Movie Music Man: A Portrait of Lalo Schifrin

The story

As a pianist, composer and conductor, Lalo Schifrin is equally at home leading an orchestra, performing at a jazz festival or scoring a film. This program features clips from among the treasury of Schifrin' s award-winning movie and TV soundtracks, such as "Mission Impossible," Cool Hand Luke and Bullitt, as well as concert highlights featuring Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Grady Tate and soprano Julia Migenes. In an exclusive interview, Lalo talks in depth about his remarkable career and discusses the influences on his compositions for the screen.

Cast & crew

Ray BrownSelf - Musician, Bass

Dizzy GillespieSelf - Musician, Trumpet

Julia MigenesSelf - Performer, Soprano

Orchestre national de LyonThemselves: orchestra

Lalo SchifrinSelf - Composer, Conductor

Grady TateSelf - Musician, Drums