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Also known as Basil Konstantine Poledouris

Greek-American composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film and television scores (1945-2006)

Person · Open Library

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  • Free Willy, Soundtrack Selections

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1945-08-21
Active to
2006-11-08
americancinematic classicalclassicalcomposerfilm composerorchestral

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Basil Konstantine Poledouris (August 21, 1945 – November 8, 2006) was a Greek-American composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film and television scores, 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), Red Dawn (1984), Iron Eagle (1986), RoboCop (1987), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Free Willy (1993), and Starship Troopers (1997). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Basil+Poledo

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Basil
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Kansas City
Place of death
Los Angeles
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
film score
Instrument
piano
Official website
www.basil-poledouris.com
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date of birth
1945-08-21
date of death
2006-11-08
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
cancer
start of work period
1970-00-00
end of work period
2006-00-00
name in native language
Basil Poledouris
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