Dragon's Domain presents THE BASIL POLEDOURIS COLLECTION, VOLUME 3, featuring two previously unreleased scores from his early days as a film composer.

Dragon's Domain Records presents THE BASIL POLEDOURIS COLLECTION, VOLUME 3, featuring two previously unreleased scores composed by Basil Poledouris (CONAN THE BARBARIAN, THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, LONESOME DOVE, FREE WILLY) during his early days as a film composer.

1977's TINTORERA: KILLER SHARK is renowned in bad movie circles, but contains an excellent score. While the title of this Mexican exploitation movie promises JAWS-like terror and suspense, the actual film is not really so much about killer sharks but about two guys who spend their time hunting and bedding warm, willing women and only briefly actually hunting and snuffing cold, hungry sharks. 1979's DOLPHIN is an ecological documentary about the plight of the dolphins in the late '70s, really one of the first documentary films to recognize and examine the intelligence of these oceanic mammals and promote the notion that they should not be regarded as commodities for our entertainment or the by-catch of the Tuna industry. Both scores obviously appealed to Basil due to his love of the sea and of sailing, and both scores reflect the passion of a rising young musician soon to emerge into his fullness as a composer.

For DOLPHIN, Basil provided a gentle, rhythmic main theme and many specific pieces of music for the film's individual segments. The score was written for a small ensemble consisting of five players using a simple palette of guitars, bass, keyboards, synthesizers, drums, and percussion; Poledouris is among them, playing keyboards. The result is a quietly intimate score built around folk melody and harmonic structures that fit each segment's tone that is also a delight to listen to on its own.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• Basil Poledouris - Main Title
• Basil Poledouris - Seaplane/Sunset (Not Used)
• Basil Poledouris - Shark Hunting
• Basil Poledouris - Binoculars
• Basil Poledouris - The Fiona Montage / The Ruins
• Basil Poledouris - Romantic Interlude / First Shark Attack
• Basil Poledouris - Sunrise / Full Boat
• Basil Poledouris - First Bed / Mini-Montage
• Basil Poledouris - Boredom Montage
• Basil Poledouris - The Miguel Chomp
• Basil Poledouris - She Leaves
• Basil Poledouris - Woombas and Shark Groans
• Basil Poledouris - Finale
• Basil Poledouris - Together Until Goodbye (Mexican Version)
• Basil Poledouris - Main Title
• Basil Poledouris - Together Until Goodbye (Mexican Version)
• Basil Poledouris - Seaplane
• Basil Poledouris - The Fiona Montage / Talkin’ Too Much About My Baby
• Basil Poledouris - Romantic Interlude / First Shark Attack
• Basil Poledouris - Boredom Montage / Danny Disco
• Basil Poledouris - Full Boat
• Basil Poledouris - First Bed / Giving It Plenty
• Basil Poledouris - Mini-Montage / Woombas
• Basil Poledouris - She Leaves
• Basil Poledouris - When You’re Coming Home / Finale

Disc 2:

• Basil Poledouris - Main Title
• Basil Poledouris - History of Dolphins
• Basil Poledouris - Dolphin Games
• Basil Poledouris - Dolphins and Tuna
• Basil Poledouris - Iki Massacre
• Basil Poledouris - Relationships with Dolphins / To Hawaii / Spinner Dolphins / Underwater Concert
• Basil Poledouris - Swimming with Dolphins
• Basil Poledouris - Flipper Sea School / Life at Flippers
• Basil Poledouris - Radio Source / Act Out
• Basil Poledouris - Searching for Wild Dolphins
• Basil Poledouris - Sailing Along
• Basil Poledouris - Getting Ready
• Basil Poledouris - Underwater Beauty
• Basil Poledouris - Moving Along
• Basil Poledouris - Dolphin Romp
• Basil Poledouris - Dolphin Song (Edit)
• Basil Poledouris - Dolphins Swimming with Humans
• Basil Poledouris - Dolphin Song
• Basil Poledouris - Final Narration
• Basil Poledouris - Main Title (Alternate)
• Basil Poledouris - Dolphins and Tuna (Alternate)
• Basil Poledouris - Main Title
• Basil Poledouris - Watercraft
• Basil Poledouris - Seaplane
• Basil Poledouris - Binoculars (Alternate)
• Basil Poledouris - Full Boat (Alternate)
• Basil Poledouris - First Bed / Mini-Montage (Alternate)
• Basil Poledouris - She Leaves (Alternate)
• Basil Poledouris - Acoustic Guitar Source
• Basil Poledouris - Together Until Goodbye (Alternate Version)

Additional Details

Label: Dragon's Domain

Genre: Soundtrack

Language: English

Run Time: 142:36 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 05/08/26

UPC: 712187492669