Conan The Barbarian - The Search

[@antoniopicher7786]

Music. The BEST ACTOR in "Conan, the Barbarian". One of the greatest Original Soundtracks in Film History

[@flybeep1661]

Yep, cult classic film score. Much adored and beloved by film score listeners and others. The score even got a full orchestra re-recording in the early 2010s under the title "conan new world premiere recording" recorded by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. It's very true to the original and often the recording is even better than the original.

[@Mike_11_16]

I completely agree. The score tells the entire story of the film. I've literally witnessed people who never even saw the film become emotionally moved by the score. Basil Poledouris was without a doubt one of the greatest composers in the history of cinema.

[@codyc8138]

Fantastic Movie and Story Plot.

[@mixas6678]

Funny thing is, the soundtrack wasn't even nominated for an oscar. I've read elsewhere that during pre-production they were considering a pop-music style soundtrack instead but thankfully Millius insisted on going classical. And Basil delivered what i think is *the* best film soundtrack of all time. And don't get me wrong there are countless greats out there but this one is astonishing in that there's no filler material in the disc - you can pick any single track out of the album and it stands perfectly fine on its own. Whereas for example in the LOTR which i really like, there are astonishing pieces but there are also awful low-points with a lot of ambient & filler material that you forget it exists the moment the disc ends. Another strong point is that Basil's masterpiece is not created around some single central theme melody like so many other soundtracks do. There are two exceptions (Riders of Doom/Battle of the Mounds & Funeral Pyre/Wifeing) that share the same melody (and pretty successfully at that because each track is awesome on its own merit) but the rest have their own identity.

[@musicmusic6595]

@@mixas6678 You hit the nail on the head, other sound track scores have stand out tracks but basils work here is literally consistently brilliant track after track. People tend to forget he also created another masterpiece in robocop which had multiple really good songs which just blended with the film super good. The conan soundtrack for me is the best and i don't think that quality will be done again.

[@amind8324]

"Ha ! Time enought for the earth in the grave !" Hell. Yeah.

[@robertmiles1603]

"They told him to throw down his sword and return to the Earth. Hah! Time enough for the Earth in the grave." Manliest line ever.

[@kyndjal3118]

Robert E. Howard was a legend.a man cursed in living in the wrong planet/age.i feel sorry for the way he ended is life.

[@dirtdobberblue]

you! my sweet ...shitbird! are not one of us...hell is hot! forever is a long ...goddamn time

[@dirtdobberblue]

you know when you've done wrong...thats when you know ...satan is biting in your ass! candy ass shitbirds!

[@robertmiles1603]

dirtdobber blue What are you talking about?

[@dougr.2398]

Kyndjal he ended his life as he lived it... with dignity and personal choice. Societies do not understand or respect suicide or those who choose to be single, or are forced to it by their circumstances and insurmountable obstacles. (Yes, they do exist!)

[@ludekkZmrd]

IMHO one of the best scenes in movie fantasy ever. The atmosphere is just entrancing. I love the simplicity and the acuteness of the narrative, I adore the music, I applaud Arnold's stern expression and Mako's magical voice. What more do you want? Remakes can't capture this.

[@dougr.2398]

The music & the scenery are as important as the plot & acting in this masterpiece of film art. They provide depth & balance to the creation

[@eroktartonga4032]

The journey through the fantasy realms is actually the best part of most fantasy and sci-fi based movies. Human nature enjoys exploring more than the epic cgi fights. ( But ofcourse also the quality of acting and the powerfull music composed ) I believe thats one of the reasons why old movies/tv shows are still top of the list today and why the new movies, tv shows mostly miss the point and are forgotten so fast.

[@dougr.2398]

E.D. Kaplan ah, but are all of these journeys filmed on sets? Very few here appear to be! Fantasy and reality have an intersection!

[@eroktartonga4032]

Yes

[@dougr.2398]

E.D. Kaplan thank you! You might enjoy Patrick O’Brien’s very neglected early work “The Road to Samarcand” (that’s how it was spelled in France in 1954 ... it IS in English!). O’Brien would later go on to write his Aubrey/ Maturin series which includes “Master & Commander” (recently filmed) which so far interests me not in the least. I was led to this fanciful story of adventure & exploration by knowing he wrote the English translation of Joseph Kessell’s “The Horsemen” (also filmed, but very poorly in most aspects).

[@dragunov8007]

This movie needs an Oscar for his soundtrack

[@TheSaneHatter]

"They told my lord to lay down his sword, and return to the Earth . . . HA!!!"

[@ericswain70]

"Time enough for the Earth in the grave".......

[@ValseInstrumentalist]

RIP, Mako. The greatest wizard in the world.

[@davidesguario2151]

Milius captured the essence of Howard’s Hyborian Age perfectly. The music, cinematography, Ron Cobb’s production design, all of it captures the idea of a time before history where echoes of different ages merge together

[@daveylora6512]

My childhood. Best movie ever . Nothing like the imagination of an 8 year old , and this masterpiece!

[@temporarybackup5077]

💯🙂👍

[@zdenekcoufal2746]

I was a kid when I saw this movie. I've always dreamed of my "search". I'll just say one thing: Stranger, don't lay your sword until you find what you're looking for. Whatever it is.

[@jkincaid582]

Probably not even then. Conan found what he was looking for, and only needed his sword all the more.

[@AndSendMe]

Your sword is reason. Never lay it down.

[@mirceazaharia2094]

Flesh ages, Steel rusts. Willpower alone endures.

[@franksnewwave]

For no one - no one in this world can you trust. Not men, not women, not beasts. This you can trust.

[@NGAOPC]

Conan’s Atlantean sword was broken while fighting Rexor who had stolen his father’s sword, which itself was also broken, And yet with his father’s broken sword he killed Thulsa.

[@TheCausalParadox]

2:04 The Mounds. Remember that the tales of Conan are set in the Hyborian age... which takes place after the fall the great civilization of the Atlantean age. Imagery like this and just a few lines of dialogue serve as a haunting reminder of how fragile and fleeting all the higher accomplishments of man can be, and how as a species, we move forward with a certain amnesia to the truth of our history, as time washes away all but mere shadows of what once was. Fragments of structures and relics from a more technologically advanced time take on magical qualities in the more primitive minds of the post-civilizational people. Akiro the wizard presumably took up residence at the mounds for this reason, and consider that the reason for Conan's sword being so extraordinary, is that it was forged by a more technologically advanced culture using superior methods and materials.

[@israelthmpsn]

TheCausalParadox well said!

[@victorm152]

That’s deep

[@savagetv6460]

Magic and aliens exist in the conan universe

[@DixiePokerAce]

No fire will burn here. No fire at all.

[@crazy4milsurps]

Well said Giants and mounds ........

[@Xhanatos]

This is art.

[@dougr.2398]

Cloud GREAT art!!

[@CountNadir]

No this is a look into an ancient past. Our world looked like this centuries ago.

[@highlanderetrusco3397]

The great art of John Milius

[@detroitrockcity3389]

@@CountNadir shut up

[@ireviewshtuff]

I refuse to believe it's anything else. It is a defining piece of work. Howard would have been so proud, to know that pulp novels made something men define themselves by without a single hint of irony.

[@We_Are_Borg_478]

A very moving scene that many will sadly never understand. This movie should be shown in schools for many reasons. The conan in this movie is a beacon for how every man should wish he could be. And I don't mean strong physically. His strong will, sense of honor, humbleness, and silence. Earth would be a much better place if we had more Conans and less Thulsa Dooms.

[@VideoMask93]

I'm not sure it's good to base your life around seeking revenge. Good for a story, bad for life.

[@dougr.2398]

Fewer. Earth would also be a better place if people respected their language more.

[@davidroberts7282]

Thulsa Doom speech and dialogue to Conan wasn't exactly incorrect, either. When Doom was told by Conan that he murdered his parents, and his people, he didn't exactly apologized, but he expressed regret that he once, like Conan believed in same meandering concept of understanding steel as a weapon and as philosophy and he never found it. And he's older, much older than Conan, maybe hundreds of years older, so he's speaking from a older, knowledgeable perspective than Conan doesn't have and can't have since he isn't lived as long as he has and has to kill, murder, rape, innocent people, tribes, cities, disrupt, distort minds into some messianic cult movement. If Conan ever became a king in the same manner Doom became a powerful, cult leader he might better appreciated what Dooms message was and or even Max von Sydow's character told him earlier, there comes a time when all a man, or a king cares about is the safety and well-being of his daughter or his family.

[@dougr.2398]

David Roberts Nope. Doom’s philosophy is one of power makes right. What a pity you’ve been seduced by it as well.

[@adamschaeffer1436]

It's a superhero story. No superhero can exist without his opposite. Without Thulsa Doom there would have been no Conan as we know him. He would not have grown up an orphaned slave, or spend his childhood pushing the wheel of pain. But I agree this story is awesome. Not so sure about showing this in schools though, the fragile types of these latest generations would blow a gasket. Then again I grew up on this stuff as a kid and I'm OK. Well, alright... bad example.

[@dolria1]

The saga of Conan. The best fantasy Saga ever created! May Robert e Howard and basil poleodoris rest in peace!

[@DenisPetrov1980]

I think, this movie can only be truly understood by those men who themselves have the souls of warriors and themselves want to be kings. This work of art is a message of what it means to be a man.

[@RYROSmetaldefender]

Yes . You took my words, soul of brave lonely riding warriors. Any other people differing from these traces would never fully understand this scene , which could be the synonym of the word epicness .

[@hithere8753]

The appeal for me isn't so much about being a warrior in and of itself but the indomitable spirit that Conan represents. It is the riddle of steel that reflects upon this, where flesh and steel can ultimately fail and betray those who place too much faith in them, Conans journey of constant struggles and self discovery shows us the true answer. That it is mans will that gives him his greatest strength in life, allowing him to prevail over seemingly impossible odds, even the supernatural. This can be further reflected by how his fathers sword breaks in battle, how Thulsa Doom failed to overpower Conan with his hypnotic gaze, and further juxtaposed by his mother failing this same test earlier on, resulting in both of them being decapitated in the end as a result. It is my favorite movie of all time and I never get tired of seeing people's confused looks when I reveal this.

[@AMBAnimation]

Best KZbin comment I’ve ever read - period!

[@tommygunss4576]

Yeah. I’m sure you’re dressed in your cause play shot trying to farm likes on KZbin also, right?

[@DenisPetrov1980]

@@tommygunss4576 wrong

[@blockmasterscott]

Mako did such a great job on narrating.

[@Zer0fuks]

Gotta love Aku. 😂

[@naplzt4k]

they're basically ancient hippies telling him to trade his sword for flowers

[@philhealth4978]

*hipsters

[@jerryhenson3916]

Definitely hippies. Or Hare Krishna's, haha! "Time enough in the earth for the grave."

[@timothyhenegar7484]

Sword for flowers, yet they do not know the Riddle of Steel. Steel is strong, Doom thought flesh is stronger. A warrior knows how to wield both. The end of the movie with Conan at the top of the temple demonstrated this to Doom's followers. The sword of Crom in one hand, and the head of Doom in the other. Lesson learned. 😋😋😋

[@robwalsh9843]

The scary reveal is that the Cult of Doom are a bunch of murderous cannibals. It wouldn't the be the first(or last)time a bunch of idealistic folks fell under the spell of a vicious madman.

[@kbrich-nn8od]

They mindlessly follow a megalomaniac cult leader like The Branch Davidians or The Peoples Temple'/!!!

[@DenisPetrov1980]

I do not know why, but I always cry watching this scene. It touches me so deep in my soul.

[@xmetamorphosex]

because this is ART, this is beautiful, it touches me too, i think it touches the heart of everyone who have one. The music is so so so soooo beautiful, look at that, its PERFECT. This movie is a master piece.

[@Nockturnmortem]

Denis Petrov because its so beautiful

[@fleinkantarell]

That is because it is the best movie ever made in the whole world :)

[@Battle_One]

... in the north of every man's heart

[@wesleybullock814]

did u stop taking your meds

[@Hibernicus1968]

I was really big into the Conan books when this movie came out -- I first read it in the Ace paperbacks that featured the original Howard stories, and the "posthumous collaborations" and pastiches of L. Sprague deCamp and Lin Carter (unlike many, if not most Howard fans these days, I am not a deCamp/Carter hater; I recognize the vital contribution they made in keeping the stories in print and out there in front of an audience of fans, to create the appetite for Howard's character that still exists today, and without which there probably never would have been a movie). This film version may not have been quite true to Howard's character in many respects, but I think it perfectly captured the epic, adventurous feel of Howard's stories, whatever liberties it may have taken with the character, and it perfectly achieved the same effect: to transport you, for a little while, away from the cares and worries of everyday life, to a world of high adventure where all prospects were exciting, all women were beautiful, and all life was rich with possibility for anyone bold enough to dare great things.

[@karelmarkvart1517]

There are L.S.dC and Carters haters? Why? Conan the Liberator is one of the best pieces in the "classical" Conan library.

[@mokkorista]

DeCamp was definitely one of the better writers.

[@jkincaid582]

In high school I read a collection of short Conan books that were written by Robert Jordan in the 80s, before he wrote the Wheel of Time. Now Jordan was definitely a different writer from Howard, but I felt like they gave a great vibe, and honestly the same vibe especially exists in this movie.

[@BioGamer12]

@@jkincaid582 I went and bought all of the Jordan novels and they’re genuinely some of my favorite Conan stories. Shame he considered them nothing more than a paycheck

[@musicmusic6595]

The soundtrack is superb, but the directing is also freaking phenomenal, they both compliment each other so good. Even the writing here and the narration is excellent, it's just all so well done.

[@metrotek5]

I really wish Hollywood could make another Conan to this level of achievement. But, they tried, and they've failed ... we'll never see a movie like this again

[@musicmusic6595]

Totally agree

[@OmegaWolf747]

I think the only way they could is if Arnold and Mileus returned.

[@metrotek5]

@@OmegaWolf747 True... I think they'd still have the chemistry to pull it off

[@OmegaWolf747]

@@metrotek5 Yes. Although it wouldn't be the same without Mako. 🙁

[@metrotek5]

@@OmegaWolf747 :( I know...

[@IfbbProRolandcHazard]

The music itself just can sway you, put you into another world.

[@crazy4milsurps]

Always has.

[@cookedit]

"I will summon a demon more ferocious then all in HELL!" R.i.p Mako

[@DrewidDesktop]

'Ha, time enough for the earth in the grave'. 5 Stars

[@debidice593]

So much love for this movie...they don't make 'em like this anymore.

[@MrVladaSim]

Once great men lived here...Giants, gods! Once, but long ago!

[@eltonferreira1214]

Valusians ?

[@mirceazaharia2094]

@@eltonferreira1214 Atlantean remnants, maybe.

[@bone3594]

A great motion picture with great moving music. One of Schwarzenegger's greatest films of all.

[@arinzeikeliani961]

It's actually his greatest film. It brought him into stardom

[@nefariousnilbog]

Such a powerful scene, the music is transcendent

[@MasterTG45]

"Ha, Time enough for the Earth, in the grave" I love this saying.

[@flashkraft]

I only just realized that the 'Children of Doom' were probably on a pilgrimage to join Thulsa Doom's Snake cult.

[@withheldrathernotsay3324]

flashkraft maybe, I mean it’s in the name. But the “Doom” could also refer to the apocalypse, and I don’t see folks joining the earth for Set (the god Thulsa Doom’s Cult worships).

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

No shit

[@mastermichaeldunchok]

lol I tried to show this movie to my girlfriend, and during this and many other scenes I had a face full of tears while she had a disgusted look on her face. Finally, she said in disgust, "this sucks but you think it's *good." Haha, we didn't last long.

[@russellbingham5819]

The first time I heard this piece was when I saw the movie in 1982. It brought a tear to my eye. It felt it was that beautiful. Still is. Rest in Peace, Basil💀

[@matodiniv]

Aku narrating the Terminator's quest to kill Darth Vader

[@braddoc4087]

And he even pulled the ol' ''I am your Father'' routine. Now wonder he cut Luke's hand before saying him that..

[@SolarDragon007]

@@braddoc4087 Conan must've watched Empire Strikes Back, because he didn't put up with that shit.

[@michaeltariga5285]

*HA!* Time enough for the earth in the grave. 😤 Powerful. A good motivator on not settling down or giving up, cause we have all the time to spend with the earth once we're dead.

[@bigchris1234]

48 people threw down their swords and returned to the earth.

[@eltonferreira1214]

Cowards

[@zhugeliang13]

HAH!

[@crazy4milsurps]

They have not eatin for days.

[@ericfigueroa8809]

These scenes alone are the reason Conan was one of my favorite comics!

[@Nockturnmortem]

Eric Figueroa you know what you wrote makes no dense right?

[@elreydeoro2310]

*sense*

[@Blackhoundrise]

i listen to this when i cycle to work. the cool breeze in my face. the rumble and hum of passing cars mean nothing to me. and my drifts to a world free from congestion and unbound by the bureucracy of rules. mmmmm... freedom but only a taste. i gets a strange feeling when the mounds come into view and Mako's voice over does a good job of it.

[@josepg.2479]

All pieces of Conan's soundtrack are amazing but this one is the best.

[@cleess2836]

Love the fact that Valeria shows up briefly here. She's the archetype of what we - warriors - would consider the perfect wife. He left her to go fulfil his quest. Leaving love and fortune to fulfil one's quest is something only Men would be able to do. Not boys, not women, not beasts... but MEN.

[@damnmann8953]

Wonderful score, perfect screenplay. I will travel to Spain one day. Wonderful movie!

[@OlaoWormio]

Yes. Here you will see these landscapes. The making was made here.

[@serjserjorius8509]

God I like this movie so much! Every time i see this scenes and hear this music I almost cry and actually I i am not very sensitive person! This two movies about Conan and this incredible and epic music, are the few ones that really touch my heart!

[@johnnyblade6088]

Same

[@BadaBingPictures]

Thanks for the upload. This is an enchanting part of a fantastic movie.

[@achillesdanieladam9486]

Scenes like this makes you feel that you were born in the wrong era. That all you need is a sword and fight for the ideals of a broken world. The spirit of the lonely warrior that does justice. I know we are still many of us out there but this era is killing our dreams. A man without a sword is a man without dreams and actions. It's symbolic and even more inspiring.

[@franksnewwave]

Well said. Truth.

[@franksnewwave]

"Once great men lived here. Giants. Gods. Once but long ago."

[@justinratcliffe947]

All the dislikers of this told Conan to throw down his sword and return to the Earth. Ha! Time enough for the Earth in a grave.

[@geronimox1240]

The children of doom .......doom' s children.Mako was awesome

[@sotiriospapafragkou4422]

1:14. ‘ Ha, time enough for the earth in the grave’. He was right. He must be in the grave for over 8 millennia now…

[@smaariseth]

Just rewatched this last night, 😍 Ng movie.

[@Mobile-me3js]

"Time enough for the earth in the grave"

[@reverendchill128]

this movie was pure poetry. My fave ever.

[@Waingro69]

A chilling scene with fantastic music.

[@prophetic0311]

Ha! Time enough for the earth in the grave!

[@josem.figueroajr.4532]

Very true.

[@TheApu91]

My Spain, my Conan, the Music... Amazing

[@gentlemanphilosopher5342]

I know nothing of those who read this, but this song gives me the feels.

[@papaholke6909]

It was him...Conan.....that make me stay alive untill to day...

[@Locke147]

If the kimmerian can do it, then you can too

[@TheSocratesofAthens]

Conan's almost like a wandering knight in this scene.

[@muER76]

Easily best scene ever

[@Wookie120]

Mako was the perfect chronicler for this movie.

[@zroutube]

Kwonicler!

[@timothyaaron235]

Boy does this soundtrack never get old. Beautifully wonderful.

[@nefariousnilbog]

Hope it was at least nominated.

[@BrettWMcCoy]

Ah the music in this film... some of the best film music ever written

[@DidoInFlames]

Dat scene man dat is incredible music and movie art

[@flybeep1661]

I like how the scenes give ample attention to wide landscape shots. The search scenes and also the march of Conan as a child in the beginning of the movie are the only scenes that do that.

[@francescoferrari4248]

Questa pellicola è un capolavoro assoluto

[@kbrich-nn8od]

Time enough for the earth in the grave'/!!! One of the greatest movie quotes of all tyme'/!!!

[@bouarichbrahim7408]

conan;the true warrior!

[@seighta5714]

01:14 Chills everytime.

[@fleinkantarell]

The fantasy level her is at 11. it is impossible. I say impossible to top this fantasy/adventure level.

[@muER76]

0:37 awesome

[@doomsdayhour3824]

time enough for the earth to the grave

[@zardozqq]

one of the best little segways in a movie ever

[@michael4918]

I use to listen to this on cassette tape!

[@17Watman]

This needs more views and likes.

[@jaads7910]

This film stood the test of time, a proper classic, no drugs no guns no space ships , no bullshit, no political correctness, no left wing agenda, just an old story fetched to screen, no jj no kk, no Disney, sort of thing that inspired George r r Martin , and George Lucas,

[@Doomthulsa]

Absolute masterpiece...

[@shaihulud69]

quel superbe histoire et musique, un merveilleux film!

[@kainkilluminati8598]

fucking awesome!!!! i come here for guidance, could be the greatest warriors that ever walked the earth right here.

[@mischakirenga3041]

Once, but long ago.

[@xmetamorphosex]

OH MY FUCKING GOD! THIS IS SO EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JorgeRivera-hi4li]

The saga will always continue!

[@bradhilton2283]

I love it when Conan laughs at all the hippies and tells them too fuck off!

[@KohrAh]

Is this "toxic masculinity"? Where do I sigh up?

[@thewatcher9545]

Arnold is one of just a few people I've seen that can make a horse look small

[@johnnylalonde7542]

This is great art.

[@cassioguilherme18]

fantastic, epic

[@adrianadosreis2276]

This film is very , very very good !!

[@paulprecour3636]

Arnold wasn't just born to play Conan, He was fated to do so by (Trigger Warning...) Frank Frazetta.

[@stephenschwake524]

Fun Fact: Thulsa's younger sister, Lorna, makes really good cookies.

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

Thats gold bro

[@javierchavez6237]

Crom laughs at you from his mountain!

[@jerryhenson3916]

She sure does!

[@evandocesar8084]

O Bárbaro, o Melhor.

[@guitarwwworld]

0:05-0:10 Manowar- The crown & the ring.

[@meansofexistence2157]

guitarwwworld KZbin Thuleanperspective

[@CliffuckingBooth]

HA! Time enough for the Earth in the grave !

[@vondamn9943]

The dialogue in this movie is the soundtrack

[@francescoferrari4248]

15 persone sono destinate al sacrificio

[@highlanderetrusco3397]

Like Blade Runner, a masterpiece.

[@crazy4milsurps]

No movie can compare, nor any soundtrack those whom have tried are demons and spirits kept by powerful gods

[@CessnaDriver2]

They still try to tell us to lay down our swords. Molon Labe!

[@phamtien5659]

Nostalgia

[@Michael.Virtus]

@kesegy, yeah absolutely the same for me. Thanks mixas6678. Try "what is best in life" - another great line from Conan, there are plenty of videos here.

[@javierchavez6237]

Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamination of da women!

[@scipioafricanus1346]

CONAN💪💪💪

[@rohangaikwad1450]

Feel the music .

[@user-yw9ys3dz7x]

by crom! I grew a full beard by the time this scene was through.

[@hectorbartlett567]

... "Chrome!"

[@videosdeecologia7468]

Very dense philosophical questions in this movie. Beginning with Nietzsche quotation at the very beginning of the movie. Passing through the riddle of steel. Words can be strong than iron. A critic view on religion. I'm not a religious person, but... I see Thulsa Doom as an old testament God testing Conan. And I see Conan as an new testament Jesus. Isn't by mere coincidence that Doom ordered Conan to be crucified. And the philosophy goes on and on...