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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 19 noveMber 2018

Composer Lalo Schifrin says Oscar is an ‘amazing honor’

By LINDSEY BAHR be given a prestigious hon- poser would pay more at-
Associated Press orary Oscar statuette. tention to the hero. But in
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lalo Schifrin called the honor this case, no I did it to Scor-
Schifrin’s unconventional “amazing” and thanked pio, the bad guy, the evil
scores have a way of get- the members of the film guy,” he said. “I wrote a
ting into your head and academy for their “gener- theme for Scorpio.”
staying there. The Argentin- osity.” But it has been the “Mission:
ian composer has written Schifrin has been training in Impossible” score, famously
more than 100 arrange- music since a very young written in the unusual 5/4
ments for film and televi- age — his father was a re- time signature, that has
sion, including “Dirty Harry,” spected musician locally in continued to remain his
Bullitt,” ‘’Cool Hand Luke,” Buenos Aires who started most popular and recog-
and, perhaps most famous- him early. He piano stud- nizable, as the Tom Cruise
ly, the theme for “Mission: ied with Enrique Barenboim film series continues intro-
Impossible.” and Juan Carlos Paz, and ducing new generations to
In over 50 years of work, eventually got accepted the urgent earworm.
he’s also racked up six into the prestigious Paris “To me it was a surprise
Academy Award nomi- Conservatory, where he In this Nov. 10, 2016 file photo, Argentina’s composer Lalo Schifrin that the theme became
nations — five for original learned about harmony gestures as he arrives before being awarded Commandeur in so popular with people,”
score (“Cool Hand Luke,” and composition from Ol- the Arts and Letters order by French Culture and Communication Schifrin said. A producer at
‘’The Fox,” ‘’Voyage of the ivier Messiaen (“He was a minister Audrey Azoulay in Paris. the time told him that he
Damned,” ‘’The Amityville great influence on me.”) Associated Press wanted something simple,
Horror,” and “The Sting II”) Schifrin, who is also an ac- compositions, but Schifrin will be.” something compact, and
and one for original song — complished jazz musician, still loves films and reflected One prime example is something that people can
but has gone home empty impressed the likes of Dizzy on some of his best-known “Dirty Harry,” where Schi- hear from the kitchen and
handed every time. That’ll Gillespie along the way be- works. frin decided that the main know exactly which show
change Sunday at the 10th fore making his way to Los “Every movie has its own character wasn’t in fact is starting. “I went to write
annual Governors Awards Angeles. personality. There are no Clint Eastwood’s hero Harry something simple,” he said.
where Schifrin, along with Lately the 86-year-old has rules to write music for mov- Callahan, but the villain, “And over time it became
actress Cicely Tyson and been less focused on film ies,” Schifrin said. “The mov- Scorpio. so popular and I’m so hap-
publicist Marvin Levy , will scores and more on classic ie dictates what the music “You would think the com- py about it.”q