ReMix: Deadly Towers 'Quest for Conan'

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Mazedude writes: "This mix covers 2 separate level themes from Deadly Towers, in a very Conan-esque Basil Poledouris style. Atleast, that's kinda what I was going for. Don't know if I succeeded or not since I've had people tell me all it makes them think about is the Rennaissance Fair, but ah well - it's pretty, it's orchestralish, and it draws attention to the original game score in a way that not many hear the way I do. Enjoy." - If you're not familiar with Basil, you must check out his fine work in the Conan films, a third of which is supposed to be being made or in the works. The intro narrative ("These were the days of high adventure . . . ") and following music at the beginning of Conan the Barbarian alone is worth the rental for anyone with an ounce of testosterone in their bodies and/or an appreciation of cheesily grandiose epic legends about big brawny men fighting their way to freedom and wooing the ladies with consonant-free grunts in the process. Personally, I fall under both categories, even if I can also appreciate more cerebral fare. I can vouch for Chris that this does sound like some of Basil's work - not his larger overtures or action sequence works but his music for scenes in tribal campgrounds or in a castle hall, something like that. But I can also see the likeness to renaissance fare, with the tambourine, flowing downbeat emphasis, and the instrumentation in general. You've got reed and pipe instruments, strings, gong, tambourine, bells, cello, harp - a good mix of elements. Compare this to Chris's River City Ransom for a good notion of his versatility. This is a departure from his less-acessible, more experimental and heavily jazz-influenced work. A new direction and one that works out well, with the arrangement building nicely and the gong used effectively to create some closure towards the end. Recommended.

― djpretzel