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Lalo Schifrin

1932 - 2025

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Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlalo ˈsifɾin]; 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, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical elements alongside traditional orchestrations. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lalo Schifrin is the 266th most popular musician (down from 244th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 60th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Argentinean Musician.

Lalo Schifrin is most famous for composing the theme music for Mission: Impossible.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Lalo Schifrin ranks 266 out of 3,175. Before him are John Cale, Dave Brubeck, Mike Portnoy, Slash, Keith Moon, and Pete Townshend. After him are Dinu Lipatti, Jacqueline du Pré, Karl Jenkins, Randy Jackson, Luigi Tenco, and Consuelo Velázquez.

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Among people born in 1932, Lalo Schifrin ranks 88. Before him are Gyula Horn, Harriet Andersson, Francis Arinze, Dudley R. Herschbach, Jean-Jacques Sempé, and Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani. After him are K. C. Jones, Gerald Carr, Muhammad Khan Junejo, David Scott, Peter Eisenman, and Delphine Seyrig. Among people deceased in 2025, Lalo Schifrin ranks 52. Before him are Hugo Gatti, David Lodge, Jair da Costa, Svetlana Gerasimenko, Sam Nujoma, and Alasdair MacIntyre. After him are Georgios Roubanis, Ferdi Tayfur, Max Romeo, Heikki Hasu, Bertrand Blier, and Joan Plowright.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Lalo Schifrin ranks 64 out of 1,154. Before him are Guillermo Vilas (1952), Ernesto Laclau (1935), Chris de Burgh (1948), Ángel Di María (1988), Manuel Belgrano (1770), and Bartolomé Mitre (1821). After him are Alberto Ginastera (1916), Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914), Eduardo Duhalde (1941), Jorge Sampaoli (1960), César Milstein (1927), and Isabel Sarli (1929).

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Among MUSICIANS In Argentina

Among musicians born in Argentina, Lalo Schifrin ranks 3. Before him are Martha Argerich (1941), and Chris de Burgh (1948). After him are Gustavo Santaolalla (1951), Gato Barbieri (1932), Charly García (1951), Osvaldo Pugliese (1905), Aníbal Troilo (1914), Gustavo Cerati (1959), Juan d'Arienzo (1900), José Cura (1962), and Enrique Santos Discépolo (1901).

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