It might be old news to those of us who are film music fans, but composer Basil Poledouris passed away on Wednesday, November 8th.
In addition to composing the scores for the CONAN films, ROBOCOP, LONESOME DOVE, STARSHIP TROOPERS, THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, IT'S MY PARTY, etc., he scored the CircleVision film American Journeys. Hence, the mention here.
Here's his obituary from The Film Music Society.
In addition to composing the scores for the CONAN films, ROBOCOP, LONESOME DOVE, STARSHIP TROOPERS, THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, IT'S MY PARTY, etc., he scored the CircleVision film American Journeys. Hence, the mention here.
Here's his obituary from The Film Music Society.
His "Free Willy" score has always been one of my favorites - when I was young I used to put that CD in, put my headphones on and just listen to it for hours. It inspired my imagination so much...