Basil Poledouris

ComposerCrewSoundActor Aug 21 (died age 61) Kansas City, Missouri, USA 1971–2006 (35 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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).

Known For

Film

RoboCop

Original Music Composer

Film

Starship Troopers

Conductor

Film

The Hunt for Red October

Original Music Composer

Film

Conan the Barbarian

Conductor

Film

Hot Shots! Part Deux

Original Music Composer

Film

Breakdown

Conductor

Film

Les Misérables

Original Music Composer

Film

Free Willy

Original Music Composer

Filmography

Acting (3)

Movies (3)

Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'

2001

as Himself

7.0

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

2000

as Self

6.7

Basil Poledouris: His Life and Music

1997

as Himself

Crew (79)

Movies (79)

The Legend of Butch & Sundance

2006

Original Music Composer

Edison

Thanks

The Touch

Original Music Composer

5.0

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

2001

Original Music Composer

5.2

Love and Treason

2001

Music

Cecil B. Demented

2000

Original Music Composer

6.4

If These Walls Could Talk 2

2000

Original Music Composer

6.5

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

2000

Original Music Composer

6.7

For Love of the Game

1999

Original Music Composer

6.4

Mickey Blue Eyes

1999

Original Music Composer

Kimberly

Music

Les Misérables

Original Music Composer

Starship Troopers

Conductor

Starship Troopers

Original Music Composer

Breakdown

Conductor

Breakdown

Original Music Composer

6.9

Switchback

1997

Original Music Composer

6.0

Basil Poledouris: His Life and Music

1997

Music

The War at Home

1996

Conductor

6.9

The War at Home

1996

Original Music Composer

6.9

Amanda

1996

Original Music Composer

3.5

Celtic Pride

1996

Original Music Composer

5.3

It's My Party

1996

Original Music Composer

6.1

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

1995

Original Music Composer

5.8

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

1995

Conductor

5.9

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

1995

Original Music Composer

5.9

Serial Mom

1994

Original Music Composer

6.7

The Jungle Book

1994

Original Music Composer

6.0

Lassie

1994

Original Music Composer

6.1

On Deadly Ground

1994

Original Music Composer

5.2

Hot Shots! Part Deux

1993

Original Music Composer

6.5

RoboCop 3

1993

Original Music Composer

4.9

Free Willy

1993

Original Music Composer

6.2

Wind

1992

Original Music Composer

6.1

Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

1992

Original Music Composer

3.0

Return to the Blue Lagoon

1991

Conductor

6.2

Return to the Blue Lagoon

1991

Original Music Composer

6.2

White Fang

1991

Original Music Composer

6.7

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

1991

Original Music Composer

6.3

Flight of the Intruder

1991

Conductor

5.7

Flight of the Intruder

1991

Original Music Composer

5.7

The Hunt for Red October

1990

Original Music Composer

7.4

Quigley Down Under

1990

Original Music Composer

6.7

Wired

1989

Original Music Composer

3.4

Farewell to the King

1989

Original Music Composer

6.0

Spellbinder

1988

Original Music Composer

5.9

Intrigue

1988

Original Music Composer

5.5

Split Decisions

1988

Original Music Composer

5.0

RoboCop

1987

Original Music Composer

7.4

Cherry 2000

1987

Original Music Composer

6.0

No Man's Land

1987

Original Music Composer

Island Sons

Music

Prison for Children

Music

Iron Eagle

Original Music Composer

5.6

Flesh + Blood

1985

Original Music Composer

Conan the Destroyer

Conductor

Conan the Destroyer

Original Music Composer

6.1

Red Dawn

1984

Original Music Composer

6.3

Protocol

1984

Original Music Composer

5.5

Single Bars, Single Women

1984

Original Music Composer

The House of God

1984

Music

2.3

Making the Grade

1984

Original Music Composer

4.9

Amazons

1984

Original Music Composer

3.0

Flyers

1983

Music

Conan the Barbarian

1982

Conductor

6.8

Conan the Barbarian

1982

Original Music Composer

6.8

Summer Lovers

1982

Original Music Composer

5.3

A Whale for the Killing

1981

Original Music Composer

Fire on the Mountain

Music

The Blue Lagoon

Original Music Composer

6.1

Dolphin

1979

Music

Big Wednesday

1978

Original Music Composer

6.9

Tintorera: Killer Shark

1977

Original Music Composer

3.8

Chick, Chick, Chick

1975

Original Music Composer

Vrooom!

1974

Music

Extreme Close-Up

1973

Music

4.0

Hollywood 90028

1973

Original Music Composer

4.6

Congratulations, It's a Boy!

1971

Music Arranger

6.0

Congratulations, It's a Boy!

1971

Original Music Composer

6.0