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What language is used for the libretto/lyrics of the Conan the Barbarian soundtrack, if any language at all?

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You can read a lot at the website listed below but it appears to be in English, for the most part. The sound of a Latin lyrics is a bit peculiar in one particular passage in "The Kitchen / The Orgy", but that is the exception to the rule.

Originally, producer Dino De Laurentiis had planned a soundtrack of pop music for the movie, but was eventually persuaded by Milius to use a full orchestral score. For this purpose, Milius hired Greek-American composer Basil Poledouris, a former classmate from the film department at the University of Southern California, and tasked him to make "a continuous musical drama." The result was a choral and orchestral soundtrack that fills nearly every moment of the film, with pronounced use of leitmotifs to portray mood and character…

Marilyn B | Oct 25, 2008