Conan the Barbarian

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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5050466300928 Format: Soundtrack Label: Milan Manufacturer: Milan Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Milan Release Date: 2003-04-28 Studio: Milan
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: The Greatest Movie score of All time. Comment: I first saw "Conan the barbarian" at a cinema in September 1982,and to say I was "blown away" would be an under-statement. I loved the movie right from the first frame,and although it is a powerful action movie with stunning cinematography,and possibly the most fitting role Arnold Schwarzenegger ever had,it is this remarkable movie score that really sets it apart from any other film. I remember buying this soundtrack from a shop in Covent Garden in London a month after I first saw the film,and I was seriously excited about my purchase of this score on a twelve-inch vinyl LP. Twenty-six years later and listening to it now on CD,I love it just as much as I did all those years ago. At the Academy awards in 1983 there was no mention of "Conan the barbarian" and indeed this fine soundtrack was sadly over-looked,what a total and complete travesty.E.T. the Extra-terrestrial won the Oscar for best movie score.As good as it is.E.T.is not a patch on this rich orchestral masterpiece. If you don't already own this remarkable masterwork,then please,I emplore you BUY IT TODAY!I can only thank the late Basil Poledouris for composing such a wonderful work. Customer Rating: Summary: Astounding Comment: I've been aware of the popularity for the 'Conan' score for quite a while, but have always been wary of purchasing a copy for fear of being, frankly, let down by all the hype. How wrong I was! 'Conan' is thunderous, muscular, passionate, romantic and EPIC! There's very little that I can add to the other spot on reviews here except, possibly, if in doubt BUY IT ANYWAY! This Milan release is the slightly shorter version than the Varese Sarabande issue, but for the price you truly cannot go wrong. Forty-nine minutes of sheer excellence with guaranteed 'heavy rotation' value! Customer Rating: Summary: PERHAPS THE BEST OST ...EVER!!! Comment: Powerful, moving & heavy - 3 adjectives that don't even begin to do this justice! One of the finest OST's ever composed (certainly my favourite) and the only ones even close are perhaps the Lord Of The Rings, Gladiator & The Revenge Of The Sith CDs. It's damned good Classical/Symphonic/Orchestral music whatever the purists and snobs will say. The film is a dark, violent, adult fantasy film & the score reflects this. The likes of The Anvil Of Crom & Riddle Of Steel/Riders Of Doom are stirring, warlike pieces right up there with Holst's epic Mars, while The Search & The Orgy will take the mind back to a mythical age of long forgotten lands! The Orgy is really a more bombastic take on Bolero, only more ominous & ancient in feel. Atlantean Sword mesmerises with an almost ambient feel. Every piece is amazing, and the sum of the parts is a perfect score literally! It's really heavy in places, percussion, MASSIVE choirs, huge brass & strings, easily as heavy as Wagner! It's a fitting tribute to it's composer, the late Basil Poledouris, and must have influenced the likes of Howard Shore, Michael Kamen & Hans Zimmer. If you like Lord Of The Rings, particularly the 'Mordor' themes, this will blow you away! I'd also recommend the fully orchestral, Scorched Earth Orchestra Plays Metallica's Master Of Puppets CD. Not in Conan's league but some similiar musical themes. Indeed, Conan The Barbarian OST should have crossover appeal to Metal/Rock fans, especially if they dig the Metallica S&M project. One slight negative, this isn't 100% complete - for example, there's some really good music at the climactic battle (when Conan slays Rexor) that is absent - You can get a fuller OST BUT only if you are willing to pay silly money (like £70!!) for it, and it will probably be second hand. Be assured though, all the main themes are here in their entirety and I forecast little in the way of any dissapointment. Must go, I need to hunt down the Excalibur OST.... Customer Rating: Summary: Crushes Other Soundtracks Comment: Don't let any prejudices that may arise by the thought of arnie in a furry loin cloth put you off this piece of music - this really is one of the best soundtracks ever made. Unlike a lot of soundtracks it loses nothing in being disassociated with the film it's designed to illustrate - it's a piece of music you can easily listen to and add your own pictures to the evocative soundscape. The music has a certain primordial, prehistoric quality to it (I think helped by the generous use of drums and horns) but is extrememly varied in tone. I love it and would recommend it to anyone. Customer Rating: Summary: How to review a masterpiece like this? Comment: I have heard many soundtracks in my time, i have heard many classical pieces.... but never in my life have i heard something so majestic, gut-wrenching, beautiful and chivalric in my entire life. I am a fan of fantasy/action movies, and i have of course seen the film with arnie many many times, as to this day i believe it beats ANY of these big budget green screen blockbusters (with its arms tied behind its back) The movie was great, but i like to look upon it more like a musical, there is not THAT much dialogue throughout the film... it flows like a musical epic, and throughout the film the score simply captured my heart and imagination, in ways no other music has. As vivid as the movie is on-screen (and underrated classic in my view) the music compliments it perfectly, it is like the two co-exist in a perfect symbiosis and each without the other would not be as complete. As true as this is, i was amazed when i listened to the soundtrack for the first time... even without the vivd imagery of the movie its just as powerful (if not moreso).... your imagination can run wild, you soar through an array of emotions,.... and some parts are so beautiful its almost painful to listen. This really is one of the best pieces of music ever written (some will laugh at this statement, but i do not care).... I own 400 cds, and this is the best i own, i cant go through a week without listening to it in its entirety... An underrated classic, a benchmark from which ALL fantasy scores nowadays steal.... you can hear it in every fantasy score in hollywood these days.... yet it goes unthanked, and for the most part, un-noticed. I must confess i am a fan of vaious types of metal, folk, power, black, death (no im not joking), thrash, viking etc.... but this really is something that no musical barriers and bias can ignore... this cd, is mastery. 100/100 More Reviews