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Zoneboy · 06-26-2025, 05:22 PM

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Lalo Schifrin, the legendary composer who penned the Mission: Impossible theme and did scores for more than 100 other films and TV shows ranging from The Cincinnati Kid, Cool Hand Luke and The Sting II to Dirty Harry and the Rush Hour trilogy, has died. He was 93.

His son, writer-director Ryan Schifrin, confirmed to Deadline that his father died “peacefully” on Thursday morning.

Also a pianist and conductor, Schifrin won four Grammys on 19 career nominations spanning 40 years and was six-time Academy Award nominee for The Sting II, The Competition, The Amityville Horror, Voyage of thye Damned, The Fox and Cool Hand Luke. He received an Honorary Oscar at the 2019 Governor Awards, one of only three composers ever so honored along with Ennio Morricone in 2006 and Quincy Jones in 2024.

He earned three consecutive Grammy noms for the stirring, dramatic, 5/4-time Mission: Impossible theme from 1967-69, and variations of his composition have appeared in all of Tom Cruise’s M:I movies. Among those who worked on version of theme for those films are Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, U2’s Larry Mullin Jr. and Adam Clayton and Limp Bizkit.

In all, he penned more than 100 scores for film and television including Mannix, Bullitt, THX 1138, Enter the Dragon, The Four Musketeers, The Eagle Has Landed, Tango, Bringing Down The House, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, After the Sunset and Abominable.

Among his many conducting credits are the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, theIsrael Philharmonic, Mexico Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Lincoln Center Chamber Orchestra. He also served as music director for the Glendale Symphony Orchestra for six years starting in 1989.

As a jazz pianist, he worked with legends including Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Count Basie, Jon Faddis, James Moody, Louie Bellson and Kenny Burrell.

Born on June 21, 1932, in Bueno Aires, Schifrin was the son of Luis Schifrin, concertmaster of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Buenos Aires at the Teatro Colon. The younger Schifrin was trained in classical music from an early age and went to study at the Paris Conservatory in the early 1950s. There he he became a professional jazz pianist, composer and arranger, playing and recording in Europe.

He returned to Buenos Aires in the mid-’50s and formed his own big concert band. Dizzy Gillespie caught one of his performances and asked Schifrin to become his pianist and arranger. In 1958, he moved to the United States and began his remarkable career in film and television.

Schifrin released more than 50 albums from 1957-2018 and was involved in 40-plus soundtrack albums. He was featured as a played on discs by the likes of Gillespie, Count Basie, Sarah Vaughanm The Three Tenors, Stan Getz, Cannonball Adderly and Jimmy Smith.

06-26-2025, 05:22 PM	#1
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,338	Theme Composer Lalo Schifrin (1932 - 2025) https://deadline.com/2025/06/lalo-sc...ur-1236443755/ Lalo Schifrin, the legendary composer who penned the Mission: Impossible theme and did scores for more than 100 other films and TV shows ranging from The Cincinnati Kid, Cool Hand Luke and The Sting II to Dirty Harry and the Rush Hour trilogy, has died. He was 93. His son, writer-director Ryan Schifrin, confirmed to Deadline that his father died “peacefully” on Thursday morning. Also a pianist and conductor, Schifrin won four Grammys on 19 career nominations spanning 40 years and was six-time Academy Award nominee for The Sting II, The Competition, The Amityville Horror, Voyage of thye Damned, The Fox and Cool Hand Luke. He received an Honorary Oscar at the 2019 Governor Awards, one of only three composers ever so honored along with Ennio Morricone in 2006 and Quincy Jones in 2024. He earned three consecutive Grammy noms for the stirring, dramatic, 5/4-time Mission: Impossible theme from 1967-69, and variations of his composition have appeared in all of Tom Cruise’s M:I movies. Among those who worked on version of theme for those films are Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, U2’s Larry Mullin Jr. and Adam Clayton and Limp Bizkit. In all, he penned more than 100 scores for film and television including Mannix, Bullitt, THX 1138, Enter the Dragon, The Four Musketeers, The Eagle Has Landed, Tango, Bringing Down The House, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, After the Sunset and Abominable. Among his many conducting credits are the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, theIsrael Philharmonic, Mexico Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Lincoln Center Chamber Orchestra. He also served as music director for the Glendale Symphony Orchestra for six years starting in 1989. As a jazz pianist, he worked with legends including Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Count Basie, Jon Faddis, James Moody, Louie Bellson and Kenny Burrell. Born on June 21, 1932, in Bueno Aires, Schifrin was the son of Luis Schifrin, concertmaster of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Buenos Aires at the Teatro Colon. The younger Schifrin was trained in classical music from an early age and went to study at the Paris Conservatory in the early 1950s. There he he became a professional jazz pianist, composer and arranger, playing and recording in Europe. He returned to Buenos Aires in the mid-’50s and formed his own big concert band. Dizzy Gillespie caught one of his performances and asked Schifrin to become his pianist and arranger. In 1958, he moved to the United States and began his remarkable career in film and television. Schifrin released more than 50 albums from 1957-2018 and was involved in 40-plus soundtrack albums. He was featured as a played on discs by the likes of Gillespie, Count Basie, Sarah Vaughanm The Three Tenors, Stan Getz, Cannonball Adderly and Jimmy Smith.