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Basil Poledouris

Basil Poledouris

Highest Rated: 92% RoboCop (1987)

Lowest Rated: 4% Wired (1989)

Birthday: Aug 21, 1945

Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

With his sweeping, powerful scores, composer Basil Poledouris brought a sense of epic passion and melancholy grandeur to "Conan: the Barbarian" (1982), "Robocop" (1987) and the beloved miniseries, "Lonesome Dove" (CBS, 1989). Poledouris also set the tone for many subsequent military thrillers, with his haunting Russian-influenced score for "The Hunt for Red October" (1990). Though Poledouris never gained widespread public attention like John Williams or Danny Elfman, nor received a single Academy Award nomination, his rich melodies nonetheless remained popular and influential within the filmmaking community.

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 31% The Touch Original Music - 2002
11% 25% Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Original Music - 2001
52% 67% Cecil B. Demented Original Music $1.3M 2000
No Score Yet 0% Kimberly Original Music - 1999
46% 75% For Love of the Game Original Music $35.2M 1999
45% 42% Mickey Blue Eyes Original Music $33.9M 1999
75% 83% Les Miserables Original Music $13.9M 1998
31% 46% Switchback Original Music $6.5M 1997
72% 70% Starship Troopers Original Music $54.7M 1997
60% 75% The War at Home Original Music $43.9K 1996
34% 38% Under Siege 2: Dark Territory Original Music $46.9M 1995
50% 42% Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home Original Music $28.0M 1995
14% 35% On Deadly Ground Original Music $36.0M 1994
88% 56% Lassie Original Music $8.3M 1994
63% 72% Serial Mom Original Music $6.8M 1994
9% 15% RoboCop 3 Original Music $8.9M 1993
59% 63% Hot Shots! Part Deux Original Music $38.6M 1993
71% 50% Free Willy Original Music $76.3M 1993
46% 81% Wind Original Music $4.9M 1992
67% 63% White Fang Original Music $34.6M 1991
29% 65% Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Original Music $7.0M 1991
88% 88% The Hunt for Red October Original Music $119.1M 1990
52% 74% Quigley Down Under Original Music $20.1M 1990
55% 54% Farewell to the King Original Music $2.0M 1989
4% 15% Wired Original Music $681.1K 1989
38% 41% Cherry 2000 Original Music - 1988
No Score Yet 37% Spellbinder Original Music $1.3M 1988
92% 84% RoboCop Original Music $49.7M 1987
50% 61% No Man's Land Original Music $1.1M 1987
86% 63% Flesh & Blood Original Music - 1985
No Score Yet 54% Making the Grade Original Music - 1984
50% 65% Red Dawn Original Music - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Single Bars, Single Women Original Music - 1984
26% 38% Conan the Destroyer Original Music - 1984
25% 56% Summer Lovers Original Music - 1982
67% 74% Conan the Barbarian Original Music - 1982
12% 53% The Blue Lagoon Original Music,
Conductor 		- 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hollywood 90028 Music - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Extreme Close-up Original Music - 1972