It’s hard to fathom, but in 1966 alone Lalo Schifrin (1932-2025) composed the music for at least five theatrical films, including “Murderers Row” (which yielded a soundtrack album at the time), two TV movies, four TV documentaries, and four TV series, including “T.H.E. Cat” and, most memorably, “Mission: Impossible.” He also recorded the masterful Marquis…
The Film Music of Quincy Jones
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. (1933-2024) was a unique musical polymath and a multicultural icon of the everchanging zeitgeist of the 20th century. Few people like Quincy Jones have ever existed. But few lifetimes have ever produced someone as gifted, talented, accomplished, compelling and interesting as Quincy Jones. I don’t hope to encapsulate the entirety of…