Mission: Impossible (score)

Mission: Impossible – Music from the Original Motion Picture Score
Film score by Danny Elfman
Released	June 18, 1996[1]
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	52:28
Label	Point Music
Producer	Danny 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Filmtracks.com	[5]

Style

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

All music is composed by Danny Elfman.

Mission: Impossible (Original Motion Picture Score)

No.	Title	Length
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

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

• Danny Elfman
• Graeme Revell
• Lalo Schifrin

Notes

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

References

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.