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Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) [1] is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical elements alongside traditional orchestrations.
Lalo Schifrin is a true Renaissance man. As a pianist, composer and conductor, he is equally at home conducting a symphony orchestra, performing at an international jazz festival, scoring a film or television show, or creating works for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the London Philharmonic, and even The Sultan of Oman.
Lalo Schifrin. Immensely talented, Argentinian born pianist, conductor and composer who has written over 100 scores for both television & the cinema including the memorable themes to Mission: Impossible (1966), Mannix (1967), Starsky and Hutch (1975), Cool Hand Luke (1967), and Bullitt (1968).
Over his long career, Lalo Schifrin has written in many genres, including classical. But he has become best known for his jazz-tinged work, mostly famously his “Mission: Impossible” franchise. Here are some other worthy examples.
Lalo Schifrin has been chosen as the recipient of this year’s Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award, which will be presented at the annual Hollywood in Vienna Concert at Vienna Concert Hall on October 22, 2012.
Jun 14, 2012 · Lalo Schifrin – Mission Impossible (Main Theme) performed by Lalo Schifrin, James Morrison and Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Enjoy similar concerts LIVE in Prague:...
Lalo Schifrin is a true Renaissance man. As a pianist, composer and conductor, he is equally at home conducting a symphony orchestra, performing at an international jazz festival, scoring a film or television show, or creating works for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the London Philharmonic and even The Sultan of Oman.
Sep 16, 2007 · Lalo Schifrin has been one of Hollywood's top composers for decades. He started in television, scoring the series The Man From Uncle and the theme for Mission Impossible. Schifrin...
Jun 30, 2010 · Mission Impossible: My Life in Music is the engaging autobiography of Lalo Schifrin, the musician, conductor, and composer of more than 60 jazz and classical works and over 100 film and television scores, including Bullitt, the Rush Hour series, Cool Hand Luke, The Dead Pool, Tango, The Fox, Voyage of the Damned, The Amityville ...
Jun 24, 2020 · Lalo Schifrin (born 1932) is best known today for his film soundtracks, in particular the memorable ‘Mission Impossible’ theme, written for the 1960s TV series, rather than the movie franchise. Before achieving success (and six Oscar nominations) as a film composer, however, he had an impressive CV as a jazz pianist and arranger.