Mission Impossible theme composer dies aged 93
Family, Grammy Mission: The composer of the impossible theme: impossible theme Lalo Schifrin died at the age of 93.
Ryan Schifrin, the son of the Argentine musician, confirmed that his father died of complications of pneumonia on Thursday in a statement shared with the US partner CBS.
During a career for more than six years, Schifrin was known for his unique percussion and attractive style with more than 100 film and TV film music.
He was nominated for six Oscars, and three of them won four grams for the most famous theme for the Mission: Impossible TV series in 1966, and then updated Tom Cruise box office records for franchise.
Schifrin’s family, surrounded by your loved ones “peacefully passed” and thanked the public for moving support messages, he said.
The Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences paid tribute to the “even” compositions of the musician, who built tension, fire adrenaline and gave the pulse of stories.
“We will turn the composer and every silence into tension, which makes every rhythm an excitement.
Productive artist – composer, pianist and chef – Sting II in Oscars, Cool Hand Luke, Amyville Horror and Dirty Harry was a consistent candidate.
In 2018, Schifrin received Fahri Harry leader Clint Eastwood, who greeting “unique music style, composition integrity and effective contributions to the art of film scoring”.
While accepting dignity, the Argentine musician said that composing for the film “joy and creativity for life” and the award was “the climax of a dream”.
“This is a task: Successful,” he said.
Born in a musical family in Buenos Aires, Schifrin read a classic piano as a child before moving to Paris to play jazz at the beginning of his 20s – then shared the scene with famous artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie.
After moving to America, he began writing for Hollywood with a eccentric mixture of music genres, including jazz, classic, contemporary and pop.
The most unforgettable melody for Mission: Impossible was written with an unusual 5/4 time signature and aimed to inject a little humor, lightness “to create a theme that” he doesn’t take himself very seriously “.
The result was a global ear to introduce one of the most successful film franchisees, the latest repetition mission: impossible – the last calculation transition is $ 540 million (£ 393 million) worldwide.
