Basil Poledouris

Of Greek descent, he studied film and music at the University of Southern California, where he met John Milius. For him he wrote Conan the Barbarian, an almost non-stop score of choirs and percussion. He worked with Paul Verhoeven on RoboCop and Starship Troopers and, in The Hunt for Red October, wrote a choir with Russian lyrics. He won an Emmy for the miniseries Lonesome Dove.

Style

Full-scale orchestra and choir, marches and heroic brass.

Awards

Emmy for the miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989). BMI awards for RoboCop and The Hunt for Red October.

Discography

• The Blue Lagoon (1980) Spotify · Apple Music
• Fire on the Mountain (1981) Spotify · Apple Music
• Conan the Destroyer (1984) Spotify · Apple Music
• Amerika (miniseries) (1987) Spotify · Apple Music
• RoboCop (1987) Spotify · Apple Music
• The Hunt for Red October (1990) Spotify
• Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991) Spotify · Apple Music
• White Fang (1991) Spotify · Apple Music
• Wind / A Whale for the Killing (1992) Spotify · Apple Music
• Free Willy (1993) Spotify
• Robocop 3 (1993) Spotify · Apple Music
• On Deadly Ground (1994) Spotify · Apple Music
• Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) Spotify · Apple Music
• Amanda (1996) Spotify
• Starship Troopers (1997) Spotify · Apple Music
• For Love of the Game (1999) Spotify · Apple Music
• Kimberly (1999) Spotify · Apple Music
• Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) Spotify · Apple Music
• The Touch (2002) Spotify · Apple Music
• The Legend of Butch and Sundance (2004) Spotify · Apple Music

"Spotify" and "Apple Music" open the album directly on each platform; if only Spotify appears, we have not yet been able to check that album on Apple Music. "Search Spotify" opens an album search for that title. If a link does not lead to the right album, write to [email protected]. "Album" marks the year of that album edition when it differs from the film's.

Listen

• Anvil of Crom · Conan the BarbarianSpotifyApple MusicYouTube
• Hymn to Red October · The Hunt for Red OctoberSpotifyApple MusicYouTube
• RoboCop Main Title · RoboCopSpotifyApple MusicYouTube

Full biography on Wikipedia