For the Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones

For the Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	April 26, 2019 (2019-04-26)
Genre	Pop hip hop R&B rock indie folk
Length	46:42
Label	Columbia
Producer	D. B. Weiss (exec.) David Benioff (also exec.) Ricky Reed (also exec.) Aaron Dessner DaHeala El Guincho Fish Narc IIVI Jeremiah Fraites King Garbage Matt Berninger Myles Martin Nate Mercereau Rosalía Sebastien Najand The Weeknd Tobias Wincorn Wesley Schultz X Ambassadors
Game of Thrones music chronology
Game of Thrones: Season 7 (2017) For the Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones (2019) Game of Thrones: Season 8 (2019)
Singles from For the Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones
"Power Is Power" Released: April 18, 2019

For the Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones is a soundtrack inspired by the television series Game of Thrones , released by Columbia Records on April 26, 2019. ^{[1] [2]} The album features two promotional singles, "Kingdom of One" by Maren Morris and "Nightshade" by The Lumineers, which were released simultaneously on April 12, 2019, ^{[3] [4]} as well as the SZA, The Weeknd and Travis Scott collaborative single, "Power Is Power", which was released on April 18, 2019. Many other artists were featured on it, including X Ambassadors, Ty Dolla Sign, Chloe x Halle, Ellie Goulding, ASAP Rocky, Joey Badass, Rosalía, James Arthur, and Maren Morris. ^[5]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Highsnobiety	2/5 [7]
Pitchfork	3.7/10 [8]

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album 2.5 out of 5 stars. ^[6]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Kingdom of One" (Maren Morris)	Sam Harris Nate Mercereau Eric Frederic Wayne Hector Morris	Ricky Reed	3:35
2.	"Power Is Power" (SZA, The Weeknd and Travis Scott)	Solána Rowe Abel Tesfaye Jacques Webster Jason Quenneville Victor Dimotsis Zach Cooper Ahmad Balshe Frederic S. Harris Myles Martin	The Weeknd Reed DaHeala Martin [a] King Garbage [b]	3:31
3.	"Nightshade" (The Lumineers)	Wesley Schultz Jeremiah Fraites	Schultz Fraites	3:00
4.	"Hollow Crown" (Ellie Goulding)	Ramin Djawadi S. Harris Frederic Cooper Dimotsis Goulding	Reed King Garbage [a]	2:51
5.	"Baptize Me" (X Ambassadors featuring Jacob Banks)	S. Harris Casey Harris Frederic Adam Levin	Reed X Ambassadors	3:37
6.	"Too Many Gods" (ASAP Rocky and Joey Badass)	Rakim Mayers Mercureau Frederic Jo-Vaughn Scott Hector	Mercureau Reed	2:29
7.	"Turn on Me" (The National)	Aaron Dessner Matt Berninger	Dessner Berninger	4:15
8.	"From the Grave" (James Arthur)	S. Harris Frederic Tobias Wincorn Hector	Reed Wincorn [a]	3:19
9.	"Me Traicionaste" (Rosalía featuring A. Chal)	Pablo Díaz-Reixa Rosalía Vila-Tobella Alejandro Salazar	El Guincho Rosalía	2:46
10.	"When I Lie" (Remix) (Lil Peep featuring Ty Dolla Sign)	Gustav Åhr Tyrone Griffin Jr. Benjamin Friars-Funkhouser	Fish Narc IIVI	3:13
11.	"Love Can Kill" (Lennon Stella)	S. Harris Mercureau Frederic Hector	Mercureau Reed Cody Tarpley [b]	2:30
12.	"Wolf at Your Door" (Chloe x Halle)	Chloe Bailey Mercureau Halle Bailey S. Harris Frederic DJ Stanfill	Reed DJ Stanfill [b]	3:57
13.	"Devil in Your Eye" (Mumford & Sons)	Marcus Mumford Winston Marshall Benjamin Lovett Edward Dwayne	Dessner	3:45
14.	"Pray (High Valyrian)" (Matt Bellamy)	Dan Weiss David Benioff Matt Bellamy	Sebastien Najand Bellamy	3:54
Total length:				46:42

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies a miscellaneous producer
• "Nightshade" features background vocals by Lauren Jacobsen
• "Turn on Me" features background vocals by Arone Dyer and Kyle Resnick

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) [10]	23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11]	165
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [12]	173
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [13]	21
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [14]	65
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [15]	39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16]	53
US Billboard 200 [17]	37

See also

• Music of Game of Thrones

References

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2. "The National, A$AP Rocky, Rosalía, More Contribute to New 'Game of Thrones' Album". Pitchfork . 9 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
3. "Listen: Maren Morris' 'Game of Thrones' Song, 'Kingdom Of One'". 995qyk.com. April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
4. "Listen to The Lumineers' "Game of Thrones" song, "Nightshade" - Music News - ABC News Radio". abcnewsradioonline.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
5. Zidel, Alex (April 16, 2019). "SZA Confirms Release Date For "GoT" Collab With Travis Scott & The Weeknd". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
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7. Schwartz, Danny (May 13, 2019). "Various Artists - 'For the Throne' Review". Highsnobiety . Retrieved June 3, 2019.
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