Basil Poledouris Biography (1945-)

Born August 21, 1945, in Kansas City, MO; son of Konstantine John and Helen Poledouris; married Barbara "Bobbie" Renee Godfrey (an actress), August 15, 1969; children: Zoe Renee (a songwriter, music producer, and performer) and Alexis Elene. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Gender
Male
Occupation
Composer, conductor, pianist
Birth Details
August 21, 1945
Kansas City, Missouri

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Music director and conductor, The Blue Lagoon, Columbia, 1980
  • Music director, Conan the Barbarian, Universal, 1982
  • Music director, Flesh and Blood (also known as The Rose and theSword), Orion/Riverside, 1985
  • Synthesizer performer, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1991
  • Conductor, Return to the Blue Lagoon, Columbia, 1991
  • Conductor, Wind, Columbia/TriStar, 1992
  • Conductor, Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (also known as Under Siege 2), Warner Bros., 1995
  • Conductor, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Warner Bros., 1995
  • Musician, It's My Party, United Artists, 1996
  • Conductor, Celtic Pride, Buena Vista, 1996
  • Music producer and conductor, The War at Home, Buena Vista, 1996
  • Conductor, Breakdown, Paramount, 1997
  • Conductor, Starship Troopers, TriStar, 1997
  • Conductor, Les miserables, TriStar, 1998
  • Orchestrator, For Love of the Game, Universal, 1999
  • Film Appearances
  • First officer, First to Fight, 1967
  • RECORDINGS
  • Original Soundtrack Albums
  • The Blue Lagoon, Marlin, c. 1980
  • Conan the Barbarian, MCA, c. 1982
  • (With others) Summer Lovers, Warner Bros., c. 1982
  • Conan the Destroyer, MCA, c. 1984
  • Making the Grade, Varese Sarabande, c. 1984
  • Red Dawn, Intrada, 1984
  • Flesh and Blood, Varese Sarabande, c. 1985
  • Cherry 2000, Varese Sarabande, 1986
  • RoboCop, Varese Sarabande, c. 1987
  • No Man's Land, Varese Sarabande, 1987
  • Underscore, Wired, Varese Sarabande, 1989
  • Farewell to the King, Varese Sarabande, 1989
  • The Hunt for Red October, MCA, 1990
  • Quigley Down Under, Intrada, 1990
  • Other albums include soundtrack recording from Free Willy.
  • Videos
  • Composer, pianist, and interviewee, Basil Poledouris: His Life and Music (also known as Film Composer Interview Series Volume One: Basil Poledouris: His Life and Music), Film Score Monthly/Vineyard Haven Video, 1997
  • WRITINGS
  • Film Music
  • Scores
  • The Reversal of Richard Sun, 1966
  • 90028, U.S. 3 Productions, 1971
  • Extreme Close-Up (also known as Sex through a Window), National General, 1973
  • Tintorera ... Bloody Waters (also known as Tintorera, Tintorera--The Silent Death, and Tintorera ... Tiger Shark), United,1977
  • Fei taugh no neuih (also known as The Witch with Flying Head and Fei tou mo nu), 1977
  • (And song, "Three Friends Theme") Big Wednesday (also known as Summer of Innocence), Warner Bros., 1978
  • Dolphin, 1979
  • Defiance, 1980
  • The Blue Lagoon, Columbia, 1980
  • Conan the Barbarian, Universal, 1982
  • Underscore, Summer Lovers, Orion, 1982
  • Flyers, 1983
  • Conan the Destroyer, Universal, 1984
  • The House of God, United Artists, 1984
  • Making the Grade (also known as Preppies), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
  • Protocol, Warner Bros., 1984
  • Red Dawn, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
  • American Journeys, 1983
  • Flesh and Blood (also known as The Rose and the Sword), Orion/Riverside, 1985
  • Iron Eagle, TriStar, 1986
  • No Man's Land, Orion, 1987
  • RoboCop, Orion, 1987
  • Spellbinder, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
  • Split Decisions, New Century/Vista, 1988
  • Cherry 2000, Orion, 1988
  • Farewell to the King, Orion, 1989
  • Wired, Taurus, 1989
  • (And song, "Payoff") The Hunt for Red October, Paramount, 1990
  • Quigley Down Under, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990
  • Why Me, Triumph, 1990
  • Flight of the Intruder, Paramount, 1991
  • Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1991
  • Return to the Blue Lagoon, Columbia, 1991
  • White Fang, Walt Disney, 1991
  • RoboCop II, Orion, 1991
  • (And song, "A Dream Comes Back to You") Wind, Columbia/TriStar, 1992
  • Free Willy, Warner Bros., 1992
  • RoboCop 3, Orion, 1993
  • Hot Shots! Part Deux (also known as Hot Shots! 2), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
  • On Deadly Ground, Warner Bros., 1994
  • Serial Mom, Savoy Pictures, 1994
  • The Jungle Book (also known as Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book), Buena Vista, 1994
  • Lassie, Paramount, 1994
  • Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (also known as Under Siege 2), Warner Bros., 1995
  • Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Warner Bros., 1995
  • It's My Party, United Artists, 1996
  • Celtic Pride, Buena Vista, 1996
  • The War at Home, Buena Vista, 1996
  • Amanda, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1996
  • Breakdown, Paramount, 1997
  • Switchback, Paramount, 1997
  • Starship Troopers, TriStar, 1997
  • Les Miserables, TriStar, 1998
  • Mickey Blue Eyes, Warner Bros., 1999
  • Kimberly, Kimberly Productions, 1999
  • For Love of the Game, Universal, 1999
  • Cecil B. DeMented, Artisan Entertainment, 2000
  • Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles, Paramount, 2001
  • Composer for original soundtrack albums under various international labels; also composed scores for documentaries, including Behold Hawaii, The People of Tobacco Valley, Profile of a Champion, and Vegas, Vegas, Vegas, and for educational films, including Baseball: Basicsand Blunders, By Map and Compass, and The Cubist Epoch.
  • Television Music
  • Miniseries
  • Amerika (also known as Topeka, Kansas ... U.S.S.R.), ABC, 1987
  • Lonesome Dove, CBS, 1989
  • Theme music, Return to Lonesome Dove, CBS, 1993
  • Theme music, Zoya (also known as Danielle Steel's Zoya), NBC, 1995
  • Movies
  • (With Richard Baskin) Congratulations, It's a Boy! (also known asSo's Your Old Man!), ABC, 1971
  • A Whale for the Killing, ABC, 1981
  • Fire on the Mountain, NBC, 1981
  • Single Bars, Single Women, ABC, 1984
  • Amazons, ABC, 1984
  • Prison for Children (also known as Find a Safe Place and A Prison of Children), CBS, 1987
  • Kill or Be Killed (also known as Nasty Boys II: Lone Justice), NBC, 1990
  • If These Walls Could Talk 2, HBO, 2000
  • Series
  • (With others) The Andros Targets, CBS, 1977
  • Main title arrangement, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1985-1986then USA Network, 1987-1988
  • Pilots
  • The Sheriff and the Astronaut, CBS, 1984
  • Misfits of Science, NBC, 1985
  • Island Sons, ABC, 1987
  • Intrigue, CBS, 1988
  • L.A. Takedown (also known as Hanna), NBC, 1989
  • Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life (also known as The Lifeand Times of Ned Blessing, Lone Justice, and Ned Blessing), CBS, 1992
  • Episodic
  • "Man from the South," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1985
  • "Profile in Silver," Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986
  • "Monsters," Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986
  • "A Message from Charity," Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986
  • (With Richard Stone) "Lone Justice," Nasty Boys, NBC, 1990
  • Other
  • The Interview, 1970
  • Three for the Road, 1974
  • Pros and Cons, ABC, 1986
  • Love and Treason, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Soundtrack, December, 1987 March, 1988, pp. 20-23; September, 1989, December, 1992, pp. 3-7
    • Starlog, November, 1993
    Electronic
    • Bail Poledouris Web Site, http://www. asilpoledouris.com, May 11,2001

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