House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel spin-off, premiered Monday on OCS. To the surprise of fans, this first episode did not feature opening credits. Is it final? We answer you.
When House of the Dragon launched on OCS on Monday, fans noticed that the Game of Thrones prequel series was missing a key element: an opening credits. The spin-off, whose parent series was (also) known for its epic opening and theme music, simply showed a logo for a few seconds before kicking off the episode.
This puzzling choice was explained to vulnerability as an intentional creative decision, the creators of House of the Dragon wanting to present “a kind of cold openingto the audience. But it was just this once. Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnikcreators of House of the Dragon, told EntertainmentTonight that their series would have its dedicated opening sequence.
The House of Dragon theme music and opening credits will be revealed for the first time in Episode 2.”It was a creative choice” of the authors to exclude them from the first episode of the series:
It seemed important, once the curtain was up so to speak, to have a title sequence that was a real pleasure. But first, we wanted to get to the heart of the matter and tell the story.
They didn’t say more, but Entertainment Tonight reports that Game of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi is once again writing the music for the new HBO series, although it remains to be seen if he will write the credits.