1932 saw the birth of one Boris Cladio Schifrin in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the world has come to know him of course as Lalo. This consummate professional is equally at home in jazz, classical and film music and the many permutations thereof. The film world has been lucky to have him score its movies with his eclectic music, ranging from the driving jazz...
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Lalo Schifrin on Creating Mission: Impossible
It’s Monday May 8th in the early afternoon as I drive down Sunset Boulevard towards the east end of Beverly Hills. The weather is breathtaking and it’s the perfect spring day to visit composer Lalo Schifrin. I arrive one hour early in order to set up for the photo shoot. When you walk up the sidewalk to Lalo’s front door...
Lalo Schifrin on Scoring Rush Hour 2
Lalo Schifrin’s 1998 score for RUSH HOUR was a nostalgic and fun recapitulation of many elements of one of Schifrin’s most memorable scores - 1973s ENTER THE DRAGON. With the advent of RUSH HOUR 2 this summer, Schifrin returns to kung-fu action territory, albeit with a far different approach than the original. RUSH HOUR 2 marks Schifrin’s third...
Lalo Schifrin on The Amityville Horror
Composer Lalo Schifrin grew up with a strong love for music and motion pictures - especially the horror and science fiction films that served to develop his cine/musical awareness. “I saw THE THING, the original, about eleven times!” Schifrin recalls. “And all of that left an influence in me, because every time I was going to a movie I became very conscious...