Boris Claudio “Lalo” Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical elements alongside traditional orchestrations. He is a five-time Grammy Award winner; he has been nominated for six […]
Che! is a 1969 American biographical film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Omar Sharif as Marxist revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara. It follows Guevara from when he first landed in Cuba in 1956 to his death in Bolivia in 1967, although the film does not portray the formative pre-Cuban revolution sections of Che’s life as […]
The Venetian Affair is a 1967 spy film directed by Jerry Thorpe and starring Robert Vaughn and Elke Sommer. It is based on a novel of the same name by Helen MacInnes. The soundtrack was written by Lalo Schifrin. No soundtrack album was ever issued, the tracks only available on this single.
Boulevard Nights is a 1979 American neo noir crime film directed by Michael Pressman. It is about life in East Los Angeles and its street gangs. It concerns two brothers, Raymond (Richard Yniguez) and Chuco (Danny De La Paz). Raymond is ‘straight’ — he has a job and is engaged to Shady (Marta DuBois) — […]
Mission: Impossible is an American television series created and initially produced by Bruce Geller, chronicling the exploits of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps takes charge for the remaining seasons, played by […]
Gypsies is an album by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1978 and released on the Tabu label. Tracks 1 To Cast A Spell (Lalo Schifrin) 05:41 2 King Of Hearts (Lalo Schifrin) 05:16 3 Moonlight Gypsies (Lalo Schifrin) 04:56 4 Fortune Tellers (Lalo Schifrin) 04:41 5 Gauchos (Lalo Schifrin) 05:35 6 […]
Rock Requiem (subtitled For the Dead in the Southeast Asia War) is an album by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1971 and released on the Verve label. Tracks 1 The Procession (Lalo Schifrin) 4:21 2 Introit (Lalo Schifrin) 3:01 3 Kyrie Eleison (Lalo Schifrin) 4:51 4 Gradual (Lalo Schifrin) 3:28 5 […]