The soundtrack album of the sixth season of HBO series Game of Thrones, titled Game of Thrones: Season 6, was released digitally on June 24, 2016, and later released on CD on July 29, 2016. "Light of the Seven" is the first time piano is used in the music for Game of Thrones. The album was composed by Ramin Djawadi. The soundtrack has received favorable reviews and peaked at number 1 on the US Billboard Soundtrack Albums chart and number 27 on the US Billboard 200. The track from the season finale, "Light of the Seven", reached number 1 on Billboards Spotify Viral 50 chart. It won an International Film Music Critics Association for Best Original Score for a Television Series.
Reception The soundtrack received positive reviews from critics.
Track listing
Credits and personnel Personnel adapted from the album liner notes.
David Benioff – liner notes Ramin Djawadi – composer, primary artist, producer D. B. Weiss – liner notes
Charts Chart (2016) Peak position UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) 2 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) 1 US Digital Albums (Billboard) 5 US Top Album Sales (Billboard) 12
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result 2016 International Film Music Critics Association Awards Best Original Score for a Television Series Game of Thrones (season 6) Film Music Composition of the Year "Light of the Seven" World Soundtrack Awards Television Composer of the Year Ramin Djawadi
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