" The beacon on the Hightower, do you know what color it glows when Oldtown calls its banners to war ? "

The look her house gives her.. they know where she stands! So excited for the games to begin.

"Atop the Hightower, the great beacon fire turned a baleful green as Lord Martyn Hightower called his banners."

I kept rewatching the scene just to hear the music. What a masterpiece. This is up there with light of the seven for me.

This was the first scene Alicent stopped wearing demure blue dresses or Targaryen black and red. She realized the Targaryens would never truly accept her as one of their own, and by wearing this dress she was sending a message that she, too, is *not* one of them. Definitely one of the best scenes of the first season to me! 💚

I had goosebumps watching this scene, Alicent walking into the room like a badass queen.

At this moment I was Green, this scene is just amazing, look the face and the expressions of Allicent, she said everything just walking through the weeding.

It seems a theme for House Lannister and Tyrell combined! Strenght and elegance, power and ambition, a great warning for everyone! Alicent is in the great Game now

This is this show's Light of the Seven. Alicent is this show's 'Dark Queen' archetype, Cersei Lannister's character position, Margaery Tyrell's colouring and background and Sansa Stark's emotionally sensitive, vulnerable personality and 'weak first, strong later' arc, all three into one Dark Green Queen, the full package.

"we light the way"

“The beacon on the Hightower, do you know what color it glows when they call it’s banners to war?” “Green.” Literal chills every time.

I adore her music theme, very feminine, majestic and melancholic. It sounds a bit like a fairy tale music going dark. Beautiful recreation! 💚

Say all you want but Alicent Hightower ate up episode 5 & left no crumbs. House Hightower theme is fooookin awesome!! 💯🔥🔥

I love what they did with her in the show. She is far more multidimensional, and she is actually a pretty decent Queen, politically savvy, gracious with the lords and ladies, pious.... all the qualities that would be viewed as important for a medieval Queen. And she seems to truly care for Rhaenyra, and their relationship, always trying to reach out and mend the rift. But she abandons any loyalty to her, feeling betrayed and lied to. But more importantly she also realizes that between her children and her friend, she is now a mother first and foremost. And as Otto pointed out, her children will always be an obstacle to Rhaenyra. She wore the green dress to signal to loyalists and supporters of her and her sons, that despite her father being gone she is now the leader of the Green faction and the beacon around which they will rally around. The realization on her face when Otto tells her to choose had me thinking of that epic sentence : "When you play the Game of Thrones you win or you die". She finds herself now fully in it, and she has to play to win it. Even if it was not her choice at first. Great episode !!

I felt such pride, I don't know why, seeing her walk into the hall, head held high and resplendent in her House colours.

I was literally scared when Alicent came out with this melody. Mysterious, ancient, dignified but furious. So freaking hightower .

This scene won me over to the greens.

Alicent has officially entered the game!

As a musician myself I was blown away when this theme kicked in. What an incredible piece of great music for an incredible character.

This theme has high pitched violins matching Rhaenyra's theme with the voice, but the slower pace makes it feel more dramatic, calculated and quietly angry (which Alicent has every right to be after being betrayed despite her best efforts to make everything work, so this theme 100% fits the scene it's associated with), whereas Rhaenyra's theme has a wilder, free feel of "I'll do what I want". I _love_ how Alicent is written on this show so far, and the actress for her younger version did an amazing job with her. She deserves to have this fantastic theme.

this scene gave me literal chills

This song made me flip to the green team quicker than Criston Cole

This theme is very majestic, fits a queen 💚

She's fierce, pretty and speaks politely too! Definitely a queen.. I'm already in love with her

An absolute masterpiece. I'm so happy that we have Ramin and he never disappointed

Only 5 episodes have gone by and I will miss the young actress dearly.

“Where is duty? Where is sacrifice?”

For some reason i was always a green even from the book. Can you imagine how hyped this made me?

🛕 *WE LIGHT THE WAY* 🛕

I've seen a few people saying this song reminds them of "Light of the Seven"... I'm not sure how similar they are musically (I'm no musician) but this would thematically make a lot of sense. The Starry Sept, home of the Faith, is based in Oldtown with strong links to House Hightower, who tend to be pretty religious. There is a genuine connection there.

It feels like... Westerosi.We have actually never seen what real Westeros culture looks like.I'm not talking about Valyrian houses like Targaryens and Valeryons nor isolated houses like Starks and Vale houses.I'm talking about Westeros royalty... The Reach, Westerlands even a little Riverlands.This is how Westerosi royalty sounds like.

Her entrance was majestic!! This is THE queen 💚👸

The little acknowledgement between Alicent and her house members was so satisfying..

The Green Wedding.

I’m a fan of Ramin for years (since GoT) and this is one of my favorite pieces he has ever made. Chilling, regal, and dignified all at once. It commands respect. Perfect.

Absolutely beautiful!! I'm waiting for House Velaryon's theme

It has some similarities to Rheanyra's theme but has veey different tone, more villainous and also more emotional. Rheanyra's sounds courageous but brutal

I'm guessing this will basically also be House Hightower's theme

My queen💚💚💚

What a theme! Made me rewatch this scene several times. It also reminds of "Light of the Seven" a little bit.

The moment that switched the fanbase to House Hightower.

The Greens have displayed their colours.

This shot is just gorgous.

I’ve been loving these we need on for the music during the wedding feast please

This and Aegons scene was beautiful

I haven't read the book, but so far i'm green team

what I love abt this sound track is that they literally draw out the arc of each important character. Very vivid.

Alicents entrance with her green dress gave me goosebumps, it was to good 😩

We can hear the betrayal in this music

You can feel the power in the music, it’s soothing and sinister at the same time, like the song of the hall of faces

Every time Ramin gets the strings going I get shivers! Especially that damn cello. Like it cuts through my soul.

This was one of the best scenes ever

This is the beginning of Game of Thrones, the evolution of Alicent from a naive young girl to a devious Cersei like character. No doubt the culmination of her story will be heart-wrenching.

This is a masterpiece of music. Powerful. Just what you need when there's a declaration of war, symbolically, not verbally.

I honestly couldnt catch the brilliance of this music until Aegon's coronoation in which a more majetic and epic version of this tune plays. The hightower theme is truly special.

Amazing work! Please do the ST when House Velaryon enters next

great scene

I need Rhaenyra in her black and red dress now.

This music is a masterpiece

In the books im pretty sure alicent was pregnant with daeron here. But here i think shes pregnant with aemond. Which is kinda symbolic, considering when viserys was talking about prophecies in ep 3 she was pregnant with halaena and the day she wears the green dress(her declaration of war) shes pregnant with aemond. Her little war criminal. Lol

The beacon on the Hightower, do you know what color it glows when Oldtown calls its banners to war? *Green*

The beacon of Hightower, do you know what color it glows when Old Town calls it’s banners to war?

Team Green for the themes

So proud of her. Standing up for her house 💪

Her stature while walking, the look her House gave her, the way she called Rhaenrya stepdaughter, the way she kissed Viserys icily... The Game Has Begun.

This bgm alone is enough to flip to the team Green

My queen 💚

Was waiting for this one. AMAZING! Pure art

My queen

Damn hightower theme is dope

"The beacon on the High Tower. Do you know what color it glows when OldTown calls its banners to war?" ✳️

🔥🔥🔥 Such a tantalisingly alluring song

Oldetown stands with you

One of the best scenes ive seen. You can feel how the betrayal of the rhaenyra changed her.

Alicent was on Rhaenyra's side for a long time - choosing to believe her half-truths and lies when nobody else did. In the books she also suggests Rhaenyra should marry her half-brother (Alicent's oldest son). Had it worked out, Alicent's plan would 1) make Rhaenyra queen and 2) prevent future bloodshed. But Viserys and Rhaenyra rejected this plan and the civil war erupted.

This scene was awesome af and badass.... I was mad impressed 👌🏽 👏🏽 💯

This song makes me team green. Just this song 🐲🔥

The beacon is lit! The Queen calls for aid!

The way she stepped at the entrance, how everyone (even Viserys) stopped everything they were doing, they way she stepped down the stairs, how she walked the head high, shoulders wide, chest open and the glowing "gather for war" green dress shining even more than the sun itself in that throne room, how her family understood her motives immediately and how her uncle stood up for the green queen, the damn way she was walking, every step is a message to everyone there, the way she fucking spoke to Rhaenyra and called her STEPDAUGHTER for fuck sake, the cold congratulations to the bride, and finally the cold kiss on Viserys cheek.... absolute perfection and greatness

My Queen Green 👑💚

Thank you sm for everything you have done with this show… you have been such an asset to the hotd community🙏… one theme you missed was the one where daemon was ransacking the town in episode one… I would very much like that one if you could manage. Thanks again mate!

Let the dance begins 🔥💚

I love how majestic and royal this music is

King Viserys's Entrance from episode 8! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ir5-opmQ2racgIk.html

I love her green dress… Kinda remind me of Wildfire…

That music sent the right goosebumps to the scene

The Green Queen

Good performance

Let the dance commence

I love the Hightower theme

Love this theme for Alicent, its so powerful. It also gives me Westworld vibes, which Ramin also did the soundtrack for. He never misses!

Man the theme of the female characters are so chilling and powerful from within. I wouldn't mess with women of Royalty

Alicent is hightowers beacon, signaling that she is ready

had chills the first time this scene came on, have chills now listening to the track

1:05 always gives me chills

No matter you are Black or Green, calling Alicent a snake for standing her ground is ridiculous. Otto was right that Alicent either has to carve something out for her and her children, or do nothing and hope Rhaenyra wouldn't kill her children to secure her own power. She learned that her former best friend that she desperately tried to win over flat out lied to her face and made her feel like a fool for going out of her way to protect said lying friend/step-daughter who used the lie to remove her father from the office. What's more, it means that Rhaenyra cannot be trusted and never really trust her. What if Rhaenyra said she wouldn't harm Alicent's children when she becomes queen? What if it is another lie? Without her father, Alicent was pretty much forced to stand alone in order to secure a place for her children. And if she cannot trust her husband's family, she will always have the support of her own.

Best theme so far, this one and the one from proloque are awesome

This theme is a masterpiece.

Some BGM takes time to grow on you, others straight up hit the cord. This one is the latter 💚

this motif played during aegon’s coronation