Lalo Schifrin : biography
June 21, 1932 –
Lalo Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his film and TV scores, such as the "Theme from Mission: Impossible". He has received four Grammy Awards and six Oscar nominations. Schifrin, associated with the jazz music genre, is also noted for work with Clint Eastwood in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, particularly the Dirty Harry films.
Discography
Albums
- 1957: Spectrum (Epic)
- 1959: Piano Español (Tico) reissued as Lalolé: The Latin Sound of Lalo Schifrin (Roulette)
- 1962: Lalo = Brilliance (Roulette)
- 1962: Bossa Nova: New Brazilian Jazz (Audio Fidelity)
- 1962: Piano, Strings and Bossa Nova (MGM)
- 1963: Samba Para Dos with Bob Brookmeyer (Verve)
- 1963: Between Broadway & Hollywood (MGM)
- 1964: Explorations with Louis Bellson (Roulette)
- 1964: New Fantasy (Verve)
- 1965: Once a Thief and Other Themes (Verve)
- 1966: The Dissection and Reconstruction of Music From the Past as Performed By the Inmates of Lalo Schifrin’s Demented Ensemble as a Tribute to the Memory of the Marquis De Sade (Verve)
- 1968: There’s a Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin’ On (Dot)
- 1971: Rock Requiem (Verve)
- 1976: Black Widow (CTI)
- 1977: Towering Toccata (CTI)
- 1978: Gypsies (Tabu)
- 1979: No One Home (Tabu)
- 1982: Ins and Outs (Palo Alto)
- 1992: Jazz Meets the Symphony (Atlantic)
- 1993: More Jazz Meets the Symphony (Atlantic)
- 1995: Firebird: Jazz Meets the Symphony No. 3 (Four Winds)
- 1996: Gillespiana (Aleph)
- 1998: Jazz Mass in Concert (Aleph)
- 1998: Metamorphosis: Jazz Meets the Symphony No. 4 (Aleph)
- 1999: Mannix (Aleph)
- 1999: Latin Jazz Suite (Aleph)
- 1999: Jazz Goes to Holywood (Aleph)
- 1999: The Fox (Aleph)
- 2000: Esperanto (Aleph)
- 2000: Bullitt (Aleph)
- 2000: Intersections: Jazz Meets the Symphony No. 5 (Aleph)
Soundtrack albums
- 1964: Gone with the Wave (soundtrack) (Colpix)
- 1965: The Liquidator (soundtrack) (MGM)
- 1965: The Cincinnati Kid (soundtrack) (MGM)
- 1966: Murderer’s Row (soundtrack) (Colgems)
- 1967: Cool Hand Luke (soundtrack) (Dot)
- 1967: Sol Madrid (soundtrack) (MGM)
- 1967: Music from Mission: Impossible (Dot)
- 1968: The Fox (soundtrack) (Warner Bros.)
- 1968: More Mission: Impossible (Paramount)
- 1968: Mannix (Paramount)
- 1968: Bullitt (soundtrack) (Warner Bros.)
- 1969: Che! (soundtrack) (Tetragrammaton)
- 1970: Kelly’s Heroes (soundtrack) (MGM)
- 1973: Enter the Dragon (soundtrack) (Warner Bros.)
- 1977: Voyage of the Damned (soundtrack) (Entr’Acte)
- 1977: Rollercoaster (soundtrack) (MCA)
Albums featured
With Cannonball Adderley
- The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra (Capitol, 1970) – composer, conductor and arranger
With Maurice André
- Trompettissimo (Erato, 1994) – arranger and conductor
With Count Basie
- Back with Basie (Roulette, 1962)
With Louis Bellson
- Thunderbird (Impulse!, 1965) – arranger
With Luiz Bonfá
- Luiz Bonfa Plays and Sings Bossa Nova (Verve, 1963) – arranger
With Candido Camero
- Conga Soul (Roulette, 1962) – piano, composer, arranger
With José Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti