The soundtrack to the emmy and golden globe award winning miniseries is considered to be one of the best westerns of the last 30 years. My favorite soundtrack of all time was composed by him, lonesome dove. Composer basil poledouris has scored a wide variety of major hollywood features and television movies of the 70s,80s and 90s. The robocop theme is a great one and can really get stuck in your head too. Lonesome dove original soundtrack by basil poledouris on apple.
Wifeing theme of love from conan the barbarian from conan the barbarian soundtrack. Music from lonesome dove the soundtrack album basil. Music profile for basil poledouris, born 21 august 1945. Read about lonesome dove from basil poledouris s honor and glory and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Nowhere is that more apparent than in conan the barbarian, a sumptuous aural feast that contains elements of postromanticism think saintsaens bacchanale, early eastern. It was composed by basil poledouris, who also composed the soundtracks for movies like robocop. The jungle book stephen sommerss original motion picture soundtrack basil poledouris. While lonesome dove remains poledouris definitive work in the western arena, quigley down under possesses no. Basil poledouris music from lonesome dove the soundtrack album music.
I didnt find anything artistically new or challenging in the work. Basil poledouris music from lonesome dove the soundtrack. Primary artist, producer, conductor, sequencing, composer, writer. Jesus fucking christ, the soundtrack to conan the barbarian is just too damn good. Check out lonesome dove original soundtrack by basil poledouris on amazon music. Pronunciation of basil poledouris with 2 audio pronunciations, 1 meaning, 2 translations, 4 sentences and more for basil poledouris. Music composed by basil poledouris for the tv show lonesome dove 1989. Dragons domain records, to be distributed through, presents a very special release of composer basil poledouris s original piano sketches and demos that were recorded in his home studio as he was creating the score for 1980s the blue lagoon. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Lonesome dove original television soundtrack basil poledouris. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4.
Listen to theme from lonesome dove from basil poledouris s lonesome dove for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Basil poledouris has composed the music for many films, revealing in his lush arrangements and heavily dramatic scores a wonderful ability to propel the action onscreen. Anvil of crom from conan the barbarian, its my party theme for solo piano from the motion picture score its my. Lonesome dove original soundtrack by basil poledouris on. Basil poledouris august 21, 1945 november 8, 2006 was an american music composer who won the emmy award for best musical score for the tv miniseries lonesome dove in 1989. After its seven emmy award wins, lonesome dove sparked a flurry of. Pelster, robocop original motion picture soundtrack, robocop original soundtrack, singles. Albums include conan the barbarian, conan the barbarian, and conan the barbarian. Lonesome dove original soundtrack by basil poledouris. Listen to your favorite songs from lonesome dove original soundtrack by basil poledouris now. The theme of the legendary tv series lonesome dove, arrangedtranscribed and performed by myself. In my wildest film score imagination, i would not have imagined a film about surfers to have such a rich, diverse orchestral score, but then big wednesday was no ordinary film and its composer eventually went to stellar musical heights in conan the barbarian, lonesome dove and starship troopers. Lonesome dove original soundtrack basil poledouris soundtrack 1998. Before breaking into the film industry poledouris earned a music and composition read full biography.
Basil poledouris by the late 1980s, the viability of original western films on network television was questionable, though it only took one miniseries to mark a sudden and complete change in the philosophy of network executives. Lonesome dove 1989 ost 01 theme from lonesome dove. Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. Poledouris, basil, poledouns, poledouris a382724 artist. One cant help but be reminded of his stellar work for lonesome dove. Lonesome dove original soundtrack, the touch original motion picture soundtrack, conan the barbarian arr. Winner best score for miniseries emmy awards lonesome dove.
Widely considered the creative apex of television scoring, basil poledouris sweeping lonesome dove remains the most compelling and effective orchestral music ever written for the small screen its also the best western score to appear in any medium in the last quarter century, with an eloquence and slapleather authenticity all its own. The expanded and outofprint cd release of the original soundtrack to the acclaimed miniseries lonesome dove starring robert duvall apocalypse now, tommy lee jones men in black ii, danny glover lethal weapon, diane lane judge dredd, rick schroder nypd blue and anjelica huston mists of avalon. Dragons domain records, to be distributed through, presents the basil poledouris collection, volume 3, featuring two previously unreleased scores composed by basil poledouris conan the barbarian, the hunt for red october, lonesome dove, free willy during his early days as a film composer. Conan the barbarian basil poledouris to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Buy robocop newly remastered ost online at low prices. Basil poledouris by the late 1980s, the viability of original. Im glad its back in print, and the music itself is amazing. All albums by basil poledouris available to download and stream in high quality. Composer basil poledouris also won the emmy for outstanding music composition for a limited series, movie, or special for his work on lonesome dove and was a fourtime recipient of the bmi film music award. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from basil poledouris at the discogs marketplace. Starring robert duvall, tommy lee jones, robert urich, ricky schroder, danny glover, chris cooper, barry corbin, glenne headly, fredrick.
Basil poledouris telecharger et ecouter les albums. Within a year of scoring lonesome dove, poledouris collaborated with director john mctiernan on the hunt for red october, bringing an epic feeling to what might have been a simple cold war thriller by underscoring sequences of the red october launch with a sweeping, traditionalsounding russian choral anthem. Both writerdirector john milius and composer basil poledouris grew up in southern. Basil poledouris awshucks melodies and quirky arrangements employ french horn, banjo, and clarinet to create a vivid evocation of gunslinger life in the outback. Music composed by basil poledouris for the tv show lonesome dove 1989 music. The basil poledouris collection vol 3 tintorera dolphin. For love of the game soundtrack by basil poledouris. Find basil poledouris credit information on allmusic. Lonesome dove original television soundtrack basil. The pieces of music were orchestrated by greig mcritchie, poledouris s frequent collaborator, and also an orchestrator who worked a lot for james horner.
This is a rerelease of the lonesome dove soundtrack that was first released in the early 90s and then expanded about 10 years later. The most sweepingly cinematic score ever created for television is also one of the best western scores of its time and that includes the big screen. At other times, the music is soft and clean like a romance is suppose to be. Lonesome doveoriginal soundtrack recording by basil. Simon wincer, basil poledouris, basil poledouris, and steven scott smalley greig mcritchie. There was a fever of a sort going around hollywood in the early 1990s.
Conan the barbarian original motion picture soundtrack. Basil konstantine poledouris was a greekamerican composer, conductor, and orchestrator of. The original soundtrack by the renowned composer basil poledouris conan the barbarian, hunt for red october and cherry 2000, who won an emmy award in. This page is for all those who respect and admire the beautiful music of basil poledouris. Lonesome dove original soundtrack, an album by basil poledouris on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. I also am a big fan of the conan scores and flesh and blood. With this unique release, listeners are given the unprecede. Poledouris uses a combination of a full size orchestra mixed with very cool sounding 80s gizmo tech to musically bring robocop to life. Quigley down under interprets the modern western score from a distinctly australian perspective.
Among his works are scores for the films conan the barbarian 1982, red dawn 1984, iron eagle 1986. August 21, 1945 november 8, 2006 was a greekamerican composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film and television scores, best known for his longrunning collaborations with directors john milius and paul verhoeven. After its seven emmy award wins, lonesome dove sparked a flurry of massive western originals on the networks in their last. Original soundtrack to the tv event lonesome dove composed by basil poledouris.