Season 2 of House of the Dragon is just around the corner, and fans are surely excited to witness the continuation of the story that left everyone hanging at the end of the first installment. One big change that viewers will see in the upcoming series is the brand-new opening credits.
The hit HBO show will be switching from the blood stream in a cogwheel theme to an embroidery of a Bayeux Tapestry-style history of the Targaryen family. The threads are said to be jumping through the base fabric. While this new introduction sounds cool, many fans are still unimpressed with one major aspect: the usage of the same soundtrack.
Why Is House Of The Dragon Getting A New Opening Credits?
In an interview with Gizmodo’s io9, showrunner Ryan Condal shared the report of a new title credits for House of the Dragon Season 2.
We did decide to go with the new main title sequence this year. When we were looking at the sequence we did in season one, which I think works very well, it was visually dynamic and interesting, but it was really about—it was essentially a family tree.
The theme was about the bloodlines of the family, starting with Viserys I Targaryen going down through Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower and to their children. Now that the family has been introduced to the viewers, it is time for an evolution.
So the idea was, if the first season was about ancestry and bloodlines, season two is now about [being part of] this living history, this period that becomes very seismic, both in this time and then for all the decades to come.
Condal says that this period in the show is a famous time in the history of the Targaryens. He also remarked that even the characters in A Song of Ice and Fire are recalling the events during the Dance of the Dragons. As fans know, this is the most brutal and bloodiest civil war in history.
In the next season, the second generation Targaryens will be more involved in the narrative, and there will certainly be more conflicts between the Blacks and the Greens. A new title sequence will definitely help set the tone and mood of the viewers.
Fans Are Still Mad About House Of The Dragon’s Theme Song
Meanwhile, fans have expressed disappointment over House of the Dragon’s continued use of the original theme song from Game of Thrones composed by Ramin Djawadi. Netizens believe he should create a new one for the spinoff show. Check out their tweets below:
Although its fantastic, I really think HotD should've had its own variation of the GoT theme tune
— Danos 🖖🏻🇬🇧 (@TheMightyDanos) June 8, 2024
HBO should let Ramin Djawadi create a new opening theme.
— Roxana (@RoxanaOfElam) June 8, 2024
HOTD 100% deserved its own opening theme. it’s an amazing song, but it would’ve been nice to have something else
— aaron (@radagon111) June 8, 2024
We all know RD would come up with another iconic theme if they gave him the chance ! The music for HotD is gorgeous and haunting, I'd love a new theme with perhaps a shared melody.
— Caitlin (@CRStromante) June 8, 2024
I was hoping for a new theme.
— Ryan Kainec (@RyanKainec77) June 8, 2024
Djawadi revealed via IGN that they used the same theme song to tie back the old material to the new one. “We always looked at and thought of it as an overarching theme that connects all of the characters and the journey and the adventures of this universe,” he said before adding that it only felt appropriate to do so.
It remains a mystery whether House of the Dragon will ever get a new opening soundtrack, but what’s certain is that Season 2 will arrive on HBO this June 16.
