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

2019 soundtrack album

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ63664373
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For the Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones is a soundtrack inspired by the American television series Game of Thrones, released by Columbia Records on April 26, 2019. 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, 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, and James Arthur.

Reception

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album 2.5 out of 5 stars.

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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.

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