Its so funny to read man 's comments, me as a woman watches this film so much more romanticly and for the tribe vibes lol...still lol And I dont fancy Arnold at all...its all in the music, warior lifestyle and dark ritualistic stuff that gets me off. I learned a bit more about men here, thanks...so funny
There comes a time, thief, when the jewels cease to sparkle, when the gold loses its luster, when the throne room becomes a prison, and all that is left is listening to this soundtrack.
“Conan! What is best in life!” “To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the Conan the Barbarian soundtrack on the 40th anniversary of the film’s release!”
Rare thing, but i really liked what the german dub made out of it: "Zu kämpfen mit dem Feind, Ihn zu verfolgen und zu vernichten, Und sich zu erfreuen an dem Geschrei der Weiber." 'To fight with the enemy, To pursue and annihilate him, And to rejoice at the screaming of their Womenfolk.' It just somehow seems even more relentless to me.
Real words: Genghis Khan speaking with his generals and relatives after the kara-kitan (now China)campaign he was asked about the greatest happinest in life: ¿gold?¿jewels?¿women?¿plalaces?¿glory? ........ No,only CONQUEST.
@@pjwallace1006 …yeah, I am _entirely_ too AroAce for this comment. 😳🙈 Congrats to you two for having a passionate marriage at an age most people don’t, I guess? 😅
While I like the Conan movie as a whole, I think the score "makes" the movie for me. It encapsulates the Hyborian Age way better than the visuals or the action.
I have never commented before. I have no tongue for it. But this soundtrack is among the greatest ever. The drum and horn at the beginning sets the stage for adventure at its greatest.
the only problem with this soundtrack is every time i listen to it i get the overwhelming urge to crush my enemies and hear the lamentation of their women
It was my dad's favorite movie, now he's been away in heaven for 3 years, and since then I've been listening to the soundtrack to remember the best times to spend with him💫💫🙏
God bless you. My heart goes out to you for your loss. I know the pain of loosing a parent. It's been a little over 10 years now since I lost my mother to cancer. It doesn't hurt as bad as it once did. But I still at times become emotionally triggered by the loss and the pain I have experienced. Your dad and my mom are now in Heaven and know each other by name. God bless you and keep you.
@@timothylay2300 Thank you for your comment I am deeply touched, May God bless you too, And that one day we will all find the top together, Thank you very much💫🙏💖
SUPER AGREED!!! This goes beyond the original SUPERMAN MOVIE score and STAR WARS score. And this is forever and ever one of my favorite movies of all time. Not enough tales of men coming of age and building a destiny, and the soundtrack captures it all perfectly. I dont think the movie would be as supreme without this particular score!
Hell ya. I was born in 80 n i still think this movie was ahead of even today. People dont remember how deep this movie went. This movie was and is epic
One day I heard this soundtrack playing in my son's bedroom My older boy was 15 and the younger 13. I was amazed and proud that they spent their allowance money on such decent music when many kids were listening to mindless drivel.
James Earl Jones was a magnificent villain, almost felt sorry when it was all burned to the ground. The whole cast was on another level and Arnold played the role of a life time, no one will ever forget that. John Milius, Basil and Oliver Stone, almost like hitting the lottery a dozen times.
No soundtracks are made like this anymore, just listening to the score I can tell every scene as it unfolds. The music and the movie flow together with perfection.
What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of those who have never listened to this soundtrack.
Agreed as well. The amazing part with this soundtrack, is that it makes visualizing the movie scene for scene so easy. There isn't a great volume of dialogue in Conan the Barbarian an the music played entirely to the pace of the movie's scene's itself. It's always a treasure to listen to this.
@@coinraker6497 ET. Understandable, although arguably the voters were blinded by the feels, because ET is something of a potboiler in Williams' output. Sandahl Bergman got best actress, I would not have predicted that. It was a tough year, a banner year for genre films: ET, Wrath of Khan, Bladerunner, Mad Max 2, Poltergeist, Cat People, The Thing, Dark Crystal. Interestingly Conan wasn't even nominated for the writing, and 'The Sword and the Sorcerer" was. Good god.
Today this is often on lists of the industry's best soundtracks but at the time a lot of folks didn't really know what to make of it. I remember One reviewer "I didn't know there were that many French horns in the world."
i just love how the music can tell the story without the need of the actors constantly talking for the dialogue, how you can feel the emotions of each track/song.
I heard the soundtrack was finished first, and then the director filmed & edited the scenes to match the score. That's why there are so many scenes with little or no dialogue: The music transmits all the feelings on its own, all the pain, drama, adventure & suspense. This is an awesome approach to make a movie, usually it's done the other way round: They film & edit the scenes first, and only afterwards try to match the score "somehow" to fit it. This movie is pretty decent for its genre, but thanks to this awesome music it became a true masterpiece. Imagine if they'd used another music, e.g. 80s syth pop (like they did in another fantasy movie, "Ladyhawke"), it'd be awful. You can't give Basil Poledouris enough credit for his work: He made this movie work, kicked off Arnold's career (if this movie flopped, he'd probably not have become such a big super star), and kicked off an entire sub-genre, the 1980s "Barbarian" low fantasy movies, e.g. its sequel "Conan the Destroyer", "The Barbarians" or "Red Sonja" (which to me, is also an unofficial "Conan" sequel). It's a shame he didn't get an Oscar for this music.
A real tragedy this didn't get nominated for an Academy Award then again we know who the voters are in that guild so maybe not very surprising after all. Regardless this was and is a true masterpiece. RIP Basil Poledouris.
Few soundtracks work as a well as a stand alone listening like this one. This is, without a doubt, some of the best film music ever written and an often underlooked highlight of last century's orchestral music. It opened so many musical doors for me. I will always treasure it.
Wifeing/The Leaving/ The Search are some of the most heart-felt pieces of music ever scored. The longing and love portrayed by the strings, oboe, and French horn are on another level of masterpiece. So brilliant.
Came here to find kindred spirits. I was listening to the expanded version before I posted this. Much respect for posting this here! RIP Basil, your work is much appreciated!
For those who dont know: Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of. And unto this, Conan, destined to wear the jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow. It is I, his chronicler, who alone can tell thee of his saga. Let me tell you of the days of high adventure!
Since I've grown older I don't watch the movie anymore, but man that soundtrack never grows old, I've listened to alot of movie music, but this one.....unsurpassed.
I’ve had the Conan soundtrack forever, but was always so disheartened that it did not include the snake scene tower music. It is so beautiful and mystical. One of the best out of the soundtrack that they didn’t include. Thank you for sharing it!!!! Only way I can listen to it without watching.
I will die on the hill that Basil Poledouris' soundtrack for Conan the Barbarian is the most perfect film score of all time. Not saying that it's "the best" of all time, but it is so integral to the film that without it the film wouldn't work. It perfectly mixes itself into every scene to a point where it becomes it's own character. To this day I can listen to it front to back and then repeat.
20 years ago we played a Tabletop Roleplaying game called Earthdawn. A world full of magic and adventure and all we had was a CD with Conan's soundtrack. It played in the back and was set to repeat. All this time later it's still THE EARTHDAWN soundtrack to me and most of the good memories and epic moments were elevated by this masterpiece of a soundtrack. A timeless classic.
I can see the movie with the soundtrack only. I have seen this movie so many times. From the Wheel of Pain to Meeting the Atlantian sword to the Tree of Woe. Amazing soundtrack, a masterpiece. Should be performed by Symphonies around the World.
The music does most of the storytelling. This movie and this soundtrack are my most absolute favorites. Masterpieces. Basil Poledouris was a great composer who also did the soundtrack of Robocop.
"And We who found it, are just Men!👦 Not Gods🙏 Not Giants💪 Just Men! "For no one Conan, no one in this World🌎 can you trust!🤔 Not Men, not Women, not Beasts! This🗡 you can trust!🗡💪
I watched Conan the Barbarian for the first time and although it’s an older movie, but this is how you make an adventure movie. This is how you develop a character from nothing into something. What I also love is that the story was not bogged down in unnecessary dialogue and explanation. It was just action, visuals, and the soundtrack. The music was top notch, I felt that I was along on the adventure rather than watching a movie. I feel more motivated to go to the gym and lift heavy weights.
Love this movie so much! I was about 4 yrs old when I first saw it. The soundtrack is an absolute masterpiece! Still enjoy watching to this day with my father and brothers.
Just watched this on Netflix again and as I was tripping and falling through the internet I was ASTOUNDED and yet ultimately not surprised to find out that Basil Poledpuris ALSO did the score fore Hunt for Red October!!! So much power in his music! Should be celebrated with the greatest of all time
I have a hard labor job and this music has brought me raises as well as a 100% daily production rate. My bosses unknowingly refer to me as a barbarian for my wrk ethic lol. I have Basil to thank for it. Thank u and rest well mr. Poledoris
It is without doubt the best interpretation, with the composer conducting. One can quibble with technical aspects of the recording and performance, and focus on those aspects is what has led the shallow spiritless Prometheus release to unfortunately outstrip the original in popularity.
Honor, valor, strength, truth & justice! Absolute timeless masterpiece and I am listening to it for the first time! Maximum recognition and respect to Basil Poledouris and all who created and participated in Conan's legacy! Thank u for sharing this beautiful art!
This is among the highest quality version of the original soundtrack (and variations) I have ever found online. Thank you so much for putting this together - it's incredible.
My brother was killed at age 19, May 5, 2010. Had his funeral on May 10, 2010. Never got to visit his grave. I had joined the Navy (active duty) at that time and left for bootcamp on May 19, 2010. After graduating and going to my first command, I immediately entered a world that was unfamiliar and almost cruel-like, one I did not understand. The sounds of the ship I was stationed on, sound very much like this clip on the Wheel of Pain at 15:53, including the mindless work I did. I worked for days on end. The pain ebbed and flowed. I had good days and bad days. Was deployed 3 times. I thought of my poor parents who constantly worried that I would come home in a box. I had friends who died out to sea or elsewhere. Out of everything, my mind and determination to succeed and the will to live got even stronger. I had no time to grieve over my brother’s passing. No one cared, but I would not be broken. I persevered, rose through the ranks and overcame all. The answer to “The riddle of Steel” is not flesh or steel, but the power of the unbroken, indomitable spirit.
30:57 is probably close to being my favorite track if I had to pick a favorite from what is arguably the best film score of all time. It's also what plays in my head whenever the word "theology" is said around me in a sentence.
This is a true masterpiece! My favorite tracks are, Anvil of Crom, Riders of Doom, and others, but to me, it's the Gift of Fury that just resonates with emotions like dread, hate, and awe. Rest in peace maestro.
I think this soundtrack is actually of a higher level and significance than the movie it is attached to. And that is saying a lot, because the movie happens to be superb!
Just think. Back in the day if they had motion pictures Bach and Mozart would be the ones doing the music, so we have modern day Mozarts etc. like Basil, we just don't think of them the same way.
@Ramon Passolas True. Everything about movie is ok except Arnold. He showed only muscle side of Conan, but Conan is much more than that. His poor acting skills in early career days downgraded whole movie impression significantly.
The Soundtrack is way better...the movie has a major plot hole, how are we supposed to believe an ancient barbarian looks like a modern bodybuilder? Was there a Gold's Gym in Cimmeria? Did Conan have access to dianabol and testosterone in the Hyborean Age?
I play this in the background while I play Age of Conan: Unchained for PC while I play to get the full Conan effect. Great soundtrack. Love this movie as well. Thank you for putting this original score on YT. 😁👍
Man, this is a Godsend! There are so many different tracks that I just can't find anywhere else! The ones that stand out the most of the Wolf Witch and the Discipline of Steel section. What I would give to know where he got these from; feels like something finally found a missing part of my soul The missing and micro soundtracks finally give this album the complete feeling I've been searching for so long for!
Fantastic movie masterpiece. Scenes and soundtrack. I remember the first time I watched the movie in Barcelona in 1982. The movie excedes the marvel comic. Authentic adventure. Something dissappeared today. Thanks.
When I first saw this film in theaters I was really enthralled that the film was only action and music - and such great music! They showed young Conan's village get attacked, the death of his parents, his capture, his enslavement, him as a pit fighter, he is freed, he is chased by wolfs, he finds the ancient sword in a tomb...WOW! I thought this was an amazingly artistic film version of the Conan books ... unfortunately, then Arnold starts to have dialogue. ( heavy sigh! ) Don't get me wrong, I'm an Arnold fan. Just, ah... he wasn't as good an actor back then as you'd hope for in such an epic role. AND... THANK you Cyber Chaos Crew for posting this incredible EXTENDED sound track. It too is EPIC!
Awesome, legendary soundack, such a timeless masterpiece, not linked to any certain era! I think even Robert E. Howard, the author of the original Conan stories, would've loved it. I heard the soundtrack was finished first, and then the director filmed & edited the scenes to match the score. That's why there are so many scenes with little or no dialogue: The music transmits all the feelings on its own: All the pain, drama, adventure & suspense. This is an awesome approach to make a movie, usually it's done the other way round: They film & edit the scenes first, and only afterwards try to match the score "somehow" to fit it. This movie is pretty decent for its genre, but thanks to this awesome music it became a true masterpiece. Imagine if they'd used another music, e.g. 80s syth pop (like they did in another fantasy movie, "Ladyhawke"), it'd be awful. You can't give Basil Poledouris enough credit for his work: He made this movie work, kicked off Arnold's career (if this movie flopped, he'd probably not have become such a big super star), and kicked off an entire sub-genre, the 1980s "Barbarian" low fantasy movies, e.g. its sequel "Conan the Destroyer", "The Barbarians" or "Red Sonja" (which to me, is also an unofficial "Conan" sequel). It's a shame he didn't get an Oscar for this music.
I love the Conan OST and Poledouris' work but I ddn't know there is such a long, expanded version. This is even better than the already great theatrical version! And that says much. So many new motifs! A new version of an old treasure. Thanks, @Cyber Chaos Crew!
SCHWARZENEGGER - His first major starring role as Conan the Barbarian. He sparkles and shines, with rippling muscles. Remembering Robert E. Howard (1906-1936) the creator of Conan. I first read his Conan novels in high school in the early 1960s.
CD 1 The Complete Score: 0:00:00 Prologue / Anvil Of Crom 0:03:40 Riddle Of Steel / Riders Of Doom 0:09:20 Gift Of Fury 0:13:13 Column Of Sadness / Wheel Of Pain 0:17:25 Pit Fights 0:20:06 The Discipline Of Steel / Freedom Council 0:21:38 Atlantean Sword 0:25:41 Warm Welcome 0:27:47 Wolf Witch 0:30:57 Theology / Civilization 0:34:13 Street Of Deviants 0:34:43 Hopefuls At The Tower Of Set 0:37:06 The Tower Of Set 0:42:45 The Snake / Infidels 0:44:46 The Tavern 0:46:00 Wifeing (Theme Of Love From Conan The Barbarian) 0:48:11 Indulgence / Mettle 0:49:27 The Hall Of King Osric 0:50:50 The Leaving / The Search CD 2 The Complete Score (cont.): 0:56:51 The Mountain Of Power Procession 1:00:16 Capture 1:01:10 Tree Of Woe / Recovery 1:06:57 Warpaint 1:07:58 The Kitchen / The Orgy 1:14:28 The Defilers 1:19:46 Funeral Pyre 1:24:20 Battle Of The Mounds Part I 1:29:12 Battle Of The Mounds Part II 1:31:30 Battle Of The Mounds Part III (Revised) / Night Of Doom 1:37:06 Head Chop 1:38:05 Orphans Of Doom / The Awakening 1:43:38 Conan The King / End Title The Extras: 1:48:51 Prologue (First Version) 1:49:39 Anvil Of Crom (First Version) 1:52:10 The Tower Of Set Part 1 (First Version) 1:55:57 Battle Of The Mounds Part II 1:58:15 Battle Of The Mounds Part III 2:01:20 Orphans Of Doom (Orchestra And Solo Voice) 2:02:44 Orphans Of Doom (Chorus And Harp) / The Awakening (First Version) 2:09:31 "Las Cantigas De Santa Maria" (The Snake) CD 3 The Original 1982 MCA Soundtrack Album: 2:15:39 Anvil Of Crom 2:18:15 Riddle Of Steel / Riders Of Doom 2:23:54 Gift Of Fury 2:27:46 Wheel Of Pain 2:31:57 Atlantean Sword 2:35:49 Theology / Civilization 2:39:04 Wifeing (Theme Of Love From Conan The Barbarian) 2:41:16 The Search 2:44:26 The Orgy 2:48:43 Funeral Pyre 2:53:13 Battle Of The Mounds 2:58:08 Orphans Of Doom / The Awakening One Last Extra: 3:03:42 Prologue (W／Narration)／Anvil Of Crom
Starting at 1:08:01 is my FAVORITE part. I don't normally pay any mind to soundtracks but I just LOVED this one and am glad I found it. Thx 4 the UpLoad
I love the intro and everything else but yeah, for me Kitchen/Orgy is tops! Maybe because as I listen to it I can see them stealthing around ready to kill all the cultists.
He is Conan, Cimmerian. He will not listen to the soundtrack, so I listen for him.
Yeeeeeees (obligatory Thulsa Doom ref)
Yes - Conan only listens to the sound of battle and rolling thunder !
Yes. He only wants to hear the lamentation of his enemy's women.
This is a highly under rated comment.
This is good! This is good.
" No one in this world can you trust...not men, not women, not beast...but this soundtrack you can trust "
Fantastic!
CROM
You made my day 😂😂😂😂
💥🗡️💪
... said Conan's father while holding the cover of a CD... XD XD XD
"Conan! What is best in Life?"
To listen to this soundtrack, to see the volume rise, and hear the lamentations of your neighbors!
I hear my neighbors toes curl, she 's more like a k-pop kind a gal 🙄
:D
You are the man!!! 😂😂😂
Habéis oído? Eso está bien
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I have never commented before. I have not the tongue for it. But if you dislike this music, then the hell with you!
Brilliant
Laughing my ass off!!! That is funny as hell. ; )
Damn them all to hell
Its so funny to read man 's comments, me as a woman watches this film so much more romanticly and for the tribe vibes lol...still lol
And I dont fancy Arnold at all...its all in the music, warior lifestyle and dark ritualistic stuff that gets me off.
I learned a bit more about men here, thanks...so funny
@@skumsters2323 That funeral pyre crescendo gets in my feels everytime : we guys have feelings too.
There comes a time, thief, when the jewels cease to sparkle, when the gold loses its luster, when the throne room becomes a prison, and all that is left is listening to this soundtrack.
@@jaUzFaktNevim_cz 💝
❤
That was a poiniant part of the movie where Conan first thinks about the value of money Vs. life. Then he takes all the jewels he can hold. and runs.
“Conan! What is best in life!”
“To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the Conan the Barbarian soundtrack on the 40th anniversary of the film’s release!”
Rare thing, but i really liked what the german dub made out of it:
"Zu kämpfen mit dem Feind,
Ihn zu verfolgen und zu vernichten,
Und sich zu erfreuen an dem Geschrei der Weiber."
'To fight with the enemy,
To pursue and annihilate him,
And to rejoice at the screaming of their Womenfolk.'
It just somehow seems even more relentless to me.
Real words: Genghis Khan speaking with his generals and relatives after the kara-kitan (now China)campaign he was asked about the greatest happinest in life: ¿gold?¿jewels?¿women?¿plalaces?¿glory?
........
No,only CONQUEST.
@@tomitiustritus6672 - Yes Them Nasty Germans say it Best ! - 🤣
@@pjwallace1006 …yeah, I am _entirely_ too AroAce for this comment. 😳🙈 Congrats to you two for having a passionate marriage at an age most people don’t, I guess? 😅
YYYEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS…
🫶🏻🙌👍🏻✊🏻✌️🤘🏻💪🏻🙏💚💛💙
How is the masterpiece not being talked about to this day? Basil Poledouris deserves a Nobel Prize for this entire score
I ask myself this question every time I listen to this soundtrack. I agree that he deserves a Nobel Prize. 🙂
For one thing, people keep posting and listening to the awful Prometheus release, so hardly anyone even knows how the actual soundtrack sounds.
@@AndSendMe Pity
While I like the Conan movie as a whole, I think the score "makes" the movie for me. It encapsulates the Hyborian Age way better than the visuals or the action.
This is one of the best pieces of music ever made.
There was a time, boy, when I searched for the soundtrack, when soundtracks meant more to me than gold or jewels.
RIP James Earl Jones.
I have never commented before. I have no tongue for it. But this soundtrack is among the greatest ever. The drum and horn at the beginning sets the stage for adventure at its greatest.
Epic
And if you don't agree...then to hell with you!
@@0ldSch00l13 I read that with Conan's voice in my head. 😆
I, also, have never commented with my tongue. Index finger only.
I’m just a fool that laughs at death
the only problem with this soundtrack is every time i listen to it i get the overwhelming urge to crush my enemies and hear the lamentation of their women
but what about seeing them driven before you?
So are the Barbarians
@@spencerx8 With a lada or Lamborgini? :D
Well, that is what's best in life.
It's a problem or a feature, depending on your point of view. Good motivational music. Conan was a real go getter. One of my role models.
It was my dad's favorite movie, now he's been away in heaven for 3 years,
and since then I've been listening to the soundtrack to remember the best times to spend with him💫💫🙏
God bless you. My heart goes out to you for your loss. I know the pain of loosing a parent. It's been a little over 10 years now since I lost my mother to cancer. It doesn't hurt as bad as it once did. But I still at times become emotionally triggered by the loss and the pain I have experienced. Your dad and my mom are now in Heaven and know each other by name. God bless you and keep you.
@@timothylay2300
Thank you for your comment I am deeply touched, May God bless you too, And that one day we will all find the top together, Thank you very much💫🙏💖
It's my favorite movie as well
My father introduced me to Conan, also.
God bless you for your pain , for your loss , this song will give you the power to wait to be reunited with your entire family
The movie was awesome and has stood the test of time, but this soundtrack is an absolute masterpiece!
SUPER AGREED!!! This goes beyond the original SUPERMAN MOVIE score and STAR WARS score. And this is forever and ever one of my favorite movies of all time. Not enough tales of men coming of age and building a destiny, and the soundtrack captures it all perfectly. I dont think the movie would be as supreme without this particular score!
NOTHING , past or present beats this movie and soundtrack . It’s beyond words how great it is … it moves me every time I listen to it .
I agree
Made The Movie what it was
Hell ya. I was born in 80 n i still think this movie was ahead of even today. People dont remember how deep this movie went. This movie was and is epic
i listen to this every few months to regain my manhood
It does have that effect
. . . word
so does chuck norris
😂
Crom! But you are RIGHT sir!
I was going to have a quiet night in, but after listening to this, I went out and raided a nearby village!
Hahaha that's awesome and my feelings exactly
Aaaah It was you 👀!!!!!!!
I know, I was there. Wait till I'm done pushing this freaking wheel... I'm coming for you!
@yyyihad you've got some gladiating to do first..
Did you torch it after sacking it?!
1982 two of the best films scores
Conan the Barbarian
And
Blade Runner
Greeks are music geniuses.
You 're absolutely right, two great movies !!!
And two great music scores
Steel isn't strong, music is stronger.
What are steel strings and horns compared to the music that comes out of them? Now THAT is power!
Contemplate this on the Tree of Woe...
@@zak8458 I-I'd rather not if it's all the same to you! Eh heh...
One day I heard this soundtrack playing in my son's bedroom My older boy was 15 and the younger 13. I was amazed and proud that they spent their allowance money on such decent music when many kids were listening to mindless drivel.
What a grand story of old. Tis a pity such tales are not being told today.
Ok Boomer
What the hell? They legit bought the soundtrack for Conan? Or did they just look it up online and you think they paid for it?
This happened over 30 years ago before there was an online/ The bought a cassette
@@SS-yr3ij don't you ever get bored of your own lack of originality?
James Earl Jones was a magnificent villain, almost felt sorry when it was all burned
to the ground. The whole cast was on another level and Arnold played the role of a
life time, no one will ever forget that. John Milius, Basil and Oliver Stone, almost like
hitting the lottery a dozen times.
RIP James Earl Jones
Rest in peace.
Be in paradise, great sir.
All men fear Thulsa Doom, but Conan who stands alone against him.
this soundtrack is like a good wine ; with age it gets better.
How can it get better when it was perfect from the start?
I have informed my children that this is the music to be played at my funeral
Ur the man
Played theme as one of the song at wedding while people was being seated
Orgy Scene music for the wake.
great idea❤
Mention it in your will just to be on safe side
No soundtracks are made like this anymore, just listening to the score I can tell every scene as it unfolds. The music and the movie flow together with perfection.
Absolutely.
What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of those who have never listened to this soundtrack.
My favorite movie of all time. Amazing soundtrack.
Same here
Agreed hands down
Agreed as well. The amazing part with this soundtrack, is that it makes visualizing the movie scene for scene so easy.
There isn't a great volume of dialogue in Conan the Barbarian an the music played entirely to the pace of the movie's scene's itself. It's always a treasure to listen to this.
@@ArchonXzero You know, you're right! I'd never noticed that before but now it seems so obvious. The music really is what drives the movie. Wow...
This soundtrack was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Music... how did it not win hands down?
Crom
What beat it?
@@coinraker6497 ET. Understandable, although arguably the voters were blinded by the feels, because ET is something of a potboiler in Williams' output. Sandahl Bergman got best actress, I would not have predicted that. It was a tough year, a banner year for genre films: ET, Wrath of Khan, Bladerunner, Mad Max 2, Poltergeist, Cat People, The Thing, Dark Crystal. Interestingly Conan wasn't even nominated for the writing, and 'The Sword and the Sorcerer" was. Good god.
Today this is often on lists of the industry's best soundtracks but at the time a lot of folks didn't really know what to make of it.
I remember One reviewer "I didn't know there were that many French horns in the world."
Crom laughs at the Saturn awards. Laughs from his mountain.
i just love how the music can tell the story without the need of the actors constantly talking for the dialogue, how you can feel the emotions of each track/song.
100%
To me, Conan is like an opera, without all the annoying singing 🙂
All any movie needs is Arnold saying, "Crom!"
I heard the soundtrack was finished first, and then the director filmed & edited the scenes to match the score. That's why there are so many scenes with little or no dialogue: The music transmits all the feelings on its own, all the pain, drama, adventure & suspense.
This is an awesome approach to make a movie, usually it's done the other way round: They film & edit the scenes first, and only afterwards try to match the score "somehow" to fit it.
This movie is pretty decent for its genre, but thanks to this awesome music it became a true masterpiece. Imagine if they'd used another music, e.g. 80s syth pop (like they did in another fantasy movie, "Ladyhawke"), it'd be awful.
You can't give Basil Poledouris enough credit for his work: He made this movie work, kicked off Arnold's career (if this movie flopped, he'd probably not have become such a big super star), and kicked off an entire sub-genre, the 1980s "Barbarian" low fantasy movies, e.g. its sequel "Conan the Destroyer", "The Barbarians" or "Red Sonja" (which to me, is also an unofficial "Conan" sequel).
It's a shame he didn't get an Oscar for this music.
This is beautiful to me. Ive listened to this repeatedly for over 20 yrs
This is 3+hrs where Crom does not laugh at the four winds, but listens, strong on his mountain.
(the four winds being flute, clarinet, bassoon, oboe)
Bravo 👏
@@dvrn86 I just returned for a listen and forgot I even commented on this. Thank goodness there is a chronicler
A real tragedy this didn't get nominated for an Academy Award then again we know who the voters are in that guild so maybe not very surprising after all. Regardless this was and is a true masterpiece. RIP Basil Poledouris.
True rip 🙏
46 yrs old lol
Based
@@maleexile9053 ...and Hyborian-pilled.
Who cares about Academy Award or any awards ? Why should we care what a small portion of the people, who claim to be judges, think?
He doesn't always listen to movie soundtracks but when he does, Crom listens to "Conan the Barbarian." Listens from his mountain.
It's almost unreal how good this soundtrack is. All hail Basil!
Few soundtracks work as a well as a stand alone listening like this one. This is, without a doubt, some of the best film music ever written and an often underlooked highlight of last century's orchestral music.
It opened so many musical doors for me. I will always treasure it.
Wifeing/The Leaving/ The Search are some of the most heart-felt pieces of music ever scored. The longing and love portrayed by the strings, oboe, and French horn are on another level of masterpiece. So brilliant.
Came here to find kindred spirits. I was listening to the expanded version before I posted this. Much respect for posting this here! RIP Basil, your work is much appreciated!
For those who dont know:
Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of. And unto this, Conan, destined to wear the jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow. It is I, his chronicler, who alone can tell thee of his saga. Let me tell you of the days of high adventure!
Since I've grown older I don't watch the movie anymore, but man that soundtrack never grows old, I've listened to alot of movie music, but this one.....unsurpassed.
Why don't you watch the movie anymore? It's fantastic!
@@KorithStoneheart Like me. Probably knows it word for word.
THE DEFINITION OF EPIC MUSIC.
I’ve had the Conan soundtrack forever, but was always so disheartened that it did not include the snake scene tower music. It is so beautiful and mystical. One of the best out of the soundtrack that they didn’t include. Thank you for sharing it!!!! Only way I can listen to it without watching.
The most beautiful, stirring, powerful score ever composed.
Agreed
Certainly in my top 5 with Star Wars; Blade Runner Trilogy; Spirited Away; and Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Finally, the real, original soundtrack, had to go through half a dozen of other, fake versions before finding this one.
same it was so frustrating, because they were all 'light' versions, I wanted the one that fills your body :')
@@TallHobbit "The one that fills your body" by Crom woman, you speak the truth!
I will die on the hill that Basil Poledouris' soundtrack for Conan the Barbarian is the most perfect film score of all time. Not saying that it's "the best" of all time, but it is so integral to the film that without it the film wouldn't work. It perfectly mixes itself into every scene to a point where it becomes it's own character. To this day I can listen to it front to back and then repeat.
I'm with you on that hill. We die together, for Valeria.
@@UlyssesDrax may the Gods of battle look upon you, for I stand against you on Morricone's hill
@@MrJerichoPumpkin Krom
@@MrJerichoPumpkinlove Morricone especially end of For Few Dollars More…… that said - this is superior to anything he has done
i saw when i was eighteen.. so powerful.. saw twice the day it came out.
that says alot for me..
never ever forget your friends. ❤
Der Film - ein echtes Prachtstück, vom Feinsten. Die Musik - mitreißend, genial, ein Hammer!
What is best in life? January 16th. Conan returns in 4K with this glorious score in Dolby Atmos!
World class, genius composition. Probably the most powerful soundtrack in motion picture history 👏. Bravo Poledouris. Bravooooo! Crom salutes you 💪
Those strings in "Theology/Civilzation" are so, so powerful and sweeping it never fails to give me goosebumps. I love this score so much!
they transport my ears into another world
@@acolyte1951 Exactly
THE GREATEST MOVIE SOUNDTRACK OF ALL TIME.
20 years ago we played a Tabletop Roleplaying game called Earthdawn. A world full of magic and adventure and all we had was a CD with Conan's soundtrack. It played in the back and was set to repeat. All this time later it's still THE EARTHDAWN soundtrack to me and most of the good memories and epic moments were elevated by this masterpiece of a soundtrack. A timeless classic.
I can see the movie with the soundtrack only. I have seen this movie so many times. From the Wheel of Pain to Meeting the Atlantian sword to the Tree of Woe. Amazing soundtrack, a masterpiece. Should be performed by Symphonies around the World.
The music does most of the storytelling. This movie and this soundtrack are my most absolute favorites. Masterpieces. Basil Poledouris was a great composer who also did the soundtrack of Robocop.
indeed does it not
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Hey dent forget about Arnys Muscles..... The biceps are half the movie.
Red dawn too
"And We who found it,
are just Men!👦 Not Gods🙏 Not Giants💪 Just Men!
"For no one Conan, no one in this World🌎 can you trust!🤔 Not Men, not Women, not Beasts! This🗡 you can trust!🗡💪
I watched Conan the Barbarian for the first time and although it’s an older movie, but this is how you make an adventure movie. This is how you develop a character from nothing into something. What I also love is that the story was not bogged down in unnecessary dialogue and explanation. It was just action, visuals, and the soundtrack. The music was top notch, I felt that I was along on the adventure rather than watching a movie.
I feel more motivated to go to the gym and lift heavy weights.
Love this movie so much! I was about 4 yrs old when I first saw it. The soundtrack is an absolute masterpiece! Still enjoy watching to this day with my father and brothers.
Ya ni sé cuántas veces la oí a través de los años. Que alevosa esta banda de sonido LPM!
Wow the part starting at 1:57 is so retro and nostalgic. Hit me so hard, having been a 16-yr old kid when this came out.
I've heard lots of soundtracks in my life and this is definitely the best one 🖤
The film is pretty decent too lol
Only star wars comes close. The conan soundtrack inspires me to keep battling through life
couldn't agree more
Just watched this on Netflix again and as I was tripping and falling through the internet I was ASTOUNDED and yet ultimately not surprised to find out that Basil Poledpuris ALSO did the score fore Hunt for Red October!!! So much power in his music! Should be celebrated with the greatest of all time
*Poledouris, autocorrect fails me again!
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Probably the best quailty version of this Score, all time Favourite!
Definitely
I have a hard labor job and this music has brought me raises as well as a 100% daily production rate. My bosses unknowingly refer to me as a barbarian for my wrk ethic lol. I have Basil to thank for it. Thank u and rest well mr. Poledoris
Only one with the - The Defilers
It is without doubt the best interpretation, with the composer conducting. One can quibble with technical aspects of the recording and performance, and focus on those aspects is what has led the shallow spiritless Prometheus release to unfortunately outstrip the original in popularity.
Honor, valor, strength, truth & justice! Absolute timeless masterpiece and I am listening to it for the first time! Maximum recognition and respect to Basil Poledouris and all who created and participated in Conan's legacy! Thank u for sharing this beautiful art!
This is among the highest quality version of the original soundtrack (and variations) I have ever found online. Thank you so much for putting this together - it's incredible.
My brother was killed at age 19, May 5, 2010. Had his funeral on May 10, 2010. Never got to visit his grave. I had joined the Navy (active duty) at that time and left for bootcamp on May 19, 2010. After graduating and going to my first command, I immediately entered a world that was unfamiliar and almost cruel-like, one I did not understand. The sounds of the ship I was stationed on, sound very much like this clip on the Wheel of Pain at 15:53, including the mindless work I did. I worked for days on end. The pain ebbed and flowed. I had good days and bad days. Was deployed 3 times. I thought of my poor parents who constantly worried that I would come home in a box. I had friends who died out to sea or elsewhere. Out of everything, my mind and determination to succeed and the will to live got even stronger. I had no time to grieve over my brother’s passing. No one cared, but I would not be broken. I persevered, rose through the ranks and overcame all.
The answer to “The riddle of Steel” is not flesh or steel, but the power of the unbroken, indomitable spirit.
May he find peace, and you grow ever stronger
30:57 is probably close to being my favorite track if I had to pick a favorite from what is arguably the best film score of all time. It's also what plays in my head whenever the word "theology" is said around me in a sentence.
Agreed. One of the best scores ever.
This is a true masterpiece! My favorite tracks are, Anvil of Crom, Riders of Doom, and others, but to me, it's the Gift of Fury that just resonates with emotions like dread, hate, and awe. Rest in peace maestro.
Basil's daughter co-wrote The Orgy. According to her, he didn't get his part right at the beginning.
This is a soundtrack that always gives me goose bumps, it deserves to be at the top. It's a masterpiece difficult to surpass.
I think this soundtrack is actually of a higher level and significance than the movie it is attached to. And that is saying a lot, because the movie happens to be superb!
Have to agree, the movie was really good but the soundtrack is the best OST i have ever heard.
Just think. Back in the day if they had motion pictures Bach and Mozart would be the ones doing the music, so we have modern day Mozarts etc. like Basil, we just don't think of them the same way.
I agree
@Ramon Passolas
True.
Everything about movie is ok except Arnold.
He showed only muscle side of Conan, but Conan is much more than that.
His poor acting skills in early career days downgraded whole movie impression significantly.
The Soundtrack is way better...the movie has a major plot hole, how are we supposed to believe an ancient barbarian looks like a modern bodybuilder? Was there a Gold's Gym in Cimmeria? Did Conan have access to dianabol and testosterone in the Hyborean Age?
I play this in the background while I play Age of Conan: Unchained for PC while I play to get the full Conan effect. Great soundtrack. Love this movie as well. Thank you for putting this original score on YT. 😁👍
The greatest movie score I have ever heard.
Predator
Listening to the time-honored soundtrack it feels good to, from time to time, state something profound. Like, e. g., 'Crom!'
SKθL!
@@kevinedwards7206 the Sue Kellogg Branch Library?
Finally, a version with the music that actually plays in the movie during the tower scene
At this point, Conan could just walk down the street to buy bread and the most epic music imaginable would start blasting.
Oh my Chrom !!!!!!! This soundtrack gets me so pumped up! I want to make my own sword! Nostalgic ain't even the word
Want to make my own sword. Hilarious and crazy relatable. Thank you.
Probably one of the top 5 best film soundtracks ever written
There’s no probably about it. It’s easily in the top few.
This movie was so fascinating to me as a kid. Now just watched it. It’s a masterpiece of fantasy cinema. 10/10 man
The greatest soundtrack ever! An absolute masterpiece! Basil Poledouris became immortal with this soundtrack!
I begin to listen to this soundtrack shaved and now, after 3 hours my beard hits the floor.
One of the best soundtracks ever!!!!!
Man, this is a Godsend! There are so many different tracks that I just can't find anywhere else! The ones that stand out the most of the Wolf Witch and the Discipline of Steel section. What I would give to know where he got these from; feels like something finally found a missing part of my soul The missing and micro soundtracks finally give this album the complete feeling I've been searching for so long for!
FINALY I FOUND THE ORIGINAL RECORDING
OF THIS MASTERPIECE !! THANKS CROM
AND THE CYBER CHAOS CREW !!
THANKS BASIL POLEDOURIS !!!
GREETINGS FROM BRASIL
First time listening to this soundtrack…its amazing!
This did not win Oscar for the best soundtrack
What the eff!
Excellent music score by Basil Poledouris. I also love his score for ROBOCOP (1987).
Fantastic movie masterpiece. Scenes and soundtrack. I remember the first time I watched the movie in Barcelona in 1982. The movie excedes the marvel comic. Authentic adventure. Something dissappeared today. Thanks.
When I first saw this film in theaters I was really enthralled that the film was only action and music - and such great music!
They showed young Conan's village get attacked, the death of his parents, his capture, his enslavement, him as a pit fighter, he is freed, he is chased by wolfs, he finds the ancient sword in a tomb...WOW!
I thought this was an amazingly artistic film version of the Conan books ... unfortunately, then Arnold starts to have dialogue.
( heavy sigh! )
Don't get me wrong, I'm an Arnold fan. Just, ah... he wasn't as good an actor back then as you'd hope for in such an epic role.
AND... THANK you Cyber Chaos Crew for posting this incredible EXTENDED sound track.
It too is EPIC!
If you’re ever feeling low, this is the antidote. This will ALWAYS be the antidote.
to whoever uploaded this here, I am forever indebted to you.
I believe this to be the most perfectly executed movie soundtrack of all time.
Awesome, legendary soundack, such a timeless masterpiece, not linked to any certain era! I think even Robert E. Howard, the author of the original Conan stories, would've loved it.
I heard the soundtrack was finished first, and then the director filmed & edited the scenes to match the score. That's why there are so many scenes with little or no dialogue: The music transmits all the feelings on its own: All the pain, drama, adventure & suspense.
This is an awesome approach to make a movie, usually it's done the other way round: They film & edit the scenes first, and only afterwards try to match the score "somehow" to fit it.
This movie is pretty decent for its genre, but thanks to this awesome music it became a true masterpiece. Imagine if they'd used another music, e.g. 80s syth pop (like they did in another fantasy movie, "Ladyhawke"), it'd be awful.
You can't give Basil Poledouris enough credit for his work: He made this movie work, kicked off Arnold's career (if this movie flopped, he'd probably not have become such a big super star), and kicked off an entire sub-genre, the 1980s "Barbarian" low fantasy movies, e.g. its sequel "Conan the Destroyer", "The Barbarians" or "Red Sonja" (which to me, is also an unofficial "Conan" sequel).
It's a shame he didn't get an Oscar for this music.
By Crom, well said!
"Crush your enemies.
See them driven before you
And hear the lamentation
Of their women" - Conan
I had to stop my workout just to say how GD epic the intro is💪💪
I love the Conan OST and Poledouris' work but I ddn't know there is such a long, expanded version. This is even better than the already great theatrical version! And that says much. So many new motifs! A new version of an old treasure. Thanks, @Cyber Chaos Crew!
Thank you! I did not know there was a soundtrack this long and good.
Awesome to workout to Absolutely Awesome Basil👍👍👍👍☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻
One of the most brilliant Movie Soundtrack ever
SCHWARZENEGGER - His first major starring role as Conan the Barbarian. He sparkles and shines, with rippling muscles.
Remembering Robert E. Howard (1906-1936) the creator of Conan. I first read his Conan novels in high school in the early 1960s.
CD 1
The Complete Score:
0:00:00 Prologue / Anvil Of Crom
0:03:40 Riddle Of Steel / Riders Of Doom
0:09:20 Gift Of Fury
0:13:13 Column Of Sadness / Wheel Of Pain
0:17:25 Pit Fights
0:20:06 The Discipline Of Steel / Freedom Council
0:21:38 Atlantean Sword
0:25:41 Warm Welcome
0:27:47 Wolf Witch
0:30:57 Theology / Civilization
0:34:13 Street Of Deviants
0:34:43 Hopefuls At The Tower Of Set
0:37:06 The Tower Of Set
0:42:45 The Snake / Infidels
0:44:46 The Tavern
0:46:00 Wifeing (Theme Of Love From Conan The Barbarian)
0:48:11 Indulgence / Mettle
0:49:27 The Hall Of King Osric
0:50:50 The Leaving / The Search
CD 2
The Complete Score (cont.):
0:56:51 The Mountain Of Power Procession
1:00:16 Capture
1:01:10 Tree Of Woe / Recovery
1:06:57 Warpaint
1:07:58 The Kitchen / The Orgy
1:14:28 The Defilers
1:19:46 Funeral Pyre
1:24:20 Battle Of The Mounds Part I
1:29:12 Battle Of The Mounds Part II
1:31:30 Battle Of The Mounds Part III (Revised) / Night Of Doom
1:37:06 Head Chop
1:38:05 Orphans Of Doom / The Awakening
1:43:38 Conan The King / End Title
The Extras:
1:48:51 Prologue (First Version)
1:49:39 Anvil Of Crom (First Version)
1:52:10 The Tower Of Set Part 1 (First Version)
1:55:57 Battle Of The Mounds Part II
1:58:15 Battle Of The Mounds Part III
2:01:20 Orphans Of Doom (Orchestra And Solo Voice)
2:02:44 Orphans Of Doom (Chorus And Harp) / The Awakening (First Version)
2:09:31 "Las Cantigas De Santa Maria" (The Snake)
CD 3
The Original 1982 MCA Soundtrack Album:
2:15:39 Anvil Of Crom
2:18:15 Riddle Of Steel / Riders Of Doom
2:23:54 Gift Of Fury
2:27:46 Wheel Of Pain
2:31:57 Atlantean Sword
2:35:49 Theology / Civilization
2:39:04 Wifeing (Theme Of Love From Conan The Barbarian)
2:41:16 The Search
2:44:26 The Orgy
2:48:43 Funeral Pyre
2:53:13 Battle Of The Mounds
2:58:08 Orphans Of Doom / The Awakening
One Last Extra:
3:03:42 Prologue (W／Narration)／Anvil Of Crom
I scrolled through all the comments for this. You have solved the Riddle of Steel. Much thanks.
Playing Oblivion in 2007 and replacing all the game's tunes by tunes from this OST made the game so much more epic.
Toujours aussi bon !!!
A Hellenic masterpiece...
Absolut geniale Musik wer das nicht hören mag der hat keinen Bezug zur Musik
Starting at 1:08:01 is my FAVORITE part. I don't normally pay any mind to soundtracks but I just LOVED this one and am glad I found it. Thx 4 the UpLoad
It's The Kitchen/Orgy that gets me every single time. A masterpiece!
I love the intro and everything else but yeah, for me Kitchen/Orgy is tops! Maybe because as I listen to it I can see them stealthing around ready to kill all the cultists.
Basil's daughter co-wrote The Orgy. According to her, he didn't get his part right at first.
Just got the same feeling the very first time i listened to Bolero Ravel. I just air horned alone in my bathroom
Yes.. I use it as a tool for my weight bar spear training
Yeah he just totally bust in on that orgy, could've waited for them to finish first lol