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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.
Conan the Barbarian is a 1982 American epic sword-and-sorcery film directed by John Milius and written by Milius and Oliver Stone.Based on Robert E. Howard's Conan, the film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Earl Jones, and tells the story of a barbarian warrior named Conan (Schwarzenegger) who seeks vengeance for the death of his parents at the hands of Thulsa Doom (Jones), the leader of ...
Film scores by Basil Poledouris. ... Conan the Barbarian (1982 film) Conan the Destroyer; Congratulations, It's a Boy! Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles; E.
John Frederick Milius (/ ˈ m ɪ l i ə s /; born April 11, 1944) is an American screenwriter and film director.He was a writer for the first two Dirty Harry films, received an Academy Award nomination as screenwriter of Apocalypse Now (1979), and wrote and directed The Wind and the Lion (1975), Conan the Barbarian (1982), and Red Dawn (1984).
The musical score of Conan The Destroyer was composed, conducted, and produced by Basil Poledouris, and it was performed by the orchestra Unione Musicisti Di Roma. [4] Basil, who scored director John Milius's Big Wednesday, also scored Milius's first Conan, and the track “The Orgy” is used again, this time during the attempted virgin ...
Basil Poledouris – Conan the Barbarian; Ken Thorne – The House Where Evil Dwells; Jerry Goldsmith – Poltergeist; David Whitaker – The Sword and the Sorcerer; Elois Jenssen and Rosanna Norton – Tron. John Bloomfield – Conan the Barbarian; Norma Moriceau – Mad Max 2; Robert Fletcher – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, films (including Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer), television programs (animated and live-action), video games, and role-playing games.
The "Aquilonia Suite", a track with excerpts from "Conan the Barbarian" soundtrack, gets an enthusiastic response from the amazing composer Basil Poledouris, and other songs hark to Jethro Tull's style or refer back to Moorcock's other works.