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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.
Composer: RoboCop. 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.
Basil Poledouris. Composer: RoboCop. 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.
10 Nov 2006 · Basil Poledouris, a composer whose sweeping score for the 1989 miniseries “Lonesome Dove” won him an Emmy and who became known for the bold orchestral sounds he brought to such films as “Conan...
10 Nov 2006 · Film and TV composer Basil Poledouris, who received an Emmy for scoring the 1989 Western miniseries “Lonesome Dove,” died Wednesday of cancer in Los Angeles. He was 61.
9 Feb 2021 · Basil Poledouris has provided the memorable music for the films of John Milius (Conan the Barbarian), Randall Kleiser (The Blue Lagoon), Simon Wincer (Lonesome Dove, Free Willy) and Paul...
23 Jul 2022 · On July 22nd 2022 IFMCA members Jon Broxton, Craig Lysy, and Daniel Schweiger were among the thousands of concert-goers at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles for a special tribute to the life and music of composer Basil Poledouris. The beginnings of this concert were originally conceived almost sixteen years ago.
23 Okt 2009 · Missouri-born, California-raised Basil Poledouris had intended to become a concert pianist until his USC classmates sidetracked him into a career writing film music.
9 Nov 2006 · Basil Poledouris, the Emmy-winning composer of “Lonesome Dove” and composer for such films as “Conan the Barbarian,” “Free Willy” and “ The Blue Lagoon ,” died of cancer Nov. 8 in Los...
LOS ANGELES – Basil Poledouris, the Emmy-winning composer of Lonesome Dove and composer for such films as Conan the Barbarian, Free Willy and The Blue Lagoon, died of cancer Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 61.