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Kansas City MO, United States (1945 – 2006)
Basilis Konstantine “Basil” Poledouris (August 21, 1945 - November 8, 2006) was an American music composer who concentrated on the scores for movies 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.
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Basil Poledouris credited two influences with guiding him towards music: the first was composer Miklós Rózsa, the second was his Greek Orthodox heritage. Poledouris was raised in the Church, and he used to sit in services, enthralled with the choir’s sound. At the age of seven, Poledouris began piano lessons, and after high school graduation, he enrolled at the University of Southern California to study both filmmaking and music. Several short films to which he contributed are still kept in the university’s archives. At U.S.C., Poledouris met the movie directors John Milius and Randal Kleiser, with whom he would later collaborate as a music composer. In 1985, Poledouris wrote the music for the movie, Flesh & Blood, for the Dutch-American director Paul Verhoeven, establishing another ongoing collaboration in films.
Poledouris became renowned for his powerfully epic style of orchestral composition and his intricate thematic designs, and he garnered attention for his scores to The Blue Lagoon (1980; dir: Kleiser); Conan the Barbarian (1982; dir: Milius); Conan the Destroyer (1984); Red Dawn (1984; dir: Milius), RoboCop (1987; dir: Verhoeven); The Hunt for Red October (1990); Free Willy (1993) and its first sequel; Starship Troopers (1997; dir: Verhoeven); and For Love of the Game (1999).
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Basil Poledouris credited two influences with guiding him towards music: the first was composer Miklós Rózsa, the second was his Greek Orthodox heritage. Poledouris was raised in the Church, and he used to sit in services, enthralled with the choir’s sound. At the age of seven, Poledouris began piano lessons, and after high school graduation, he enrolled at the University of Southern California to study both filmmaking and music. Several short films to which he contributed are still kept in the university’s archives. At U.S.C., Poledouris met the movie directors John Milius and Randal Kleiser, with whom he would later collaborate as a music composer. In 1985, Poledouris wrote the music for the movie, Flesh & Blood, for the Dutch-American director Paul Verhoeven, establishing another ongoing collaboration in films.
Poledouris became renowned for his powerfully epic style of orchestral composition and his intricate thematic designs, and he garnered attention for his scores to The Blue Lagoon (1980; dir: Kleiser); Conan the Barbarian (1982; dir: Milius); Conan the Destroyer (1984); Red Dawn (1984; dir: Milius), RoboCop (1987; dir: Verhoeven); The Hunt for Red October (1990); Free Willy (1993) and its first sequel; Starship Troopers (1997; dir: Verhoeven); and For Love of the Game (1999).
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uvindex wrote:
Flesh + Blood
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sub-v-Ruiner wrote:
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/33518383/Basil+Poledouris+basilubeda1.jpg LOL always thought he was black.
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regislindo wrote:
profissional!
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Foxie-Ladie wrote:
este é um mestre.
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2Serenity wrote:
Basil Poledouris Film Score for The Blue Lagoon is criminally underrated. One of the best film scores I have ever heard!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR_Q5ZPFHPo
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TheHeralder wrote:
Conan is incredible. Can you recommend similar soundtracks done by him?
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Joe_Blacky wrote:
Conan soundtracks are divine. Cannot stop listening to them.
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BTsGraveland wrote:
Conan soundtrack is fucking amazing.
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CCSandman wrote:
Robocop soundtrack is genius personified.
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Maquina_Muerte wrote:
why is the Starship Troopers score in my library referring to various artists ?????? wtf ?!
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Mulgorea wrote:
Exactly 5 years since he passed now. RIP!
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Joe_Blacky wrote:
Words can't describe the awesomness of Conan's score... [2]
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kluk_jako_buk wrote:
Words can't describe the awesomness of Conan's score...
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Jarl_Frank wrote:
One of the reasons the new Conan movie cannot reach even half the awesomeness of the 1982 one is that the soundtrack is not made by Basil Poledouris.
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gabrielfloresz wrote:
que obras mas hermosas , that works most beautiful : Conan The Barbarian: Soundtrack
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Veles14 wrote:
MASTER!
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Red_Sanja wrote:
I freakin' love 'Conan the Barbarian' soundtrack :)
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DeadDay wrote:
It was announced that there will be Conan the Destroyer re-recording.
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Lextasys wrote:
Robocop Soundtracks <3
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Mulgorea wrote:
RIP, words cannot describe the music.
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