- Lalo Schifrin
Infobox musical artist
Name = Lalo Schifrin
Img_capt =
Img_size = 180px
Landscape =
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Boris Claudio Schifrin
Alias =
Born = Birth date and age|1932|6|21
Died =
Origin =Buenos Aires ,Argentina
Instrument =Piano
Voice_type =
Genre =Spy music Bebop
Rock
Occupation =Pianist ,Composer
Years_active =
Label =
Associated_acts =
URL =
Current_members =
Past_members =
Notable_instruments =Lalo Schifrin (born
June 21 ,1932 ) [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=LALO|SCHIFRIN&sql=11:gifixql5ldke~T1 allmusic Biography] ] is an Argentine pianist andcomposer . Since his career began in the 1960s, Schifrin has become one of the most prominent and often-commissioned composers offilm score s. He also released a number of proper studio albums of Jazz and R&B.Biography
Schifrin was born Boris Claudio Schifrin in
Buenos Aires of Jewish heritage. His father, Luis Schifrin, led the second violin section of theorchestra at theTeatro Colón for three decades. At the age of six, Schifrin began a six-year course of study on piano withEnrique Barenboim , the father of the pianist and conductorDaniel Barenboim . At age 16, Schifrin began studying piano with the Russianexpatriate Andreas Karalis , former head of theKiev Conservatory , and harmony with Argentine composerJuan-Carlos Paz . During this time, Schifrin also became interested injazz .Although Schifrin studied
sociology andlaw at theUniversity of Buenos Aires , it was music that captured his attention. At age 20, he successfully applied for a scholarship to theParis Conservatoire . While there, he attendedOlivier Messiaen 's classes and formally studied withCharles Koechlin , a disciple ofMaurice Ravel . At night he played jazz in the Paris clubs. In1955 , Schifrin played piano withAstor Piazzolla and represented his country at theInternational Jazz Festival in Paris.After returning home to Argentina, Schifrin formed a jazz orchestra, a 16-piece band that became part of a popular weekly variety show on Buenos Aires TV. Schifrin also began accepting other film, television and radio assignments. In
1956 , Schifrin metDizzy Gillespie and offered to write an extended work for Gillespie'sbig band . Schifrin completed the work, "Gillespiana", in1958 . Later that year Schifrin began working as an arranger forXavier Cugat 's popular dance orchestra.While in
New York in1960 , Schifrin again met Gillespie, who had by this time disbanded his big band for financial reasons. Gillespie invited Schifrin to fill the vacant piano chair in hisquintet . Schifrin immediately accepted and moved to New York City. In1963 ,MGM , which had Schifrin under contract, offered the composer his first Hollywood film assignment with the African adventure, "Rhino!". Schifrin moved to Hollywood late that year.One of Schifrin's most recognizable and enduring compositions is the theme music for the long-running TV series "." It is a famously distinctive tune written in an unusual 5/4 time signature.
In 1970, he composed the
Paramount Television (which by then had taken over production of "Mission: Impossible") logo jingle "Color I.D." It was an 8-note jingle featuring horns, woodwinds andtimpani . This music would have a long run in Paramount's TVproduction logo s through1987 .Schifrin's "Tar Sequence" from his "
Cool Hand Luke " score (also written in 5/4) was the longtime theme for the "Eyewitness News " broadcasts on New York stationWABC-TV and other ABC affiliates, as well asNational Nine News inAustralia . CBS Television used part of the theme of his "St. Ives" soundtrack for its golf broadcasts in the 1970s and early 1980s.Schifrin's working score for 1973's "The Exorcist" was rejected by the film's director
William Friedkin . Schifrin had written six minutes of difficult and heavy music for the initial film trailer but audiences were reportedly too scared by the combination of sights and sounds.Warner Bros. executives told Friedkin to instruct Schifrin to tone it down with softer music, but Friedkin did not relay the message. Schifrin's final score was thrown out into the parking lot. Schifrin reported in an interview that working with Friedkin was the one of the most unpleasant experiences in his life. [ [http://www.scoremagacine.com/Entrevistas_eng_det.php?Codigo=12 Schifrin interview with Miguel Ángel Ordóñez & Pablo Nieto for "Score Magacine" (translated from the original Spanish)] ]In the 1998 film "Tango", Schifrin returned to the
tango music he had grown familiar with while working as Astor Piazzolla's pianist in the mid-1950s. He brought traditional tango songs to the film as well as introducing compositions of his own in which tango is fused with jazz elements. [ [http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/tangomovie/theproduction/productionnotes.html Sony Pictures. Tango: The Production. Production notes.] ]In 1997, Aleph Records was founded by the composer. [ [http://dougpayne.com/aleph.htm Aleph Records discogrpahy] ]
He also wrote the songs for "".
Schifrin made a cameo appearance in "Red Dragon" (2002) as an orchestra conductor.
He is also widely sampled in hip-hop and trip-hop songs, see
Heltah Skeltah 's "Prowl" orPortishead 's "Sour Times ". Both songs sample Schifrin's "Danube Incident", one of many themes he composed for specific episodes of the "Mission: Impossible" TV series.Awards
To date, Lalo Schifrin has won four
Grammy Awards (with twenty-one nominations), oneCable ACE Award , and received six Oscar nominations, and has a star on theHollywood Walk of Fame .Discography
olo albums
*1963: "Samba Para Dos" (
Verve Records ) (withBob Brookmeyer )
*1964: "New Fantasy" (Verve Records )
*1966: "The Dissection And Reconsruction 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" (Verve Records )
*1968: "There's A Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin' On" (Dot Records )
*1971: "Rock Requiem" (Verve Records )
*1976: "Black Widow" (CTI Records )
*1977: "Towering Toccata" (CTI Records )
*1978: "Gypsies" (Tabu Records )Film scores
*1964: "
Rhino! "
*1965: "The Cincinnati Kid "
*1965: " The Liquidator"
*1965: "Once a Thief "
*1966: "Murderers' Row"
*1967: "The Fox"
*1967: "The President's Analyst "
*1967: "Cool Hand Luke "
*1968: "Bullitt "
*1968: "The Brotherhood"
*1968: "Hell in the Pacific "
*1968: "Coogan's Bluff"
*1969: "Che! "
*1970: "Kelly's Heroes "
*1970: "WUSA"
*1971: "THX 1138 "
*1971: "Dirty Harry "
*1971: "The Hellstrom Chronicle "
*1971: "Pretty Maids All in a Row "
*1972: "Prime Cut "
*1972: "Joe Kidd "
*1972: "Rage"
*1972: "The Wrath of God "
*1973: "Magnum Force "
*1973: "Enter the Dragon "
*1973: "Charley Varrick "
*1973: "Hit! "
*1974: "The Four Musketeers"
*1976: "The Eagle Has Landed"
*1976: "Voyage of the Damned "
*1977: "Rollercoaster"
*1977: "Telefon "
*1978: "Return from Witch Mountain "
*1978: "The Manitou "
*1979: "The Amityville Horror"
*1979: "Escape to Athena "
*1979: "The Concorde ... Airport '79 "
*1979: "Love and Bullets"
*1980: "The Big Brawl "
*1980: "When Time Ran Out "
*1980: "The Competition"
*1980: "Serial"
*1980: "The Nude Bomb "
*1981: "Caveman"
*1981: "Loophole"
*1982: ""
*1982: "The Seduction"
*1983: "Sudden Impact "
*1983: "The Osterman Weekend"
*1983: "Doctor Detroit "
*1983: "The Sting II "
*1984: "Tank"
*1985: "Bad Medicine"
*1985: "The Mean Season "
*1986: "The Ladies Club "
*1986: "Black Moon Rising "
*1987: "The Fourth Protocol"
*1989: "Return From the River Kwai "
*1991: "F/X2 "
*1993: "The Beverly Hillbillies"
*1996: "Scorpion Sting "
*1997: "Money Talks "
*1988: "The Dead Pool "
*1998: "Tango"
*1998: "Rush Hour"
*2001: "Rush Hour 2 "
*2003: "Bringing Down the House"
*2004: "The Bridge of San Luis Rey"
*2004: "After the Sunset "
*2006: "Abominable "
*2007: "Rush Hour 3 "Television themes and scores
*1964: "
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. "
*1966: "T.H.E. Cat "
*1966: ""
*1967: "Mannix "
*1975: "Starsky and Hutch "
*1976: "Most Wanted"
*1982: "Chicago Story "
*1984: "Glitter"
*1987: "Sparky's Magic Piano "ee also
*
Ambre Hammond References
External links
* [http://www.schifrin.com/ Lalo Schifrin's official website]
*imdb name|id=0006277|name=Lalo Schifrin
* [http://www.cinemaretro.com/index.php?/archives/1812-REVIEW-LALO-SCHIFRINS-CONCERT-AT-THE-BARBICAN-CENTRE,-LONDON.html Cinema Retro attends Lalo Schifrin's London concert]
* [http://dougpayne.com/aleph.htm Aleph Records Discography - record label operated by Schifrin]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.