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