Born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Greek immigrant parents from Messenia, he credited two influences with guiding him towards music: the first was composer Miklós Rózsa; the second his own Greek Orthodox heritage. Poledouris was raised in the Church, and he used to sit in services enthralled by the choir's sound.[2] At the age of seven, Poledouris began piano lessons, and after graduation from Garden Grove High School, he enrolled at the University of Southern California to study both filmmaking and music. Several short films to which he contributed are still kept in the university's archives. At USC, Poledouris met movie directors John Milius and Randal Kleiser, with whom he would later collaborate as a music composer. He appeared as a background extra in several episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series.[3] In 1985, Poledouris wrote the music for Paul Verhoeven's Flesh & Blood, establishing a durable collaboration.
Poledouris' studio, "Blowtorch Flats", was located in Venice, California, and was a professional mixing facility specializing in film and media production.
Poledouris married his wife Bobbie in 1969; they had two daughters, Zoë and Alexis. His elder daughter, Zoë Poledouris, is an actress and film composer, who occasionally collaborated with her father in composing film soundtracks.
In 1996, Poledouris composed "The Tradition of the Games"[4] for the Atlanta Olympics opening ceremony that accompanied the memorable dance tribute[5] to the athletes and goddesses of victory of the ancient Greek Olympics using silhouette imagery.[6]
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Basil Konstantine Poledouris ˌ p ɒ l ɪ ˈ d ɔːr ɪ s 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 Red Dawn 1984 Iron Eagle 1986 RoboCop 1987 The Hunt for Red October 1990 Free Willy 1993 Starship Troopers 1997 and Les Miserables 1998 Poledouris won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series Movie or Special for his work on the four part miniseries Lonesome Dove in 1989 and was a four time recipient of the BMI Film Music Award Basil PoledourisBackground informationBirth nameBasil Konstantine PoledourisBorn 1945 08 21 August 21 1945Kansas City Missouri U S DiedNovember 8 2006 2006 11 08 aged 61 Los Angeles California U S GenresFilm score Classical Music Occupation s Composer conductorInstrument s Piano orchestra synthesizerYears active1970 2006Websitewww wbr basil poledouris wbr com Contents 1 Life and career 2 Awards and nominations 3 Filmography 3 1 Films 3 2 Television 3 3 Other works 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editBorn in Kansas City Missouri to Greek immigrant parents from Messenia he credited two influences with guiding him towards music the first was composer Miklos Rozsa the second his own Greek Orthodox heritage Poledouris was raised in the Church and he used to sit in services enthralled by the choir s sound 2 At the age of seven Poledouris began piano lessons and after graduation from Garden Grove High School he enrolled at the University of Southern California to study both filmmaking and music Several short films to which he contributed are still kept in the university s archives At USC Poledouris met movie directors John Milius and Randal Kleiser with whom he would later collaborate as a music composer He appeared as a background extra in several episodes of Star Trek The Original Series 3 In 1985 Poledouris wrote the music for Paul Verhoeven s Flesh amp Blood establishing a durable collaboration Poledouris became renowned for his powerfully epic style of orchestral composition and his intricate thematic designs He scored the soundtrack for The Blue Lagoon 1980 dir Kleiser Conan the Barbarian 1982 dir Milius Conan the Destroyer 1984 Red Dawn 1984 dir Milius Iron Eagle 1986 RoboCop 1987 dir Verhoeven The Hunt for Red October 1990 Quigley Down Under 1990 Simon Wincer Free Willy 1993 and its first sequel Free Willy 2 The Adventure Home 1995 Starship Troopers 1997 dir Verhoeven and For Love of the Game 1999 Poledouris studio Blowtorch Flats was located in Venice California and was a professional mixing facility specializing in film and media production Poledouris married his wife Bobbie in 1969 they had two daughters Zoe and Alexis His elder daughter Zoe Poledouris is an actress and film composer who occasionally collaborated with her father in composing film soundtracks In 1996 Poledouris composed The Tradition of the Games 4 for the Atlanta Olympics opening ceremony that accompanied the memorable dance tribute 5 to the athletes and goddesses of victory of the ancient Greek Olympics using silhouette imagery 6 Poledouris spent the last four years of his life residing on Vashon Island in Washington state He died on November 8 2006 in Los Angeles California aged 61 from lung cancer 7 8 Awards and nominations editWinner Best Score for Miniseries Emmy Awards Lonesome Dove Nominee Best Score Saturn Awards Conan the Barbarian Winner Special Recognition Music Award BMI Film amp TV Awards Olympic Tribute for The Tradition of the Games Winner Film Music Award BMI Awards Free Willy Winner Film Music Award BMI Awards The Hunt for Red October Winner TV Music Award BMI Awards Lonesome Dove Winner Film Music Award BMI Awards RoboCop Filmography editFilms edit Year Title Director Studio s Notes1970 The Reversal of Richard Sun John Milius USC School of Cinematic Arts Student film1973 Hollywood 90028 Christina Hornisher Parker National DistributionExtreme Close Up Jeannot Szwarc General Cinema Corporation1974 Vrooom Ken Rudolph Pyramid Films1977 Tintorera Rene Cardona Jr Hemdale Film CorporationUnited Film Distribution1978 Big Wednesday John Milius Warner Bros 1980 The Blue Lagoon Randal Kleiser Columbia Pictures1982 Conan the Barbarian John Milius De Laurentiis Entertainment GroupUniversal Pictures North America 20th Century Fox International Nominated Saturn Award for Best MusicSummer Lovers Randal Kleiser Filmways Pictures1984 Making the Grade Dorian Walker Cannon FilmsConan the Destroyer Richard Fleischer De Laurentiis Entertainment GroupUniversal PicturesRed Dawn John Milius United ArtistsMetro Goldwyn MayerProtocol Herbert Ross Warner Bros 1985 Flesh amp Blood Paul Verhoeven Orion Pictures1986 Iron Eagle Sidney J Furie TriStar Pictures1987 RoboCop Paul Verhoeven Orion Pictures Won BMI Film Music AwardNo Man s Land Peter Werner1988 Cherry 2000 Steve De JarnattSpellbinder Janet Greek Metro Goldwyn MayerSplit Decisions David Drury New Century Entertainment1989 Wired Larry Peerce Taurus EntertainmentFarewell to the King John Milius Orion Pictures1990 The Hunt for Red October John McTiernan Paramount Pictures Won BMI Film Music AwardQuigley Down Under Simon Wincer PatheMetro Goldwyn Mayer1991 Flight of the Intruder John Milius Paramount PicturesWhite Fang Randal Kleiser Walt Disney Pictures with Hans ZimmerReturn to the Blue Lagoon William A Graham Columbia PicturesHarley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Simon Wincer Metro Goldwyn Mayer1992 Wind Carroll Ballard TriStar Pictures1993 Hot Shots Part Deux Jim Abrahams 20th Century FoxFree Willy Simon Wincer Le Studio Canal Regency EnterprisesWarner Bros Family Entertainment Won BMI Film Music AwardRoboCop 3 Fred Dekker Orion Pictures1994 On Deadly Ground Steven Seagal Warner Bros Serial Mom John Waters Savoy PicturesLassie Daniel Petrie Western PublishingParamount PicturesRudyard Kipling s The Jungle Book Stephen Sommers Walt Disney Pictures1995 Under Siege 2 Dark Territory Geoff Murphy Regency EnterprisesWarner Bros Free Willy 2 The Adventure Home Dwight H Little Le Studio Canal Regency EnterprisesWarner Bros Family Entertainment1996 It s My Party Randal Kleiser United ArtistsCeltic Pride Tom DeCerchio Caravan PicturesHollywood PicturesAmanda Bobby RothThe War at Home Emilio Estevez Touchstone Pictures1997 Breakdown Jonathan Mostow Dino De Laurentiis CompanyParamount PicturesSwitchback Jeb Stuart Rysher EntertainmentParamount PicturesStarship Troopers Paul Verhoeven TriStar Pictures North America Touchstone Pictures International 1998 Les Miserables Bille August Mandalay EntertainmentColumbia Pictures1999 Mickey Blue Eyes Kelly Makin Castle Rock EntertainmentWarner Bros US Universal Pictures UK Kimberly Frederic Golchan Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KGArdustry Home EntertainmentFor Love of the Game Sam Raimi Renaissance PicturesBeacon PicturesTig ProductionsUniversal Pictures2000 Cecil B Demented John Waters Le Studio Canal Artisan Entertainment2001 Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Simon Wincer Paramount Pictures2002 The Touch Peter Pau Miramax FilmsTelevision edit Year Title Network s Notes1971 Congratulations It s a Boy ABC Television film1981 A Whale for the KillingFire on the Mountain NBC1984 Amazons ABCSingle Bars Single Women1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents NBC Pilot episodeMisfits of Science 2 episodes1985 86 The Twilight Zone CBS 3 episodes1987 Prison for Children Television filmAmerika ABC Miniseries 7 episodes1988 Intrigue CBS Television film1989 Lonesome Dove Miniseries 4 episodes Won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Compositionfor a Limited Series Movie or Special1989 90 Nasty Boys NBC 13 episodes1992 Ned Blessing The True Story of My Life CBS Television film2000 If These Walls Could Talk 2 HBO2001 Love and Treason CBS2004 The Legend of Butch amp Sundance NBCOther works edit 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games Opening Ceremony 4 Conan Sword amp Sorcery Spectacular Universal Studios live stage show American Journeys A Circle Vision 360 film at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom Flyers IMAX 1982 Behold Hawaii IMAX 1983 References edit Nelson Valerie J 2006 11 10 Basil Poledouris 61 film composer known for his bold sounds Los Angeles Times ISSN 0458 3035 Retrieved 2018 11 13 Rhodes S Mark A Sprig of Basil The Musical Mastery of Basil Poledouris Archived October 23 2006 at the Wayback Machine Film Score Monthly Volume 9 Number 4 2004 Basil Poledouris Memory Alpha Retrieved 1 August 2015 a b Basil Poledouris 1996 Olympics Opening Ceremony Honor and Glory CD Audio Basil Poledouris website Archived from the original on 2007 10 12 Retrieved 2008 02 19 Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games opening ceremony via Youtube video CBC TV via YouTube Archived from the original on 2023 10 07 Retrieved 2023 10 06 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Basil Poledouris Biography Basil Poledouris website Archived from the original on 20 February 2008 Retrieved 2008 02 19 Finding Family with Basil Poledouris 22 May 2016 Basil Poledouris 1945 2006 Basil Poledouris Message Board 8 November 2006 External links editOfficial website Basil Poledouris at IMDb Basil Poledouris interview at UnderScores Musique de Film Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Basil Poledouris amp oldid 1202815958, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
