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Crom Smiles Upon Us on This Day

November 2, 2010 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

One of the most-requested score expansions is finally happening - but with a twist.

Basil Poledouris' score to the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian has been considered by many fans and critics to be one of the best film scores of the 1980s. It's a massive, classically-minded affair - easily as massive as the film's star, Arnold Schwarzenegger - with heavy use of leitmotif to represent various locations, moods and characters. The music has been lauded by fantasy fans for years, and opened the door for a lot of scoring opportunities for Poledouris, including the Robocop series, The Hunt for Red October, Starship Troopers and a composition for the 1996 Olympic Games.

The original soundtrack, first issued on MCA Records at the time of release, featured a sizable portion of the original score, and Varese Sarabande further expanded the set in 1992. But it was still largely incomplete - there was nearly two hours of score to include, after all - and things got worse when the film score community began to discuss the very real possibility that the master tapes had been damaged.

Now, to honor the life and career of Poledouris (who died in 2006), the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Nic Raine, have re-recorded the original score to Conan, using the best recording technology and the original film orchestrations. Every note heard in the film is included in this two-disc set, along with alternate cues and a piece from the 1984 sequel Conan the Destroyer. The liner notes feature a new, in-depth essay by composer/scholar Frank K. DeWald as well as an introduction by Poledouris' children, Zoe and Alexis.

Pre-orders are now being taken for what is sure to be a great set. View the specs for Conan after the jump.

The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Conan the Barbarian: Original Motion Picture Score (Tadlow, 2010)

Disc 1

  1. Prologue (Film Version)/Anvil of Crom
  2. Riddle of Steel/Riders of Doom
  3. The Gift of Fury
  4. Column of Sadness/Wheel of Pain
  5. Pit Fights *
  6. Prologue (Original Version)
  7. Atlantean Sword
  8. Wolf Witch *
  9. Theology / Civilization
  10. The Street of Deviants/Hopefuls at the Tower of Set *
  11. The Tower of Set/Snake Attack (Las Cantigas de Santa Maria) *
  12. Infidels*
  13. The Tavern*
  14. The Wifeing
  15. In the Court of King Osric *
  16. Conan Leaves Valeria/The Search
  17. The Mountain of Power/Capture *
  18. The Tree of Woe/Recovery

Disc 2

  1. The Kitchen/The Orgy
  2. Orgy Fight *
  3. Funeral Pyre
  4. Battle Preparations/Battle of the Mounds (Part 1)
  5. Battle of the Mounds (Part 2) *
  6. Battle of the Mounds (Part 3)/Night of Doom
  7. Head Chop *
  8. Orphans of Doom/The Awakening
  9. Epilogue/End Titles *
  10. Theology / Civilization (Alternate)
  11. The Tower of Set (Alternate) *
  12. Battle of the Mounds (Part 2) (Original Version) *
  13. Chamber of Mirrors (from Conan the Destroyer)
  14. Riders of Doom (Orchestral Version)

* denotes previously unrecorded track

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Michael Duquette (Founder) was fascinated with catalog music ever since he discovered there was more than one version of John Williams' soundtrack to E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. A 2009 graduate of Seton Hall University with a B.A. in journalism, Mike paired his profession with his passion through The Second Disc, one of the first sites to focus on all reissue labels great and small. His passion for reissues turned into a career, with bylines on catalog at Discogs, City Pages and Ultimate Prince and credits on titles including the Grammy-winning 'Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic.' Born and raised in New Jersey, Mike lives in Astoria, Queens with an ever-expanding collection of music.

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  1. Tony Strong says

    April 20, 2015 at 2:56 pm

    Greetings Mike. I have a question about the new Conan recording conducted by Nic Raine. The score is awesome, however i noticed some differences in this new recording not present in the original recording. My question is : Are all the differences in the score under Basil Poledouris specifications? Thank you for your time.

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