Basil Poledouris (1945-2006) was a Greek-American composer noted for producing the scores for some of the most popular movies of the modern era, including
Red Dawn,
Conan the Barbarian,
Free Willy,
Starship Troopers and
The Hunt For Red October. Know for his epic, symphonic scores, he is frequently regarded as one of the best film composers of all time. Many of his work is famous in its own right, with his scores for
Conan and
RoboCop (which featured men banging on
anvils) being particularly noteworthy.
List of scores composed by Basil Poledouris include: