Basil Poledouris
American composer (1945–2006) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Basil Konstantine Poledouris (/ˌpɒlɪˈdɔːrɪs/; August 21, 1945 – November 8, 2006) was an American composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film and television scores,[1] best known for his long-running collaborations with directors John Milius and Paul Verhoeven. Among his works are scores for the films Conan the Barbarian (1982), Red Dawn (1984), Iron Eagle (1986), RoboCop (1987), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Free Willy (1993), Starship Troopers (1997) and Les Misérables (1998).
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Birth name | Basil Konstantine Poledouris |
Born | (1945-08-21)August 21, 1945 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | November 8, 2006(2006-11-08) (aged 61) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Genres | Film score, Classical Music |
Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor |
Instrument(s) | Piano, orchestra, synthesizer |
Years active | 1970–2006 |
Website | www |
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Poledouris won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special for his work on the four-part miniseries Lonesome Dove in 1989, and was a four-time recipient of the BMI Film Music Award.