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The National’s Matt Berninger is “fucking pissed” he didn’t get a ‘Game Of Thrones’ cameo
The National frontman Matt Berninger has discussed recording songs for Game Of Thrones, saying he’s “fucking pissed” that he and his bandmates didn’t get a cameo in the HBO show.Back in 2013, the band recorded a version of classic Game Of Thrones song ‘The Rains Of Castamere’, and also wrote ‘Turn On Me’ for an album featuring music inspired by the show.“Alec Bemis, who was Bryce [Dessner, National guitarist]’s friend in school, is also really close friends with Dan Weiss, who was one of the creators of Game Of Thrones, and Dan Weiss has been a huge fan of the National, I think, from literally the first record,” Berninger told Stereogum in a new interview, going on to reveal that “The National’s been to the top of the Wall.”He continued:
