The great Argentinian pianist, composer, arranger and conductor Lalo Schifrin is 92 years young.
His movie and television scores left an indelible impression on a generation of viewers influenced and many other composers moving forward.
I chose the Mission Impossible theme because it’s his most recognizable of his career.
Wiki: In 2019, he received an Honorary Academy Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, “in recognition of his unique musical style, compositional integrity and influential contributions to the art of film scoring.”
From the Steinway & Sons website:
COMPOSER AND STEINWAY ARTIST LALO SCHIFRIN has written more than a hundred scores, including those for the television shows Mission: Impossible, Mannix, and The Fox and film scores for Cool Hand Luke, Bullitt, Dirty Harry, The Cincinnati Kid and Amityville Horror. Schifrin has no regard for genre and is at ease scoring for film and television as he is writing for a symphony orchestra or a jazz ensemble.
