Riddle of Steel - Riders of Doom (Prometheus version 2010)
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- Prometheus version of "Riddle of Steel - Riders of Doom" by Basil Poledouris. Performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Nic Raine. Released Nov 2, 2010.
.... the most powerful epic piece ever written for any movie. Nothing comes close. To call it a masterpiece, in the whole sense of the word, still isn't enough to describe the music that Poledouris wrote for this movie. Amazing, immortal.
I completely agree! Very few musical pieces come close to the raw feeling this invokes. I can only thing of one... When Luke Skywalker is looking out over the dunes and watching the twin suns of Tattooine setting off in the distance.
Patrick Pennington Oh yes, absolutely. That is also a masterpiece, one of those that send chills down your spine when you hear them, written by one of the most genius ever composers, John Williams. ...I can think of a lot of Williams music that does that actually. Still, this piece here, and the intro to Conan, the Anvil of Crom, remain my two most favorite epic pieces of all time.
The trumpets as they sound in this piece are a magnificently masterful touch to the over all feeling.
My three favorite soundtracks are:
1) Conan (Poledouris)
2) Star Wars (Williams)
3) Band of Brother (Kamen)
Of course I have to toss the soundtrack from HEAVY METAL in there too, but it is more a compilation of rock, punk and metal. =o)
Patrick Pennington The trumpets, yeah.. and that stop of the chorus at around 4:20 for the war drums .... makes your blood boil ! haha ... just amazing
+Greg Lyris The war drums really make you get hype up.
Further proof that a movie is more than just the visuals.
This movie was actually a GOOD movie. So underrated.
I didn't know that was a quote. Still, I don't see the problem?
swords and sorcery movies need to make a comeback, Its a shame what Arnold said about "Legend Of Conan"
This movie was pretty bad tbh but that soundtrack oh my god.
@GunslingerXXI Wait, are we talking about THE quote? The one that makes the film immortal in the eyes of multiple Gods?
Basil Pouladoris was a musical genius...
This recording came out 11 years ago and I just found out about this NOW?? Forgive me Crom, I have no tongue to describe how epic this is.
I regret Basil didn't live to see it. I met him in Ubeda shortly before he passed away, and he was very displeased with the original recording.
A re-recording of one of the finest soundtracks ever.
And you all didn't tell me about this because...
I said nothing because I myself didn't know either. Honest!
My god, this is the best recording I've heard since the original. Thank you
When I first heard the Prometheus recording of this track, I thought, "It's too deliberately paced, it's not wild enough." But it soon became clear that Nic Raine understood the value of a build-up, and by the end, I understood what he was doing.
The E3 Trailer of Zelda Twilight Princess (2004) bring me here. I was looking so long for this and i found it finally!
Still listening to this masterpiece even after all these years.
I heard this music for the first time as a BGM in the Mod of the game called 'Rome: Total War'.
When I first heard it, I imagined a scene where humorous savages were singing while enjoying the banquet. Recently, after watching the original Conan the Barbarian film, I was able to realize the terrifying image of the evil cult enjoying human flesh.
On the other hand, I could imagine the cheerful image of the main characters destroying the banquet. Thank you for the music.
Now I want to play a barbarian campaign with this soundtrack
It's definitely different. I like the bigger, crisper sound, and acknowledge that this may actually be closer to what Poledouris himself wanted the music to sound like (he had expressed his dissatisfaction with the original recording). That said, for those of us who grew up loving the original OST it may be somewhat difficult to listen and enjoy this version.
+id220880 amen!
Stunning, would give anything to see this live. Rattle my bones.
The whole score is better than the movie itself.
I just finish to listen it, and my beard grow 10 inches!
You can trust only steel.
Not Man, not woman, not beast
Bellísima composición, épica.
This song makes me remember a part of the Samson and Dalilah ballet play. I have had this chorus stuck in my head and couldn't remember where it was from until a friend posted this soundtrack in her timeline and it felt like finding a long lost piece of me. This is one of the musical pieces that has struck into my heart the desire to become a musician and enjoy big choral arrangements.
Fire and Wind of the sky, from the gods of the sky but Crom is your God, Crom lives in the Earth.
Once giants lived int he earth Conan, and in the darkness of chaos they fooled Crom, and the took from him the enigma of steel.
Crom was angered and he was shook. And Fire and Wind struck down these giants and threw their bodies in to the water.
But in their rage, they forgot the secret of steel and left it on the battlefield. And we who found it, was just men. Not Gods, not Giants, just men.
But the secret of steel has always carried with it a mystery, a riddle.
You must learn it's mystery, you must learn it's secret, for no one, no one on this earth can you trust, not man not woman, not beast... This you can trust.
Not bad since you wrote it yourself and not copy pasted it.
CROM! 🗡️
Exceptional piece, best of its kind!
Enses requirimus saevos nos,
We seek savege swords,
nos ferrei reges servi fati,
We, iron kings, servants of fate,
morta ex terra mortiferra tela
bringing deadly weapons, sprung from the earth
in hostes bello ad moventes.
against the enemy in war.
Equos frenamus furentes
We control high-spirited horses,
Capi ta superba quatientes
shaking their proud heads
mortem hostibus et luctem date
Spirits of the dead, give death and bitter grief
acrem di manes sternadis.
to the enemy who must laid low.
Ave Nevis, ave ferrum,
Hail Nevism, hail iron
Ave tela, ave cruor
Hail weapons, hail terror,
Ave pugna, ave moritur.
Hail gore, hail those who are about to die!
Skylon!
Skylon!
It sounds slightly different, I don't like how the voices come in first time but they are definitely excellent vocals.
I like this and I always have to the original as well to listen to.
Thumbs up
Esta es una de las mejores bandas sonoras de todos los tiempos. Épica!!
_Febr 23, 2019 / 23 Φεβ 19_
*BOW to Maestro Basil Poledouris, you insignificant mortals ! ! !*
Poledouris: a Giant!
FROM GREECE, GAETANO!! VASILIOS POLYDOYRIS / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΣ ΠΟΛΥΔΟΥΡΗΣ
Полидурис великолепен! Очень его не хватает.😢
@@ΣτέλιοςΜανεδάκης Here in Sicily we are sons of Spartans
@@1sodom1 Sorry i don’t understand Russian
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.
In a Conan the Barbarian comic book story there was a young woman who wrested away a sword from a soldier and started to scamper away with it. Then, she tripped and lost her grip on the sword which landed point of the blade UP and she fell directly onto it - fatally IMPALING herself. Trust no one - but also trust NO THING. The physical world is super-dangerous - from dangerous traffic to dangerous hazards of all kinds.
This was Basil Poledouris's attempt at matching Mozart Requiems Dies Irae.
최고의 음악!
For some reason the original sounds better because it was imperfect. Somehow the polish of this new version just lacks the raw energy and punch of the original. Still fine music but it needs more violence, more animal energy.
These two tracks however come closest to the original in power.
AEB1066 I HAD THE EXACT SAME FEELING! although I enjoy this version in the sense I can hear what a polished version sounds like and to have this great music done by a full orchestra is always wonderful, but the original had such raw power.
It just sounds like it came from a barbarian age.
Agreed....The original is much more bombastic and primal
Its exactly the same music. Just one came from a lower quality recording compared to a digital quality rip
Tbh, sounds pretty but does Not even come close to Pouledouris' magic.
The power of Mono.
holy crap! there's a video on youtube that has about 30000 views and no dislikes!?!?
until now! muhahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! WE WERE SO CLOSE!!!!! 2 YEARS AND NOT A SINGLE DISLIKE! HOW COULD YOU?!?!? >;(
I will rescind my dislike if you acknowledge me as your master.
What is your first order your Perfection?glencannondr
you have proven yourself worthy. i rescind my dislike as promised.
Conan is a God killer like Kratos
Pure testosterone of western culture. Glorious. May it never die.
My border collie was a lycan before the end of it
This music strengthens my belief in almighty GOD
Theologia y esta son mis favoritas que potencia cuanto poder describe el coro.
"In the 1920's and the 1930's Bolshevik murder squads traveled in jeeps and trucks around the Soviet Union murdering hundreds of thousands of villagers in a reign of terror not seen in a thousand years." - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
If they ever make an Ocarina of Time movie, they should remaster a new version of this for the teaser trailer.
It would be a nice tribute to both the game and Poledouris. Oh, and let his daughter Zoë return for vocals, like she did in the original Ocarina trailer.
Cheers, Friend!!
Forget trailer, it should be in the movie (I'm thinking racing to Ganon's castle, as Ganon calls on his forces to stop Link, while Zelda uses her power and that of the sages to help Link).
Super
bad ass
Crom is pleased
For no one in this world you can trust not men, not women, not beasts this you can trust.
4:30 ❤
Oh God...oh God
When a chorus like this is 50% of the orchestra... How can you not be moved? You'd have to be dead to ignore the synergy.
best
@ zelda twilight princess gamecube trailer???
And trailer for Ocarina of Time.
8 dislikes are not going to Valhalla
anyone hear a weird fuzzing sound on the brass at 3:21?
It’s intentional, and a percussion instrument
No matter how much better the quality of recording, the performance is weak compared to the original.
LOL
The second half would fit perfectly with the Battle of the Bastards.
Are Sumarians supposed to be summer aryans or some aryans?
How are you able to have this up without copyright shutting it down? And where can I buy this 2 disc set as MP3s? It's not on iTunes or Google Play.
I bought the last 3 copies that were on Amazon. Sorry about that. The $ from the adds you see here go to the record company if the record company is on top of things.
www.tadlowmusic.com/2010/11/conan-the-barbarian/ How about this? Not in MP3 but you can buy the album here it seems.
Crom laughs at the 20 people who disliked this song
This is a fine rendition, but I get a feeling "Prometheus version" means that dense low end, where the timpani aren't as well defined as in the original. I prefer the brighter version, with banging timpani.
I appreciate this orchestra's better coordination though.
This music is so powerful it can break Thulsa's Doom's spell. Modern doctors are prescribing it instead of testosterone therapy. Legend has it that it can even cure "SJW".
Hey, If i wanted to use this in a youtube video, Who can I contact for permission to do so?
Sucesso no brazil tambem😅
where can i download audio files ?
1981
Reminds me of Borodin's Prince Igor
Funny, instead of "vale caelum, vale terra" they sing "vale caelum, vale christus"...
Too clean for my tastes. The original's more raw nature was a better fit for the film, it literally drove the narrative when no one was talking.
The trumpets are too quiet, the moment is weakened.
Deaf
Raines version is superior to any other, even the one by Poledouris. I have ofter wondered why ?
Welcome to the world of musical interpretation. The means (quality of the orchestra, balancing of the groups - strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion - recording choices - microphone placing - then decisions regarding post-production manipulation with the sound) are complex but conductor's insight is the center, the focal point, the soul of any orchestral recording. It is heard even when you are listening to the 1930's banged up by time mono recording of a great conductor leading a solid orchestra. His decisions regarding tempi, i.e. his structuring of the temporal dimension based on composer's structure is, along with the aforenentioned means, what separates multitudes of recordings of the same piece of music. What is the main determining tool? Your ears, your musical inclination and comparation for as much as one can compare. Disability of any musical kind - physical and/or mental, loss of interest/depression, availability of recordings/music and in the end death are some of the hindrances which prevent our musical comparations. Welcome to the world of musical interpretation!
@@gorankatic40000bc by any chance, do you teach music appreciation?
This sounds on a Spanish Rap Battle (Chuty vs Hidalgo 2013) and it's beautiful
The music is far more loyal to Howard's work than the movie eventually.
no different to Poledouris, I don't know why you have to put an air of pretentiousness to act like this is better, when it is the same composure.
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This sounds like a Red Army song of WW2.
1938 год. m.th-cam.com/video/DdxdaGiHsmA/w-d-xo.html
Так ведь Милиус и вдохновлялся "Александром Невским". В документалке упоминалось.
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