Farewell to Lalo Schifrin, he composed the abbreviation of ‘Impossible Mission’

He died at the age of 93, due to complications due to pneumonia, the Argentine composer Boris Claudio ‘Lalo’ Schifrinknown for composing the abbreviation of the film saga ‘Mission: Impossible’.

The musician was born in 1932 in Buenos Aires. During his studies at the Paris Conservatory, he played jazz in the Parisian clubs. On his return to Buenos Aires, in 1956, he formed a band of 16 elements. Encounter Dizzy Gillespie In 1958 and moved to New York to become his pianist and arranger. In 1962 he signed a contract with Verve Records and a few years later he won his first Grammy for “The Cat” In the best original jazz composition category. The following year, he began writing music for films and television series.

The uniqueness of the acronym of
‘Mission: Impossible’
It is due to its unusual time in 5/4 (line line, point point), which corresponds to the Morse code for letters M and I. Schifrin wrote the soundtrack for the film
‘The exorcist’
of 1973, but was rejected by the director
William Friedkin
Because music frightened the public.