The Hold Steady Composes Song for Game of Thrones

In a strange turn of events, it now looks as though the third season of HBO’s Game of Thrones might have an increased amount of drunken rambling about religion, beat literature and Midwestern angst. According to Entertainment Weekly, the show’s producers have recruited Brooklyn rock group The Hold Steady to contribute to the film’s soundtrack. Similar to last year, when producers had The National record the George R.R. Martin-penned song “The Rains of Castemere,” The Hold Steady will helm the raucous tavern song “The Bear and the Maiden Fair,” whose lyrics appear in the book. “As with the National, we...  read more