Episode 48-Film Scores
Oct 1, 2026 · 34 min · 10 segments
On this episode I talk about some of my favorite old and new film scores.
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Billy DeeHost
Oct 1, 2026 · 34 min · 10 segments
On this episode I talk about some of my favorite old and new film scores.
Billy DeeHost
I have a fond memory of the first film score that I fell in love with, and that is 1982's Conan the Barbarian.
A powerful warrior seeks to avenge the genocide of his people and the murder of his parents at the hands of a snake cult.
Of course, it stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, and one of my early screen crushes, Sandahl Bergman, as the badass Valeria.
It's directed by John Milius, and I highly recommend listening to the commentary featuring John and Arnold.
I'll try and throw in a little bit right here to let you know just how ridiculous it is.
Uh, I'm Arnold Schwarzenegger.
And if you believe that, you also believe there are Richard Simmons juniors running around.
[laughs] I love it.
But back to the soundtrack, particularly the epic track titled The Anvil of Crom, composed by Basil Poledouris.
It was booming, demanding, and powerful, but also had a sweeping beauty and a slight melancholic hopefulness to it.
Conan the Barbarian is one of my all-time favorite films, and the score only makes it that much more beloved for me.
I have a fond memory of the first film score that I fell in love with, and that is 1982's Conan the Barbarian.
A powerful warrior seeks to avenge the genocide of his people and the murder of his parents at the hands of a snake cult.
Of course, it stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, and one of my early screen crushes, Sandahl Bergman, as the badass Valeria.
It's directed by John Milius, and I highly recommend listening to the commentary featuring John and Arnold.
I'll try and throw in a little bit right here to let you know just how ridiculous it is.
Uh, I'm Arnold Schwarzenegger.
And if you believe that, you also believe there are Richard Simmons juniors running around.
[laughs] I love it.
But back to the soundtrack, particularly the epic track titled The Anvil of Crom, composed by Basil Poledouris.
It was booming, demanding, and powerful, but also had a sweeping beauty and a slight melancholic hopefulness to it.
Conan the Barbarian is one of my all-time favorite films, and the score only makes it that much more beloved for me.
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