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Lalo Schifrin
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Pianists · 1932–2025

Lalo Schifrin

Argentine-American composer (1932–2025)

Born
21 June 1932
Buenos Aires
Died
26 June 2025
Los Angeles
Country
Argentina
Active
1950–2025
Record labels
Atlantic Records, Verve Records, MGM Records, CTI Records, Dot Records
Discography
122 albums

Biography

Lalo Schifrin was a jazz musician who played piano and keyboard instrument. Lalo Schifrin was born on 21 June 1932 in Buenos Aires and died on 26 June 2025 in Los Angeles. The music is usually filed under jazz, rock music and bebop. Record labels: Atlantic Records, Verve Records, MGM Records and CTI Records. The discography here lists 122 albums, from “Rendez-vous dansant à Copacabana” (1955) to “The Mask of Sheba” (2025). Honours include Latin Grammy Trustees Award (2017), Academy Honorary Award (2019) and (2025).

Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin was an Argentine and American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. Initially prominent as a jazz composer, he was best known for his large body of film and television scores, which incorporates jazz and Latin American musical elements alongside traditional orchestration. Schifrin's best known compositions include the themes from T.H.E. Cat (1966), 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 from 1976 to 2004.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Rendez-vous dansant à Copacabana 1955
Piano Español 1959
A Musical Safari - Live at the 1961 Monterey Jazz Festival 1961 · Live
Bossa Nova: New Brazilian Jazz 1962
Lalo = Brilliance (The Piano Of Lalo Schifrin) 1962
Samba Para Dos 1963
New Fantasy 1964
Gone With the Wave 1965
The Cincinnati Kid 1965
Cool Hand Luke (Original Soundtrack Recording) 1967
Murderer's Row 1967
Music From Mission: Impossible 1967
Bullitt 1968
The Fox 1968
There’s a Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin’ On 1968
"Che!" 1969
Mannix (Themes From the Original Score of the Paramount Television Show) 1969
More Mission: Impossible 1969
Kelly’s Heroes 1970
Rock Requiem 1971
Enter the Dragon 1973
The Dissection and Reconstruction of Music From the Past 1973
Black Widow 1976
Rollercoaster 1977
Towering Toccata 1977
Voyage of the Damned 1977
Gypsies 1978
Nunzio 1978
Boulevard Nights 1979
No One Home 1979
The Amityville Horror 1979
Jackie Chan in Battle Creek Brawl 1980
Offside 7 1980
La Pelle (Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film) 1981
The Competition 1981
Ins and Outs 1982
The Sting II 1982
The Osterman Weekend 1983
A.D. — Anno Domini 1985
The Four Musketeers 1987
The Fourth Protocol 1987
Berlin Blues 1988
Cantos Aztecas 1988
The San Diego Symphony: Alfred Hitchcock, Master of Mayhem 1990
Those Fabulous Hollywood Marches 1990
Don Quixote 1993
Jazz Meets the Symphony 1993
More Jazz Meets the Symphony 1994
The Gillespiana Suite - Paris Jazz Concert Salle Playel: 20 November 1960 Recorded Live By Europe 1 1995 · Live
Firebird: Jazz Meets the Symphony #3 1996
Schifrin Meets Piazzolla 1996 · Live
The Music From U.N.C.L.E. (The Original Soundtrack Affair) 1997
Gillespiana 1998 · Live
Jazz Mass in Concert 1998
Lili'uokalani Symphony 1998
Metamorphosis: Jazz Meets the Symphony #4 1998
Rush Hour 1998
Tango: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1998
Jazz Goes to Hollywood 1999
Latin Jazz Suite 1999
Mannix 1999
The Eagle Has Landed (Original Film Score) 1999
Brazilian Jazz 2000
Esperanto 2000
Kelly's Heroes & The Cincinnati Kid 2000
The Fox 2000
Insensatez 2001
Intersections: Jazz Meets the Symphony #5 2001
Rush Hour 2 2001
Piano, Strings and Bossa Nova 2002
Return of the Marquis de Sade 2002
Brubaker 2003
Symphonic Impressions of Oman 2003
THX 1138 2003
The Hellstrom Chronicle 2003
Dirty Harry 2004
Les Félins 2004
Tin Tin Deo 2004
Caveman 2005
Kaleidoscope: Jazz Meets the Symphony #6 2005
Magnum Force 2005
Planet of the Apes 2005
Abominable 2006
Letters from Argentina 2006 · Live
Shifrin Plays Schifrin 2006
The Liquidator 2006
Lalo Schifrin & Friends 2007
Rush Hour 3 2007
The Wrath of God 2007
Spooks 2008
Sudden Impact 2008
The Legendary Paris Concert (Live) 2008 · Live
Way... Way Out / Braddock 2008
Return From the River Kwai 2009
Sky Riders 2009
The Dead Pool 2009
Continuum Journeys Voyage 2010
The Mean Season 2010
Harry in Your Pocket 2011
Invocations: Jazz Meets the Symphony #7 2011
Pretty Maids All in a Row 2011
Telefon / Hide in Plain Sight 2011
What’s New Pussycat? / Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You 2011
Coogan's Bluff 2012
FX2 2013
Joe Kidd 2013
Golden Needles 2014
Man on a Swing / The President's Analyst 2015
Man on a Swing / The President's Analyst 2015
Serial 2015
The Amityville Horror 2015
Piano Works 2017
Airport '77 / The Concorde... Airport '79 2018
Return from Witch Mountain 2019
The Mask of Sheba 2025
Amityville II: The Possession
Charley Varrick
Class of 1984
Day of the Animals
Escape to Athena
Prime Cut
Rage

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Albums where Lalo Schifrin is credited as a sideman

1960 Gillespiana — Dizzy Gillespie arranger, piano
1962 Big Band Bossa Nova — Quincy Jones piano
1963 New Wave — Dizzy Gillespie piano, arranger
1977 Free Ride — Dizzy Gillespie arranger, conductor, keyboard, producer
1979 Wet — Barbra Streisand arranger, conductor
1994 Quincy Plays for Pussycats — Quincy Jones piano

Awards

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Lalo Schifrin play?

Lalo Schifrin is known for playing piano and keyboard instrument.

When and where was Lalo Schifrin born?

Lalo Schifrin was born 21 June 1932 in Buenos Aires.

What are Lalo Schifrin's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Rendez-vous dansant à Copacabana (1955), Piano Español (1959), A Musical Safari - Live at the 1961 Monterey Jazz Festival (1961), Bossa Nova: New Brazilian Jazz (1962) and Lalo = Brilliance (The Piano Of Lalo Schifrin) (1962).

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