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Basil Konstantine Poledouris ( / ˌpɒlɪˈdɔːrɪs /; August 21, 1945 – November 8, 2006) was an American composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film and television scores, [1] best known for his long-running collaborations with directors John Milius and Paul Verhoeven. Among his works are scores for the films Conan the Barbarian (1982 ...
Nov 10, 2006 · By Valerie J. Nelson. Nov. 10, 2006 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Basil Poledouris, a composer whose sweeping score for the 1989 miniseries “Lonesome Dove” won him an Emmy and who became known ...
Oct 23, 2009 · Two of them became talented directors who hired Poledouris again and again. For John Milius, there were five films including the surfing movie BIG WEDNESDAY (1978), the sword-and-sorcery epic CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1982) and the Soviet-invasion fantasy RED DAWN (1984); for Randal Kleiser, Poledouris scored four movies including the castaway love ...
Jul 23, 2022 · Poledouris died of cancer in November 2006, but just a few months previously he had summoned the strength and willed himself to travel to Úbeda in Spain to conduct a concert of his music in front of thousands of adoring fans at that year’s International Film Music Festival.
On July 22, 2022, a historic concert was held at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles (), and we say historic for at least 3 reasons: for being the first thematic concert dedicated to the memory of Basil Poledouris, for being the debut concert of the Los Angeles Film Orchestra, and for being the first time that a Spaniard, Diego Navarro, conducted film music in that venue.
I need to touch the material I'm working with." - Basil Poledouris in 1998. Born on August 21, 1945, in Kansas City, Missouri, Basil Poledouris learned the basic skills in many aspects of filmmaking at the University of Southern California. He became knowledgeable in directing, cinematography, sound, and editing.
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Jul 21, 2022 · Basil Poledouris, the composer for the likes of 'Free Willy,' never quite took off like his contemporaries. ... (“Office Space”) — will conduct selections at Disney Hall, as will Christopher ...
