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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Basil Poledouris film scores
Creator:
Poledouris, Basil
Identifier/Call Number: 2336
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/5/resources/1215
Physical Description:
421.6 Linear Feet
287 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1978-2006
Abstract: This collection includes the music scores and audio recordings for the film and television projects of American composer Basil
Poledouris (1945-2006).
Language of Material:
English.
Basil Poledouris (1945-2006) was an American composer who scored more than 80 films and television programs during his 36-year
career. Poledouris studied filmmaking and music at USC in the 1960s. After scoring more than 100 educational films with such
titles as
A Day in the Life of a Dollar Bill, Poledouris got his feature film break in former USC classmate John Milius' surfing film
Big Wednesday (1978). Poledouris often collaborated with Milius, as well as Dutch director Paul Verhoeven.
This collection includes the music scores and audio recordings for the film and television projects of American composer Basil
Poledouris (1945-2006). Scores for
The Blue Lagoon (1980),
Conan the Barbarian (1982),
RoboCop (1987),
Lonesome Dove (1989),
Hunt for Red October (1990), and
Free Willy (1993) are represented in this collection.
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Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Basil Poledouris film scores, Collection no. 2336, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Composers -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Composition (Music) -- Archival resources
Film composers -- Archival resources
Scores
Poledouris, Basil -- Archives