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Conan? Dragonslayer? I think I have to put my money on... *drumroll*... Heavy Metal. This one's tough though because it forces me think about the definition of the Sword & Sorcery Genre. I'd also consider one of Herrmann's Harryhousen scores but are those even in the genre? Either way, The Heavy Metal Score was a holy grail and I can't recommend it enough. Bernstein at the peak of his abilities. Well GOLDEN AGE: A Tie between Rozsa's THIEF OF BAGDAD and Herrmann's 7th VOYAGE OF SINBAD. Modern Era: Basil Poledouris's CONAN THE BARBARIAN tied with Lee Holdridge's THE BEASTMASTER. Ford A. Thaxton
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Have you listened to any of the Italian peplum soundtracks, Tom M? My favorites include Armando Trovajoli's HERCULES IN THE HAUNTED WORLD and Carlo Savina's URSUS NELLA TERRA DI FUOCO.
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Aug 22, 2015 - 11:54 AM
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Brad Wills
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For me it's David Whitaker's The Sword & The Sorcerer. I remember thinking Dragonslayer was just a lot of noise, & Heavy Metal is one of the few Elmer Bernstein scores that just don't do it for me. Although I love much of HEAVY METAL and appreciate DRAGONSLAYER without really liking it, I must agree with CinemaScope: THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER. Rousing tongue-in-cheek adventure, dark magic, ersatz folk music of old, a yearning love theme, and some amazingly intricate arrangements and orchestrations, all poorly but passionately performed by the Graunke Symphony Orchestra, presented in astonishing detail courtesy of a wonderfully dry and close-miked recording. For my money, this is closest approximation of the adventure scores of yesteryear. A winner!
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