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Lalo Schifrin Biography (1932-)

Born June 21, 1932, in Buenos Aires, Argentina; son of Luis (a violinist andconductor) Schifrin; married; wife's name, Donna; children: three. Education: Studied music in Argentina with Juan Carlos Paz and at the ParisConservatory with Olivier Messiaen, graduating in 1956. Addresses: Agent-- Pero & Kaplan, 801 South Flower St., 5th Floor, Los Angeles,CA 90017-4625. Publicist-- Peter Levinson Communications, 23854 MalibuCrest Dr., Malibu, CA 90265-4821. Career: Composer and conductor. Formed a jazz group early in career; International Jazz Festival, Paris, Argentinean representative, 1955; arranger for Xavier Cugat's orchestra; pianistand composer for Dizzy Gillespie's band, 1960-62. Aleph Records, founder, 1998. Guest conductor with philharmonic symphonies, including those in LosAngeles, Israel, Buenos Aires, and Mexico, the Indianapolis and Atlanta symphonies, and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. University of California, Los Angeles, teacher of music composition, 1970-71. Young Musicians Foundation, president and musical director, 1983; Los Angeles Latin Jazz Institute and Festival, music director, 1999. Cultural affairs adviser to the president of Argentina, 1998. Awards, Honors: Academy Award nomination, best music, original music score, 1968, for Cool Hand Luke; Grammy Award, best original score written for a motion picture or television show, 1968, for Mission: Impossible; Academy Award nomination, best music, original score for amotion picture (not a musical), 1969, for The Fox; Academy Award nomination, best music, original score, and Golden Globe award nomination, best original score for a motion picture, both 1977, for Voyage of the Damned; Academy Award nomination, best music, original score, and Golden Globe nomination, best original score for a motion picture, both 1980, for The Amityville Horror; Golden Globe Award nomination, best original score for a motion picture, 1980, for The Competition; Academy Award nomination (with Wilbur Jennings), best music, song, 1980, for "People Alone" from The Competition; Academy Award nomination, best music, original song score andits adaptation or best adaptation score, 1984, for The Sting II; Lifetime Achievement Award, Broadcast Music, Inc., 1988; honorary Ph.D. from RISD, 1989; has received 17 Grammy Award nominations, including a nomination forbest instrumental composition written for a motion picture or for television,1998, for Rush Hour; Distinguished Artist Award, Los Angeles Music Center, 1998; Lifetime Achievement Award, Imagen Foundation, 1999; Walk of FameAward, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce; Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, government of France; award for contributions to world understanding through music, government of Israel. Addresses: Agent: Pero &Kaplan, 801 South Flower St., 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017-4625.; Publicist: Peter Levinson Communications, 23854 Malibu Crest Dr., Malibu, CA 90265-4821.

Nationality

Argentine

Gender

Male

Occupation

Composer, conductor

Birth Details

June 21, 1932

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Music Conductor, Except Where Indicated
• Once a Thief(also known as Les Tueurs de San Francisco), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
• Way ... Way Out, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966
• The Liquidator, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
• Musical director, Mrs. Pollifax-Spy, United Artists, 1971
• (And orchestrator) Money Talks, New Line Cinema, 1997
• Musical director, Tango, Sony Pictures Classics, 1998
• Rush Hour, New Line Cinema, 1998
• Film Appearances
• The Background Beat,1965
• Television Specials
• Music Arranger, Except Where Indicated
• Jose Carreras, Diana Ross, Placido Domingo: Christmas in Vienna, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
• Tibor Rudas Presents Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti with Mehta: The Three Tenors in Concert 1994, PBS, 1994
• (And orchestrator) Tibor Rudas Presents Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti with Levine--The Three Tenors,1998
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Lalo Schifrin y Su Orquestra, Columbia, 1956
• Spectrum, Epic, 1957
• Piano Espanol, Tico, 1960
• Piano, Strings, and Bossa Nova, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962
• Bossa Nova, New Brazilian Jazz, Audio Fidelity, 1962
• Lalo = Brilliance, Roulette, 1962
• Jazz Faust,1962
• Between Broadway and Hollywood, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
• Samba para Dos: Lalo Schifrin/Bob Brookmeyer, Verve, 1963
• The Ritual of Sound,1963
• The Living Cell,1964
• Etude on Rhythm,1964
• Lalo's Meditation,1964
• New Fantasy, Verve, 1964
• Explorations: Louie Bellson/Lalo Schifrin, Roulette, 1964
• Once a Thief and Other Themes, Verve, 1965
• The Sphinx,1965
• Three Pieces for Percussion and Strings,1966
• Marquis De Sade(also known as Schifrin/Sade), Verve, 1966
• The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
• Concerto for Trumpet,1967
• There's a Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin On, Dot, 1968
• Dialogs for Jazz Quintet and Orchestra,1969
• Improvisations for Jazz Soloists and Orchestra,1969
• Variants on a Madrigal of Gesualdo,1969
• Canons for String Quartet,1969
• Grabado in Vivo!, RCA Victor, 1970
• Rock Requiem, Verve, 1971
• Pulsations for Electronic Keyboard, Jazz Band, and Orchestra,1971
• Madrigals for the Space Age,1972
• Towering Toccata, Cti, 1976
• Black Widow, Cti, 1976
• Continuum Journeys Voyage, Label X, 1977
• Gypsies, Tabu, 1978
• Canons, Entr'acte, 1978
• No One Home, Tabu, 1979
• Invocations,1980
• Capriccio for Clarinet and Strings,1981
• Ins and Outs, Palo Alto, 1982
• Resonances,1987
• Double Bass Concerto,1987
• Dance Concertantes for Clarinet and Orchestra,1988
• Cantos Aztecas for Vocal Soloists, Orchestra, and Chorus: Lalo Schifrin/Placido Domingo, Pro Arte, 1988
• (Conductor) Les Solistes Francais Orchestre Philharmonique de Paris, Cybelia, 1988
• Hitchcock: Master of Mayhem(also known as Masters of Mayhem), Pro Arte/Intersound, 1990
• Those Fabulous Hollywood Marches(also known as Hollywood Marches), Pro Arte/Intersound, 1990
• Kol Nidrei,1990
• Grand Finale,1990
• The Trial of Louis XVI,1990
• Impresiones: Fantasy for Trumpet and Orchestra,1991
• Carnaval of the Animals, Dove Audio, 1992
• Romancing the Film, Pro Arte, 1992
• Jazz Meets Symphony, Atlantic, 1992
• Cantares Argentinos,1992
• Piano Concerto,1992
• More Jazz Meets Symphony, Atlantic, 1993
• Bandido!,1994
• Homage a Ravel,1995
• Filmclassics(also known as 100 Ans de Cinema), Aleph Records, 1995
• Lili'uokalani Symphony, Urtext, 1995
• Firebird: Jazz Meets the Symphony, Four Winds, 1995
• Schifrin Meets Piazzolla-Jazz Meets Tango,1996
• Concertos/Tropicos, Auvidis, 1996
• Mission Impossible ... and More!: The Best of Lalo Schifrin, Motor, 1996
• A Rhapsody for Bix,1996
• Psalms,1996
• Gillespiana, Aleph Records, 1998
• Metamorphosis, Aleph Records, 1998
• Reel Lalo Schifrin, Hip-o, 1998
• Represion,1998
• Latin Jazz Suite, Aleph Records, 1999
• Single recordings include "7 Faces of Dr. Lao"/"The Wave," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963; "Haunting"/"Theme from Dime with...," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963;"Broken Date"/ "The Good Life," Verve, 1963; "Latin Soul"/"Dirty Harry," Verve, 1972; and "Bolero"/"Dona Donna," Twentieth Century, 1975.
• WRITINGS
• Film Scores, Except Where Indicated
• Rhino!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
• Joy House(also known as The Love Cage and Les Felins), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
• The Cincinnati Kid, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
• Dark Intruder, Universal, 1965
• Once a Thief(also known as Les Tueurs de San Francisco), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
• (Contributor of music from Once a Thief) The Background Beat,1965
• Blindfold, Universal, 1966
• Murderer's Row, Columbia, 1966
• I Deal in Death(also known as I Deal in Danger), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1966
• Way ... Way Out, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966
• The Liquidator, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
• Cool Hand Luke, Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1967
• The President's Analyst, Paramount, 1967
• Who's Minding the Mint?, Columbia, 1967
• The Venetian Affair, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
• Sullivan's Empire, Universal, 1967
• The Fox, Warner Bros., 1968
• Where Angels Go, Trouble Fellows, Columbia, 1968
• The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich(documentary), 1968
• Mission Impossible versus the Mob(also known as Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob), Paramount, 1968
• Hell in the Pacific(also known as The Enemy), Cinerama, 1968
• The Brotherhood, Paramount, 1968
• Sol Madrid(also known as The Heroin Gang), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
• Coogan's Bluff, Universal, 1968
• Bullitt, Warner Bros., 1968
• Eye of the Cat(also known as Wylie), Universal, 1969
• Che!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
• WUSA, Paramount, 1970
• Imago(also known as How Now, Sweet Jesus? and To Be Free), Magarac, 1970
• I Love My Wife, Universal, 1970
• THX 1138, Warner Bros., 1970
• Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You, United Artists, 1970
• Kelly's Heroes, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
• Mrs. Pollifax--Spy, United Artists, 1971
• The Hellstrom Chronicle, Cinema V, 1971
• Pretty Maids All in a Row, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971
• The Beguiled, Universal, 1971
• The Christian Licorice Store,1971
• The Wrath of God, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972
• Rage, Warner Bros., 1972
• Joe Kidd, Universal, 1972
• Prime Cut, National General, 1972
• Dirty Harry, Warner Bros., 1972
• The Neptune Factor(also known as The Neptune Disaster and An Underwater Odyssey), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973
• Hit!, Paramount, 1973
• Harry in Your Pocket, United Artists, 1973
• Charley Varrick, Universal, 1973
• Enter the Dragon(also known as The Deadly Three, Operation Dragon, and Long Zheng Hu Dou), Warner Bros., 1973
• Magnum Force, Warner Bros., 1973
• Man on a Swing, Warner Bros., 1973
• Golden Needles(also known as The Chase for the Golden Needles), American International Pictures, 1974
• The Master Gunfighter, Taylor-Laughlin, 1975
• The Four Musketeers(also known as The Revenge of Milady andLos Cuatros Mosqueteros), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
• Sky Riders, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
• Day of the Animals(also known as Something Is Out There), Film Ventures, 1976
• Special Delivery(also known as Dangerous Break), American International Pictures, 1976
• St. Ives, Warner Bros., 1976
• Voyage of the Damned, Avco-Embassy, 1976
• The Eagle Has Landed, Columbia, 1977
• Rollercoaster, Universal, 1977
• Telefon, United Artists, 1977
• The Manitou, Avco-Embassy, 1978
• Nunzio, Universal, 1978
• The Cat from Outer Space, Buena Vista, 1978
• Return from Witch Mountain, Buena Vista, 1978
• Boulevard Nights, Warner Bros., 1979
• Escape to Athena, Associated Film, 1979
• The Amityville Horror, American International Pictures, 1979
• Concorde: Airport '79(also known as Airport '79, Airport '80: The Concorde, The Concorde, The Concorde Affair, The Concorde--Airport '79 and S.O.S. Concorde), Universal, 1979
• Love and Bullets, Associated Film, 1979
• The Nude Bomb(also known as Maxwell Smart and the Nude Bomband The Return of Maxwell Smart), Universal, 1980
• The Competition, Columbia, 1980
• The Big Brawl(also known as Battle Creek, Battle Creek Brawl, and Sha Shou Hao), Warner Bros., 1980
• Brubaker, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
• Serial, Paramount, 1980
• When Time Ran Out(also known as The Day the World Ended andEarth's Final Fury), Warner Bros., 1980
• Loophole(also known as Break In), Brent Walker, 1980
• Buddy Buddy, United Artists, 1981
• Caveman, United Artists, 1981
• The Fridays of Eternity(also known as Viernes de la Eternidad) [Argentina], 1981
• The Skin(also known as La Pelle) [Italy], 1981
• Airplane II: The Sequel, Paramount, 1982
• Amityville II: The Possession, Orion, 1982
• The Seduction, Avco-Embassy, 1982
• A Stranger Is Watching, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
• The Class of 1984, United Film, 1982
• Fast-Walking, Lorimar, 1982
• Doctor Detroit, Universal, 1983
• The Sting II, Universal, 1983
• The Osterman Weekend, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
• Sudden Impact, Warner Bros., 1983
• Tank, Universal, 1983
• Bad Medicine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
• The Mean Season, Orion, 1985
• The New Kids(also known as Striking Back), Columbia, 1985
• Black Moon Rising, New World, 1986
• The Ladies Club(also known as The Violated), New Line Cinema, 1986
• The Fourth Protocol, Rank, 1987
• Berlin Blues, Pathe Communications, 1988
• Little Sweetheart, Nelson Entertainment, 1988
• The Dead Pool, Warner Bros., 1988
• Return to the River Kwai, TriStar, 1989
• FX2--The Deadly Art of Illusion(also known as FX2), Orion,1991
• The Beverly Hillbillies, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
• The Scorpion Spring, New Line Home Video, 1995
• Manhattan Merengue, BMG Home Video, 1996
• Theme music (with Danny Elfman) Mission: Impossible, Paramount, 1996
• Money Talks, New Line Cinema, 1997
• Something To Believe In,1998
• (And songs, "Los Inmigrantes," "Tango Barbaro," "Tango para Percusion," "Tango del Atarceder," "Tango Lunaire," and "La Represion") Tango, SonyPictures Classics, 1998
• Rush Hour, New Line Cinema, 1998
• Theme music and song "Take a Look Around," Mission: Impossible II(also known as M: I-2), Paramount, 2000
• Jack of All Trades,2000
• Songs, "Ooh La La" and "Jim on the Move," Snow Day,2000
• Television Music
• Series
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre(also known as The Chrysler Theatre and Universal Star Time), 1963
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,1964
• National Geographic Specials,1964
• The Big Valley, ABC, 1965
• T.H.E. Cat, NBC, 1966
• Jericho,1966
• (And theme music) Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1966-73 ABC, 1988-90
• (And theme music) Mannix, CBS, 1967
• Theme music, Eyewitness News,1968
• (And theme music) Medical Center,1969
• (And theme music) The Young Lawyers, ABC, 1970
• (And theme music) Petrocelli, NBC, 1974
• Bronk, CBS, 1975
• (And theme music) Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1975-76
• Danger Theatre, Fox, 1993
• Movies
• See How They Run,1964
• The Doomsday Flight,1966
• How I Spent My Summer Vacation(also known as Deadly Roulette), 1967
• The Young Lawyers,1969
• The Mask of Sheba(also known as Quest: Mask of Sheba), 1970
• The Aquarians(also known as Deep Lab), 1970
• Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol,1971
• Escape,1971
• Earth II,1971
• Hunter, CBS, 1973
• Night Games,1974
• Back to the Planet of the Apes(also known as Forgotten City ofthe Planet of the Apes), 1974
• Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case,1975
• Delancey Street: The Crisis Within,1975
• Foster and Laurie,1975
• Brenda Starr,1976
• Good against Evil,1977
• The President's Mistress,1978
• The Nativity,1978
• Institute for Revenge,1979
• Chicago Story,1981
• Victims,1982
• Falcon's Gold(also known as Robbers of Sacred Mountain), 1982
• Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess,1983
• Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land(also known as Starflight One), 1983
• Spraggue(also known as Spraggue: Murder for Two), 1984
• Command 5,1984
• Bridge across Time(also known as Arizona Ripper and Terror at London Bridge), 1985
• Triplecross, ABC, 1985
• Beverly Hills Madam,1986
• Kung Fu: The Movie,1986
• Hollywood Wives,1986
• Out on a Limb,1987
• Shakedown on the Sunset Strip, CBS, 1988
• The Silence at Bethany,1988
• Original Sin, NBC, 1989
• Little White Lies(also known as First Impressions), NBC, 1989
• Face to Face, CBS, 1990
• Miniseries
• A.D.(also known as A.D.--Anno Domini), NBC, 1985
• Earth Star Voyager, ABC, 1988
• The Neon Empire, Showtime, 1989
• A Woman Named Jackie, NBC, 1991
• El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes(also known as Don Quixoteand El Quijote), 1991
• Pilots
• Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1974
• Theme music, Planet of the Apes,1974
• Specials
• Jake's M.O.,1987
• Wolf Trap Salutes Dizzy Gillespie: An All-Star Tribute to the Jazz Master, PBS, 1988
• Stage Music
• Jazz Faust(ballet), 1963
• The Trial of Louis XVI(opera), 1988
• Other Compositions
• Individual classical and jazz compositions include "The Jazz Mass," 1966,reissued by Aleph Records, 1998; "Piano Concerto Number 1," 1986; "Concertofor Guitar and Orchestra," 1986; "Three Tangos" for flute, harp, and strings,1987; "Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra," 1987; "Impressions" for trumpet and orchestra, 1990; "La Nouvelle Orleans" for woodwind and flute, 1991;"Concerto Number 2," 1992; "Symphony Number 1" for orchestra, 1993; "The Catfor Jazz Band and Percussion;" "Symphonic Sketches of Cool Hand Luke;" and "Pan American Games Overture."

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Billboard, February 28, 1998 , p. 80; September 25, 1999.
• Down Beat, February 28, 2000 , p. 48.
• Entertainment Weekly, June 7, 1996 , p. 38.
• Time, June 3, 1996 , p. 21.

Electronic:

• Lalo Schifrin Official Web Site, http://www.schifrin.com.