This is a cover of the main theme to the 1982 movie Conan The Barbarian "Anvil of Crom" composed by Basil Poledouris. Arranged and performed on guitar and bass and additional programming and keyboards backing track.
Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad, Why we fought or why we died. No, all that matters is that this is metal AF
The funny thing about that is, it truly does fit into the Riddle of Steel. What is steel compared to the hand that wields it? What is metal compared to the hands that play it? Now, contemplate this on the tree of woe.
Basil Poledouris created some of the most iconic cinematic scores in history. It's difficult to imagine this film without the emotional impact his music brought to it.
@@METALHEAD550 The old pieces had music you could hum as you work. I can hum Star Wars, Star Trek (Courage and Goldsmith) Conan, Robocop, and many more. I can't remember a theme from any movie or show made after about 2010. The only recent composition I can remember and hum is the Game of Thrones theme.
@@Wien1938 That's actually a great way to look at it. The music really does forward the narrative. Especially when his village is attacked. Same could be said when they infiltrate the orgy.
Me too. After years and countless arrangements I have heard, I find that hardly any improvement on the original symphonic version can be proposed! That is it! An stand alone icon!
"Know, O Prince, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities, and the years of the rise of the Sons of Aryas, there was an Age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars - Nemedia, Ophir, Brythunia, Hyperborea, Zamora with its dark-haired women and towers of spider-haunted mystery, Zingara with its chivalry, Koth that bordered on the pastoral lands of Shem, Stygia with its shadow-guarded tombs, Hyrkania whose riders wore steel and silk and gold. But the proudest kingdom of the world was Aquilonia, reigning supreme in the dreaming west. Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet." -- The Nemedian Chronicles
O.M.G. I seriously have tears at how great this is. The sound track to this movie is one of my favorite recordings of all time and this just cemented it even more firmly into my pantheon of great albums.
Well done. Basil Poledouris is was and will always be my favorite composer, and The anvil of Crom is my favorite piece of music ever written. After 42 years I’ve not heard anything more heavy and primal. more Metal heads need to cover it
As a 54 year old hardcore headbanger Fan of SENSEI BASIL POLEDOURIS & CONAN THE BARBARIAN in all forms, Books,comics,celluloid, Just one word GLORIOUS ✊🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🔥🇧🇷🖤
I have heard other people do a metal cover of Anvil of Crom and it always falls short, to thin and empty, missing that epic thunderous quality of the original. This captured it perfectly, well done.
My friend that was an absolute brilliant take on guitar. Loved it and will continue to love it, legend guitar work I must say. Have loved the Conan movies and sound track. You nailed it.. I won't more..
"Many wars and feuds did Conan fight. Honor and fear were heaped upon his name and, in time, he became Governor by his own hand... And this story shall also be told............................"
So effing cool... I cannot believe that to this day, they still haven't made another Conan movie worthy of being called as good as the first one... Conan the Destroyer was an absolute joke, and Jason Mamoa's movie was soft and Conan doesn't talk that much! Even if it wasn't a "Conan" movie, I'd love to see something along the same lines made in a serious manner without comedy, or any other BS.
I don't understand why they made Conan the destroyer like that They had a genius director and best OST , they could have made the second movie even better
@@amrabdalnasser4691 After the success of the first one, the greedy studio executives rushed to make the 2nd one. There just wasn't any concerns about staying true to the charac
@@amrabdalnasser4691 oops... There was no concerns about staying true to the characters and the story. People just wanted a sequel and the travisty that was created was the end result.
I had an idea of a modern version of the original Conan movie, where they ride motorcycles instead of horses, still using swords and where I live there's 2 bridges that you could see them coming like how Subotai sees Thulsa Doom and his ceew coming in the distance.....this kinda cover would fit perfectly.
That was great...and I do mean fucking great...Always loved the R.E.Howard stories and the Frazetta illustrations...not all that fond of some of the movies, though given the times they were made, the budget and the technology, they were pretty entertaining and only occasionally embarrassing. I dream that someday AI tech will allow somebody to produce the actual stories with Frazetta-esque level visuals...and cool music just like yours. Have a great new year and keep on rockin' that axe.
"What is best in life?" "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!" "Wrong! It's this epic music!" "But last time you said..." "IS THIS LAST TIME?!"
