The composer of the music of “Mission Impossible”, Lalo Schifrin, died

Lalo Schifrin, the composer of the music of Mission impossible and other famous films, such as Bullitt or Starsky & Hutchdied Thursday at the age of 93, according to several American media.

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His death was confirmed by his son, Ryan Schifrin, to several titles of the press specializing in entertainment.

Argentinian naturalized American, pianist and conductor, Mr. Schifrin carved out a name in the seventh art by composing the original bands of more than 100 films.

His works have earned him composer music “mission impossible”, lalo six Oscar nominations. he was rewarded by an Oscar of Honor in 2018 for his entire career – a prize given to only two other composers, Ennio Morricone and Quincy Jones, according to the Deadline website.

Among her little jewels. we find the minimalist music of the famous chase with the Mustang of Steve McQueen in Bullittthe syncretism ofOperation Dragonthe avant-garde funk of Inspector Harry or the jazz, folk and symphonic music mixture of Luke the cold hand.

But his best known partition remains that of Mission impossiblewith its repetitive. syncopated pattern evoking the urgency and suspense of spy films so well.

This musical theme. which has experienced multiple variations and appears in the credits of all the films where Tom Cruise embodies agent Ethan Hunt, has, among other things, allowed the composer to win two Grammy Awards – musical equivalent of the Oscars -, among the rain of rewards composer music “mission impossible”, lalo collected during his career.

Visionary, it was taken up by artists of hip-hop and electro, such as Portishead. Swing. pop, funk, bossa nova: all these rhythms integrated into his partitions brought to his music an untouchable modernity, as evidenced by The Sound of Lalo Schifrinan anthology of his work released in 2016.