18. ^ "Game of Thrones Soundtrack Details". Film Music Reporter. May 31, 2011. Archived from the original on July 25, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  19. ^ "Ramin Djawadi to Score Guillermo Del Toro's The Strain". Film Music Reporter. September 27, 2013. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  20. ^ "Ramin Djawadi to Score Duncan Jones' 'Warcraft' Movie". filmmusicreporter.com. October 17, 2014. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  21. ^ "Ramin Djawadi to Score HBO's 'Westworld'". Film Music Reporter. December 30, 2014. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  22. ^ "Ramin Djawadi to Score 'The Great Wall'". Film Music Reporter. August 18, 2015. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  23. ^ The Queen's Corgi (2019) - IMDb, archived from the original on September 8, 2019, retrieved June 29, 2019
  24. ^ "2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. November 18, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  25. ^ David, Mark (August 22, 2013). "Late Thursday Afternoon This And Thats". Variety. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  26. ^ Vanity Fair: Ramin Djawadi
  27. ^ Renfro, Kim (July 7, 2016). "Meet the musical genius behind the 'Game of Thrones' soundtrack who watches each season before anyone else". Business Insider. Archived from the original on January 31, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

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