What is Basil Poledouris?
'''Basil Konstantine Poledouris''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ɒ|l|ɪ|d|ʊər|ɪ|s}}; August 21, 1945 – November 8, 2006) was an [[Emmy Award]]-winning American [[composer]], [[Conducting|conductor]], and [[Orchestration|orchestrator]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2006/nov/10/local/me-poledouris10|title=Basil Poledouris, 61; film composer known for his bold sounds|last=Nelson|first=Valerie J.|date=2006-11-10|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2018-11-13|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> He was born in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. Poledouris was best known for his works on ''[[Conan the Barbarian (1982 movie)|Conan the Barbarian]]'' (1982), ''[[Red Dawn]]'' (1984), ''[[Iron Eagle]]'' (1986), ''[[RoboCop]]'' (1987), ''[[The Hunt for Red October (movie)|The Hunt for Red October]]'' (1990), ''[[Free Willy]]'' (1993), ''[[Starship Troopers (movie)|Starship Troopers]]'' (1997) and ''[[Les_Misérables_(1998 movie)|Les Miserables]]'' (1998). Poledouris died of [[lung cancer]] on November 8, 2006 in [[Los Angeles]] at the age of 61. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Poledouris, Basil}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:2006 deaths]] [[Category:Emmy Award winners]] [[Category:American movie score composers]] [[Category:American conductors]] [[Category:Musicians from Kansas City, Missouri]] [[Category:Writers from Kansas City, Missouri]] [[Category:Deaths from lung cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Los Angeles]] {{US-bio-stub}}