Basil Poledouris
Sound1945Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Biography
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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).
Known For
Acting History
2006
The Legend of Butch & Sundance
Original Music Composer
2005
Edison
Thanks
2002
The Touch
Original Music Composer
2001
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
as Himself
Love and Treason
Music
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Original Music Composer
2000
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Original Music Composer
Cecil B. Demented
Original Music Composer
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Original Music Composer
1999
1998
Les Misérables
Original Music Composer
1997
Basil Poledouris: His Life and Music
as Himself
Switchback
Original Music Composer
Starship Troopers
Original Music Composer
Starship Troopers
Conductor
Breakdown
Original Music Composer
Breakdown
Conductor
1996
It's My Party
Original Music Composer
The War at Home
Conductor
The War at Home
Original Music Composer
Celtic Pride
Original Music Composer
Amanda
Original Music Composer
1995
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Original Music Composer
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Conductor
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Original Music Composer
1994
The Jungle Book
Original Music Composer
On Deadly Ground
Original Music Composer
Lassie
Original Music Composer
Serial Mom
Original Music Composer
1993
Free Willy
Original Music Composer
RoboCop 3
Original Music Composer
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Original Music Composer
1992
Wind
Original Music Composer
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
Original Music Composer
1991
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Original Music Composer
White Fang
Original Music Composer
Flight of the Intruder
Conductor
Flight of the Intruder
Original Music Composer
Return to the Blue Lagoon
Original Music Composer
Return to the Blue Lagoon
Conductor
1990
Quigley Down Under
Original Music Composer
The Hunt for Red October
Original Music Composer
1989
Farewell to the King
Original Music Composer
Wired
Original Music Composer
1988
Intrigue
Original Music Composer
Spellbinder
Original Music Composer
Split Decisions
Original Music Composer
1987
Island Sons
Music
No Man's Land
Original Music Composer
Cherry 2000
Original Music Composer
Prison for Children
Music
RoboCop
Original Music Composer
1986
Iron Eagle
Original Music Composer
1985
Flesh + Blood
Original Music Composer
1984
Making the Grade
Original Music Composer
Conan the Destroyer
Original Music Composer
Conan the Destroyer
Conductor
The House of God
Music
Protocol
Original Music Composer
Red Dawn
Original Music Composer
Amazons
Original Music Composer
Single Bars, Single Women
Original Music Composer
1983
Flyers
Music
1982
Summer Lovers
Original Music Composer
Conan the Barbarian
Original Music Composer
Conan the Barbarian
Conductor
1981
Fire on the Mountain
Music
A Whale for the Killing
Original Music Composer
1980
The Blue Lagoon
Original Music Composer
1979
Dolphin
Music
1978
Big Wednesday
Original Music Composer
1977
Tintorera: Killer Shark
Original Music Composer
1975
Chick, Chick, Chick
Original Music Composer
1974
Vrooom!
Music
1973
Hollywood 90028
Original Music Composer
Extreme Close-Up
Music
1971
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
Original Music Composer
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
Music Arranger