Lalo Schifrin
E134875
Argentine American
arranger
composer
conductor
film composer
human
pianist
record producer
television composer
Lalo Schifrin is an Argentine-American composer, pianist, and conductor best known for his iconic film and television scores, including the theme for "Mission: Impossible."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lalo Schifrin canonical | 83 |
| Boris Claudio Schifrin | 2 |
| Luis Schifrin | 1 |
| original material by Lalo Schifrin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1086457 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lalo Schifrin Context triple: [Che! (1969 film), musicBy, Lalo Schifrin]
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A.
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone was an Italian composer and conductor renowned for his iconic film scores, particularly for Spaghetti Westerns like "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly."
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B.
Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre was a French composer renowned for his sweeping, Oscar-winning film scores, particularly for epic movies such as "Lawrence of Arabia," "Doctor Zhivago," and "A Passage to India."
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C.
Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein was an American composer renowned for his prolific and influential film scores across genres, including classics like "The Ten Commandments," "The Magnificent Seven," and "To Kill a Mockingbird."
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D.
Bill Conti
Bill Conti is an American composer and conductor best known for his iconic film and television scores, including the music for the Rocky series and various popular TV shows.
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E.
Albert Weinert
Albert Weinert was a German-American sculptor and monument designer known for his public memorials in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lalo Schifrin Target entity description: Lalo Schifrin is an Argentine-American composer, pianist, and conductor best known for his iconic film and television scores, including the theme for "Mission: Impossible."
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A.
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone was an Italian composer and conductor renowned for his iconic film scores, particularly for Spaghetti Westerns like "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly."
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B.
Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre was a French composer renowned for his sweeping, Oscar-winning film scores, particularly for epic movies such as "Lawrence of Arabia," "Doctor Zhivago," and "A Passage to India."
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C.
Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein was an American composer renowned for his prolific and influential film scores across genres, including classics like "The Ten Commandments," "The Magnificent Seven," and "To Kill a Mockingbird."
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D.
Bill Conti
Bill Conti is an American composer and conductor best known for his iconic film and television scores, including the music for the Rocky series and various popular TV shows.
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E.
Albert Weinert
Albert Weinert was a German-American sculptor and monument designer known for his public memorials in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Argentine American
ⓘ
arranger ⓘ composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ film composer ⓘ human ⓘ pianist ⓘ record producer ⓘ television composer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Honorary Award
ⓘ
linked to:
Honorary Academy Award
Grammy Award ⓘ |
| birthName |
Boris Claudio Schifrin
ⓘ
linked to:
Lalo Schifrin
|
| countryOfBirth | Argentina ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Argentina
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-06-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Conservatoire de Paris
ⓘ
Conservatorio Nacional de Música (Buenos Aires) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| father |
Luis Schifrin
ⓘ
linked to:
Lalo Schifrin
|
| genre |
classical music
ⓘ
film score ⓘ jazz ⓘ television score ⓘ |
| givenName | Boris ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| movement | jazz fusion ⓘ |
| nickname | Lalo ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Award ⓘ
linked to:
Primetime Emmy Awards
|
| notableFor | combining jazz and Latin American rhythms with orchestral writing ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bullitt score
ⓘ
linked to:
Bullitt
Cool Hand Luke score ⓘ Dirty Harry score ⓘ
linked to:
Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry series scores ⓘ
linked to:
Dirty Harry
Enter the Dragon score ⓘ Mannix theme ⓘ Mission: Impossible theme ⓘ Rush Hour score ⓘ
linked to:
Rush Hour
Starsky & Hutch music ⓘ The Amityville Horror score ⓘ
linked to:
The Amityville Horror
|
| occupation |
arranger
ⓘ
composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ pianist ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Count Basie
ⓘ
Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ Ray Charles ⓘ Sarah Vaughan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lalo Schifrin Description of subject: Lalo Schifrin is an Argentine-American composer, pianist, and conductor best known for his iconic film and television scores, including the theme for "Mission: Impossible."
Referenced by (87)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lalo Schifrin
linked to: Lalo Schifrin
subject linked to:
film "Coogan's Bluff"
subject linked to:
The Black Godfather