Music Articles Lalo Schifrin's American Rhapsody July 27, 2008 • One of the most quintessentially American composers of the 20th century was not an American. But as a boy in Argentina, Schifrin discovered George Gershwin and Louis Armstrong, setting him — and his celebrated film scores — on a path to fame. Lalo Schifrin's American Rhapsody Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92934320/92976552" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Articles Lalo Schifrin, from 'Mission Impossible' to Jazz September 16, 2007 • Lalo Schifrin has been one of Hollywood's top composers for decades. He started in television, scoring the series The Man From Uncle and the theme for Mission Impossible. Schifrin has also had a long career in the worlds of classical music and jazz. He talks to Liane Hansen about his latest jazz release, Lalo Schifrin and Friends, and about working with opera great Luciano Pavarotti. Lalo Schifrin, from 'Mission Impossible' to Jazz Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/14453556/14453521" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Concerts Schifrin's 'Letters from Argentina' Premieres July 29, 2005 • Performance Today presents the world premiere of Lalo Schifrin's Letters from Argentina, in a concert by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
Music Articles Lalo Schifrin With Scott Simon March 27, 1999 • Scott Simon interviews Argentinian composer Lalo Schifrin. He's composed the soundtrack for movies such as Cool Hand Luke, Dirty Harry, and The Cincinnati Kid, and of course, his famous tune, the theme song from the TV show Mission Impossible. His most recent work is the score for the movie Tango. Lalo Schifrin With Scott Simon Only Available in Archive Formats. Real Media
Music Articles Playing Five Beats To The Measure WNYC Radio September 26, 2008 • One of the appealing things about Lalo Schifrin's theme to Mission Impossible is that it's written in 5/4 time: five beats to the measure, instead of the more commonplace three or four. WNYC's Sara Fishko explores the atypical time signature's usage in music by Tchaikovsky, Dave Brubeck and more. Listen Now Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94723908/94726515" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Even in the afterlife, Mr. Rogers requests that you be his neighbor. PBS hide caption toggle caption PBS Take Five: By Theme Small-Screen Jazz: Your Favorite TV Themes 90.5 WESA May 3, 2010 • The most memorable television themes are good musical pieces and/or simple, catchy tunes that immediately signify a much-loved program. Get five of those songs stuck in your head with a few jazz-based TV themes and two jazz re-workings.
Lalo Schifrin. Lawrence Lucier/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Lawrence Lucier/Getty Images Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Lalo Schifrin On Piano Jazz January 20, 2017 • The composer behind the Mission: Impossible theme joined host Marian McPartland in 1997.
