The Morning Watch: ‘Game Of Thrones’ Rocks, Creating The Dothraki Language, Dragon Power Levels & More
The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.
In this edition, watch asGame Of Thronesco-creatorDan Weissand composerRamin Djawadisit down with some of rock’s finest to create an electric new cover of the show’s theme song. Plus, see how the power of Daenerys Targaryen’s dragons compare to those inThe Hobbit, learn about the creation ofGame of Throneslanguages, and seePete Davidson’s tribute to the series onSaturday Night Live.
First up,Fenderwas present when Dan Weiss and Ramin Djawadi sat down with Tom Morello of Audioslave/Rage Against The Machine, Scott Ian of Anthrax, Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme, and Brad Paisley to create a cover of theGame of Thronestheme song. The result is spectacular, and we wish it would have been the real theme this whole time.
Next, bothGame of ThronesandThe Hobbitfilm franchise have extremely powerful dragons, but how does the science behind their destruction compare to each other? Which of the scaled firebreathers is more deadly? Find out in this comparison fromScreen Junkies.
Plus, forWired, language creator David J. Peterson explains how to go about creating a fictional language. Peterson was behind the Dothraki and Valyrian languages inGame of Thrones, and here you can find out what you need to think about when creating an entire language that needs to be spoken out loud by actors.
Finally, in honor of the series finale of Game of Thrones, cast member Pete Davidson created a rap onSaturday Night Livepaying tribute to the epic fantasy series. However, when it becomes clear that he doesn’t really love the show, the rap steers into the show that Pete Davidson really loves, and it’s on the complete other end of the spectrum.
