COMPOSER · FROM KANSAS CITY, USA
Basil Poledouris
1945–2006
ABOUT BASIL
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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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Born21 August 1945
Died8 November 2006
BirthplaceKansas City, USA
Known forSound
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Basil’s titles.
John MiliusConan the Barbarian, Red Dawn and 4 more
Simon WincerDirector · Free Willy, Quigley Down Under and 2 more
Randal KleiserDirector · The Blue Lagoon, White Fang and 2 more
Arnold SchwarzeneggerConan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer and 1 more
Charlie SheenHot Shots! Part Deux, Red Dawn and 1 more
James Earl JonesThe Hunt for Red October, Conan the Barbarian and 1 more
MakoConan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer and 1 more
Paul VerhoevenDirector · Starship Troopers, RoboCop and 1 more
Robbie GreenbergCinematographer · Free Willy, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory and 1 more
Sam NeillThe Hunt for Red October and The Jungle Book