| "The Rains of Castamere" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The National | |
| from the album Game of Thrones: Season 2 | |
| Released | June 19, 2012 |
| Recorded | 2011 |
| Genre | Television soundtrack |
| Length | 2:23 |
| Label | Varèse Sarabande |
| Songwriter(s) | Ramin Djawadi, George R. R. Martin |
| Producer(s) | Ramin Djawadi |
"The Rains of Castamere" is a song appearing in the A Song of Ice and Fire novels and in the television series adaptation Game of Thrones. The lyrics were written by George R. R. Martin in the novel A Storm of Swords, published in 2000, and the song was composed by Ramin Djawadi in 2011, upon request from the television series creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. The song appears multiple times throughout the books and show.