Basil Poledouris

  • Birthplace

    Kansas City, Missouri, USA

  • Birthday
    August 21, 1945

    Deathday
    November 8, 2006

Basil Poledouris

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Basil Poledouris (August 21, 1945 – November 8, 2006) was an American music composer who concentrated on the scores for films and television shows. Poledouris won the Emmy Award for Best Musical Score for work on part four of the TV miniseries Lonesome Dove in 1989. He is best known for scores such as Conan the Barbarian (1982), RoboCop (1987), Spellbinder (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), RoboCop 3 and Starship Troopers (1997).

Basil Poledouris awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
1988 BMI Film & TV Awards Winner BMI Film Music Award (Basil Poledouris) RoboCop
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2013 International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) Nominee IFMCA Award Best Archival Release of an Existing Score (Basil Poledouris, Douglass Fake, Nick Redman, Joe Sikoryak) Conan the Barbarian
2012 International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) Nominee IFMCA Award Best Archival Re-Recording of an Existing Score (Basil Poledouris, Nic Raine, James Fitzpatrick, Frank K. DeWald, Ginko Digi) Conan the Destroyer
2011 International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) Nominee IFMCA Award Best Archival Release of an Existing Score (Basil Poledouris, Nic Raine, James Fitzpatrick, Frank K. DeWald, Ginko Digi) Conan the Barbarian
1983 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Music (Basil Poledouris) Conan the Barbarian