Basil Konstantine Poledouris (August 21, 1945 – November 8, 2006) was a Gre… Read Full Bio ↴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). 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.
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, 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. 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. In 1985, Poledouris wrote the music for Paul Verhoeven's Flesh & 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, 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, alongside James Horner, composed "The Tradition of the Games" for the Atlanta Olympics opening ceremony that accompanied the memorable dance tribute to the athletes and goddesses of victory of the ancient Greek Olympics using silhouette imagery.
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 cancer.
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, 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. 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. In 1985, Poledouris wrote the music for Paul Verhoeven's Flesh & 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, 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, alongside James Horner, composed "The Tradition of the Games" for the Atlanta Olympics opening ceremony that accompanied the memorable dance tribute to the athletes and goddesses of victory of the ancient Greek Olympics using silhouette imagery.
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 cancer.
Drive to Jones' Office
Basil Poledouris Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Basil Poledouris:
Anvil of Crom Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the ris…
Boys from the Bush Boys from the bush Been shearing sheep, we been mustering st…
Don't Cut Me Down (Olivia Newton-John) I'm tall I need room to grow I need th…
Down Under Traveling in a fried-out combie On a hippie trail, head ful…
Hymn to Red October Cold, hard, empty. Light that has left me, How could I know…
Hymn to Red October (Main Title) HYMN TO RED OCTOBER Words and Music by Basil Poledouris Russ…
Lassie: Main Title Cold, hard, empty. Light that has left me, How could I know…
Main Titles Cold, hard, empty. Light that has left me, How could I know…
Red Dawn Main Title Cold, hard, empty. Light that has left me, How could I know…
Riddle of Steel / Riders of Doom Enses, enses requirimus, requirimus saevos nos. Swords, we s…
Strike it Up Strike it up, strike it up, strike it up Strike it…
The Hunt for Red October: Hymn to Red October Cold, hard, empty. Light that has left me, How could I know…
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TBONE2004
"I got your gun. And I got you some food."
"...No thanks. I am not hungry."
"Oh... Did you... need this?"
"Lewis... You may not like what you're about to see..."
"... It's nice to see you again, Murphy."
"Murphy had a wife and son. What happened to them?"
"Well, when you died, she took it very hard."
"Where did they go?"
"They left Detroit after you died. I guess she wanted to start a new life..."
"...I can feel them... ...But I can't remember them... ............ Leave me alone... "
Bruce Parker
this song really hits you in the feels
Resident Elect
Like the slugs from a three round burst fired from Murphy's Auto 9 ;-)
adejareojo
"I had to kill Bob Morton because he made a mistake, now it's time to erase that mistake." - Richard "Dick" Jones
BetaFett
It's actually 'Care Package'--the bit in the movie when Lewis turns up in the steel mill with the baby food and Robo removes his Helmet: "You may not like what you're going to see.." "I can feel them.. But I can't remember them... Leave me alone." etc etc..
Rylosalex
This piece of music alaways reminds me of the wharehouse scene where Murphy and Lewis are talking about his family
SR C
@eastgermanunderdog hi there! yeh i have the Robocop soundtrack and this track is listed as Drive to Jones Office and I knew it had to be an error!! glad to see others have spotted it also!!
TBONE2004
"I got your gun. And I got you some food."
"...No thanks. I am not hungry."
"Oh... Did you... need this?"
"Lewis... You may not like what you're about to see..."
"... It's nice to see you again, Murphy."
"Murphy had a wife and son. What happened to them?"
"Well, when you died, she took it very hard."
"Where did they go?"
"They left Detroit after you died. I guess she wanted to start a new life..."
"...I can feel them... ...But I can't remember them... ............ Leave me alone... "
thaik56
I believe it's "When you died, she moved away" "She thought you were dead, she started over."
eastgermanunderdog
...thanks for information! ...i know, i wasn't sure about the right pics... but on the soundtrack cd this track is titled "Drive to Jones' Office"! You can hear the score to RoboCops drive to Jones on Track 12 - and this one ist titled "We Killed You"... ??!!
Ma M
Because the first varese had this piece appear twice and it made a mix-up in the track list