CHVRCHES cover 'Game of Thrones' theme music

Most people prepare for a new season of their favourite TV show starting by throwing a themed party, or maybe just watching re-runs of all the old episodes. Not Glasgow electro-poppers CHVRCHES, however, who have turned in a synth-pop cover of the Game of Thrones theme music.

The third season of the U.S fantasy series began last week, and CHVRCHES have marked the occasion by learning the opening tune on synth, recording a hurried recital via camera phone and posting the results onto Youtube.

You can watch that below:

And for comparison sake, here’s the original: