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Basil Poledouris

Basil Poledouris

1945–2006 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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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).

Sound 67

2000s

  1. 2006

    The Legend of Butch & Sundance

    Original Music Composer

  2. 2002

    The Touch

    Original Music Composer

  3. 2001
  4. Love and Treason

    Music

  5. 2000
  6. Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

    Original Music Composer

  7. If These Walls Could Talk 2

    Original Music Composer

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. 1998
  3. 1997
  4. 1996
  5. It's My Party

    Original Music Composer

  6. 1995
  7. 1994
  8. 1993
  9. 1992
  10. Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life

    Original Music Composer

  11. 1991
  12. 1990

1980s

  1. 1989

    Wired

    Original Music Composer

  2. Farewell to the King

    Original Music Composer

  3. 1988
  4. Intrigue

    Original Music Composer

  5. Split Decisions

    Original Music Composer

  6. 1987
  7. Island Sons

    Music

  8. Prison for Children

    Music

  9. 1986
  10. 1985

    Misfits of Science

    Music

  11. 1984
  12. Single Bars, Single Women

    Original Music Composer

  13. Making the Grade

    Original Music Composer

  14. Amazons

    Original Music Composer

  15. The House of God

    Music

  16. 1983

    Flyers

    Music

  17. 1982
  18. 1981

    Fire on the Mountain

    Music

  19. A Whale for the Killing

    Original Music Composer

  20. 1980

1970s

  1. 1979

    Dolphin

    Music

  2. 1978

    Big Wednesday

    Original Music Composer

  3. 1977
  4. 1973

    Hollywood 90028

    Original Music Composer

  5. Extreme Close-Up

    Music

  6. 1971

    Congratulations, It's a Boy!

    Original Music Composer, Music Arranger

Appearances3

2000s

  1. 2002

    Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'

    Self

  2. 2001

    Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'

    Himself

  3. 2000

    Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

    Self

Thanked in the credits1

2000s

  1. 2005