Lalo Schifrin
Known for Sound · 24 credits
- Born
- 1932-06-21
- Died
- 2025-06-26
- Place of birth
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Also known as
- Lalo Shifrin · Boris Claudio Schifrin · Boris Schifrin
Biography
Lalo Schifrin (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlalo ˈʃifɾin]; born Boris Claudio Schifrin; June 21, 1932 – June 26, 2025) was an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He was best known for his large body of film and television scores, which incorporate jazz and Latin American musical elements alongside traditional orchestration.
Schifrin's best known compositions include the themes from Mission: Impossible (1966) and Mannix (1967), as well as the scores to Cool Hand Luke (1967), Bullitt (1968), THX 1138 (1971), Enter the Dragon (1973), The Four Musketeers (1974), Voyage of the Damned (1976), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), The Amityville Horror (1979) and the Rush Hour trilogy (1998–2007). Schifrin was also noted for collaborations with Clint Eastwood from the late 1960s to the 1980s, particularly the Dirty Harry film series. He composed the Paramount Pictures fanfare used from 1976 to 2004.
Schifrin was a five-time Grammy Award winner; he was nominated for six Academy Awards and four Emmy Awards. In 2019, he received an Honorary Academy Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in recognition of his successful career.
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Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (20)
Red Dragon
2002
as Conductor
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
2004
as Self
The Groove Under the Groove
2026
The Craft of Dirty Harry
2008
as Self
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon
2004
as Self
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Boléro, le refrain du monde
2019
as Self
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
2015
as Self
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
2022
as Self - Composer
The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994
1994
as Self - Guest Conductor
Bolero: A Global Hit
2019
as Self
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'
2008
as Self
In The Tracks of Lalo Schifrin
2012
as Self
In The Tracks Of - Special Edition
2020
as Self
Richard Glazier: From Broadway to Hollywood
2015
as Self
Lalo
2024
Cantos Aztecas
1988
as Self - Conductor
The Background Beat
1965
as Self
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
2017
as Self - Composer
About Lalo Schifrin
Lalo Schifrin (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlalo ˈʃifɾin]; born Boris Claudio Schifrin; June 21, 1932 – June 26, 2025) was an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He was best known for his large body of film and television scores, which incorporate jazz and Latin American musical elements alongside traditional orchestration. Schifrin's best known compositions include the themes from Mission: Impossible (1966) and Mannix (1967), as well as the scores to Cool Hand Luke (1967), Bullitt (1968), THX 1138 (1971), Enter the Drago… With 24 credits spanning from 1961 to 2026, Lalo Schifrin has appeared in 20 films and 4 TV shows.
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- Red Dragon (2002) — as Conductor
- Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' (2004) — as Self
- The Groove Under the Groove (2026)
- The Craft of Dirty Harry (2008) — as Self
- Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon (2004) — as Self
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