Honorary Academy Award- and Grammy Award-winning composer Lalo Schifrin passed away today.
Born and raised in Argentina, Schifrin studied classical music and jazz in France before beginning to compose for film in Buenos Aires in the mid-1950s. He has written scores for more than 100 films, including The Cincinnati Kid, Bullitt,, Enter the Dragon, Dirty Harry and Rush Hour. His memorable theme for the television series Mission: Impossible has been a hallmark of the recent film series. He has received six Oscar nominations, for the original scores for Cool Hand Luke (1967), The Fox (1968), Voyage of the Damned (1976) and The Amityville Horror (1979), the adaptation score for The Sting II (1983) and the original song "People Alone" from The Competition (1980) and the
Schifrin is survived by his wife Donna, three children, and four grandchildren.