The Rains of Castamere (song)

"The Rains of Castamere"
Song by The National
from the album Game of Thrones: Season 2
ReleasedJune 19, 2012
Recorded2011
GenreTelevision soundtrack
Length2:23
LabelVarèse 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.