Lalo Schifrin – More Mission: Impossible

Title: Lalo Schifrin - More Mission: Impossible
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1968, Soundtrack, Spy Jazz, Orchestral Jazz, Buenos Aires, Argentina 10/26
Matrix #: PAS 5002
Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: Lalo S (32' - )
Cultural Facts:

1. The 5/4 Theme: Schifrin wrote the Mission: Impossible theme in an unusual 5/4 time signature, giving it the lopsided pulse that made it instantly recognizable. He later joked that the rhythm was “for people who have five legs.”
2. Classical Kid Turned Jazz Composer: Schifrin grew up in Buenos Aires with classical music around him - his father was concertmaster of the Buenos Aires Philharmonic. Lalo later studied in Paris before falling deeply into jazz, eventually blending both worlds in his film and television scores.
3. Dizzy Gillespie Connection: Before Hollywood, Schifrin became closely associated with Dizzy Gillespie, composing and arranging for his band in the early 1960s. That experience helped shape the brassy, rhythmically adventurous style that later made Schifrin perfect for spy thrillers and action scores.