Selective filmography
- Aliens, 1986. Film. Directed by James Cameron. USA: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
- The Beastmaster, 1982. Film. Directed by Don Coscarelli. USA: Leisure Investment Company
- Conan the Barbarian, 1982. Film. Directed by John Milius. USA: Dino De Laurentiis Company
- Conan the Destroyer, Film. Directed by Richard Fleischer. USA: Dino De Laurentiis Company. 1984
- Red Sonja, 1985. Film. Directed by Richard Fleischer. USA: Dino De Laurentiis Company
- Terminator 2: Judgement Day, 1991. Film. Directed by James Cameron. USA: Carolco Pictures
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