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Basil Poledouris
Composer

Basil Poledouris

Born August 21, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Died November 8, 2006

39 films

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).

Filmography 39

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) movie poster
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles2001
Cecil B. Demented (2000) movie poster
Cecil B. Demented2000
If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) movie poster
If These Walls Could Talk 22000
For Love of the Game (1999) movie poster
For Love of the Game1999
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) movie poster
Mickey Blue Eyes1999
Les Misérables (1998) movie poster
Les Misérables1998
Breakdown (1997) movie poster
Breakdown1997
Starship Troopers (1997) movie poster
Starship Troopers1997
Switchback (1997) movie poster
Switchback1997
Celtic Pride (1996) movie poster
Celtic Pride1996
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995) movie poster
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home1995
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) movie poster
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory1995
Lassie (1994) movie poster
Lassie1994
On Deadly Ground (1994) movie poster
On Deadly Ground1994
Serial Mom (1994) movie poster
Serial Mom1994
The Jungle Book (1994) movie poster
The Jungle Book1994
Free Willy (1993) movie poster
Free Willy1993
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) movie poster
Hot Shots! Part Deux1993
RoboCop 3 (1993) movie poster
RoboCop 31993
Flight of the Intruder (1991) movie poster
Flight of the Intruder1991
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) movie poster
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man1991
Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991) movie poster
Return to the Blue Lagoon1991
White Fang (1991) movie poster
White Fang1991
Quigley Down Under (1990) movie poster
Quigley Down Under1990
The Hunt for Red October (1990) movie poster
The Hunt for Red October1990
Farewell to the King (1989) movie poster
Farewell to the King1989
Spellbinder (1988) movie poster
Spellbinder1988
Cherry 2000 (1987) movie poster
Cherry 20001987
No Man's Land (1987) movie poster
No Man's Land1987
RoboCop (1987) movie poster
RoboCop1987
Iron Eagle (1986) movie poster
Iron Eagle1986
Flesh + Blood (1985) movie poster
Flesh + Blood1985
Conan the Destroyer (1984) movie poster
Conan the Destroyer1984
Protocol (1984) movie poster
Protocol1984
Red Dawn (1984) movie poster
Red Dawn1984
Conan the Barbarian (1982) movie poster
Conan the Barbarian1982
Summer Lovers (1982) movie poster
Summer Lovers1982
The Blue Lagoon (1980) movie poster
The Blue Lagoon1980
Big Wednesday (1978) movie poster
Big Wednesday1978