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Basil Poledouris (1945–2006)

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Basil Poledouris was born on August 21, 1945 in Kansas City. He started taking piano lessons when he was 7 years old. Eventually, he went on to become a student at USC, where he studied the arts of directing, cinematography, editing, sound and, of course, music. It was also at USC he met John Milius and Randal Kleiser... See full bio »

Born:

Basilis Konstantine Poledouris
in Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Died:

(age 61) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2007 Robocop: Special Effects: Then and Now (video short)
 
2007 Robocop: Villains of Old Detroit (video short)
 
2006 The Legend of Butch & Sundance (TV movie)
 
2002 The Touch
 
2002 Know Your Foe (video documentary short)
 
2002 Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' (video documentary short)
 
2001 Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
 
2001 Love and Treason (TV movie)
 
2001 Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' (video documentary short)
 
2000 Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (video documentary)
 
2000 Cecil B. DeMented
 
2000 If These Walls Could Talk 2 (TV movie)
 
1999 For Love of the Game
 
1999 Kimberly
 
1999 Mickey Blue Eyes
 
1998 Les Misérables
 
1997 Starship Troopers
 
1997 Switchback
 
1997/I Breakdown
 
1996 Amanda
 
1996 The War at Home
 
1996 Celtic Pride
 
1996 It's My Party
 
1995 Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
 
1995 Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
 
1994 The Jungle Book
 
1994 Lassie
 
1994 Serial Mom
 
1994 On Deadly Ground
 
1993 Free Willy
 
1993 Hot Shots! Part Deux
 
1993 RoboCop 3
 
1992 Wind
 
1992 Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life (TV movie)
 
1991 Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
 
1991 Return to the Blue Lagoon
 
1991/I White Fang
 
1991 Flight of the Intruder
 
1990 Quigley Down Under
 
1990 The Hunt for Red October
 
1989 Wired
 
1989 Lonesome Dove (TV mini-series)
– Return (1989)
– The Plains (1989)
– On the Trail (1989)
– Leaving (1989)
 
1989 Farewell to the King
 
1989 Intruder
 
1988 Split Decisions
 
1988 Spellbinder
 
1988 Intrigue (TV movie)
 
1987 Cherry 2000
 
1987 No Man's Land
 
1987 RoboCop
 
1987 Island Sons (TV movie)
 
1987 Prison for Children (TV movie)
 
1987 Amerika (TV mini-series)
– Part VII (1987)
– Part VI (1987)
– Part V (1987)
– Part IV (1987)
– Part III (1987)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1985-1986 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
– Profile in Silver/Button, Button (1986) (segment "Profile in Silver")
– Monsters!/A Small Talent for War/A Matter of Minutes (1986) (segment 'Monsters!')
– Examination Day/A Message from Charity (1985)
 
1986 Iron Eagle
 
1985 Misfits of Science (TV series)
– Your Place or Mayan (1985)
– Deep Freeze (Pilot) (1985) (music)
 
1985 Flesh+Blood
 
1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
– Pilot (1985)
 
1984 Protocol
 
1984 Single Bars, Single Women (TV movie)
 
1984 Red Dawn
 
1984 American Journeys (documentary short)
 
1984 Conan the Destroyer
 
1984 Making the Grade
 
1984 Amazons (TV movie)
 
1984 The House of God
 
1983 Flyers (documentary short)
 
1983 Behold Hawaii (documentary short)
 
1982 Summer Lovers
 
1982 Conan the Barbarian
 
1981 Fire on the Mountain (TV movie)
 
1981 A Whale for the Killing (TV movie)
 
1980 The Blue Lagoon
 
1979 Dolphin (documentary)
 
1978 Big Wednesday
 
1977 Tintorera: Killer Shark
 
1976 The Magic Rolling Board (documentary short)
 
1974 But Jack Was a Good Driver (short)
 
1973 Extreme Close-Up
 
1973 Hollywood 90028
 
1972 By Map and Compass (short)
 
1971 The Cell: Part One (documentary short)
 
1971 Congratulations, It's a Boy! (TV movie)
 
1970 The Reversal of Richard Sun
 
1970 The Interview (TV movie)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (35 titles)
2007 Robocop: Special Effects: Then and Now (video short) (composer: stock music - from "Robocop")
 
2007 Robocop: Villains of Old Detroit (video short) (composer: stock music - from "Robocop")
 
2006 The Legend of Butch & Sundance (TV movie) (conductor)
 
2002 Teenage Caveman (TV movie) (score mixer)
 
2002 Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' (video documentary short) (composer: stock music - from "Starship Troopers")
 
2001 Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (orchestrator: Los Angeles)
 
2001 Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' (video documentary short) (composer: stock music - from "Robocop")
 
2000 Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (video documentary) (composer: stock music - from "Conan the Barbarian")
 
2000 Cecil B. DeMented (music score producer)
 
1999 For Love of the Game (conductor, orchestrator)
 
1998 Les Misérables (conductor)
 
1997 Starship Troopers (conductor)
 
1997/I Breakdown (conductor)
 
1997 Basil Poledouris: His Life and Music (video documentary) (musician: piano)
 
1996 The War at Home (conductor)
 
1996 Celtic Pride (conductor)
 
1995 Zoya (TV movie) (composer: theme music)
 
1994 The Jungle Book (music producer)
 
1994 On Deadly Ground (conductor)
 
1993 Return to Lonesome Dove (TV mini-series) (composer: themes)
 
1993 Free Willy (conductor)
 
1992 Wind (conductor)
 
1991 Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (musician: synthesizers)
 
1991 Return to the Blue Lagoon (conductor)
 
1989 Farewell to the King (orchestrator)
 
Misfits of Science (TV series) (theme by - 9 episodes, 1985-1988) (composer: theme - 3 episodes, 1985) (composer: theme music - 2 episodes, 1985)
– Three Days of the Blender (1988) (theme by)
– The Avenging Angel (1986) (theme by)
– Against All Oz (1986) (theme by)
– Center of Attention (1986) (theme by)
– Once Upon a Night (1986) (theme by)
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1985 Flesh+Blood (conductor)
 
1984 Conan the Destroyer (conductor)
 
1984 Making the Grade (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1982 Conan the Barbarian (conductor)
 
1980 The Blue Lagoon (conductor)
 
1977 Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! (TV movie) (composer: theme music)
 
1973 Extreme Close-Up (conductor)
 
1971 Congratulations, It's a Boy! (TV movie) (music arranger)
 
1970 The Reversal of Richard Sun (composer: theme music)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (8 titles)
2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
– Episode #19.194 (2011) (writer: "Conan the Barbarian" - uncredited)
 
2006 RoboCop vs Terminator (video short) (writer: "RoboCop Main Theme")
 
1999 Kimberly (performer: "Pavane")
 
1992 Wind (writer: "A Dream Comes Back to You")
 
1990 The Hunt for Red October ("Payoff")
 
1982 Summer Lovers (performer: "Sea Cave" Instrumental, "Search For Lina" Instrumental)
 
1978 Big Wednesday (music: "Three Friends Theme" / performer: "Green Onions" - uncredited)
 
1977 Tintorera: Killer Shark (music: "Together Until Goodbye")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2003 Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (documentary) (additional interviewee)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1967 First to Fight
Officer (uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1967 Glut (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2008 Igor (special thanks)
 
2007 Captain Abu Raed (in memory of)
 
2005 Shooting Gallery (video) (special thanks)
 
2005 Edison (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2005 Conan: The Rise of a Fantasy Legend (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Lights, Camera, Creeper: Making 'Jeepers Creepers 2' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Basil Poledouris: Composing the Conan Saga (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Basil Poledouris: His Life and Music (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Der Klang der Bilder (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Making of Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' (TV documentary)
Himself - Composer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 

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Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Music Branch). See more »

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Worked frequently with John Milius, with whom he frequently went surfing while they were both USC film students. Their most famous collaboration was Conan the Barbarian; others include Red Dawn, Farewell to the King and Flight of the Intruder. See more »

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