Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin is an Argentine-American pianist,composer,arranger,and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s,incorporating jazz and Latin American musical elements alongside traditional orchestrations. He is a five-time Grammy Award winner;he has been nominated for six Academy Awards and four Emmy Awards.
"Theme from Mission:Impossible" is the theme tune of the American espionage TV series Mission:Impossible (1966–1973). The theme was written and composed by Argentine composer Lalo Schifrin and has since gone on to appear in several other works of the Mission:Impossible franchise,including the 1988 TV series,the film series,and the video game series.
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 is a 1966 studio album by Lalo Schifrin.
Black Widow is an album by Argentine composer,pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1976 and released on the CTI label.
Bossa Nova:New Brazilian Jazz is an album by Argentine composer,pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1962 and released on the Audio Fidelity label. The album was released during the height of the popularity of bossa nova music in the early 1960s and was one of Schifrin's earliest solo albums after leaving Dizzy Gillespie's band.
Samba Para Dos is an album by Argentine composer,pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin and American trombonist Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1963 and released on the Verve label.
New Fantasy is an album by Argentine composer,pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1964 and released on the Verve label.
There's a Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin' On is an album by Argentine composer,pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1968 and released on the Dot label.
More Mission Impossible is an album featuring music composed and conducted by Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1968 and released on the Paramount label. As with Music from Mission:Impossible (1967) the music on this album is rerecorded and extended scores that were originally commissioned for the TV series Mission:Impossible.
Bullitt is a soundtrack album to the motion picture Bullitt,by Argentine composer,pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin,recorded in 1968 and released on the Warner Bros. label. The tracks released on the album are alternate versions of those heard in the film and were re-recorded at the film producers' insistence for a more "pop" oriented soundtrack.
Gone with the Wave is a soundtrack album to the surf film of the same name by Argentine composer,pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1964 and released on the Colpix label.
Mannix is an album featuring music composed and conducted by Lalo Schifrin which was recorded in 1968 and released on the Paramount label. As with Music from Mission:Impossible (1967) and More Mission:Impossible the music on this album is rerecorded and extended scores that were originally commissioned for the TV series Mannix.
Enter the Dragon is a soundtrack album to the motion picture of the same name by Argentine composer,pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1973 and released on the Warner Bros. label.
Firebird:Jazz Meets the Symphony No. 3 is an album by composer,pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin with bassist Ray Brown,drummer Grady Tate,trumpeters Jon Faddis and James Morrison,saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera and the London Philharmonic Orchestra recorded in 1995 and released on the Four Winds label.
Carnegie Hall Concert is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1961 at Carnegie Hall,New York City and released on the Verve label.
Free Ride is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie that was composed,arranged and conducted by Lalo Schifrin,recorded in 1977 and released on the Pablo label. The album represents the first collaboration between the two since The New Continent in 1962.
Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts is an album by Paul Horn which was composed and conducted by Lalo Schifrin and originally released on the RCA Victor label in 1965.
More Brass is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Kai Winding recorded in 1966 for the Verve label.
Several Shades of Jade is a 1963 album by Cal Tjader arranged by Lalo Schifrin. It peaked at 79 on the Billboard 200.
Mission:Impossible –Ghost Protocol is the score album to the 2011 film Mission:Impossible –Ghost Protocol. The fourth installment in the Mission:Impossible film series,starring Tom Cruise,and the sequel to Mission:Impossible III (2006),the film is directed by Brad Bird and featured musical score composed by Michael Giacchino,who scored for Mission:Impossible III (2006),and also for Bird's previous animated films,The Incredibles (2004) and Ratatouille (2007). Varèse Sarabande released the soundtrack on December 13,2011.
