The HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s A Song Of Ice And Fire has quickly earned itself a cult following after just two seasons with Australian fans illegally downloading the series more than anyone else in the world. With the third season taking its plot from the first half of A Storm Of Swords, this year’s storyline was earmarked as show runners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’ favourite of the book series from the very beginning. Fans should already know of the network series’ penchant for good music, what with an epic opening score and The National’s rendition of the book’s notable ‘Rains of Castamere’. The Hold Steady are also recording a track for the upcoming season based on a song from the book series. But with anticipation for what could possibly be the show’s best season reaching every nerd’s breaking point, here are songs befitting of Martin’s fantasy world and the characters that inhibit it.

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