Art of the Score
Episode 22: Conan the Barbarian
In Episode 22 we travel to the distant Hyborian era ...
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Nov 6 2018 1h 30m
Chapter 1 3 mins
The secrets to Conan’s successChapter 2 4 mins
John Milius’s machismoChapter 3 6 mins
Basil Poledouris’ scoreChapter 4 2 mins
Conan’s canon what era does the music come from?Chapter 5 7 mins
Anvil of Crom: the Hyborian rhythm and Nick’s rave remakeChapter 6 8 mins
Twenty-four French Horns and Total Recall’s Barbaric RecallChapter 7 9 mins
Conan’s themeChapter 8 10 mins
Double reeds and the passing of timeChapter 9 11 mins
The love theme, and saying more than Arnold through musicChapter 10 4 mins
The Riders of Doom themeChapter 11 4 mins
O Fortuna’s influence on Conan (and film music generally)Chapter 12 2 mins
Conan’s Battle on the IceChapter 13 3 mins
The Wheel of FifthsChapter 14 13 mins
Doom’s Dies IraeChapter 15 4 mins
The Wheel of Pain’s ostinatoChapter 16 4 mins
Waltzing through theologyChapter 17 1 min
The villain’s music for the hero’s journey in the kitchenChapter 18 7 mins
Waltzing through an orgyChapter 19 6 mins
The Pit Fights and the Mountain of Power, via 1950s sword and sandal epicsChapter 20
Conan’s Firebird finale