This article closely examines the song ‘The Rains of Castamere’, from the television series Game of Thrones (2011–19), to draw broader conclusions about how ‘medieval’ music manifests in contemporary popular culture and how music for television has become increasingly important in the last few decades. This article argues for the relevance of ‘The Rains of Castamere’ in popular music from three perspectives: first, as a musical adaptation of the ‘medieval’ world of 'folk’ music popularised in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels (1996–); second, as a song embedded in the rich tradition of modern ‘medieval’ music, which itself is a modern reconstruction influenced by cinematic and literary tropes; and lastly, as a track that exemplifies the influence of fan culture in both shaping and responding to popular medievalist music.

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《卡斯塔梅雨》：中世纪主义、流行文化和《权力的游戏》音乐

本文仔细研究了电视连续剧《权力的游戏》（2011-19）中的歌曲“Casamere 的雨”，以就“中世纪”音乐如何在当代流行文化中表现以及电视音乐如何变得越来越重要得出更广泛的结论在过去的几十年里。本文从三个角度论证了《卡斯塔梅的雨》在流行音乐中的相关性：首先，作为对乔治·RR·马丁的《冰与火之歌》小说中流行的“中世纪”“民间”音乐世界的音乐改编（ 1996–)；第二，作为一首嵌入现代“中世纪”音乐丰富传统的歌曲，它本身就是受电影和文学比喻影响的现代重构；最后，作为一首体现了粉丝文化在塑造和回应流行的中世纪音乐方面的影响的曲目。