My dad took me to see this movie when I was 10, changed my life! I was depressed for weeks because I didn’t live in a world where I could fight with swords and use magic. It started my love for all fantasy and I read every fantasy novel I could get my hands on, still do at 55!
My dad loved this movie too, I wasn't born yet when it came out, but this was one of the first movies I can remember sitting down with him and watching. Then when my little brothers came along, I made them sit down and watch it with me lol. My dad also had the Conan the Barbarian comics too! He was a big fan of the character. He's no longer with us, but I still have his comics and those memories of sitting down and watching the movies together.
Love that my kid got to enjoy Mako thru his Samurai Jack voice work. If your unfamiliar the intro to that cartoon is pretty much a homage to this movie.I also loved Thundarr the Barbarian
Conan's Father: "Fire and wind come from the sky, from the gods of the sky. But Crom is your god, Crom and he lives in the earth. Once, giants lived in the Earth, Conan. And in the darkness of chaos, they fooled Crom, and they took from him the enigma of steel. Crom was angered. And the Earth shook. Fire and wind struck down these giants, and they threw their bodies into the waters, but in their rage, the gods forgot the secret of steel and left it on the battlefield. We who found it are just men. Not gods. Not giants. Just men. The secret of steel has always carried with it a mystery. You must learn its riddle, Conan. You must learn its discipline. For no one - no one in this world can you trust. Not men, not women, not beasts..." [Points to sword] "This you can trust."
@Duckie Alexander That's because they were both wrong. Conans father and Thulsa Doom. Will, will is the power to merge the two. To see your thoughts made manifest. To bring your desire through all adversity into fruition.
Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed-of. And onto 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!
The original film is so under-rated, it visualised fantasy and made stuff like skyrim and Neverwinter nights possible and it gave them the look of the rugged violent fantasy land :D
Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad. Why we fought, or why we died. All that matters is that two stood against many. That's what's important! Valor pleases you, Crom... so grant me one request. Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, then to HELL with you!
how did they get everything in this movie so right? the world of the story feels connected and makes sense. not a thing feels out of place. they got a fairly limited arnold to fit in the role almost perfectly. they cast a hulking nfl brute, two bodybuilders and in JEJ, a pretty classical actor and blended them all together and it WORKED great translation of source material to screen. this movie deserves far more props, as does this soundtrack. By Crom, i got chills at 1:05! HIGH ADVENTURE! gaaaaahhhhh......straight into my f****ckin veins please!
It helped that John Milius was a really good writer/director, with a genuine philosophical bent, and a respect for the source material -- it meant he treated the film and story with respect, and wanted to tell an actually meaningful story and not just produce a mindless, if enjoyable popcorn movie. So the resulting movie, while it might not be Citizen Kane, _is_ a genuinely artistic film, and not just another fantasy movie. Compare it with its contemporaries "The Sword and the Sorcerer" and "The Beastmaster" and you'll see what I mean; both those movies are fun and fairly entertaining, but nowhere near as good as "Conan the Barbarian" is. Also, while Milius recognized that Arnold Schwarzenegger was the perfect guy at that time to play the role, he really couldn't act. Arnold actually did eventually learn to act, within a limited range. He could never play Shakespeare, but for the kind of action or comedy roles he was good at, he _did_ become good. But in 1980, when filming started on this movie at England's Shepperton Studios, Arnold hadn't learned to do any of that yet. He still couldn't act. So Milius very wisely chose to make Conan a stoic character, who was a man of action, and not words, and limited his dialogue. Consequently, Arnold doesn't have all that many lines in the picture. To carry the film's acting, Milius hired great actors like James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, and Mako, and you'll note that all of those supporting actors have more lines of dialogue than any of the three actors playing the main characters in the movie. That was a deliberate directorial choice, and a very, very good one. Finally, Milius hired Ron Cobb, a brilliant production designer, who helped give the film its absolutely gorgeous visuals, and Basil Poledouris to compose what is certainly one of the most perfectly tailored film scores in movie history. John Williams' soundtracks or "Star Wars," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," and especially "Superman: the Movie" are about on the same level, as far as being perfectly suited to their respective films' subject matter, themes, and overall mood. Basically, Milius was a gifted director who recognized the limitations of the actor who had to carry the film, and realized he had to build up everything _around_ that novice, limited actor to make the film work, _and_ that he had the opportunity to make a serious, thoughtful film, instead of just a mindless fantasy/action romp. So he used incredible visuals, a _magnificent_ score, and the best supporting actors to make the film work. The result is a film that is now considered a classic of the genre. By contrast, look at Richard Fleischer's sequel movie. He reversed a lot of Milius' directorial decisions, and basically just didn't get it. The result was a totally forgettable, mediocrity of a sequel, that killed any possibility of a franchise dead.
Basil Poledouris created the greatest soundtrack of all time with this. I very much believe without this OST the movie wouldn't be nearly as good. In fact, it might just be another corn ball 80's flick without it.
The music definitely added a lot. It probably would have only been a decent fantasy film without it. But really, the best movies are just mediocre to decent if you strip out any elements of what makes them what they are.
@@prigual2901 Yes and there are white congolese too. As a proud white skinned bantu warrior of the congo I stand up against prejudice against people-of-no-color in my african homeland. I'm glad that my black bantu brothers are understanding allies like you who don't blacksplain against me. After all, I was born in the jungle with an AK in hand. No racist black privileged patriarchy is going to define who I am based on my skin color.
*_Queen of the Black Coast_* by Robert E. Howard _"[The] chief [of the gods of Cimmeria] is Crom. He dwells on a great mountain. What use to call on him? Little he cares if men live or die. Better to be silent than to call his attention to you; he will send you dooms, not fortune! He is grim and loveless, but at birth he breathes power to strive and slay into a man's soul. What else shall men ask of the gods?"_
Mako's deep voice and inflection perfectly prologued the driving Timpani's. The Brass accents the rhythm, as the base strings give color to the drums. It's incredible then that it all yields to the melody. It's as if you've been taken from Akiro's tent to a horse running across the open Hybrian plains only to suddenly take flight over the Mountains of the West. We're brought back to earth as a new theme is born and gets passed around the orchestra. This heroic conflict between the sections sits us next to Conan as if we too will fight in the grand battles that won him Aquilonia or cleaving Gromel's helmet. Basil Poledouris accomplished exactly what needed to be done for this film's score.
As a kid watching this in the movie theater I was touched beyond words. I would forever hold this film in the upper echelons of my Spirit, Soul and Heart.
Youre right, Arnold didnt need 10 words in the film to act it out. He didnt need anything. Arnold WAS Conan. All he needed to do was look at the camera.
Hither came Conan, dark hair, sullen eyed; A Thief, A Reaver, A Slayer. With Gigantic meloncalies and great mirth, sword in hand to tread the throats of the earth beneath his sandals feet.
"The strength in your body... the desire in your heart... I GAVE THIS TO YOU!!" (condescending look of contempt, hurt & disapointment) "Contemplate this on the Tree of Woe. Crucify him!!". Only James Earl Jones is bad-ass enough to patronize, lecture and make Ahhnold look like a girly-man and make him like it.
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!
Conan is one the of the greatest movies I’ve ever watched in my life. The acting may have not been all that great but the raw emotions and scenes depicted are very life-like and real. In it, Conan has some great analogies as well. In today’s times, I could see Conan as a young kid with his family in his neighborhood and the police come riding into the community, beating and killing people. His father tries his best to defend his family from the onslaught of the police but is soon killed too. His mother then tries to defend her only son but is met with disdain by the police chief and his crew. The police captain then kills her in front of Conan with no regard. Conan is then left to fend for himself where he is sent into the foster care system that operates like a machine. He feels mentally, emotionally and physically like a slave there. Held against his will. He stays there in the system for years with no one to care for him, until one day a man comes to utilize his strength for brute and primitive ways. Conan becomes good at this and momentarily finds his worth in life. He eventually makes so much money he is able to buy his freedom and from there goes on numerous adventures. He goes into a sunken place and connects with his inner power and emerges forged a new man. He meets new friends, and the beautiful “Valeria”, who charges him to live life to the fullest. He continues on his hard quests until he reaches the police precinct, the “mountain of Power.” There are many followers at the Tower with the same sickening mindset brainwashed with hatred, prejudice, racism, bigotry, and greed and self sustainment. From there Conan demands charges be brought against the police chief and his crew for killing his family. They laugh and crucify him, to make an example out of him. They kill Valeria, the only woman he’s ever loved. But he doesn’t die. Conan returns, confronts the police chief, kills him, and throws his head in front of all of the followers. The followers realize the error of their wicked ways and throw down their torches into the water. Conan watches the entire system that senselessly killed his mother and father, the only woman that he loved, and his people, all burn down to the ground. He walks away and then rides off into the sunset for more adventures. In time, Conan becomes a mighty man by his own hands.
Huge Conan fan since I was a kid!!! I play this classic epic song whenever I play either Dragon Age or Skyrim or The Witcher Trilogy :) I hope Arnold wastes no time getting Legend of Conan started cause I've been waiting for him to do the whole King Conan of Aqualonia scenario up on the big screen for forever!!! Seeing as how they are going to totally ignore the events of Destroyer, I really hope that the filmmakers re-introduce Thoth-Amon in LofC but in a way that is more faithful to the source material (Snake-obsessed Stygian dark sorcerer & High Priest of Set) than Destroyer's version!!! I also hope they introduce Conan's devoted harem girl turned wife & queen Zenobia in the movie as well!!! I hope that Arnold & Universal hire a solid proven director as equally passionate about Conan as the fans are to helm the film & not hire some no-name obscure hack with no imagination!!!
I've wanted a proper Conan for so long (Momoa movie was garbage) but I'm already setting myself up for disappointment...1 of the producers/writers for the Legend of Conan is a guy who did the Fast and the Furious and the screenplay writer is a woman (no offense ladies but this should be a testosterone tale from the testicles).
If you look at Frazetta's Barbarian, it could simply be a portrait of Arnold. Done in 65 when Arnold was 18 still mucking around in Austria. Robert E Howard's Conan world was realized as deftly and ably as any world translation put to screen. This is the pinnacle of Swords and Sorcery style films.
La introducción fílmica de BASIL POLEDOURIS como base de la excelente película llevada al cine es extraordinaria y universalmente reconocida. Toda la original sountrack que desarrolla Poledouris en esta obra es una producción colosal y magnífica. 🙏 Espero seguir escuchándola como soporte de innumerables e incontables incursiones en medios audiovisuales públicos de carácter internacional.
The problem of trying to make a new movie of this franchise, is that they'll never surpass the soundtrack and Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan and of course the narrator 😊
I just feel like playing MMORPG or even JRPG (or with myself), for endless days and for endless bandwidth. My Windows cries for a rest before I am done. Conan...
Destined to wear the jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow... As decades pass this quote becomes ever more important to me, ultimately it really doesn't matter across time and space and through different systems of government, a great leader will always be the first and last line of defense for any people, be it a small tribe of hunter-gatherers, a little farmer village, an international billion corporation or a worldwide alliance of nations, C.S. Lewis wrote no man has been born to be master, that is true, but some men grow up to become kings.
This is awesome!!! I love the original Conan the Barbarian. What the hell is the crap that is coming out in August? Arnold is & will always be Conan the Barbarian, period.
I used this for the background music in a boss battle for D&d where my group fought against a giant snake. The barbarian took out over half its hp in the first round and it didn't get an action because it died before its turn.
I LOVE the intro by Mako. Derived from the prologue to "The Phoenix on the Sword": "Know, oh prince, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities, and the years of the rise of the Sons of Aryas, there was an Age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars - Nemedia, Ophir, Brythunia, Hyperborea, Zamora with its dark-haired women and towers of spider-haunted mystery, Zingara with its chivalry, Koth that bordered on the pastoral lands of Shem, Stygia with its shadow-guarded tombs, Hyrkania whose riders wore steel and silk and gold. But the proudest kingdom of the world was Aquilonia, reigning supreme in the dreaming west. Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet."
Love the set up by Mako, it is near perfect!. My only argument is when he says "in an age un-dreamed of"...Forgive me master wizard, for I have often dreamed of a world where the Oceans drank Atlantis, and where the sons of Aryas rise. What a fabled world that would be!
I am recovering from Cancer Now, lifting and trying to get my strength back, one of the best motivational soundtracks and movies when you are overcoming adversity.
James Earl Jones was the man in this movie and added alot of credibility to what otherwise probably would've been a mediocre film. JEJ does play a good vilian and I think this was one of his most commanding roles in his career.
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My dad took me to see this movie when I was 10, changed my life! I was depressed for weeks because I didn’t live in a world where I could fight with swords and use magic. It started my love for all fantasy and I read every fantasy novel I could get my hands on, still do at 55!
My dad took me when I was 6. It has forever made a mark upon my life. One of my all time favorites.
U can do that on Conan the Exiles game. Build, Thrive, Conquer.
My dad loved this movie too, I wasn't born yet when it came out, but this was one of the first movies I can remember sitting down with him and watching. Then when my little brothers came along, I made them sit down and watch it with me lol. My dad also had the Conan the Barbarian comics too! He was a big fan of the character. He's no longer with us, but I still have his comics and those memories of sitting down and watching the movies together.
Did you found the answer of the Riddle of Steel?
If you’ve never played D&D, you totally should!!!!
This is an example of a good movie becoming great because of the music.
Becoming great?. Becoming Legendary.
Classical music to a bodybuilder
Basyl ❤
This with Star Wars trilogy, Excalibur, lord of the rings trilogy and more are epic scores
Mako’s voice gives you chills such a talented actor and the great Basil Poledouris for the awesome soundtrack RIP Both Legends.
I raise a glass "so say we all."
@@kevinknight9950 👍👍😊
Love that my kid got to enjoy Mako thru his Samurai Jack voice work. If your unfamiliar the intro to that cartoon is pretty much a homage to this movie.I also loved Thundarr the Barbarian
One of my favorite movies and sound tracks.
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Conan's Father: "Fire and wind come from the sky, from the gods of the sky. But Crom is your god, Crom and he lives in the earth. Once, giants lived in the Earth, Conan. And in the darkness of chaos, they fooled Crom, and they took from him the enigma of steel. Crom was angered. And the Earth shook. Fire and wind struck down these giants, and they threw their bodies into the waters, but in their rage, the gods forgot the secret of steel and left it on the battlefield. We who found it are just men. Not gods. Not giants. Just men. The secret of steel has always carried with it a mystery. You must learn its riddle, Conan. You must learn its discipline. For no one - no one in this world can you trust. Not men, not women, not beasts..." [Points to sword] "This you can trust."
[Points to penis] "This you can trust..."
@Duckie Alexander Who is Morgan Freeman here?
@@Wabin22 you made my day man thank you lol
@Duckie Alexander That's because they were both wrong. Conans father and Thulsa Doom. Will, will is the power to merge the two. To see your thoughts made manifest. To bring your desire through all adversity into fruition.
Told by William Smith the actor who just recently died RIP
Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis,
and the rise of the sons of Aryas,
there was an age undreamed-of.
And onto 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!
It's such an epic way of announcing what is about to come
Steel yourself! Your mind will have trouble bearing what it is about to witness!
The original film is so under-rated, it visualised fantasy and made stuff like skyrim and Neverwinter nights possible and it gave them the look of the rugged violent fantasy land :D
agreed love this film, one of the best fantssy films ever. arnie was perfectly cast.
@@funkymonk2893
Yup and without this there be no Game of Thrones
I'm honestly sick of all this high fantasy shit anyways. Unless it's lotr, I want something conan like. A rugged an gritty fantasy, full of bloodshed.
Above Oscar Level.
Yup.
Crom laughs at your four winds!
Nah, the God of the 4 Winds is stronger! He is the everlasting sky! Crom lives underneath him!
Gernot Kienzer u
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* Glares in Cimmerian *
@@JeffACornell *Laughs in Cimmerian.
Crom crushes his his enemies, sees them driven before him, and hears the lamentation of their women.
It's strange how music like this makes you want to take up a sword kill everything in a 10 mile radius and claim the land as your own.
+Spartacus Gladio lol
Don't be ridiculous! If you kill everything, you'll have nothing left to rule.
"To crush your neighbours, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their women"
Whats best in life?
Aye, Laddie! Hand me muh Claymore!!!!!!
Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad. Why we fought, or why we died. All that matters is that two stood against many. That's what's important! Valor pleases you, Crom... so grant me one request. Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, then to HELL with you!
The world needs Conan now more than ever
Yep, to beat the living shit out of all this male and female Woke characters.
that is good!
Crom gives you all you need when you are born. It is up to you to make something of what he gave you.
My dad would play this movie every Thanksgiving and this song would always wake me up. Happy Thanksgiving!
That's absolutely awesome man!
Rest in peace Mako you are my favorite actor.
Yeah, been a fan since I seen him in The Sand Pebbles.
Mako's voice made everything sound epic
The most epic score ever.
man this movie is legendary...they will never make movies this good again...
how did they get everything in this movie so right? the world of the story feels connected and makes sense. not a thing feels out of place. they got a fairly limited arnold to fit in the role almost perfectly. they cast a hulking nfl brute, two bodybuilders and in JEJ, a pretty classical actor and blended them all together and it WORKED great translation of source material to screen. this movie deserves far more props, as does this soundtrack. By Crom, i got chills at 1:05! HIGH ADVENTURE! gaaaaahhhhh......straight into my f****ckin veins please!
It helped that John Milius was a really good writer/director, with a genuine philosophical bent, and a respect for the source material -- it meant he treated the film and story with respect, and wanted to tell an actually meaningful story and not just produce a mindless, if enjoyable popcorn movie. So the resulting movie, while it might not be Citizen Kane, _is_ a genuinely artistic film, and not just another fantasy movie. Compare it with its contemporaries "The Sword and the Sorcerer" and "The Beastmaster" and you'll see what I mean; both those movies are fun and fairly entertaining, but nowhere near as good as "Conan the Barbarian" is.
Also, while Milius recognized that Arnold Schwarzenegger was the perfect guy at that time to play the role, he really couldn't act. Arnold actually did eventually learn to act, within a limited range. He could never play Shakespeare, but for the kind of action or comedy roles he was good at, he _did_ become good. But in 1980, when filming started on this movie at England's Shepperton Studios, Arnold hadn't learned to do any of that yet. He still couldn't act. So Milius very wisely chose to make Conan a stoic character, who was a man of action, and not words, and limited his dialogue. Consequently, Arnold doesn't have all that many lines in the picture. To carry the film's acting, Milius hired great actors like James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, and Mako, and you'll note that all of those supporting actors have more lines of dialogue than any of the three actors playing the main characters in the movie. That was a deliberate directorial choice, and a very, very good one.
Finally, Milius hired Ron Cobb, a brilliant production designer, who helped give the film its absolutely gorgeous visuals, and Basil Poledouris to compose what is certainly one of the most perfectly tailored film scores in movie history. John Williams' soundtracks or "Star Wars," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," and especially "Superman: the Movie" are about on the same level, as far as being perfectly suited to their respective films' subject matter, themes, and overall mood.
Basically, Milius was a gifted director who recognized the limitations of the actor who had to carry the film, and realized he had to build up everything _around_ that novice, limited actor to make the film work, _and_ that he had the opportunity to make a serious, thoughtful film, instead of just a mindless fantasy/action romp. So he used incredible visuals, a _magnificent_ score, and the best supporting actors to make the film work. The result is a film that is now considered a classic of the genre.
By contrast, look at Richard Fleischer's sequel movie. He reversed a lot of Milius' directorial decisions, and basically just didn't get it. The result was a totally forgettable, mediocrity of a sequel, that killed any possibility of a franchise dead.
Basil Poledouris created the greatest soundtrack of all time with this. I very much believe without this OST the movie wouldn't be nearly as good. In fact, it might just be another corn ball 80's flick without it.
I love this movie, really do, but i would have to agree that the music score added so much to it! He set the bar for people like Hans Zimmer.
@@Grymreaper I love all his soundtracks... Lonesome Dove and Quigley Down Under were REALLY good, too.
Robocop is great too
Trevor Jones for Excalibur 1981 did it also perfect
The music definitely added a lot. It probably would have only been a decent fantasy film without it. But really, the best movies are just mediocre to decent if you strip out any elements of what makes them what they are.
I'm black but when I hear this I all of a sudden have an austrian accent
muhammad nelson HA! Crom laughs at your Four Winds!
Ah shiet homie I go black wheneva i hear this track this conan nigga spitting straight FIRE
I am sure there are black Austrians too
@@prigual2901 Yes and there are white congolese too. As a proud white skinned bantu warrior of the congo I stand up against prejudice against people-of-no-color in my african homeland. I'm glad that my black bantu brothers are understanding allies like you who don't blacksplain against me. After all, I was born in the jungle with an AK in hand. No racist black privileged patriarchy is going to define who I am based on my skin color.
A similar thing happens to me when I listen to rap.
*_Queen of the Black Coast_* by Robert E. Howard
_"[The] chief [of the gods of Cimmeria] is Crom. He dwells on a great mountain. What use to call on him? Little he cares if men live or die. Better to be silent than to call his attention to you; he will send you dooms, not fortune! He is grim and loveless, but at birth he breathes power to strive and slay into a man's soul. What else shall men ask of the gods?"_
"It is I, Aku, who alone can tell thee of his saga. Let me tell you of the days of high adven-ture"
And in the sequel, we hear the Iroh doing the intro instead of Aku.
ADVENTURE!!!!YEA!!!
-PBG
*pounds on the drums like a Viking on a raid*
His chronicler, not Aku.
Or more aptly, hi cwonikawler hahaha. but you're right.@@mrjdgibbs
Mako's deep voice and inflection perfectly prologued the driving Timpani's. The Brass accents the rhythm, as the base strings give color to the drums. It's incredible then that it all yields to the melody. It's as if you've been taken from Akiro's tent to a horse running across the open Hybrian plains only to suddenly take flight over the Mountains of the West. We're brought back to earth as a new theme is born and gets passed around the orchestra. This heroic conflict between the sections sits us next to Conan as if we too will fight in the grand battles that won him Aquilonia or cleaving Gromel's helmet. Basil Poledouris accomplished exactly what needed to be done for this film's score.
As a kid watching this in the movie theater I was touched beyond words. I would forever hold this film in the upper echelons of my Spirit, Soul and Heart.
Youre right, Arnold didnt need 10 words in the film to act it out. He didnt need anything. Arnold WAS Conan. All he needed to do was look at the camera.
This is how you start the introduction of movies!
Basil Poledouris is SORELY underrated!
Hither came Conan, dark hair, sullen eyed; A Thief, A Reaver, A Slayer. With Gigantic meloncalies and great mirth, sword in hand to tread the throats of the earth beneath his sandals feet.
Best Conan ever
To crush your enemies -- See them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women!
I remember sitting in the theatre first hearing this, it was awesome, what a rush.
I just tested positive for steroids watching this.
My wife got pregnant with twins just for listening to this.
Amazing !!!
We must become friends.
🤣
"The strength in your body... the desire in your heart... I GAVE THIS TO YOU!!" (condescending look of contempt, hurt & disapointment) "Contemplate this on the Tree of Woe. Crucify him!!". Only James Earl Jones is bad-ass enough to patronize, lecture and make Ahhnold look like a girly-man and make him like it.
And then Arnold woke up from the brainwashing and chopped off his head.
The Conan score:
Crush your tympanis, see them drumming before you, and hear the flagellations of the bass drum!
Yeaallgh! Yeaaaalgh!!!
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
-Frederich Nietzche
Careful with that Nietzche ended his days on a mental institution.
@@TheVetoSkreeemer life has a unique way of manifesting irony
That is strength, boy! That is power! What is steel compared to the hand that wields it?
Flesh grows weak, Steel grows brittle, but will? Will is indomitable. For what is the strengths of flesh and steel without the will to use them?
.....CROM 2020...
This shit never gets old 🗡
Mako’s voice over can never be matched! Crom is pleased that he sleeps as wakes to this music!
@Smokey Mcb Crom laughs at them and the Four Winds as he casts them out of Valhalla!
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!
Why I'm having an erection?
@@SwordMasterTala Because you're a guy 😝
This must be for all the deaf people watching the video.
Anvil of Crom is a master piece...evergreen
One of the most bad ass intros of all time!
Conan is one the of the greatest movies I’ve ever watched in my life. The acting may have not been all that great but the raw emotions and scenes depicted are very life-like and real. In it, Conan has some great analogies as well. In today’s times, I could see Conan as a young kid with his family in his neighborhood and the police come riding into the community, beating and killing people. His father tries his best to defend his family from the onslaught of the police but is soon killed too. His mother then tries to defend her only son but is met with disdain by the police chief and his crew. The police captain then kills her in front of Conan with no regard. Conan is then left to fend for himself where he is sent into the foster care system that operates like a machine. He feels mentally, emotionally and physically like a slave there. Held against his will. He stays there in the system for years with no one to care for him, until one day a man comes to utilize his strength for brute and primitive ways. Conan becomes good at this and momentarily finds his worth in life. He eventually makes so much money he is able to buy his freedom and from there goes on numerous adventures. He goes into a sunken place and connects with his inner power and emerges forged a new man. He meets new friends, and the beautiful “Valeria”, who charges him to live life to the fullest. He continues on his hard quests until he reaches the police precinct, the “mountain of Power.” There are many followers at the Tower with the same sickening mindset brainwashed with hatred, prejudice, racism, bigotry, and greed and self sustainment. From there Conan demands charges be brought against the police chief and his crew for killing his family. They laugh and crucify him, to make an example out of him. They kill Valeria, the only woman he’s ever loved. But he doesn’t die. Conan returns, confronts the police chief, kills him, and throws his head in front of all of the followers. The followers realize the error of their wicked ways and throw down their torches into the water. Conan watches the entire system that senselessly killed his mother and father, the only woman that he loved, and his people, all burn down to the ground. He walks away and then rides off into the sunset for more adventures. In time, Conan becomes a mighty man by his own hands.
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you and to hear the lamentation of the women.
1:05
That’s when the adventure starts!
High adventure!
Huge Conan fan since I was a kid!!! I play this classic epic song whenever I play either Dragon Age or Skyrim or The Witcher Trilogy :)
I hope Arnold wastes no time getting Legend of Conan started cause I've been waiting for him to do the whole King Conan of Aqualonia scenario up on the big screen for forever!!! Seeing as how they are going to totally ignore the events of Destroyer, I really hope that the filmmakers re-introduce Thoth-Amon in LofC but in a way that is more faithful to the source material (Snake-obsessed Stygian dark sorcerer & High Priest of Set) than Destroyer's version!!! I also hope they introduce Conan's devoted harem girl turned wife & queen Zenobia in the movie as well!!! I hope that Arnold & Universal hire a solid proven director as equally passionate about Conan as the fans are to helm the film & not hire some no-name obscure hack with no imagination!!!
I've wanted a proper Conan for so long (Momoa movie was garbage) but I'm already setting myself up for disappointment...1 of the producers/writers for the Legend of Conan is a guy who did the Fast and the Furious and the screenplay writer is a woman (no offense ladies but this should be a testosterone tale from the testicles).
Let me tell you of the days of high adventure
Arnold is beyond legend. Cinematic perfection. A story for the ages.
If you look at Frazetta's Barbarian, it could simply be a portrait of Arnold. Done in 65 when Arnold was 18 still mucking around in Austria. Robert E Howard's Conan world was realized as deftly and ably as any world translation put to screen. This is the pinnacle of Swords and Sorcery style films.
This should be mandatory to everyone gym weight room playlist
Leg day when I think I've got nothing left in the tank
Riddle of steel plates.
I'm 100% convinced seeing this movie when I was a kid is the main reason why I love so much epic music.
1:04 pure epicness
KROM CONDEMMS 15 UNBELIEVERS TO THE MINES!
crucify them!
One of the best movies, and soundtracks ever made. ❤
La introducción fílmica de BASIL POLEDOURIS como base de la excelente película llevada al cine es extraordinaria y universalmente reconocida. Toda la original sountrack que desarrolla Poledouris en esta obra es una producción colosal y magnífica. 🙏 Espero seguir escuchándola como soporte de innumerables e incontables incursiones en medios audiovisuales públicos de carácter internacional.
That prologue, though! R.I.P. Mako...
The most manly film ever created
Only "Predator" had so much testosterone per square meter of screen, but lacked a manly theme like this.
The problem of trying to make a new movie of this franchise, is that they'll never surpass the soundtrack and Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan and of course the narrator 😊
“High Adventure”
Fantasy is an art
17 didn't discover the riddle of the steel.
What is best in life...
To crush your enemies,
To see them driven before you,
And to hear the lamentations of their women!
Increíble banda sonora
The best acting Arnold has ever done
I just feel like playing MMORPG or even JRPG (or with myself), for endless days and for endless bandwidth. My Windows cries for a rest before I am done. Conan...
Crom laughs at your comments.
BAD ASS!!! You can't get any more tougher thank this!!! A real classic of American Cinema.
I listened to this in my garage as I was rebuilding the engine in my truck
Destined to wear the jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow...
As decades pass this quote becomes ever more important to me, ultimately it really doesn't matter across time and space and through different systems of government, a great leader will always be the first and last line of defense for any people, be it a small tribe of hunter-gatherers, a little farmer village, an international billion corporation or a worldwide alliance of nations, C.S. Lewis wrote no man has been born to be master, that is true, but some men grow up to become kings.
It's just a movie man lol
We aren't ruled by laws, documents, or creeds. We are ruled by men. Strong men. Weak men. Good men. Evil men.
This is by far the best soundtrack of this film on RUclips. I had it a few years back but it was difficult for me to find again.
Arnold is epic......
Believe it or not Arnold had to slim down for this role.
ES GIBT NICHTS BESSERES! THIS IS ABSOLUT TOP! Greetings from Germany!
This is awesome!!! I love the original Conan the Barbarian. What the hell is the crap that is coming out in August? Arnold is & will always be Conan the Barbarian, period.
I used this for the background music in a boss battle for D&d where my group fought against a giant snake. The barbarian took out over half its hp in the first round and it didn't get an action because it died before its turn.
The music is crazy awesome. The movie is the exact quality.
Love listening to this while painting.
This you can trust.
I LOVE the intro by Mako. Derived from the prologue to "The Phoenix on the Sword":
"Know, oh prince, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities, and the years of the rise of the Sons of Aryas, there was an Age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars - Nemedia, Ophir, Brythunia, Hyperborea, Zamora with its dark-haired women and towers of spider-haunted mystery, Zingara with its chivalry, Koth that bordered on the pastoral lands of Shem, Stygia with its shadow-guarded tombs, Hyrkania whose riders wore steel and silk and gold. But the proudest kingdom of the world was Aquilonia, reigning supreme in the dreaming west. Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet."
Tx for the reference, i too love Mako's intro. Such a great performer.
Shame this soundtrack wasn't even nominated for an Oscar back then.
Mako; Makoto Iwamatsu should be acknowledged for so many roles. Here he narrates the intro to what is just a so awesome musical theme. Very cool!!!
Well spoken
Soooo great! "I'm a wizard mind you!"
I can't wait for Conan The Conqueror
CROM song!!!
Best movie ever!!! The music is also superior and enhances the film!
This movie started it all for me.
Awesome film. The best sound track. I still have the cd and have it on my play list❤
Everyone: What kind of music do you workout to?
Me:
Love the set up by Mako, it is near perfect!. My only argument is when he says "in an age un-dreamed of"...Forgive me master wizard, for I have often dreamed of a world where the Oceans drank Atlantis, and where the sons of Aryas rise. What a fabled world that would be!
I used to pump iron to this peice
David F Best music ever to lift to!
Leg day mandatory music
PRs every time
I am recovering from Cancer Now, lifting and trying to get my strength back, one of the best motivational soundtracks and movies when you are overcoming adversity.
24h Anvil of Crom on repeat this tune just hits diffirent
Goes perfectly with the art of Frank Frazetta also. Love his style.
Eu adoro esta musica , mostra todo o poder do personagem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If any of you have read David Gemmell Sword in the Storm this was made for Connavaar….
If you know you know
''Suffer no guilt he who wields this in the name of Crom" ⚔
I watched this on VHS
Without this visceral track, the movie wouldn’t have gone anywhere.
Classic film with Arnold at his prime!
Most powerful piece of soundtrack ever made!
The power of a symphony and conductor cannot be matched by ai
FUCK.YES!
This man knew how to say saga and high adventure RIP mako
James Earl Jones was the man in this movie and added alot of credibility to what otherwise probably would've been a mediocre film. JEJ does play a good vilian and I think this was one of his most commanding roles in his career.
Your m0m is mediocre.
Let me tell you the days of High Adventure.
This is the best version, with that strong drum sound.