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Lalo Schifrin

Sound Born Jun 21, 1932 Buenos Aires, Argentina 24 credits

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

Film

Red Dragon

as Conductor

Frequent co-stars

Aaron Jeffery 6 shared titles
King Baggot 3 shared titles
Bob Mackie 2 shared titles
Genevieve Hegney 2 shared titles
Lana Turner 2 shared titles
Betty Blythe 2 shared titles
Rachael Carpani 1 shared title
Simmone Mackinnon 1 shared title
Bridie Carter 1 shared title
Myles Pollard 1 shared title

Career timeline

The Groove Under the Groove
Lalo
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg
The Ventures: Stars on GuitarsIn The Tracks Of - Special Edition
Bolero: A Global HitBoléro, le refrain du monde
Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'Richard Glazier: From Broadway to Hollywood
Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies
In The Tracks of Lalo Schifrin
Hollywood in Vienna
A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'The Craft of Dirty Harry
Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the DragonAlpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
Red Dragon
The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994
Cantos Aztecas
Le monde est à vous
The Background Beat
Jazz Casual

Full filmography

  • Le monde est à vous (1987) as Self
  • Red Dragon (2002) as Conductor
  • Jazz Casual (1961) as Self - Piano
  • The Groove Under the Groove (2026)
  • Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies (2013) as Self - Participant
  • Hollywood in Vienna (2011) as Self
  • L'Âge d'or de la pub (2023) as Self (archive footage)
  • Cantos Aztecas (1988) as Self - Conductor
  • The Ventures: Stars on Guitars (2020)
  • A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke' (2008) as Self
  • Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon (2004) as Self
  • Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg (2022) as Self - Composer
  • The Craft of Dirty Harry (2008) as Self
  • In The Tracks of Lalo Schifrin (2012) as Self
  • Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' (2004) as Self
  • The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994 (1994) as Self - Guest Conductor
  • Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick' (2015) as Self
  • In The Tracks Of - Special Edition (2020) as Self
  • Bolero: A Global Hit (2019) as Self
  • Boléro, le refrain du monde (2019) as Self
  • Lalo (2024)
  • Richard Glazier: From Broadway to Hollywood (2015) as Self
  • Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel (2017) as Self - Composer
  • The Background Beat (1965) as Self