The War Drums Have Begun: Fans Love House of the Dragon's New Season 3 Opening Title Sequence

If the comments beneath HBO Max's newly released House of the Dragon Season 3 opening credits are anything to go by, viewers are more excited than ever to return to Westeros. The overwhelming reaction? Those drums. Hundreds of fans singled out the newly enhanced opening theme, with its thunderous percussion giving the familiar melody a much darker, more militaristic feel. "The drums of war" became the phrase repeated, with many commenters saying the change perfectly signals that the long-awaited Dance of the Dragons has finally erupted into full-scale conflict. One fan joked that the composer must have been asked, "How many drums do we need?" before replying with a single word: "Dracarys." The updated music has also stirred quite a bit of nostalgia – if that’s quite the right word; I suppose it is, considering Game of Thrones was first shown in 2011. For many, hearing the iconic theme instantly transported them back a decade to the original, proving that Ramin Djawadi's unforgettable…