| November 8, 2006: We are sad to announce that Basil has passed away today.We urge you to visit the message board to leave your thoughts and prayers for his family.Biography
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2.Several short films to which he contributed still reside in the university's archives.At USC he met directors John Milius and Randal Kleiser, with both of whom the composer would later collaborate.Poledouris became renowned for his powerfully epic style of orchestral composition and his intricate thematic designs, and garnered attention for his scores to The Blue Lagoon (1980; dir: Kleiser), Conan the Barbarian (1982; dir: Milius), Conan the Destroyer (1984), Red Dawn (1984; dir: Milius), RoboCop (1987; dir: Verhoeven), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Free Willy (1993) and its sequels, Starship Troopers (1997; dir: Verhoeven) and For Love of the Game (1999).His score for Conan the Barbarian is considered by many to be one of the finest examples of motion picture scoring ever written.Blood (1985)
Iron Eagle (1986)
Cherry 2000 (1987)
No Man's Land (1987)
RoboCop (1987)
Split Decisions (1988)
Spellbinder (1988)
Farewell to the King (1989)
Wired (1989)
Quigley Down Under (1990)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Flight of the Intruder (1991)
White Fang (1991)
Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
Wind (1992)
Robocop 3 (1993)
Hot Shots!This page was last modified 04:34, 7 September 2007.Basil Poledouris passed away today in Los Angeles at the age of 61.My admiration to you and your music took me to that place.You were very kind to us all.Those days were that kind of unforgottable moments in everyone's life.I'm deeply affected by this terrible news.You were not only one of the greatest film composers of all time, but also a great man.Post subject: Deepest sympathies...Best wishes to all, and thank you for the wonderful memories, sir.My heart goes out to you.With a great grief I has learned that the outstanding composer passed away.Thank you wherever you are Poledouris.The Conan The Barbarian soundtrack is one of the most amazing works I've heard.Thank you sir from a humble fan.Reports tell me that Basil was truly surprised at the reception he got in Spain, that he was taken aback by how many people knew and loved his music.Would that I could tell him how much his music meant to me, in all stages or circumstances of life, whether it be alone in the dead of night, enjoying a glass of port on a sunny afternoon, or traveling the counry by train or plane.Always appropriate, always reliable, always melodic, powerful and emotional.And as long as so many people love and remember, he surely never can be really gone.Family and friends of Basil.Ubeda with friends where we realized a long career interview with Basil.He received us during 1 hour and a half and spoke to us with a lot of passion and sincerity.Then, we went to the concert and what a great moment this was!Everybody was with Basil, with his music, with the heroes of CONAN...During the final battle cue, John Frizzell was behind me, he was living with all of us the emotions coming from the stage and the great artist conducting the generous orchestra and choir.Basil loved the cinema, he loved the music, he was a truly generous person.He'll always stay in our memories.Post subject: we'll meet again my friend!BASIL, if there was a thing he excelled at even more than at writing the most beautiful music ever that thing he excelled in was his love, his passion, his kindness and humanity, his love for life, his family, friends and fans.He was and forever will be in our hearts!You are truly the most shining of the stars in heaven dear Basil and will live forever in our hearts and souls.When I was in need you always had a good word of advice, today we lose a friend on earth but we all gain a great soul in heaven to watch over us.God bless You Vassili Constantin Poledouris!Shine On Forever My Friend!And for sure, the Valhalla doors are wide open for him.Farewell, my dear Basil.Basil Poledouris is Dead!Poledouris was one of my favorite Composers.We request you retain the full copyright notice below including the link to www.Powered by phpBB line, with phpBB linked to www.Do not remove the copyright link to www.Feel free to get more information or ask me questions on www.Your search did not match any products.Too many keywords can constrain your search.View or change your orders in Your Account.You have no recently viewed items or searches.Enter Your Cell And Receive 10 Ringtones!Download Basil Poledouris Ringtones Instantly to your Cell.Composer Basil Poledouris has scored a wide variety of major Hollywood features and television movies of the '70s,'80s and '90s.Before breaking into the film industry Poledouris earned a music and composition degrees from Long Beach State University and attended both the Los Angeles film school and the AFI school.Enter Your Cell And Receive 10 Ringtones!No Credit Card, All Phones.Download Basil Poledouris Ringtones Instantly to your Cell.Basil Poledouris at Amazon.Buy MusicWant to see your products in Yahoo!View RSS FeedMake money with Yahoo!Learn more about our paid syndication program.Information about prices, products, services and merchants is provided by third parties and is for informational purposes only.Congratulations, It's A Boy! |
