Basil Poledouris
Sound·August 21, 1945·† November 8, 2006 — 61 years old·Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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Basil Poledouris (August 21, 1945 – November 8, 2006) was an American music composer who concentrated on the scores for films and television shows. Poledouris won the Emmy Award for Best Musical Score for work on part four of the TV miniseries Lonesome Dove in 1989. He is best known for scores such as Conan the Barbarian (1982), RoboCop (1987), Spellbinder (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), RoboCop 3 and Starship Troopers (1997).
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2006The Legend of Butch & SundanceOriginal Music Composer2005EdisonThanks2002The TouchOriginal Music Composer2002Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'Self2001Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'Himself2001Crocodile Dundee in Los AngelesOriginal Music Composer2001Love and TreasonMusic2000Cecil B. DementedOriginal Music Composer2000Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'Self · Original Music Composer2000If These Walls Could Talk 2Original Music Composer1999KimberlyMusic1999For Love of the GameOriginal Music Composer1999Mickey Blue EyesOriginal Music Composer1998Les MisérablesOriginal Music Composer1997Starship TroopersOriginal Music Composer · Conductor1997SwitchbackOriginal Music Composer1997BreakdownOriginal Music Composer · Conductor1997Basil Poledouris: His Life and MusicHimself · Music1996The War at HomeOriginal Music Composer · Conductor1996Celtic PrideOriginal Music Composer1996It's My PartyOriginal Music Composer1996AmandaOriginal Music Composer1995Free Willy 2: The Adventure HomeConductor · Original Music Composer1995Under Siege 2: Dark TerritoryOriginal Music Composer1995The Hollywood Soundtrack StorySelf1994The Jungle BookOriginal Music Composer1994LassieOriginal Music Composer1994Serial MomOriginal Music Composer1994On Deadly GroundOriginal Music Composer1993Free WillyOriginal Music Composer1993Hot Shots! Part DeuxOriginal Music Composer1993RoboCop 3Original Music Composer1992WindOriginal Music Composer1992Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My LifeOriginal Music Composer1991Harley Davidson and the Marlboro ManOriginal Music Composer1991Return to the Blue LagoonConductor · Original Music Composer1991White FangOriginal Music Composer1991Flight of the IntruderOriginal Music Composer · Conductor1990Quigley Down UnderOriginal Music Composer1990The Hunt for Red OctoberOriginal Music Composer1989WiredOriginal Music Composer1989Farewell to the KingOriginal Music Composer1988SpellbinderOriginal Music Composer1988IntrigueOriginal Music Composer1988Split DecisionsOriginal Music Composer1987Cherry 2000Original Music Composer1987No Man's LandOriginal Music Composer1987RoboCopOriginal Music Composer1987Island SonsMusic1987Prison for ChildrenMusic1986Iron EagleOriginal Music Composer1985Flesh + BloodOriginal Music Composer1984ProtocolOriginal Music Composer1984Single Bars, Single WomenOriginal Music Composer1984Red DawnOriginal Music Composer1984Conan the DestroyerOriginal Music Composer · Conductor1984Making the GradeOriginal Music Composer1984AmazonsOriginal Music Composer1984The House of GodMusic1983FlyersMusic1982Summer LoversOriginal Music Composer1982Conan the BarbarianOriginal Music Composer · Conductor1981Fire on the MountainMusic1981A Whale for the KillingOriginal Music Composer1980The Blue LagoonOriginal Music Composer1979DolphinMusic1978Big WednesdayOriginal Music Composer1977Tintorera: Killer SharkOriginal Music Composer1975Chick, Chick, ChickOriginal Music Composer1974Vrooom!Music1973Hollywood 90028Original Music Composer1973Extreme Close-UpMusic1971Congratulations, It's a Boy!Original Music Composer · Music Arranger