Basil Poledouris – Conan the Barbarian (Naxos 2015)

POLEDOURIS, BASIL: Conan the Barbarian
(arr. Philipp Pelster for organ)

Director and co-writer John Milius’s intention with the 1982 adventure Conan the Barbarian was to create an opera in the form of film. With its power, energy and moments of tenderness, Basil Poledouris’s music supports the storyline in a similar way to a work written for the stage. The superb Glatter-G�tz/Rosales organ in Claremont, California was designed to inspire creativity and innovation, and Philipp Pelster’s vision in making a complete film-score transcription especially for the unique possibilities of this instrument transforms the orchestral colours of the original to generate a completely new and richly rewarding musical experience.

1. Anvil of Crom 02:44
2. Riddle of Steel / Riders of Doom 05:57
3. The Gift of Fury 03:40
4. Column of Sadness / Wheel of Pain 03:52
5. Pit Fights 02:51
6. Alantean Sword 04:12
7. Theology / Civilization 03:31
8. The Wifeing 02:29
9. Conan Leaves Valeria / The Search 06:09
10. The Mountain of Power 03:39
11. Recovery 02:31
12. The Kitchen 02:27
13. The Orgy 04:27
14. Funeral Pyre 04:49
15. Battle of the Mounds 05:16
16. Orphans of the Doom / The Awakening 05:51

Total Playing Time: 01:04:25

30 sec audio clips here: Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/Conan-Barbarian-Arr-P-Pelster/dp/B011AXUM6C/)