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Conan the Barbarian: A New Film Score Essay

admin April 16, 2017

During my long term of unemployment, I put lots time into analyzing the music of Conan the Barbarian (1982)–among other fine film scores–and developing a lyrical description of it. Years back, I never could write good descriptions of places, people, or emotions. After college and grad school, I was used to describing ideas. Describing music helped me learn lyricism. That’s a major milestone in the education of a writer.

Please consider my new essay on Basil Poleoduris’ score to Conan.

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Tagged arnold schwarzenegger, basil poledouris, conan the barbarian, john milius
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