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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">For Immediate Release</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">February 11, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HBO ANNOUNCES SECOND INSTALLMENT OF
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<b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">THE <i>
GAME OF THRONES</i> MIXTAPE <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Catch the Throne: The Mixtape Vol. 2 Features Tracks from Anthrax, Killswitch Engage, Method Man, Snoop Dogg and Yandel</span></i><b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">New York, N.Y., February 11, 2015 –
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HBO has teamed up with some of the music industry’s top artists for the second installment of
<i>Catch the Throne: The Mixtape</i>, for the Emmy® - and Golden Globe – winning series
<i>Game of Thrones.</i> Building on the success of Volume 1 – with over 2.5MM streams to date – that attracted hip-hop and reggaeton fans alike, Volume 2 will feature Method Man, Snoop Dogg and Yandel and will transcend genres by adding Grammy-nominated metal
bands Anthrax and Killswitch Engage to the mixtape lineup. The mixtape will be released in anticipation of the season 5 debut of
<i>Game of Thrones</i> airing April 12<sup>th</sup> on HBO. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="s2" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Produced by Launch Point Records, the 15-song mixtape features diverse artists representing
<i>Game of Thrones</i> families, leveraging themes and highlights from season 4. Showcasing the importance of music in
<i>Game of Thrones,</i> each song on the mixtape samples music from the show’s season 4 soundtrack. This year’s mixtape also weaves in the overarching theme of fire and ice, providing listeners with an exciting line-up of heavy metal and hip-hop artists.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">As huge fans of the series, artists were eager to participate. "Off the top, I love
<i>Game of Thrones</i> - I even gave my expert analysis of this season on my GGN show. It’s like the rap game, it's gangster, about family, loyalty and trying to get to the top," stated Snoop Dogg. “I had to get involved. Give the fans a little b it of how
I see it.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Lucinda Martinez, SVP of Multicultural Marketing at HBO stated, “<i>Catch the Throne: The Mixtape</i> garnered much praise and piqued interest of artists
wanting to partake in its sequel. We’re excited to seize the opportunity to channel the fandom of these artists into volume 2 and give audiences another opportunity to experience original music inspired by the show. We are particularly excited to integrate
heavy metal into the mixtape this time around to continue our celebration of this groundbreaking series.” Scott Ian, founding member of Anthrax, stated “As fans of
<i>Game of Thrones</i>, we are extremely excited to collaborate on this project. Recording a song about the Lannister family allows us to connect more with our fans and
<i>Game of Thrones</i> fans in a way we would have never imagined.” <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="s2" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Catch the Throne: The Mixtape Vol.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> 2 will be released
next month, free of charge. Listeners are encouraged to share using the hashtag #CatchTheThrone.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Viewers can access previous seasons of
<i>Game of Thrones</i> on HBO GO, HBO On Demand or by checking local listings for replays. For more on the series, visit: facebook.com/GameOfThrones and twitter.com @GameOfThrones.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">About HBO:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Home Box Office, Inc. is the premium television programming subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. and the world’s most successful pay TV service, providing the
two television services – HBO® and Cinemax® – to approximately 127 million subscribers worldwide. The services offer the most popular subscription video-on-demand products, HBO On Demand® and Cinemax OnDemand® as well as HBO GO® and MAX GO®, HD feeds and multiplex
channels. Internationally, HBO branded television networks, along with the subscription video on-demand products HBO On Demand and HBO GO, bring HBO services to over 70 countries. HBO and Cinemax programming is sold into over 150 countries worldwide.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Press Contacts:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Mellony Torres<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HBO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><a href="mailto:Mellony.Torres@hbo.com"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Mellony.Torres@hbo.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Gina Schulman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Press Here<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">323.556.9752 |
<a href="mailto:gina@pressherepublicity.com">gina@pressherepublicity.com</a> </span>
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