Lalo Schifrin dies at 93

He made Mission: Impossible iconic, Enter the Dragon funky, and turned jazz into a cinematic superpower. 25 facts you didn't know about the unstoppable Lalo Schifrin. zurl.co/k5QXV

The countdown begins. The fuse lights. The music hits and suddenly, you’re in it. That was the genius of Lalo Schifrin. With six Academy Award nominations and iconic scores for MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, THE FOX, BULLITT, AND THE STING II, Schifrin didn’t just write music, he built pic.x.com/uA0KfeVmaT

💔🎶 What a legacy. I was fortunate to have lunch with Lalo and his talented son, Ryan, a decade and a half ago. I’m grateful to have had a chance to tell him personally how much his music meant to me. Lalo was such a generous, thoughtful spirit. variety.com/2025/music/news/lalo-schifrin-dead-mission-impossible-film-composer-1236442000/

It was such a pleasure to meet this man, some years ago. He wrote a lot more than the "Mission Impossible" theme. But a handful of notes from that theme are known all over the world. Imagine having written something like that. apnews.com/article/lalo-schifrin-dies-mission-impossible-composer-9366684c989a4796461e0e821573fcf9