| Lalo Schifrin | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Boris Claudio Schifrin |
| Born | June 21, 1932 |
| Origin | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Genre(s) | Spy music Bebop Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
Lalo Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist and composer. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Spy music is a genre of music based primarily on themes from Spy movies especially those from the James Bond series Bebop or bop is a form of Jazz characterized by fast Tempos and Improvisation based on Harmonic structure rather than Melody Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance
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Biography
Early life & education
Schifrin was born Boris Claudio Schifrin in Buenos Aires of Jewish heritage. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern His father, Luis Schifrin, led the second violin section of the orchestra at the Teatro Colón for three decades. An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well The Teatro Colón ( Spanish) ( Colón Theatre) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is one of the world's major Opera houses At the age of six, Schifrin began a six-year course of study on piano with Enrique Barenboim, the father of the pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim. Daniel Barenboim (born November 15, 1942) is a pianist and conductor. At age 16, Schifrin began studying piano with the Russian expatriate Andreas Karalis, former head of the Kiev Conservatory, and harmony with Argentine composer Juan-Carlos Paz. An expatriate (in abbreviated form expat) is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person's upbringing Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music ( Kiev conservatory) is a Ukrainian state establishment of higher music education of the fourth category of accreditation During this time, Schifrin also became interested in jazz. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States
Although Schifrin studied sociology and law at the University of Buenos Aires, it was music that captured his attention. Sociology (from Latin: socius "companion" and the suffix -ology "the study of" from Greek λόγος lógos "knowledge" Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society The University of Buenos Aires (in Spanish Universidad de Buenos Aires - ( UBA) is the largest University in Argentina, founded on August At age 20, he successfully applied for a scholarship to the Paris Conservatoire. The Conservatoire de Paris is an institution of higher education that has played an important role in the development of Music in France and Western Europe While there, he attended Olivier Messiaen's classes and formally studied with Charles Koechlin, a disciple of Maurice Ravel. Olivier Messiaen ( December 10 1908 &ndash April 27 1992 was a French Composer, organist and ornithologist. Charles Louis Eugène Koechlin lɯi øˈʒɛn kœˈklɛ̃}} (November 27 1867&ndashDecember 31 1950 was a French Composer, teacher and writer on music At night he played jazz in the Paris clubs. In 1955, Schifrin played piano with Astor Piazzolla and represented his country at the International Jazz Festival in Paris. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla ( March 11, 1921 &ndash July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango Composer and
Career
After returning home to Argentina, Schifrin formed a jazz orchestra, a 16-piece band that became part of a popular weekly variety show on Buenos Aires TV. Schifrin also began accepting other film, television and radio assignments. In 1956, Schifrin met Dizzy Gillespie and offered to write an extended work for Gillespie's big band. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( October 21 1917 &ndash January 6 1993) was an American Jazz Trumpeter A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late Schifrin completed the work, Gillespiana, in 1958. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Later that year Schifrin began working as an arranger for Xavier Cugat's popular dance orchestra. Xavier Cugat, born Francisco d'Asís Javier Cugat Mingall de Bru y Deleufo ( 1 January 1900 &ndash 27 October 1990) was a
While in New York in 1960, Schifrin again met Gillespie, who had by this time disbanded his big band for financial reasons. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gillespie invited Schifrin to fill the vacant piano chair in his quintet. A quintet is a group containing five membersIt is commonly associated with musical groups such as a String quintet, or a group of five singers but can be applied to any Schifrin immediately accepted and moved to New York City. In 1963, MGM, which had Schifrin under contract, offered the composer his first Hollywood film assignment with the African adventure, Rhino!. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Schifrin moved to Hollywood late that year.
Scores
To date, he has written more than 100 scores for films, television and video games. Among the classic scores are The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Mannix, The Fox, Cool Hand Luke, Bullitt, Enter the Dragon, THX 1138, The Four Musketeers, Dirty Harry, The Big Brawl, The Cincinnati Kid, T.H.E. Cat, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Schifrin wrote music for two episodes of the television series, although the main theme was composed by Jerry Goldsmith),[1] Voyage of the Damned, Rollercoaster, The Amityville Horror and The Osterman Weekend. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Journalist William L Shirer was the first definitive history of Nazi Germany in English. Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. The Fox ( 1967) is a Drama film directed by Mark Rydell. It is based on The Fox by D Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American Drama film starring Paul Newman and directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Bullitt is a 1968 American Thriller film starring Steve McQueen. Enter the Dragon ( aka The Deadly Three, originally titled Blood and Steel is a 1973 American Martial arts film directed THX 1138 is a 1971 Science fiction film directed by George Lucas, from a screenplay by Lucas and Walter Murch. The Four Musketeers is the title of a 1974 Richard Lester film which follows upon his film of the previous year The Three Musketeers Dirty Harry is a 1971 Crime film produced and directed by Don Siegel. The Big Brawl, ( also known as Battle Creek Brawl, was a 1980 Martial arts film which marked Jackie Chan 's first attempt The Cincinnati Kid is a 1965 film It tells the story of Eric "The Kid" Stoner a young Depression -era Poker player as he seeks to THE Cat was a 1966-1967 half-hour television show on NBC starring Robert Loggia as a cat burglar Thomas Hewitt Edward Cat ("T The Man from UNCLE is an American television series that was broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1964, to January Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith ( February 10, 1929 – July 21, 2004) was an American Film score Composer Voyage of the Damned is the title of a 1976 Film Drama and of its 1974 source book written by Gordon Thomas and Rollercoaster is a summer 1977 disaster-suspense Film directed by James Goldstone. The Amityville Horror - A True Story is a best-selling book by author Jay Anson, published in September 1977 The Osterman Weekend is a thriller novel by Robert Ludlum. First published in 1972 it was the author's second book
One of Schifrin's most recognizable and enduring compositions is the theme music for the long-running TV series Mission: Impossible. Mission Impossible (often referred to as Mission Impossible The Original Series) is an American Television series that chronicles It is a famously distinctive tune written in an unusual 5/4 time signature. The time signature (also known as " meter signature" is a notational convention used in Western Musical notation to specify how many beats
Recent film scores include Rush Hour, Rush Hour 2, Rush Hour 3, Bringing Down the House, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, After the Sunset, and Abominable. Rush Hour 2 is a 2001 martial arts / buddy cop Film starring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. Rush Hour 3 is a 2007 martial arts / action - comedy Film, and the third installment in the Rush Hour Bringing Down the House is a 2003 Comedy film, written by Jason Filardi and directed by Adam Shankman. The Bridge of San Luis Rey is a 2004 drama film directed by Mary McGuckian and featuring an Ensemble cast of American and international After the Sunset is a 2004 Comedy / action movie, starring Pierce Brosnan as Max Burdett a master thief caught in a Abominable is a Sci Fi Channel original film released in 2006. He also wrote the songs for Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow is a third-person Stealth-based video game developed and published by Ubisoft Shanghai, while Ubisoft In the 1999 film Tango, Schifrin returned to the tango music he had grown familiar with while working as Astor Piazzolla's pianist in the mid-1950s. Tango ( Spanish: Tango no me dejes nunca) ( 1998) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -nominated for Best Foreign Tango is a style of music that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay. He brought traditional tango songs to the film as well as introducing compositions of his own in which tango is fused with jazz elements. [2]
In 1970, he composed the Paramount Television (which by then had taken over production of Mission: Impossible) logo jingle "Color I. Paramount Television was an American Television production / distribution Company that was active from December 1967 to January D. " It was an 8-note jingle featuring horns, woodwinds and timpani. Timpani (also known colloquially as kettledrums or kettle drums) are Musical instruments in the percussion family This music would have a long run in Paramount's TV production logos through 1987. A production logo is used by Movie studios and Television production companies to Brand what they produce Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)
Schifrin's "Tar Sequence" from his Cool Hand Luke score (also written in 5/4) was the longtime theme for the Eyewitness News broadcasts on New York station WABC-TV and other ABC affiliates, as well as National Nine News in Australia. Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American Drama film starring Paul Newman and directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Eyewitness News is a name used by local television newscasts widely used in different markets across the United States. WABC-TV, channel 7 is the flagship station of the Walt Disney Company -owned American Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. National Nine News, or Nine News, is the news service of the Australian Nine Network. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. CBS Television used part of the theme of his St. Ives soundtrack for its golf broadcasts in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Schifrin's working score for 1973's The Exorcist was rejected by the film's director William Friedkin. The Exorcist is a 1973 American Horror film, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, William Friedkin (born August 29 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is an Academy Award-winning American movie and television director Schifrin had written six minutes of difficult and heavy music for the initial film trailer but audiences were reportedly too scared by the combination of sights and sounds. Warner Bros. executives told Friedkin to instruct Schifrin to tone it down with softer music, but Friedkin did not relay the message. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Schifrin's final score was thrown out into the parking lot. Schifrin reported in an interview that working with Friedkin was the one of the most unpleasant experiences in his life. [3]
To date, Lalo Schifrin has won four Grammy Awards (with twenty-one nominations), one Cable ACE Award, and received six Oscar nominations, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that
He is also widely sampled in hip-hop and trip-hop songs, see Heltah Skeltah's Prowl or Portishead's Sour Times. Heltah Skeltah is a hip hop duo consisting of members Rock (aka Da Rockness Monstah and Ruck (aka Sean Price) Nocturnal is the debut album from Hip Hop duo Heltah Skeltah, consisting of members Rock and Ruck (now known as Sean Price) members of Portishead (pɔːtɪsˈhɛd IS an English musical group from Bristol. " Sour Times " is a single by Portishead, originally released in 1994 and re-releasedin 1995. Both songs sample Schifrin's "Danube Incident", one of many themes he composed for specific episodes of the Mission: Impossible TV series.
Schifrin made a cameo appearance in Red Dragon (2002) as an orchestra conductor. This entry is about the 2002 film For other entries with similar names see Red dragon.
See also
References
External links
- Lalo Schifrin's official website
- Lalo Schifrin at the Internet Movie Database
- Cinema Retro attends Lalo Schifrin's London concert
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