Basil Poledouris
American composer and conductorWikipedia
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Oct 7, 2026
KenyonHOST
I'm gonna s- it's too easy of an answer, but for me, this is my favorite fantasy movie of all time.
KenyonHOST
Released in 1982, directed by John Milius, music, beautiful music, by Basil Poledouris, I think is correct, based on the wonderful short stories by Robert Ead Howard, H- Robert E. Howard, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, and Max von Sydow, Conan the Barbarian.
KenyonHOST
I love this movie.
KenyonHOST
It's currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
Alan SepinwallHOST
The thing about the miniseries again is that, like, it's a little bit more ripping yarn than the book is.
Alan SepinwallHOST
It's got this amazing score by, uh, I'm gonna mangle his name, Basil Poledouris, that's just like so, "Yeah.
Alan SepinwallHOST
Yes.
Alan SepinwallHOST
Yes.
MikeHOST
Hans Zimmer, John Williams, and, like- Don't forget- ...
MikeHOST
How- How- Howard Shore's in that conversation ... don't forget my all-time favorite, Basil Poledouris, who did- How could I forget? [laughs] The, the, I mean- For Justin ...
MikeHOST
the score.
MikeHOST
Conan the Barbarian.
John MiliusSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[laughs] I love it.
Billy DeeHOST
But back to the soundtrack, particularly the epic track titled The Anvil of Crom, composed by Basil Poledouris.
Billy DeeHOST
At five years old, that track really spoke to me.
Billy DeeHOST
It was booming, demanding, and powerful, but also had a sweeping beauty and a slight melancholic hopefulness to it.
Rob HuttonHOST
... with this odd sort of mix of action music sound and Russian, uh, it, it sort of playing on Russian martial music.
Rob HuttonHOST
Basil Poledouris is the composer-
Duncan WeldonHOST
Yeah
Rob HuttonHOST
... and I've j-