Mission: Impossible [Soundtrack 180 Gram Vinyl 2LP]

The Tom Cruise helmed, auteur driven, action spy franchise has been an American cinema staple for over twenty years. Nearly every film in the series with a new filmmaker behind the camera, and nearly ever film a different composer on scoring duties. But before that became the expected standard, the first film was tasked with elevating the pulp television classic to Summer popcorn flick. Brian DePalma’s sleek, smooth and masterful first entry made waves with its approach to past characters from the series, but was not so carefree with its musical legacy, bringing on composer Danny Elfman to helm the score. Stepping out of the darkness of his iconic Tim Burton collaborations and into an adaptation of Lalo Schffrin’s earworm theme song, and motifs, Elfman’s score is one of the best of his career, and a high water mark that future composers have had to live up to with each subsequent chapter.

 

 

Title		Featuring	Producing	Time
A1.	Sleeping Beauty		Danny Elfman	02:28
A2.	Mission: Impossible Theme		Danny Elfman	01:02
A3.	Red Handed		Danny Elfman	04:21
A4.	Big Trouble		Danny Elfman	05:33
B5.	Love Theme?		Danny Elfman	02:21
B6.	Mole Hunt		Danny Elfman	03:02
B7.	The Disc		Danny Elfman	01:54
B8.	Max Found		Danny Elfman	01:02
B9.	Looking For "Job"		Danny Elfman	04:38
C10.	Betrayal		Danny Elfman	02:56
C11.	The Heist		Danny Elfman	05:46
C12.	Uh-Oh!		Danny Elfman	01:28
C13.	Biblical Revelation		Danny Elfman	01:33
D14.	Phone Home		Danny Elfman	02:25
D15.	Train Time		Danny Elfman	04:11
D16.	Ménage Á Trois		Danny Elfman	02:55
D17.	Zoom A		Danny Elfman	01:53
D18.	Zoom B		Danny Elfman	02:54