> Agreed. Ramin's comments imply this wasn't his call, and I get the feeling
> that there's an alternate main titles Ramin wrote (probably based on the
> 'heir theme') that we'll never get to hear.

Not so sure about that last bit; I'm about 80% sure that "The Promise" is what Djawadi originally wrote for the main titles. Which...would have been a bit underwhelming, if true. (Then again I'm fairly lukewarm on his scores for this world in general, even the later seasons)