Binary Bonsai reports that composer Basil Poledouris died at the age of 61, losing his battle with cancer. The Official Basil Poledouris Website has a forum where people are leaving their thoughts and memories of him. Basil Poledouris was quite a prolific movie and TV soundtrack composer; some of his better known works include Conan the Barbarian, The Hunt For Red October, Starship Troopers, Red Dawn, and RoboCop. I'm quite sad to hear of this loss...