RIP Basil Poledouris

Higher Game · 11-09-2006, 04:03 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Poledouris

He wrote the greatest movie soundtrack ever, Conan the Barbarian. Without that music, that movie would have been a worthless piece of 80's cheese instead of a masterpiece. The music DEFINES that movie. The lack of dialogue and use of the music makes Conan the Barbarian so epic.

Hudson · 11-09-2006, 04:43 PM

That and Arnold at that time couldn't spit out two coherent sentences in english to save his life

Usurper · 11-09-2006, 11:01 PM

Damn, he did some fine work.

Grande 3:16 · 11-09-2006, 11:36 PM

Some of his work was a bit cheesy B-grade stuff (Under Siege 2, Starship Troopers), but so were the movies so it fits.

I liked the music to Breakdown. Kind of haunting.

Tetsuro · 11-10-2006, 04:53 AM

And Hunt for the Red October!

crunchy superman · 11-10-2006, 10:32 AM

Damn! He'll be missed

NutWrench · 11-10-2006, 11:32 AM

And RoboCop!

wayskobfssae · 11-10-2006, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Hudson

That and Arnold at that time couldn't spit out two coherent sentences in english to save his life

Which is why he was perfect to play a barbarian.

NutWrench · 11-10-2006, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by wayskobfssae

Which is why he was perfect to play a barbarian.

Exactly. The worst thing they could have done with Conan was get some pretty-boy beach bum to play him. (like Marc Singer in Beastmaster)

Opus131 · 11-10-2006, 07:11 PM

^ Heh, i actually met and shook Marc Singer's hand at a comic convention i went to with a friend. The cool part is that i never even seen the Beastmaster and had know idea who he was, i was just following my friend's lead. ;D

Next to him was Lou Ferrigno but we decided not to venture that way, lest we needed out limbs sometime in the near future.

As for Conan, Arnold was alright, but they pretty much ****ed the entire premise of the character by turning him into a slave.

11-12-2006, 10:17 AM

Movie contents aside, the scores he composed for the movies are quite memorable. He'll be missed. I guess he'll be hanging out with Mihael Kamen up there.

11-12-2006, 10:17 AM	#11
Karthik Guest	Re: RIP Basil Poledouris Movie contents aside, the scores he composed for the movies are quite memorable. He'll be missed. I guess he'll be hanging out with Mihael Kamen up there.

11-09-2006, 04:03 PM	#1
Higher Game	RIP Basil Poledouris http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Poledouris He wrote the greatest movie soundtrack ever, Conan the Barbarian. Without that music, that movie would have been a worthless piece of 80's cheese instead of a masterpiece. The music DEFINES that movie. The lack of dialogue and use of the music makes Conan the Barbarian so epic.

11-09-2006, 04:43 PM	#2
Hudson	Re: RIP Basil Poledouris That and Arnold at that time couldn't spit out two coherent sentences in english to save his life __________________ Staying Frosty Since 09/06/07 - I love you Katie <3 “Software is like sex; it's better when it's free.” - Linus Torvalds “Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.” - Calvin & Hobbes [INSERT SYSTEM SPECS THAT NO ONE CARES ABOUT HERE]

11-09-2006, 11:01 PM	#3
Usurper	Re: RIP Basil Poledouris Damn, he did some fine work. __________________ Meadhall of the Comitatus \| RTCM

11-09-2006, 11:36 PM	#4
Grande 3:16	Re: RIP Basil Poledouris Some of his work was a bit cheesy B-grade stuff (Under Siege 2, Starship Troopers), but so were the movies so it fits. I liked the music to Breakdown. Kind of haunting. __________________ Why are Subway restaurants above ground?

11-10-2006, 04:53 AM	#5
Tetsuro	Re: RIP Basil Poledouris And Hunt for the Red October! __________________ Explosives solve all problems; if not, either not enough explosives were applied or it was not a problem.

11-10-2006, 10:32 AM	#6
crunchy superman	Re: RIP Basil Poledouris Damn! He'll be missed __________________

11-10-2006, 11:32 AM	#7
NutWrench	Re: RIP Basil Poledouris And RoboCop! __________________ "If by chance some day you're not feeling well and you should remember some silly thing I've said or done and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart, then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled."

11-10-2006, 07:11 PM	#10
Opus131	Re: RIP Basil Poledouris ^ Heh, i actually met and shook Marc Singer's hand at a comic convention i went to with a friend. The cool part is that i never even seen the Beastmaster and had know idea who he was, i was just following my friend's lead. ;D Next to him was Lou Ferrigno but we decided not to venture that way, lest we needed out limbs sometime in the near future. As for Conan, Arnold was alright, but they pretty much ****ed the entire premise of the character by turning him into a slave.