Lalo Schifrin

Known For: Sound
Born: June 21, 1932
Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: June 26, 2025

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 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…

Filmography

The Groove Under the Groove

2026

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025 · Main Title Theme Composer

Lalo

2024

Eastwood Symphonic

2023 · Music

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023 · Main Title Theme Composer

L'Âge d'or de la pub

2023 · Self (archive footage)

Lalo Schifrin, Mission: Impossible - Conducted by Victor Jacob

2023 · Compositor

Piano Cinéma

2022 · Original Music Composer

Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg

2022 · Self - Composer

In The Tracks Of - Special Edition

2020 · Self

The Ventures: Stars on Guitars

2020

Boléro, le refrain du monde

2019 · Self

Bolero: A Global Hit

2019 · Self

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

2018 · Main Title Theme Composer

Tango under the Stars - Gustavo Dudamel

2017 · Self - Composer

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

2015 · Main Title Theme Composer

Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'

2015 · Self

Richard Glazier: From Broadway to Hollywood

Richard Glazier: From Broadway to Hollywood

2015 · Self

Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies

2013 · Self - Participant

In The Tracks of Lalo Schifrin

2012 · Self

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

2011 · Main Title Theme Composer

Hollywood in Vienna

2011 · Self

A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'

2008 · Self

The Craft of Dirty Harry

2008 · Self

Rush Hour 3

2007 · Original Music Composer

Mission: Impossible III

2006 · Main Title Theme Composer

Abominable

2006 · Original Music Composer

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

2004 · Original Music Composer

Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon

2004 · Self

After the Sunset

2004 · Original Music Composer

Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'

2004 · Self

Bringing Down the House

2003 · Original Music Composer

Red Dragon

2002 · Conductor

Longshot

2001 · Original Music Composer

Rush Hour 2

2001 · Original Music Composer

Mission: Impossible II

2000 · Main Title Theme Composer

Rush Hour

1998 · Original Music Composer

Tango

1998 · Original Music Composer

Something to Believe In

1998 · Conductor, Original Music Composer

Money Talks

1997 · Original Music Composer

Scorpion Spring

1996 · Original Music Composer

Mission: Impossible

1996 · Main Title Theme Composer

Manhattan Merengue

1995 · Original Music Composer

The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994

1994 · Self - Guest Conductor

The Beverly Hillbillies

1993 · Original Music Composer

El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes

1992 · Music

A Woman Named Jackie

1991 · Original Music Composer

F/X2

1991 · Original Music Composer

Face to Face

1990 · Music

The Neon Empire

1989 · Original Music Composer

Return from the River Kwai

1989 · Original Music Composer

Original Sin

1989 · Music

Cantos Aztecas

1988 · Self - Conductor

Mission: Impossible

1988 · Main Title Theme Composer, Music

Berlin Blues

1988 · Original Music Composer

The Dead Pool

1988 · Original Music Composer

Shakedown on the Sunset Strip

Shakedown on the Sunset Strip

1988 · Original Music Composer

The Silence at Bethany

1988 · Music

Earth Star Voyager

Earth Star Voyager

1988 · Compositor

Earth Star Voyager

1988 · Original Music Composer

Le monde est à vous

1987 · Self

The Fourth Protocol

1987 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

Out on a Limb

1987 · Original Music Composer

Sparky's Magic Piano

1987 · Original Music Composer

Triplecross

1986 · Original Music Composer

Beverly Hills Madam

1986 · Original Music Composer

The Ladies Club

1986 · Original Music Composer

Kung Fu: The Movie

1986 · Original Music Composer

Black Moon Rising

1986 · Original Music Composer

Ninja Terminator

1986 · Music

Terror at London Bridge

1985 · Original Music Composer

Bad Medicine

1985 · Original Music Composer

Command 5

1985 · Music

A.D.

1985 · Original Music Composer

Private Sessions

1985 · Original Music Composer

Hollywood Wives

1985 · Original Music Composer

The Mean Season

1985 · Original Music Composer

The New Kids

1985 · Original Music Composer

Glitter

1984 · Main Title Theme Composer

Tank

1984 · Original Music Composer

Sudden Impact

1983 · Original Music Composer

Princess Daisy

1983 · Original Music Composer

Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess

1983 · Original Music Composer

The Osterman Weekend

1983 · Original Music Composer

Doctor Detroit

1983 · Original Music Composer

Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land

1983 · Original Music Composer

The Sting II

1983 · Original Music Composer

Robbers Of The Sacred Mountain

1982 · Original Music Composer

Amityville II: The Possession

1982 · Original Music Composer

Class of 1984

1982 · Original Music Composer

Wait Until Dark

1982 · Music

Fast-Walking

1982 · Original Music Composer

The Seduction

1982 · Original Music Composer

A Stranger Is Watching

1982 · Original Music Composer

Victims

1982 · Original Music Composer

The Skin

1981 · Original Music Composer

Loophole

1981 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

Caveman

1981 · Original Music Composer

Buddy Buddy

1981 · Original Music Composer

Chicago Story

1981 · Original Music Composer

The Fridays of Eternity

1981 · Songs

The Competition

1980 · Original Music Composer

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

1980 · Original Music Composer

Back to the Planet of the Apes

1980 · Theme Song Performance

The Big Brawl

1980 · Original Music Composer

Brubaker

1980 · Original Music Composer

The Nude Bomb

1980 · Original Music Composer

When Time Ran Out...

1980 · Original Music Composer

Serial

1980 · Original Music Composer

The Concorde... Airport '79

1979 · Original Music Composer

The Amityville Horror

1979 · Original Music Composer

Escape to Athena

1979 · Original Music Composer

Love and Bullets

1979 · Music, Original Music Composer

Boulevard Nights

1979 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

Institute for Revenge

Institute for Revenge

1979 · Original Music Composer

The Nativity

1978 · Original Music Composer

The Cat from Outer Space

1978 · Original Music Composer

Nunzio

1978 · Original Music Composer

The Manitou

1978 · Original Music Composer

Return from Witch Mountain

1978 · Original Music Composer

The President's Mistress

1978 · Original Music Composer

Telefon

1977 · Original Music Composer

Rollercoaster

1977 · Original Music Composer

Good Against Evil

1977 · Original Music Composer

Day of the Animals

1977 · Original Music Composer

The Eagle Has Landed

1976 · Original Music Composer

Voyage of the Damned

1976 · Original Music Composer

Special Delivery

1976 · Original Music Composer

Sky Riders

1976 · Original Music Composer

Most Wanted

1976 · Music

St. Ives

1976 · Original Music Composer

Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case

1975 · Original Music Composer

Foster & Laurie

1975 · Music

The Master Gunfighter

1975 · Original Music Composer

Starsky & Hutch

1975 · Original Music Composer

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

1975 · Music

Up From The Ape

Up From The Ape

1975 · Music

The Four Musketeers

1974 · Original Music Composer

Golden Needles

1974 · Original Music Composer

Night Games

1974 · Music

Man on a Swing

1974 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

Magnum Force

1973 · Original Music Composer

Harry in Your Pocket

1973 · Original Music Composer

Charley Varrick

1973 · Original Music Composer

Hit!

1973 · Original Music Composer

Enter the Dragon

1973 · Original Music Composer

The Neptune Factor

1973 · Original Music Composer

Hunter

1973 · Music

Rage

1972 · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Joe Kidd

1972 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

The Wrath of God

1972 · Original Music Composer

Prime Cut

1972 · Original Music Composer

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

1972 · Original Music Composer

Dirty Harry

1971 · Original Music Composer

Earth II

1971 · Original Music Composer

The Christian Licorice Store

1971 · Original Music Composer

The Hellstrom Chronicle

1971 · Original Music Composer

Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971 · Original Music Composer, Songs

Escape

1971 · Original Music Composer

THX 1138

1971 · Original Music Composer

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy

1971 · Original Music Composer, Music Director

The Beguiled

1971 · Original Music Composer

I Love My Wife

1970 · Original Music Composer

The Aquarians

1970 · Music

Imago

1970 · Music

WUSA

1970 · Original Music Composer

Kelly's Heroes

1970 · Original Music Composer

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

1970 · Original Music Composer

The Mask of Sheba

1970 · Original Music Composer

A Long Way from Nowhere

1970 · Music

The Young Lawyers

1969 · Original Music Composer

Che!

1969 · Original Music Composer

Eye of the Cat

1969 · Original Music Composer

Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob

1969 · Original Music Composer

Operation Heartbeat

1969 · Music

Hell in the Pacific

1968 · Original Music Composer

The Brotherhood

1968 · Original Music Composer

Bullitt

1968 · Original Music Composer

Coogan's Bluff

1968 · Original Music Composer

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

1968 · Original Music Composer

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

1968 · Original Music Composer

Sol Madrid

1968 · Original Music Composer

The President's Analyst

1967 · Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Fox

1967 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

Cool Hand Luke

1967 · Original Music Composer

Who's Minding the Mint?

1967 · Original Music Composer

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

1967 · Original Music Composer

Murderers' Row

1966 · Original Music Composer

The Doomsday Flight

1966 · Original Music Composer

The Making of the President: 1964

1966 · Music

I Deal in Danger

1966 · Original Music Composer

The Venetian Affair

1966 · Original Music Composer

Way... Way Out

1966 · Original Music Composer

Mission: Impossible

1966 · Main Title Theme Composer

Blindfold

1966 · Original Music Composer

A Small Rebellion

1966 · Music

The Liquidator

1965 · Original Music Composer

The Cincinnati Kid

1965 · Original Music Composer

Dark Intruder

1965 · Original Music Composer

Once a Thief

1965 · Original Music Composer, Conductor

The Background Beat

The Background Beat

1965 · Self

See How They Run

1964 · Original Music Composer

Gone with the Wave

Gone with the Wave

1964 · Original Music Composer

Joy House

1964 · Original Music Composer

Rhino!

1964 · Original Music Composer

Jazz Casual

1961 · Self - Piano

The Boss

1958 · Original Music Composer

Venga a bailar el rock

1957 · Music, Original Music Composer

Nine News Sydney

Nine News Sydney

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