{"id":1383,"date":"2016-10-29T12:27:30","date_gmt":"2016-10-29T11:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=1383"},"modified":"2021-04-09T12:05:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T11:05:02","slug":"lalo-schifrin-receives-french-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=1383","title":{"rendered":"Lalo Schifrin receives French award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>An award for and live dates from one of our greatest groovy movie composers<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lalo Schifrin&#039;s music score from John Lee Thompson&#039;s &quot;ST.IVES&quot; (1976)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4ML57iY7kB8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Most <em>Shindig!<\/em> readers will know and love Lalo Schifrin\u2019s classic film scores to such famous movies as <em>Mission Impossible<\/em>, <em>Dirty Harry, Coogan&#8217;s Bluff<\/em> and<em> Cool Hand Luke<\/em>. Now 84, the Argentinian has composed the music for over 100 films. What is even more remarkable is his ability to switch effortlessly between very different musical worlds, achieving equal acclaim in the jazz, classical and film score fields.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bullitt | Soundtrack Suite (Lalo Schifrin)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0WQMZFFkx6Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>France has a particular affection for Schifrin; he studied at the Paris conservatory in the 1950\u2019s and was the musical director of the Paris Philharmonic Orchestra for its first five years, from 1988-93. \u00a0On November 8<sup>th<\/sup> France\u2019s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres will be presenting him with their prestigious Commandeur of Arts and Letters. \u00a0\u00a0Two festivals in France will be paying tribute to Schifrin over the subsequent seven days, with Schifrin as special guest. The Cinematheque Festival will feature a retrospective of Schifrin\u2019s Films (November 9-14) and there will be a special concert featuring his music at the Festival du Cin\u00e9ma &amp; Musique de Film de la Baule (November 9-13).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Pidgeon Toed - Orange Peel\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/184uovqxj2M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Words cannot express my gratitude to the French Minister of Culture, Madame Audrey Azoulay, for this recognition. \u00a0I feel overwhelmed by this distinction and it humbles me,&#8221; said Schifrin, who was previously named a Chevalier (Knight) by the Ordre des Arts des Lettres.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Schifrin To Appear At Two Festivals As A Special Guest<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Cinematheque Festival To Feature a Retrospective of Schifrin\u2019s Films (November 9-14)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Festival du Cin\u00e9ma &amp; Musique de Film de la Baule Featuring Tribute To Schifrin With A Special Concert Featuring His Music (November 9-13)<\/div>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F1383&#038;t=Lalo%20Schifrin%20receives%20French%20award&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F1383&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Lalo%20Schifrin%20receives%20French%20award\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F1383&#038;text=New%20post%20on%20our%20site\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Lalo%20Schifrin%20receives%20French%20award&#038;body=New%20post%20on%20our%20site:%20https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F1383\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An award for and live dates from one of our greatest groovy movie composers Most Shindig! readers will know and love Lalo Schifrin\u2019s classic film scores to such famous movies as Mission Impossible, Dirty Harry, Coogan&#8217;s Bluff and Cool Hand Luke. 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