Conan the Barbarian. Basil Poledouris

Описание: Beyond the mists of time, having witnessed the brutal death of his blacksmith father and the massacre of the entire village by the murderous followers of Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones), the undead evil wizard and servant of the serpent-god Set, Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger), the orphaned young Cimmerian, is condemned to a life of slavery. Chained to the perpetual Wheel of Pain, the helpless boy grows into a man, and after years of rigorous training as a fierce gladiator, Conan, now an unstoppable mountain of muscle, regains his precious freedom. But, with the image of the blood-soaked raid etched on his mind, Conan teams up with Subotai (Gerry Lopez), the Hyrkanian thief, and Valeria (Sandahl Bergman), the Queen of the Bandits, and embarks on a peril-laden journey to the mysterious Mountain of Power, and the impregnable Snake Cult Temple.

“Orphans Of Doom” is a stunning score highlight. The music is a transcendental homage of sublime beauty to Conan’s triumph as he rescues Osric’s daughter and frees the children of doom from servitude. The cue features a religioso tenor with woodwind arpeggios, harp and female chorus singing the Dies Irae Theme. Later, we hear a tender clarinet and harp line play over kindred woodwinds and high register violins. Glorious French horns exalt him as Deliverer as tremolo strings and solo flute commence the inexorable build up to the finale, which Poledouris declares with heraldic French horns. We follow with solo piccolo, which plays over tremolo strings rising in intensity that are joined by kindred woodwinds. A solo flute prelude unleashes major modal horn play that ushers in a stunning, bravado, full orchestral affirmation that is simply glorious.