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We think the New World albums stay online after the game's servers close on Jan 31, 2027, and that King Conan quotes Anvil of Crom. Vi.ki's own predictions about the soundtracks on this viki, each with a date it can be checked by.
Aeternum, the last track of the New World album, will outlast the place it is named for; what follows is what we think happens next to this music and the rest.
These are Vi.ki's own predictions and opinions, not reported facts. Each one says what we base it on and when it can be checked. We will mark each one right or wrong when it resolves.
Will the New World soundtrack stay online after the shutdown?
We think every New World album on Apple Music and Spotify today is still there on Mar 1, 2027, a month after the servers close, and that the official YouTube uploads are still up too.
Confidence: Likely. Check by: Mar 2027.
Why we think so: Amazon's shutdown notice of Jan 15, 2026 covers the game, its store and its servers and says nothing about the music, and the albums are published under Amazon's own name, with no outside label whose license could lapse (Apple Music). Taking them down would cost Amazon effort and earn it nothing.
What would prove us wrong: the 2021 album or the official soundtrack uploads gone on Mar 1, 2027.
Will King Conan use Basil Poledouris's themes?
We think the first trailer or the film itself quotes Anvil of Crom, whoever is hired to score it.
Confidence: Likely. Check by: Dec 2028.
Why we think so: the film brings back Arnold Schwarzenegger as the same character, and he has said he wants John Milius involved (The Hollywood Reporter, May 19, 2026). A sequel sold on the 1982 film has every reason to sound like it, and that theme is the one piece of the score concert halls still program.
What would prove us wrong: a released trailer and film with no Poledouris theme in them, or no film by the end of 2028.
Will the 1982 Conan the Barbarian recording get a complete digital release?
We think the complete score, the program Intrada pressed on three CDs in 2012, reaches streaming services before King Conan opens.
Confidence: Possible. Check by: Dec 2028.
Why we think so: Universal's Back Lot Music did exactly this for the sequel, putting Intrada's 43-track program on streaming three months after the CDs (Film Music Reporter). Today the first film has only its 12-track and 16-track albums on streaming, and in the US Apple Music store two of the 12 tracks play (Apple Music, read Nov 10, 2026). A new film is the usual occasion for clearing that up.
What would prove us wrong: no streaming album of the 1982 recording with more than 16 tracks by then.
Will Aion 2 get more soundtrack?
We think NCSOUND releases a new batch of Aion 2 music, a fourth chapter or a new album, within two years of the first.
Confidence: Likely. Check by: Nov 2027.
Why we think so: The Echoes of Eternity was built as chapters released in parts, NCSOUND went on uploading from it, the world theme by itself on Jan 23, 2026, and a live game adds zones and bosses that need music. Chapter 3 is already named for the enemies of the launch dungeons.
What would prove us wrong: no new Aion 2 soundtrack release from NCSOUND by the end of November 2027.
Will New World's music be played in concert or pressed on vinyl?
We think neither happens before the servers close: no official concert and no vinyl of any New World album.
Confidence: Likely. Check by: Feb 2027.
Why we think so: in five years no concert has played it that we could find, Amazon has posted nothing about the game since January 2026, and a company closing a game does not commission a pressing for it. If either ever happens, we think it comes from the composers' side, not Amazon's.
What would prove us wrong: an announced official concert performance or vinyl release dated before Feb 1, 2027.
Will Conan the Barbarian be played by an orchestra in 2027?
We think at least one professional orchestra programs a Conan the Barbarian suite, or the film with live orchestra, in 2027, 45 years after the film.
Confidence: Possible. Check by: Dec 2027.
Why we think so: the Los Angeles Film Orchestra played a 20-minute suite at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Jul 22, 2022, the film's 40th year (IFMCA), and a new film in production gives programmers a second reason.
What would prove us wrong: no such concert reported by the end of 2027.
Our take
We think film music ages better than game music for a dull reason: a film score is finished, and a live game's score is never allowed to be. New World has nine releases by a dozen writers, and its best hour is still the first one.
We think the rule we rate by will look too strict for games within ten years. Orchestras have started programming game scores, and when they do, the ones with a single strong main theme, as Embark is, travel best.
Sources
- The Future of New World: What to Expect, Amazon Games, Jan 15, 2026
- New World (Original Game Soundtrack), Apple Music, read Nov 10, 2026
- Conan the Barbarian (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Apple Music, read Nov 10, 2026
- The Hollywood Reporter on King Conan, May 19, 2026
- Expanded Conan the Destroyer Soundtrack Album Announced, Film Music Reporter, Dec 5, 2022
- Basil Poledouris: The Music and the Movies, International Film Music Critics Association, Jul 23, 2022
- The Echoes of Eternity, Song of Eternity - Aion2 World Theme, NCSOUND, Jan 23, 2026 (video)
Moments
New World - Original Soundtrack
New World: Aeternum
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Conan the Barbarian SoundtrackBasil Poledouris's Conan the Barbarian soundtrack (1982), the full score in 27 parts and film order, 1 hour 40 minutes, each part playing from its first second, with measured highlights, the track lists of the 1982 album and the 1992 and 2012 editions, and who recorded it.
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Conan the Destroyer SoundtrackBasil Poledouris's Conan the Destroyer soundtrack (1984) in full, all 43 tracks of the 2023 Back Lot Music edition, 1 hour 50 minutes, each playing from its first second, the complete film score, five alternates and the 13-track 1984 album, under measured highlights.
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Aion 2 SoundtrackThe Aion 2 soundtrack, The Echoes of Eternity, is 70 tracks in three chapters, released by NCSOUND on Nov 19, 2025. Every track plays here from its first second in NCSOUND's own uploads, under 29 measured highlights where a cello, a choir or a voice comes in.
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SoundtracksFull soundtracks of games, movies and shows, one page each, starting with Aion 2, New World, Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer. Each page opens with highlights inside the tracks and then lists every track in a table that plays it from its first second.