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  ==Other compositions and songs==
  Various pieces of music are also composed for particular plot lines in the series.  A notable piece is the "Light of the Seven", which is played at the beginning of the final episode of season 6, "The Winds of Winter".  This piece, which is over nine minutes long, is unusual in its choice of piano as that instrument had not been used before on the series.  Additionally, such long pieces are seldom used, although in season 6 soundtracks cover a 10-minute section in the Hodor scenes in "The Door" episode and a 22-minute sequence in the "Battle of the Bastards" episode.
  Djawadi composed a number of songs for the show using lyrics from the books ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', the most prominent of which is "The Rains of Castamere".  The National recorded the song in the season 2, and Sigur Rós recorded it in season 4 for a cameo appearance. In season 3, Gary Lightbody appeared in a cameo amongst other captors of Brienne of Tarth and Jamie Lannister in season 3 episode 4 to sing "The Bear and the Maiden Fair", and a recording of the song performed by The Hold Steady was played over that episode's closing credits.  The same season Kerry Ingram, who played the character Shireen Baratheon, sang "It's Always Summer Under the Sea".  The character Bronn, played by Jerome Flynn, sang "The Dornishman's Wife" in season 5, and Ed Sheeran appeared in a cameo to perform "Hands of Gold" composed by Ramin Djawadi in season 7. However, neither of the latter two songs was used in the soundtrack albums.
  In season 8, Daniel Portman who played the character Podrick Payne sang"Jenny of Oldstones" a song from the book ''A Storm of Swords'' but with additional lyrics by David Benioff and Dan Weiss and composer Ramin Djawadi providing the music. The full version of the song titled "Jenny of Oldstones" was sung by Florence Welch, and played over the closing credits of the second episode "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms". It was released as a single of Florence + the Machine.