Basil Poledouris, known for such grand, lusty compositions as Conan the Barbarian, Robocop, and Starship Troopers has passed away at the age of 61.

http://www.varesesarabande.com/details.asp?pid=Basil

A sad day... RIP

He wrote my All-Time favorite Wester Soundtrack, LONESOME DOVE.

This is sad news indeed. I loved his work.

So weird. I was just humming this theme earlier in the shower!

What I'll probably know him best for:

That's terrible news. He's done some great stuff from Conan the Barbarian to Hunt for Red October. Still, though, I think my favorite Basil score was actaully From Love of the Game. Great music in that one. It's such a shame. RIP.

61 is way too young. I loved his Conan and Robocop scores.

Very sad, indeed.

His score for the first Conan is an unsung masterpiece, IMO.

No, it's not a shame. I truly empathized for Basil Poledouris demise, but we all are going to leave this world someday. He's gone to a better place, where his spirit will live eternally.

Very sad, 61 is too young to go. I loved each and every one of his scores.

RIP Basil.

RIP, Basil. The soundtrack to Conan the Barbarian is my all-time favorite film score.

Conan and Robo are two of my favorite movies of all time and two of my favorite scores. RIP MAN.

These people seem to be going at younger and younger ages. His work on Conan was outstanding, but Robocop and Starship Troopers were also nice and rushing.
I think Lonesome Dove is without a doubt his most beautiful score; I can barely listen to it without feeling like I'm going to cry.

RIP Basil. The score to Conan will always be one of my favs of all time.

The Conan soundtrack is not just one of my favorite scores, but one of my favorite albums of all time. This is devastating.