Catch the Throne

Catch the Throne: Volume I
Mixtape by Various artists
Released	March 7, 2014 (2014-03-07)
Recorded	2013–2014
Genre	Hip hop, rap
Length	25:33

Catch the Throne: Volume II
Mixtape by Various artists
Released	March 7, 2015 (2015-03-07)
Recorded	2014–2015
Genre	Hip hop, rap, heavy metal
Length	53:10

Catch the Throne is a two-volume mixtape. The first volume was released digitally on March 7, 2014, and on CD on March 28, 2014, as a free mix tape that features various rap artists to help promote the HBO series Game of Thrones . ^{[1] [2]} The albums feature hip hop artists including Snoop Dogg, Ty Dolla $ign, Common, Wale, Daddy Yankee, as well as music by Ramin Djawadi from the show and some voices from the show.

Reception

The album received mostly mixed reviews from critics and fans alike.^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

Volume I

To help promote the series to a broader audience including multicultural urban youth, HBO commissioned an album of rap songs dedicated to Game of Thrones. ^[3] Entitled Catch the Throne, it was published for free on SoundCloud on March 7, 2014. ^[4]

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Mother of Dragons"	Big Boi	2:09
2.	"Iron Throne"	Magazeen	2:26
3.	"Win or Die"	Bodega Bamz	2:21
4.	"Magical Reality"	Kilo Kish	2:32
5.	"Born to Rule"	Daddy Yankee	2:34
6.	"Arya's Prayer"	Dominik Omega	3:20
7.	"The Parallel"	Dee Goodz	3:12
8.	"Fire"	Snow tha Product	1:54
9.	"The Ladder"	Common	2:41
10.	"King Slayer"	Wale	2:24

Volume II

A second volume of songs was released in March 2015, prior to the beginning of the fifth season of Game of Thrones. This volume again consisted of songs from hip-hop artists, but this time also included contributions from several heavy metal bands. ^[5] It was released as a free download on iTunes and SoundCloud. ^[6]

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"The Oath"	Method Man	2:33
2.	"Run for Cover"	MNDR	2:56
3.	"Never Back Down"	Ty Dolla $ign	3:52
4.	"Loyalty"	Killswitch Engage	4:07
5.	"Surrender Now"	Kap G	2:52
6.	"Fight Through It"	Melanie Fiona	3:07
7.	"Lannister's Anthem"	Snoop Dogg	2:31
8.	"Marcando Territorio"	Yandel	3:44
9.	"Soror Irrumator"	Anthrax	5:30
10.	"Let Me Go"	Estelle	2:24
11.	"Lord of the Light"	Talib Kweli	2:55
12.	"White Walker"	Mastodon	4:30
13.	"Legends"	Raquel Sofia	3:23
14.	"All Mine"	Stalley	3:58
15.	"Among the Crows"	Mushroomhead	4:48

References

1. Beauchemin, Molly (March 7, 2014). "Listen to the "Game Of Thrones" Mixtape, Catch the Throne". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 7, 2014.
2. Blistein, Jon (March 17, 2015). "Hear the Second 'Game of Thrones' Mixtape Now". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
3. Whelan, Robbie (March 4, 2014). "Unlikely Mix: Rappers, Dragons and Fantasy: HBO Hires Hip-Hop, Latin-Music Artists to Promote 'Game of Thrones'". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved March 7, 2014.
4. "Catch the Throne". SoundCloud. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
5. Childers, Chad (13 March 2015). "'Catch the Throne, Volume Two' Mixtape released on iTunes". Loudwire . Retrieved 20 April 2015.
6. Camp, Zoe (17 March 2015). "Stream Catch the Throne Vol. 2, Official "Game of Thrones" Mixtape". Pitchfork . Retrieved 20 April 2015.