
Basil Poledouris
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- 21 August 1945 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Died
- 8 November 2006
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
Sound 70
- 2006The Legend of Butch & Sundance · original music composer
- 2002The Touch · original music composer
- 2001Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles · original music composer
- 2001Love and Treason · music
- 2000Cecil B. Demented · original music composer
- 2000Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' · original music composer
- 2000If These Walls Could Talk 2 · original music composer
- 1999Kimberly · music
- 1999For Love of the Game · original music composer
- 1999Mickey Blue Eyes · original music composer
- 1998Les Misérables · original music composer
- 1997Starship Troopers · original music composer
- 1997Switchback · original music composer
- 1997Breakdown · conductor
- 1997Basil Poledouris: His Life and Music · music
- 1996The War at Home · original music composer
- 1996Celtic Pride · original music composer
- 1996It's My Party · original music composer
- 1996Amanda · original music composer
- 1995Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home · original music composer
- 1995Under Siege 2: Dark Territory · original music composer
- 1994The Jungle Book · original music composer
- 1994Lassie · original music composer
- 1994Serial Mom · original music composer
- 1994On Deadly Ground · original music composer
- 1993Free Willy · original music composer
- 1993Hot Shots! Part Deux · original music composer
- 1993RoboCop 3 · original music composer
- 1992Wind · original music composer
- 1992Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life · original music composer
- 1991Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man · original music composer
- 1991Return to the Blue Lagoon · original music composer
- 1991Flight of the Intruder · original music composer
- 1991White Fang · original music composer
- 1990Quigley Down Under · original music composer
- 1990The Hunt for Red October · original music composer
- 1989Wired · original music composer
- 1989Farewell to the King · original music composer
- 1988Spellbinder · original music composer
- 1988Intrigue · original music composer
- 1988Split Decisions · original music composer
- 1987Cherry 2000 · original music composer
- 1987No Man's Land · original music composer
- 1987RoboCop · original music composer
- 1987Island Sons · music
- 1987Prison for Children · music
- 1986Iron Eagle · original music composer
- 1985Misfits of Science · music
- 1985Flesh + Blood · original music composer
- 1984Protocol · original music composer
- 1984Single Bars, Single Women · original music composer
- 1984Red Dawn · original music composer
- 1984Conan the Destroyer · conductor
- 1984Making the Grade · original music composer
- 1984Amazons · original music composer
- 1984The House of God · music
- 1983Flyers · music
- 1982Summer Lovers · original music composer
- 1982Conan the Barbarian · conductor
- 1981Fire on the Mountain · music
- 1981A Whale for the Killing · original music composer
- 1980The Blue Lagoon · original music composer
- 1979Dolphin · music
- 1978Big Wednesday · original music composer
- 1977Tintorera: Killer Shark · original music composer
- 1975Chick, Chick, Chick · original music composer
- 1974Vrooom! · music
- 1973Hollywood 90028 · original music composer
- 1973Extreme Close-Up · music
- 1971Congratulations, It's a Boy! · original music composer
crew 1
- 2005Edison · thanks
Acting 5
- 2002Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' as Self
- 2001Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' as Himself
- 2000Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' as Self
- 1997Basil Poledouris: His Life and Music as Himself
- 1995The Hollywood Soundtrack Story as Self





