Theme from ''Mission: Impossible''

"Theme from Mission: Impossible"
Single by Lalo Schifrin
from the album Music from Mission: Impossible
Released 1967
Format Vinyl
Recorded 1967
Genre Theme music
Length 2:31
Label Dot
Songwriter(s) Lalo Schifrin
Producer(s) Tom Mack

"Theme from Mission: Impossible" is the theme tune of the TV series Mission: Impossible (1966–1973). The theme was written and composed by Argentine composer Lalo Schifrin and has since gone on to appear in several other works of the Mission: Impossible franchise, including the 1988 TV series, the film series and the video game series.

Overview

The theme is written in a 5
4 time signature which Schifrin has jokingly explained as being "for people who have five legs".[1] However, a more likely explanation is that Schifrin started from the Morse Code for M.I. which is "_ _ .." . If a dot is one beat and a dash is one and a half beats then this gives a bar of five beats, exactly matching the underlying rhythm.

The original single release peaked at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 19 on the magazine's Adult Contemporary chart in 1967 (Leonard Nimoy, before playing Paris in Mission Impossible in 1969, also covered the theme two years earlier).[2]

In 2010, a fictionalized account of Lalo Schifrin's creation of the Mission: Impossible tune was featured in a Lipton TV commercial aired in a number of countries around the world.[3]

Track listings

7" Single

Side A:

  1. "Mission: Impossible" - 2:31

Side B:

  1. "Jim on the Move" - 3:12

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1967) Peak
position
Billboard Hot 100 41
Billboard Easy Listening 19

Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. version

"Theme from Mission: Impossible"
Single by Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr.
from the album Mission: Impossible: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Released June 3, 1996
Format
Recorded 1996
Genre
Length 3:27
Label Mother Records
Songwriter(s) Lalo Schifrin
Producer(s)
  • David Beal
  • Larry Mullen
Music video
"Theme from Mission: Impossible" on YouTube

In 1996, the theme was remade by U2 members Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. for the soundtrack to the film.

Chart performance

The instrumental became a hit in the United States, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and receiving a gold certification, selling 500,000 copies there.[4][5] It also peaked at number one in Finland, Hungary, and Iceland, number two in Australia and Ireland, and number seven on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

The Gavin Report wrote about the song: "Those not familiar with this piece of music A) are under five years of age, B) have been living with Theodore Kaczynski for the past 25 years, or C) are not aware of television. This interpretation by half of U2 will be heard by millions of moviegoers expected to see what's been anticipated as the film of the summer. Try cranking this up and driving around the hills of San Francisco! Very cool."[6]

Track listings

CD Single

MUMTT75 / 576470-2
No.TitleLength
1."Theme from Mission: Impossible"3:27
2."Mission: Impossible Theme (Mission Accomplished)"3:05
Total length:6:32

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[10] 14
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 10
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[12] 15
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[13] 8
Denmark (IFPI)[14] 7
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15] 7
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 1
France (SNEP)[17] 18
Germany (Official German Charts)[18] 6
Hungary (Mahasz)[19] 1
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[20] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[21] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 7
Norway (VG-lista)[25] 4
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[26] 12
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[29] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[30] 7
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[31] 23
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[32] 2
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[33] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[34] 96
Germany (Official German Charts)[35] 42
US Billboard Hot 100[36] 66

Cover versions

One cover version was recorded by French No Wave artist Lizzy Mercier Descloux on her 1979 album, Press Color.[37]

The theme's melodies form the basis of Limp Bizkit's 2000 single "Take a Look Around", which was recorded for the soundtrack of the second film.

Russian ethnic band Bugotak recorded a Russian-language rap song with ethnic Siberian instruments based on "Take a Look Around", the theme and "Empty Spaces" by Pink Floyd, entitled "Missiya Maadai-kara nevypolnima".

American rapper Kanye West and producer Jon Brion, created a remix version at the end credits of the third film.

Brave Combo covered the theme as a "deep groove cumbia" on their 2008 album, The Exotic Rocking Life.

Tiësto created a dance remix version of the theme to promote the fourth film in the series Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011).[38]

In January 2013, violinist and dancer Lindsey Stirling and The Piano Guys, Steven Sharp Nelson (cello) and Jon Schmidt (piano), released their interpretation of the "Theme from Mission: Impossible".[39][40] The arrangement is true to the Lalo Schifrin original, but also employs a passage with a liberal use of the Piano Sonato in C by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart K. 545 first movement and a self-composed passage to end the piece.[41] The arrangement was introduced with a music video having a comedic cloak and dagger theme. Two official copies of the video have garnered nearly 5 million views on Lindsey Stirling's YouTube channel [42] and over 10 million views on The Piano Guys YouTube channel as of August 2015.[41]

For the promotion of the fifth film Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) Japanese guitarist MIYAVI covered the theme. [43]

References

  1. ↑ Koppl, R. Lalo Schifrin on Creating Mission: Impossible, originally published in Soundtrack Magazine (volume 19, number 74, 2000), posted at Soundtrack: The CinemaScore and Soundtrack Archives
  2. ↑ Billboard: Lalo Schifrin Chart History accessed March 9, 2012
  3. ↑ "Lipton Lalo Mission Impossible". inspiration room. May 1, 2010. Archived from the original on May 3, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  4. ↑ "American certifications – Clayton, Adam & Larry Mullen – Theme from Mission: Impossible". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 109 (3): 61. January 18, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  6. ↑ Sholin, Dave (19 April 1996). "Gavin Picks > Singles" (PDF). Gavin Report. No. 2101. p. 78. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen – Theme from Mission: Impossible". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen – Theme from Mission: Impossible" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen – Theme from Mission: Impossible" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen – Theme from Mission: Impossible" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3027." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 3028." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 3015." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Top 10 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen: Theme from Mission: Impossible" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  17. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen – Theme from Mission: Impossible" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  18. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen – Theme from Mission: Impossible". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  19. ↑ "Top 10 Hungary" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  20. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn NR. 174 Vikuna 15.6. - 21.6. '96" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir. 15 June 1996. p. 26. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  21. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Mission: Impossible". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  22. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 32, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  23. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen – Theme from Mission: Impossible" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  24. ↑ "Charts.nz – Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen – Theme from Mission: Impossible". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  25. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen – Theme from Mission: Impossible". VG-lista. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  26. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  27. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen – Theme from Mission: Impossible". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  28. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen – Theme from Mission: Impossible". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  29. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  30. ↑ "Adam Clayton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  31. ↑ "Adam Clayton Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  32. ↑ "Adam Clayton Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  33. ↑ "Adam Clayton Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  34. ↑ "RPM Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  35. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  36. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  37. ↑ "Lizzy Mercier Descloux – Press Color". ZE Records – ZEA 33-004. 1979.
  38. ↑ "Mission: Impossible - Theme (Tiësto Remix)". YouTube. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  39. ↑ Sanders Petersen, Sarah (8 January 2013). "The Piano Guys, Lindsey Stirling combine for 'Mission Impossible' video". Deseret News. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  40. ↑ Updegraff, Jake (9 January 2013). "Piano Guys and Lindsey Stirling Take On 'Mission Impossible'". RyanSeacrest.com. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  41. 1 2 "Mission Impossible (Piano/Cello/Violin) ft. Lindsey Stirling - ThePiano". ThePianoGuys. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013. See "About" section for details
  42. ↑ "Mission Impossible - Lindsey Stirling and the Piano Guys". LindseyStomp. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  43. ↑ "『ミッション：インポッシブル／ローグ・ネイション』×MIYAVI「Mission: Impossible Theme」(Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
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