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Mission: Impossible – Music from the Original Motion Picture Score
Film score by
Danny Elfman
ReleasedJune 18, 1996[1]
GenreSoundtrack
Length52:28
LabelPoint Music
ProducerDanny Elfman
Danny Elfman chronology
To Die For
(1996)		 Mission: Impossible – Music from the Original Motion Picture Score
(1996)		 The Frighteners
(1996)
Mission: Impossible chronology
Mission: Impossible – Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
(1996)		 Mission: Impossible
(1996)		 Music from and Inspired by Mission: Impossible 2
(2000)

Mission: Impossible – Music from the Original Motion Picture Score is the original score album by Danny Elfman for the 1996 film Mission: Impossible. The score was originally planned to be composed by Alan Silvestri, but he was replaced during the post-production by Elfman. The score also includes Lalo Schifrin's original "Theme from Mission: Impossible".[2][3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[4]
Filmtracks.comStarStar[5]

Style

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While the soundtrack was generally praised for its versatility[6] it was received very diversely as an example of the new directions chosen by the composer.[7]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Danny Elfman.

Mission: Impossible (Original Motion Picture Score)
No.TitleLength
1."Sleeping Beauty[b]"2:28
2."Mission: Impossible Theme"1:02
3."Red Handed[a]"4:21
4."Big Trouble"5:33
5."Love Theme?"2:21
6."Mole Hunt"3:02
7."The Disc[b]"1:54
8."Max Found"1:02
9."Looking for "Job"[b]"4:38
10."Betrayal"2:56
11."The Heist[b]"5:46
12."Uh-Oh!"1:28
13."Biblical Revelation"1:33
14."Phone Home"2:25
15."Train Time[a][b]"4:11
16."Ménage à Trois"2:55
17."Zoom A"1:53
18."Zoom B[a]"2:54
Total length:52:28


2019 La La Land Expanded release track listing

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  1. 1. Sleeping Beauty**(†) (Film Version) 3:03
  2. 2. Theme From Mission: Impossible(§) 1:07 Composed by Lalo Schifrin, arr. Danny Elfman
  3. 3. Red Handed** (†/§) (Film Version) 6:21
  4. 4. Big Trouble** (Film Version) 7:01
  5. 5. Lonely March* 0:54
  6. 6. Mole Hunt** (Film Version)/Escape* 3:35
  7. 7. Looking For “Job”(†) 4:44
  8. 8. Max Returns*/Max At Last* 1:30
  9. 9. Max Found 1:05
  10. 10. The Disc(†) 1:59
  11. 11. Disavowed*/Worse Than You Think** (†) 2:48
  12. 12. Langley*(§) 1:01
  13. 13. The Heist** (†) (Film Version) 5:05
  14. 14. Uh-Oh! 1:31
  15. 15. Biblical Revelation 1:36
  16. 16. Phone Home 2:28
  17. 17. Betrayal** (Film Version) 3:01
  18. 18. Love Theme? 2:24
  19. 19. Train Time** (Film Version)/Is He?* 5:33
  20. 20. Ménage à Trois 2:57
  21. 21. Zoom A** (Film Version)/Zoom B**(§) (Film Version) 5:21

ADDITIONAL MUSIC

  1. 22. Red Handed**(†) (Alternate Ending) 1:46
  2. 23. Disavowed* (Alternate)/Worse Than You Think*(†) (Alternate) 2:59
  3. 24. Zoom A** (Alternate)/Zoom B**(§) (Alternate) 5:19

TOTAL DISC TIME: 75:15

TOTAL ALBUM TIME: 128:35

  • previously unreleased
    • contains previously unreleased material

§ contains “Theme From Mission: Impossible” by Lalo Schifrin † contains “The Plot” by Lalo Schifrin

Personnel

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Notes

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  • ^a Contains Theme from Mission: Impossible by Lalo Schifrin
  • ^b Contains "The Plot" by Lalo Schifrin

References

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  1. ↑ "Mission Impossible: Music From The Original Motion Picture Score". Amazon.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  2. ↑ Burlingame, John (July 15, 1996). "Music You Won't Hear at the Movies". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  3. ↑ Thaxton, Ford A.; Larson, Randall D. (2000). "Composer Alan Silvestri Disavowed". Soundtrack Magazine. 19 (74). EU: Runmovies.eu. Archived from the original on November 23, 2014. Alt URL Archived September 20, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ McDonald, Steven. "Mission Impossible [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Filmtracks: Mission: Impossible (Danny Elfman)". Filmtracks.com. September 24, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  6. ↑ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - LIMITED EDITION". La-La Land Records. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  7. ↑ "Elfman: Mission: Impossible". www.movie-wave.net. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
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