# Lalo Schifrin

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Podcast: [Composers Datebook](https://stenobird.com/podcast/composers-datebook-550176)
Published: 2026-06-21T05:00:00+00:00
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Synopsis Today is the birthday of versatile Argentinean-born American composer, arranger and jazz pianist, Boris Claudio “Lalo” Schifrin, who was born in Buenos Aires on today’s date in 1932. From his background, you’d guess Schifrin was destined for a concert career. His father was a violinist in the orchestra of Argentina’s premiere opera house, the Teatro Colon. As a boy, he studied with Enrique Barenboim, father of pianist/conductor Daniel Barenboim, and in Paris he studied composition with Olivier Messiaen and Charles Koechlin. But he also loved jazz, and after studies by day with Messiaen, his nights were spent performing in Parisian jazz clubs. Eventually Dizzy Gillespie commissioned him to write for his band. Around the same time, he began writing film and TV scores. When he started working on the TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents , he came into contact with legendary film composer Bernard Herrmann, who became a friend and mentor. Schifrin has written more than 100 scores for film and television but his most famous composition is this catchy theme of the 1960s TV series, Mission Impossible , and still used in the subsequent movie remakes. Music Played in Today's Program Lalo Schifrin (1932-2025): Hommage a Ravel ; Eaken Piano; Trio Naxos 8.559062 Lalo Schifrin (1932-2025): Theme from Mission Impossible ; studio orchestra; BBC Records 763

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