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Lalo Schifrin, Composer of 'Mission: Impossible' Theme, Dies at 93

He died of pneumonia complications in Los Angeles on June 26.

Grammy Award-winning composer Lalo Schifrin appears at his studio in Beverly Hills on May 10, 2006. Schifrin, the composer behind the scores for “Bullitt,” “Dirty Harry” and “Mission: Impossible,” has died at 93. 
The San Francisco-shot “Dirty Harry” (1971), starring Clint Eastwood.
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Overview

  • Schifrin’s family confirmed his passing due to pneumonia complications in a Los Angeles hospital at age 93.
  • His signature 5/4-time ‘Mission: Impossible’ theme became a defining motif for the original TV series and continues in the Tom Cruise film franchise.
  • Over a six-decade career, he scored more than 100 films and television shows, including ‘Dirty Harry,’ ‘Cool Hand Luke,’ ‘Enter the Dragon’ and the ‘Rush Hour’ trilogy.
  • He won four Grammy Awards, received six Academy Award nominations for original scores and was honored with an honorary Oscar in 2018.
  • Born in Buenos Aires and classically trained, Schifrin began as a jazz pianist with Dizzy Gillespie before pioneering a blend of jazz, Latin rhythms and orchestral music in Hollywood.