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Lalo Schifrin, Composer of the Classic ‘Mission: Impossible’ Theme, Dies at 93
Lalo Schifrin, who had a seven-decade career that made him one of the premier composers in both film and TV, died on Thursday (June 26) at age 93.
He received six Oscar nominations, five for scores ( Cool Hand Luke, The Fox, Voyage of the Damned, The Amityville Horror and The Sting II) and one for a song, “People Alone” from The Competition(1980), which he co-wrote with lyricist Will Jennings. 7 on the Hot 100 and was nominated for a Grammy for best pop instrumental performance – where it competed with Schifrin’s own new rendition of the theme which he recorded with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Schifrin also conducted several of the world’s top orchestras, including those in London, Vienna, Los Angeles, Israel, Mexico City, Houston, Atlanta and Buenos Aires.
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