What's Jazz Doing In A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms?

Summary by Krater

This video examines the choice to include a 30-second jazz rendition of "Alone Together" by Kenny Dorham in the season 1 finale of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, exploring how stylistic clashes and metalepsis challenge immersion and deepen the narrative.

From the video

Answers: Why did A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms include a jazz song in its finale?

• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
• Kenny Dorham
• Alone Together
• Quiet Kenny
• Game of Thrones
• House of the Dragon
• Dan Romer
• Sixteen Tons
• Tennessee Ernie Ford
• Merle Travis
• George R. R. Martin
• metalepsis

What it concludes

• The inclusion of jazz music in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms creates a double consciousness, making the viewer aware of the storytelling act while following the narrative.
• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms uses pre-existing songs like jazz and country music to reorient the viewer's relationship to the show and stretch the limits of television fantasy conventions.
• Paratextual elements, title cards, and recaps act as forms of metalepsis that cross narrative boundaries and highlight the constructedness of the show.
• Breaking immersion in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms does not ruin engagement, but rather trades emotional investment for aesthetic reflection and active interrogation of the storytelling.