I was browsing Google Video and I came across my favorite scene from Conan.
The music from Basil Poledouris is simply amazing. Barely a word is spoken… what an amazing soundtrack!
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Conan The Barbarian great scene
Published by March 6th, 2008 in Book/DVD Reviews, Film School and Storytelling. 1 CommentConan’s amazing soundtrack
Published by September 19th, 2007 in Film School, News bits and Storytelling. 1 Comment
Conan the Barbarian has one of the most amazing soundtracks. I was disappointed NOT to see it on this list of 100 Best Movie Soundtracks.
When I looked into it deeper, I found Conan on a a list of The 101 Great Film Score Milestones. This is an excerpt from the description, you can see the whole list here.
It was compiled by John Caps, in the November-December 2003 issue of Film Comment magazine in an article titled “Soundtracks 101 – Essential Movie Music: A Listener’s Guide.” The list was created to mark the 70th anniversary of the film score in 2003. The article also provided a brief history of film music in the introduction, and further details on each of the choices.
Predictably, one-fourth of the list was taken by the six giants of the Golden Age (Steiner, Waxman, Korngold, Newman, Rozsa, Herrmann). Yet the author also recognized some of the great, but seemingly forgotten, figures of the recent past: Laurence Rosenthal, Richard Rodney Bennett, Dave Grusin, David Shire, and Basil Poledouris.
OK, I feel better now.
Conan or Red Sonja
Published by May 1st, 2006 in Film School, News bits and Storytelling. 0 Comments
Barely a week has passed since I posted about another Conan installment. Due to emancipation (no doubt), it seems that actually Red Sonja has a better chance to get a sequel.
Here’s the official bit of news:
One of the bestselling indie comic books available is coming to the silver screen. Red Sonja, a sword-and-sorcery comic book from Dynamite Entertainment, has been green lit with a production budget north of $25 million.
Hmm, I really hope they haven’t contacted Brigitte Nielson for this one. Let me think for a moment, who’s best suited for the role of a hack-and-slash Barbarian … I got it. Charlize Theron. Aeon Flux sucked but what the hell. If she’s not available, it has to be either Scarlett Johansson or Keira Knightly. See, I give the producers a choice.
There’s official statement on next installment(s) of Conan. The original 1982 movie made Arnold Schwarzenegger a star (and grossed over 100M in the process).
A rep for Warner Bros said (for IGN):
All the talk about Arnold Schwarzenegger being in two more Conan films is premature at this point. First, Governor Schwarzenegger has to finish off his term and then he can announce what his plans are.
The only thing I can tell you at this time is that the WB does want more than one Conan film since the property is seen as a franchise which has spawned toys, comic books, video games etc. I can also tell you that if Arnold wants to make two more Conan films, we will gladly make that deal happen.
I’m not sure how much of Arnie’s term is left but I hope in the next election California voters “let” him focus on his movie career. I love the original Conan! Also, cut his budget so he’s forced to do the filming in Bulgaria!
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