Lalo Schifrin Dies at 93

[HossC]

2 hours ago, Skipper Duke said:

Didn't he also do the Starsky & Hutch song Gotcha?

You're half right. Lalo Schifrin composed the theme music for season 1 of Starsky and Hutch.

The more familiar 'Gotcha' theme used for season 2 was written by Tom Scott. A reworked version was also used on season 4. The video below is a cool cover by British jazz funk group the James Taylor Quartet.

The season 3 theme was written by Mark Snow.

All three of these composers also scored several episode, as did Alan Silvestri who wrote a lot of the music for 'CHiPs' (and many movies including 'Back to the Future').

[Skipper Duke]

2 hours ago, HossC said:

You're half right. Lalo Schifrin composed the theme music for season 1 of Starsky and Hutch.

The more familiar 'Gotcha' theme used for season 2 was written by Tom Scott. A reworked version was also used on season 4. The video below is a cool cover by British jazz funk group the James Taylor Quartet.

The season 3 theme was written by Mark Snow.

All three of these composers also scored several episode, as did Alan Silvestri who wrote a lot of the music for 'CHiPs' (and many movies including 'Back to the Future').

HossC... Pretty cool versions. Thanks for sharing. 😀 

[Meadowmufn]

My favorite Lalo Schifrin TV theme is Mannix.

 

[HossC]

7 hours ago, Meadowmufn said:

My favorite Lalo Schifrin TV theme is Mannix.

I don't know Mannix at all. It looks like it was eventually shown in the UK in 1971, but I don't remember ever seeing it in the TV listings, and it's never had a region 2 DVD release.

I mentioned 'Dirty Harry' above, but Lalo Schifrin also composed the score for another Clint Eastwood movie, 'Coogan's Bluff'. Anyone who's seen the movie will remember the club scene with Lalo's great parody of late-60's music - 'The Pigeon Toed Orange Peel'.

[Meadowmufn]

Since Rick and Lalo passed on the same day and you folks liked to talk about it, I didn't want Rick's thread to get overrun, so I'm starting this one. Post your favorite Lalo Schifrin music here.

Mission: Impossible theme is probably the most memorable of them all. I have the entire soundtrack from the show.

 

[HossC]

48 minutes ago, Meadowmufn said:

Mission: Impossible theme is probably the most memorable of them all.

I'm not going to argue with that, but can you listen to this without thinking of Steve McQueen in a Highland Green Ford Mustang?

 

[Hobie Hartkins]

I remember the Mission Impossiblr one from when I was 5-7 yrs. old but for the life of me I can't remember  the Steve McQueen one! 

[Meadowmufn]

The Cool Hand Luke main title was quite memorable as well. 

 

[Hobie Hartkins]

Don't remember this one either!     ( Where have I been?)