Basil Poledouris

Basil Poledouris (1945-2006) was a Greek-American composer noted for producing the scores for some of the most popular movies of the modern era, including Red Dawn, Conan the Barbarian, Free Willy, Starship Troopers and The Hunt for Red October. Know for his epic, symphonic scores, he is frequently regarded as one of the best film composers of all time. Many of his work is famous in its own right, with his scores for Conan and RoboCop (which featured men banging on anvils) being particularly noteworthy.

Scores composed by Basil Poledouris include

• Big Wednesday (1978)
• The Blue Lagoon and its sequel (1980, 1991)
• Conan the Barbarian and its sequel (1982, 1984)
• Red Dawn (1984)
• RoboCop and Robocop 3 (1987, 1993)
• Cherry 2000 (1987)
• Lonesome Dove (1989)
• The Hunt for Red October (1990)
• Quigley Down Under (1990)
• Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
• Free Willy and its first sequel (1993, 1995)
• On Deadly Ground (1994)
• Serial Mom (1994)
• The Jungle Book (1994)
• Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
• Breakdown (1997)
• Starship Troopers (1997)
• Les Misérables (1998)
• For Love Of The Game (1999)
• Cecil B. Demented (2000) with his daughter Zoe Poledouris
• Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)