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Lalo Schifrin

Born
Jun 21, 1932 · Aged 93
Died
Jun 26, 2025
Place of birth
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gender
Male
Movie credits
22
TV credits
4
Also known as (3)
  • Lalo Shifrin
  • Boris Claudio Schifrin
  • Boris Schifrin

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…