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Basil Poledouris
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Basil Poledouris was born in 1945 in Kansas City to Greek immigrants. He grew up in the Greek Orthodox Church. He named that church and the work of Miklós Rózsa as his most important models. He studied film and music at the University of Southern California. There he met the director John Milius. For Milius he wrote Big Wednesday (1978) and Conan the Barbarian (1982), a large orchestral work with chorus. With Paul Verhoeven he made RoboCop (1987) and Starship Troopers (1997). The Hunt for Red October (1990) is also his. He won an Emmy for the miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989).
Listening
Listening tip. Notice the broad, epic build-up: heavy brass themes, plenty of percussion and a chorus that sings as if in a church or an ancient epic.
Anvil of Crom · Basil Poledouris, 1982
Main Title · Basil Poledouris, 1987
Hymn To Red October (Main Title) · Basil Poledouris, 1990
Discography
Studio albums
- 1982Conan the Barbarian (soundtrack)
- 1984Conan the Destroyer (soundtrack)
- 1984Making the Grade: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 1985Flesh+Blood (soundtrack)
- 1985Red Dawn (soundtrack)
- 1987No Man's Land (soundtrack)
- 1987RoboCop: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 1987The Blue Lagoon (soundtrack)
- 1988Farewell to the King (soundtrack)
- 1989Cherry 2000 (soundtrack)
- 1990Quigley Down Under (soundtrack)
- 1990The Hunt for Red October (soundtrack)
- 1991White Fang (soundtrack)
- 1993Free Willy (soundtrack)
- 1993Hot Shots! Part Deux (soundtrack)
- 1993Lonesome Dove (soundtrack)
- 1993RoboCop 3 (soundtrack)
- 1993Wind (soundtrack)
- 1994Lassie (soundtrack)
- 1994On Deadly Ground (soundtrack)
- 1994Serial Mom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album) (soundtrack)
- 1994The Jungle Book (soundtrack)
- 1995Danielle Steel's Zoya (soundtrack)
- 1995Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 1995Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (soundtrack)
- 1996It's My Party (soundtrack)
- 1997Starship Troopers (soundtrack)
- 1998Les Misérables (soundtrack)
- 1999For Love of the Game (soundtrack)
- 2000Amanda (soundtrack)
- 2000Kimberly (soundtrack)
- 2000SwitchBack (soundtrack)
- 2000The Adventures of Conan: Sword and Sorcery Spectacular (Original Soundtrack Recording) (soundtrack)
- 2001Breakdown (soundtrack)
- 2001Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (soundtrack)
- 2001Fire on the Mountain / Flyers (soundtrack)
- 2001Love and Treason (soundtrack)
- 2002The Touch (soundtrack)
- 2004Amerika (soundtrack)
- 2004Big Wednesday (soundtrack)
- 2007The Legend of Butch and Sundance (soundtrack)
- 2008Iron Eagle (soundtrack)
- 2010Conan the Barbarian: World Premiere Recording of the Complete Score
- 2010Wind / A Whale For The Killing (soundtrack)
- 2011Spellbinder (soundtrack)
- 2013Flight of the Intruder (soundtrack)
- 2015Conan the Barbarian Transcribed for Organ
- 2016Return to the Blue Lagoon (soundtrack)
- 2022Fire on the Mountain (Original Score From the Motion Picture) (soundtrack)
- 2024Hollywood 90028 (soundtrack)
Other work
- 1987RoboCop
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