White Walkers motif

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The White Walkers motif is a recurring musical theme in the Game of Thrones television score that evokes the eerie, ominous presence of the supernatural White Walkers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf leitmotif
musical theme
appearsIn Game of Thrones
associatedWith White Walkers
associatedWithCharacterGroup White Walkers
associatedWithConcept death
ice
the Long Night
associatedWithLocation Beyond the Wall
basedOn A Song of Ice and Fire
belongsToFranchise Game of Thrones
composer Ramin Djawadi NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
United States
firstAppearanceIn Game of Thrones Season 1 (score)
genre television score
instrumentationFeature dissonant textures
low strings
slow tempo
languageOfTitle English
medium television
narrativeFunction foreshadowing White Walker appearances
musical representation of White Walkers
partOf Game of Thrones (television score)
tonalQuality dark
eerie
ominous
universe Game of Thrones universe
usedFor evoking eeriness
evoking ominous atmosphere
representing supernatural presence

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
White Walkers motif ("White Walkers")
associatedWith
White Walkers motif ("White Walkers")
associatedWithCharacterGroup
Game of Thrones franchise ("White Walkers")
hasElement
Game of Thrones (TV series) score
hasTheme

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