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Lalo Schifrin, Prolific Film Composer Who Wrote ‘Mission: Impossible’ Theme, Dies at 93
Variety ^ | 6/26/25 | Jon Burlingame

Posted on 06/26/2025 4:15:16 PM PDT by Borges

Lalo Schifrin, the Grammy-winning composer of “Mission: Impossible” and film scores including “Cool Hand Luke,” “Dirty Harry” and “Bullitt,” died Thursday of complications from pneumonia. He was 93.

The Argentine musician was among the first to apply a broad range of musical ideas to film and TV scores, from jazz and rock to more modern and complex techniques of orchestral writing. His heyday was the 1960s and ’70s, when he produced several film and TV scores that are now regarded as classics.

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1 posted on 06/26/2025 4:15:16 PM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

I was just talking about him the other day, as someone was mentioning Henry Mancini.


2 posted on 06/26/2025 4:19:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway ( )
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To: Borges

Rest In Peace, Lalo.


3 posted on 06/26/2025 4:21:43 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Borges

He was really good. He did some of the Clint Eastwood programs too..


4 posted on 06/26/2025 4:22:24 PM PDT by Migraine
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To: Borges

https://youtu.be/nbo6PBk4WKg?si=M1j2jg2M9lcsjHbM

The Ventures — MI theme


5 posted on 06/26/2025 4:22:48 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: Borges

Huge loss. RIP.


6 posted on 06/26/2025 4:24:08 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: Borges

Huge loss. RIP.


7 posted on 06/26/2025 4:24:08 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: GSWarrior

The majority of the cue music on the MI series soundtrack was Lalo’s.

RIP Lalo.


8 posted on 06/26/2025 4:27:46 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: Borges

Sounds like he had a very full life doing what he enjoyed.


9 posted on 06/26/2025 4:28:47 PM PDT by OldHarbor
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To: Borges

Reminds me of when America was still America.


10 posted on 06/26/2025 4:29:25 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Borges

RIP. Good stuff!


11 posted on 06/26/2025 4:30:51 PM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: Borges

He was also a fine jazz pianist. Here he is with Dizzy Gillespie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a_RISEa1sA&list=RD-a_RISEa1sA&start_radio=1&pp=ygUdZGl6enkgZ2lsbGVzcGllIG5vIG1vcmUgYmx1ZXOgBwHSBwkJzgkBhyohjO8%3D


12 posted on 06/26/2025 4:33:53 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Borges

The opening of MI, with the burning fuse and scenes from the show as the opening. We always knew a great night of TV was on. Also loved T.H.E. Cat, Robert Loggia, tight scripts and jazz. R.I.P.


13 posted on 06/26/2025 4:36:10 PM PDT by Waverunner (Torah! Torah! Torah! my favorite IDF radio code.)
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To: Borges

Cool Hand Luke Theme • Lalo Schifrin
https://youtu.be/rX8fOng-jCQ?si=ezdR0hy2SgQomHJN


14 posted on 06/26/2025 4:39:00 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: Borges

They are dropping like flies today!


15 posted on 06/26/2025 4:40:41 PM PDT by montag813
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To: Borges

https://youtu.be/bcGdN5hS3BU?feature=shared

Theme from Mannix.

Lalo Schifrin set the scene with his music.


16 posted on 06/26/2025 4:50:17 PM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: Borges

Another one from The Great Lalo Schifrin:
Theme Song from TV show Mannix. Exciting and alluring!
Loved hearing it every Friday night the show came on.


17 posted on 06/26/2025 4:50:32 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Borges

One of my favorite intros - Bullitt - Lalos music is so cool and the cinematography makes it shine like a diamond.

https://youtu.be/EhU7WnBQNa8?feature=shared


18 posted on 06/26/2025 4:55:31 PM PDT by struggle
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To: Borges

If I was young when the Bossa Nova albums came out does it make me old today? (Don’t answer). Bossa Nova: New Brazilian Jazz (1962).
I remember Audio Fidelity ones cost $5.95 instead of the usual $4.95 .

But the Wikipedia list of his soundtracks alone encompasses an enormous amount of music. Murderers’ Row, the Osterman Weekend, the Eagle Had Landed, Enter the Dragon, even Che.


19 posted on 06/26/2025 4:58:22 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: Bonemaker

Amen.


20 posted on 06/26/2025 5:00:18 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Uncle Sugar" is being audited and having an enema.)
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