Lalo Schifrin

Lalo Schifrin was born in Buenos Aires, in June 21 1932.Lalo is also a composer from Argentina and he was a pianist, Lalo won a scholarship to the Paris Conservatoire to work with Charles koechlin and studied with Oliver Messiaen.lalo did start to play the piano early as a child.''he played with jazz artist in Paris and later lalo represented Argentina in the jazz festival in 1954'', lalo saw himself as a composer, conductor, arranger and pianist. lalo moved to new York in 1958 , while in new York lalo worked with Eddie de hass and ruby collins. lalo was recognized as a pianist in gilespie s jazz quintet, he became a film music composer. a couple of movies lalo worked in were the liquiador in1964, cool hand Luke frolom 1966 lalo was more of a symphony conductor in 1980s and he ended up leaving his film writing to do one of his projects called jazz meets the symphony.



 discography

''Film and television scores (film directors in parentheses): Rhino (I. Tors), 1964; The Liquidator (J. Cardiff), 1966; Mission: Impossible, 1966–73 [TV]; Murderers' Row (H. Levin), 1966; Cool Hand Luke (S. Rosenberg), 1967; The Fox (M. Rydell), 1967; Bullitt (P. Yates), 1968; Hell in the Pacific (J. Boorman), 1968; Sol Madrid (B.G. Hutton), 1968; Che! (R. Fleischer), 1969; Kelly's Heroes (Hutton), 1970; Dirty Harry (D. Siegel), 1971; The Hellstrom Chronicle (W. Green), 1971 [documentary]; Enter the Dragon (R. Clouse), 1973; The Four Musketeers (R. Lester), 1973; Magnum Force (T. Post), 1973; Voyage of the Damned (Rosenberg), 1975 The Eagle Has Landed (J. Sturges), 1976; The Amityville Horror (Rosenberg), 1978; Rollercoaster (J. Goldstone), 1979; The Competition (J. Oliansky), 1980 [incl. song ‘People Alone’]; The Osterman Weekend (S. Peckinpah), 1983; The Sting II (J.P. Kagan), 1983; Bad Medicine (H. Miller), 1985; Black Moon Rising (H. Cokliss), 1986; The Fourth Protocol (J. Mackenzie), 1987; Face to Face, 1990; The Beverly Hillbillies (P. Spheeris), 1993; Money Talks (B. Ratner), 1997; Rush Hour (Ratner), 1998 Orch: Gillespiana, ballet, 1961; Jazz Faust, ballet, 1963; Dialogues, jazz qnt, orch, 1969; Improvisations, jazz soloists, orch, 1969; Pulsations, elec pf, jazz band, orch, 1971; Tropicos, chbr orch, 1983; Gui Conc., 1984; Pf Conc.; Conc., tpt, perc, wind orch; Conc., vn, vc, orch Inst: Suite, tpt, brass, 1961; The Ritual of Sound, 15 insts, 1962; Canons, str qt, 1969; Variants on a Madrigal of Gesualdo, 13 insts, 1969; Continuum, hp, 1970; Capriccio, cl, str, 1981; many works, arrs., for jazz ens Vocal: Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts, jazz band, 1965; The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, orat, 1967; Rock Requiem, 1970; Madrigals for the Space Age, nar, vv, 1976''
Sources:
Michael J. Budds. "Schifrin, Lalo." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. 10 Mar. 2012 <http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/24853>.