Lalo Schifrin dead aged 93: Oscar-winning composer who wrote iconic Mission: Impossible theme song dies from pneumonia
LALO Schifrin, the composer who wrote the theme for Mission: Impossible has died aged 93.
Schifrin's son Ryan confirmed that the legend died due to complications from pneumonia. He died peacefully in his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by family.
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Lalo Schifrin appears at the Governors Awards in Los Angeles in 2018
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The Argentine won four Grammys and was nominated for six Oscars, including five for original score for Cool Hand Luke, The Fox, Voyage of the Damned, The Amityville Horror and The Sting II.
He also wrote the grand finale musical performance for the World Cup championship in Italy in 1990, in which the Three Tenors Plcido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti and Jos Carreras sang together for the first time.
The work became one of the biggest sellers in the history of classical music.
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