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Lalo Schifrin
Immensely talented, Argentinian born pianist, conductor and composer who has written over 100 scores for both television & the cinema including the memorable themes to Mission: Impossible (1966), Mannix (1967), Starsky and Hutch (1975), Cool Hand Luke (1967), and Bullitt (1968). Schifrin has regularly worked alongside Clint Eastwood (another jazz ...
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Music department (73 credits)
Music department (73 credits)
1999
Troldspejlet
(TV Series) (composer - 1 episode)
- Episode #22.2
(1999)
... (composer: stock music)
1998
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
(Video documentary short) (composer: stock music - Enter the Dragon)
1994
The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994
(TV Special) (music arranger: Special Medleys) / (orchestrator: Special Medleys)
1988-1990
Mission: Impossible
(TV Series) (composer - 33 episodes)
- The Sands of Seth
(1990)
... (composer: theme music)
- Church Bells in Bogota
(1990)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Gunslinger
(1990)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Assassin
(1990)
... (composer: theme music)
- Cargo Cult
(1990)
... (composer: theme music)
1988
Disneyland
(TV Series) (conductor - 2 episodes)
- Earth Star Voyager: Part 2
(1988)
... (conductor - uncredited)
- Earth Star Voyager: Part 1
(1988)
... (conductor - uncredited)
1984-1985
Glitter
(TV Series) (composer - 13 episodes)
- Suddenly Innocent
(1985)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Runaway
(1985)
... (composer: theme music)
- Rock 'n Roll Heaven
(1985)
... (composer: theme music)
- Fathers and Children
(1985)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Matriarch
(1985)
... (composer: theme music)
1985
A.D.
(TV Mini-Series) (conductor - 5 episodes)
- Part 5
(1985)
... (conductor)
- Part 4
(1985)
... (conductor)
- Part 3
(1985)
... (conductor)
- Part 2
(1985)
... (conductor)
- Part 1
(1985)
... (conductor)
1982
Chicago Story
(TV Series) (composer - 2 episodes)
- Epidemic
(1982)
... (composer: theme music)
- Bright Lights, Big City
(1982)
... (composer: theme music)
1976-1977
Most Wanted
(TV Series) (composer - 21 episodes)
- The Dutchman
(1977)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Death Dealer
(1977)
... (composer: theme music)
- The People Mover
(1977)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Insider
(1977)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Driver
(1977)
... (composer: theme music)
1976
Sanford and Son
(TV Series) (composer - 2 episodes)
- The Hawaiian Connection: Part 2
(1976)
... (composer: stock music - uncredited)
- The Hawaiian Connection: Part 1
(1976)
... (composer: stock music - uncredited)
1975-1976
Starsky and Hutch
(TV Series) (composer - 22 episodes)
- Bounty Hunter
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
- A Coffin for Starsky
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
- Running
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
- JoJo
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
- Omaha Tiger
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
1975-1976
Bronk
(TV Series) (composer - 24 episodes)
- The Vigilante
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
- Death with Honor
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Ordeal
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
- Vengeance
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
- Jailbreak
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
1969-1976
Medical Center
(TV Series) (composer - 170 episodes)
- If Wishes Were Horses
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Happy State of Depression
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
- Major Annie, MD
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
- Life, Death and Mrs. Armbruster
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
- A Touch of Sight
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
1974-1976
Petrocelli
(TV Series) (composer - 44 episodes)
- Shadow of a Doubt
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
- Jubilee Jones
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Pay Off
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
- Deadly Journey
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
- Six Strings of Guilt
(1976)
... (composer: theme music)
Mannix
(TV Series) (composer - 197 episodes, 1967 - 1975) (conductor - 2 episodes, 1968 - 1974)
- Hardball
(1975)
... (composer: theme music)
- Search for a Dead Man
(1975)
... (composer: theme music)
- Design for Dying
(1975)
... (composer: theme music)
- Bird of Prey: Part 2
(1975)
... (composer: theme music)
- Bird of Prey: Part 1
(1975)
... (composer: theme music)
1974
Planet of the Apes
(TV Series) (composer - 11 episodes)
- The Liberator
(1974)
... (composer: theme music)
- Up Above the World So High
(1974)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Cure
(1974)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Tyrant
(1974)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Interrogation
(1974)
... (composer: theme music)
Mission: Impossible
(TV Series) (composer - 158 episodes, 1966 - 1973) (conductor - 1 episode, 1971)
- Imitation
(1973)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Western
(1973)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Pendulum
(1973)
... (composer: theme music)
- Speed
(1973)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Fighter
(1973)
... (composer: theme music)
The Partners
(TV Series) (theme - 2 episodes, 1971 - 1972) (composer - 2 episodes, 1971 - 1972)
- The 217 in 402
(1972)
... (theme)
- They Steal Cars, Don't They?
(1972)
... (composer: theme music)
- North Is Now South
(1971)
... (composer: theme music)
- To Catch a Crooke
(1971)
... (theme)
1971
Here's Lucy
(TV Series) (composer - 1 episode)
- Lucy and Mannix Are Held Hostage
(1971)
... (composer: "Mannix" theme - uncredited)
1970-1971
The Young Lawyers
(TV Series) (composer - 24 episodes)
- I've Got a Problem
(1971)
... (composer: theme music)
- Conrad and the Taxi Squad
(1971)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Whimper of Whipped Dogs
(1971)
... (composer: theme music)
- Down at the House of Truth, Visiting
(1971)
... (composer: theme music)
- And the Walls Came Tumbling Down
(1971)
... (composer: theme music)
1969-1970
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
(TV Series) (composer - 2 episodes)
- How Do You Know If It's Really Love?
(1970)
... (composer: stock music - uncredited)
- Who Pulled the Blues Right Out of the Horn
(1969)
... (composer: stock music - uncredited)
1966-1967
T.H.E. Cat
(TV Series) (composer - 4 episodes)
- The Long Chase
(1967)
... (composer: theme music)
- A Slight Family Trait
(1967)
... (composer: theme music)
- A Hot Place to Die
(1967)
... (composer: theme music)
- To Bell T.H.E. Cat
(1966)
... (composer: theme music)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(TV Series) (music arranger - 30 episodes, 1965 - 1966) (composer - 2 episodes, 1965 - 1966)
- The Concrete Overcoat Affair: Part II
(1966)
... (composer: stock music - uncredited)
- The Indian Affairs Affair
(1966)
... (music arranger: theme music - uncredited)
- The Minus-X Affair
(1966)
... (music arranger: theme music - uncredited)
- The Bat Cave Affair
(1966)
... (music arranger: theme music - uncredited)
- The Round Table Affair
(1966)
... (music arranger: theme music - uncredited)
1966
The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
(TV Series documentary) (conductor - 1 episode)
- Conshelf Adventure
(1966)
... (conductor)
1966
Blue Light
(TV Series) (composer - 17 episodes)
- The Friendly Enemy
(1966)
... (composer: theme music)
- Field of Dishonor
(1966)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Key to the Code
(1966)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Other Fuhrer
(1966)
... (composer: theme music)
- The Deserters
(1966)
... (composer: theme music)
1965
Dr. Kildare
(TV Series) (composer - 2 episodes)
- Enough La Boheme for Everybody
(1965)
... (composer: additional music)
- Some Doors Are Slamming
(1965)
... (composer: additional music)
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Self (29 credits)
Self (29 credits)
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1 Biographical Movie | 1 Print Biography | 2 Interviews | 4 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »Official Sites:
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[on his rejected score for The Exorcist (1973)] What happened is that the director, William Friedkin, hired me to write the music for the trailer, six minutes were recorded for the Warner's edition of the trailer. The people who saw the trailer reacted against the film, because the scenes were heavy and frightening, so most of them went to the toilet to vomit. The trailer was terrific, but the ... See more »Trivia:
His song "Tar Sequence," from the music score for Cool Hand Luke (1967), was used for many years as the theme song for local "Eyewitness News" broadcasts on ABC-owned television stations (i.e. WABC-TV in New York, New York, USA and WLS-TV in Chicago, Illinois, USA). In Australia, it has also been used by the Nine Network for many years as the theme for National Nine News, now known as Nine News, ... See more »Star Sign:
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