Zoë Poledouris
Zoë Poledouris (born August 25, 1973) also known as Zoë Roché since her marriage, is an American actress, musician, and film composer. She is the daughter of the film composer Basil Poledouris.
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Birth name | Zoë Poledouris |
Born | Los Angeles, California, United States | August 25, 1973
Genres | Film score |
Occupation(s) | Composer |
Years active | 1995-present |
Early life
The elder of Basil Poledouris' two daughters, Zoë was born in Los Angeles. She grew up interpreting her father's music with movement on ice as a competitive figure skater. At the age of nine years, she performed a piece on the recorder for her father which became the French horn counter-melody for "The Orgy", which was featured in Conan the Barbarian (1982). Zoë received co-writing credit and became one of the youngest members of BMI.
Career
Following her graduation from Bennington College, Zoë presented demos of her songs to friend and film composer Christopher Tyng, who helped to further produce her songs. One of these songs, a curious dance number called "Into It", was chosen by director Paul Verhoeven to be performed in Starship Troopers and also "I Have Not Been To Oxford Town" (1997), a cover of a David Bowie song from the album Outside (1995). Zoë also makes a cameo appearance in Starship Troopers at a school dance as the band's singer. Other films that feature samples of Zoë's work include Cecil B. DeMented (2000) and Shadow of Doubt (1998). Down and Out with the Dolls (2001) not only features Zoë's score music but also features her in a starring role. Zoë with her husband Angel Roché Jr. scored Magnolia Pictures 2014 animated film The Hero of Color City. Poledouris also performed in the Exodus Film Group / Cinedigm animated feature Bunyan and Babe released in 2017.
She is currently writing and performing music with her husband in their Los Angeles-based band Looner.
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
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2000 | Cecil B. Demented | John Waters | ||
2001 | Down and Out with the Dolls | Kurt Voss | ||
Bully | Larry Clark | |||
2002 | Teenage Caveman | Larry Clark | TV Movie | |
2003 | White of Winter | Robert Saitzyk | ||
2004 | The Greener Grass | Nicole Barnette | Short Film | |
2005 | The Sailor's Girl | Brett Simon | Short Film | |
Blind - What If? | Bill Weiss, Dennis Martin | Documentary | ||
2006 | Fourteen | Nicole Barnette | Short Film | |
2013 | Almost | Sharon Hoffman, Seo-Young Jun | Short Film | |
2014 | The Hero of Color City | Frank Gladstone | Magnolia Pictures | |
2017 | Bunyan and Babe | Louis Ross |