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Basil Poledouris

1945 - 2006

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Basil Konstantine Poledouris (; August 21, 1945 – November 8, 2006) was an American composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film and television scores, best known for his long-running collaborations with directors John Milius and Paul Verhoeven. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basil Poledouris has received more than 736,021 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Basil Poledouris is the 595th most popular composer (up from 611th in 2019), the 2,784th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,894th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular American Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 740k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Basil Poledouris ranks 595 out of 1,451. Before him are Leo Brouwer, Johann David Heinichen, Leopold Koželuch, François Devienne, Zbigniew Preisner, and Franz Xaver Richter. After him are Alexander Arutiunian, Reinhard Keiser, Luis de Milán, Peter Sculthorpe, Isabella Leonarda, and Giacinto Scelsi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Basil Poledouris ranks 186. Before him are Lasse Berghagen, Marek Grechuta, Billy Drago, Michael Nouri, Frans Janssens, and Guy Bonnet. After him are Vinko Puljić, Don McLean, Everett McGill, Edmund M. Clarke, Pablo Forlán, and Sheila. Among people deceased in 2006, Basil Poledouris ranks 110. Before him are Ibolya Csák, Peter Boyle, Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, Marek Grechuta, P. F. Strawson, and Malcolm Arnold. After him are Bismillah Khan, Silva Kaputikyan, Ali Farka Touré, Gérard Oury, Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, and Joe Rosenthal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Basil Poledouris ranks 2,784 out of 20,380. Before him are Melanie (1947), Thelma Ritter (1902), Joseph Heller (1923), Wayne Dyer (1940), Harry Porter (1882), and Edie Sedgwick (1943). After him are Murray Perahia (1947), Buddy Guy (1936), Elizabeth McGovern (1961), Stephen Paddock (1953), Sam Waterston (1940), and Margaret Bourke-White (1904).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Basil Poledouris ranks 32. Before him are Danny Elfman (1953), Michael Kamen (1948), Paul Bowles (1910), George Antheil (1900), Ernest Guiraud (1837), and Stephen Sondheim (1930). After him are Morton Feldman (1926), Stephen Foster (1826), Alfred Newman (1900), Sun Ra (1914), Alex North (1910), and Amy Beach (1867).

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