Ramin Djawadi Wins 2019 Emmy® Award For Game of ThronesOFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY BB Gun Press LOS ANGELES, CA (September 15, 2019) - Famed composer Ramin Djawadi won an Emmy® Award tonight for his exceptional musical work on the eighth and final season of HBO®'s hit series Game of Thrones. Ramin's score for the season's third episode "The Long Night" won him the award for "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)", marking the second consecutive year that he has won in this category. The episode featured his incredible 9-minute composition "The Night King", which went viral immediately after debuting on the show and quickly emerged as a fan-favorite. Game of Thrones led this year's list of nominees with a record-breaking 32 total nominations. "Having the opportunity to compose for Game of Thrones has meant so much to me, and it's truly a privilege being awarded this honor," Ramin said about the win. "I appreciate the incredible cast and crew, as well as everyone that watched and listened throughout the years. It's been an amazing journey."
Last week, Ramin's critically acclaimed Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience kicked off a 17-city amphitheater tour, giving fans the perfect opportunity to relive the greatest musical pieces and footage from all eight seasons once more in an immersive concert experience. Ramin himself is set to make appearances at a handful of tour stops, including a special concert set for Monday, September 30th at Santa Fe Opera in Santa Fe, NM to benefit the Stagecoach Foundation, a nonprofit supported by Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin to help create career pathways for New Mexicans in the film and television industry. Both Martin himself and Ramin will host the event and hold a VIP meet & greet experience with fans prior to the show, and the evening will feature Ramin leading an orchestra and choir through fan-favorite musical arrangements from the entirety of the iconic series. For a full list of remaining tour dates and tickets please visit BELOW.
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Ramin has won two Emmy Awards® for Game of Thrones® season seven, and been nominated for seven Emmy® Awards and two GRAMMY® Awards for Game of Thrones (2018) and Iron Man (2009). Versatility has defined his career, from celebrated television scores for Game of Thrones, Westworld, Jack Ryan, and Prison Break to feature films such as A Wrinkle in Time, Mountain Between Us, Slender Man, The Great Wall, Pacific Rim, Iron Man and Clash of the Titans. Ramin has even composed scores for blockbuster video games including Medal of Honor, Gears of War 4 and most recently Gears of War 5. His entrancing and elegant compositions typically average over 3.5 million plays monthly on Spotify, while spawning countless viral covers and even topping Billboard's Top Soundtracks chart. Ramin's Game of Thrones albums have amassed over 450 million streams to date and have continued to shine as one of the most captivating scores in television history. Upcoming projects for Ramin include season two of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan on Amazon and season three of Westworld, among others.
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September 15, 2019 9:20pm ET by Pressparty |