US EditionLalo Schifrin, composer of the ‘Mission: Impossible’ theme, dies at 93
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES, JUN 26 – Lalo Schifrin, honored with an Academy Honorary Oscar and four Grammy Awards, composed over 100 scores including Mission: Impossible and collaborated with jazz legends during a 60-year career.
- Lalo Schifrin, known for composing the iconic Mission: Impossible theme, died at 93 on June 26, 2025, from complications of pneumonia, as confirmed by his son Ryan Schifrin to CBS News.
- Throughout his six-decade career, Schifrin received six Oscar nominations and won four Grammys, scoring over 100 films and television shows, as reported by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Tributes have poured in, with fans and colleagues acknowledging Schifrin's musical genius and his contributions to film, as noted by various media outlets.
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Mission: Impossible' composer dies at 93
Famed composer Lalo Schifrin, who created themes for a host of hit Hollywood films and television shows – including the instantly recognisable Mission: Impossible score – died Thursday aged 93, US media reported. Born in Argentina, Schifrin blended the influences of his classical and symphonic training with jazz and modern sounds in his diverse and vast oeuvre, which includes the scores for around 100 films, some of them the best-known of their …
Lalo Schifrin, Composer of ‘Mission: Impossible’ Theme, Dead at 93
Lalo Schifrin, the Oscar-nominated and Grammy-winning composer behind the “Theme From Mission: Impossible,” has died at the age of 93. The composer’s son Ryan confirmed his father’s death to the Associated Press, adding that Schifrin died Thursday due to complications from pneumonia at his home in Los Angeles. The Buenos Aires, Argentina-born Schifrin, the son of an orchestral violinist, had an early start in music, training on the piano at …
Argentine composer Lalo Schifrin died Thursday at the age of 93, US media reported. He became world famous in the 1960s for his distinctive musical style that remained true to his South American roots.
The pianist and conductor composed many cult soundtracks, including that of "Mission: Impossible".
By Associated Press Lalo Schifrin, the composer who wrote the endlessly catchy “Mission: Impossible” theme and more than 100 other film and television scores, died Thursday. He was 93. Schifrin’s son, Ryan, confirmed that the death was due to complications from pneumonia. He died peacefully at his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by his family. The Argentine composer won four Grammy Awards and was nominated for six Oscars, five of them for the sc…
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