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Dirty Harry the iconic music for both the theme of "" and the "Bullitt" soundtrack, and who had previously collaborated with director Don Siegel in the production of "Coogan's Bluff" and "The Beguiled", both also starring Clint Eastwood. Schifrin fused a wide variety of influences, including classical music, jazz and psychedelic rock, along with Edda Dell'Orso-style vocals, into a score that "could best be described as acid jazz some 25 years before that genre began". According to one reviewer, the "Dirty Harry" soundtrack's influence "is paramount, heard daily in movies, on television, and in modern jazz and rock music". The film caused