Although a Game of Thrones Musical isn't that crazy of an idea, this hilarious 12 minute video shows that it could go in the wrong direction very quickly. Although headed by Chris Martin of Cold Play, a 'documentary' narrated by Liam Neeson shows that not all stories can be adapted for the stage through song in a good way.
Yet what is good about the unofficial Game of Thrones Musical is that it was part of NBC's first Red Nose Day telethon, created to benefit children living in poverty. Jezebel writes that it "features Kit Harington serenading Rose Leslie with a terrible song called "Wildling" (to the tune of "Wild Thing"), Emilia Clarke recording a track titled "Rastafarian Targaryen," and "Closer To Home," a ballad starring Nicolaj Coster-Waldau about loving your sister ( Are you thinking ‘bout Joffrey / such a spirited lad / I was his uncle / I was also his dad)."
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Coldplay Helps to Create an Unofficial Game of Thrones Musical
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