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Season five’s drastic shift in style, which includes an inferior version of the theme song, would send the show in a slightly different direction - often, I think, to the detriment of the music. The blend of upbeat jazz and symphonic orchestration contribute energy, tension, and class to the series’ classic early years. The music continues to impress through seasons three and four, with Schifrin’s “The Heir Apparent” score a particular highlight. Their work would become familiar and influential in later seasons. There’s Walter Scharf’s lovely “Old Man Out” score, and Gerald Fried’s lively Meditterrean-flavored tracks from “Odds On Evil.” Jack Urbont contributes jazzy backgrounds for “The Ransom” and romantic string work for “The Short Tail Spy.” These composers would continue into season two, which also added composers Robert Drasnin (“The Slave”) and Jerry Fielding (“The Council”). Schifrin has impressive help in the early seasons.
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There are times when its presence feels like overkill, but it’s an infectious melody that Schifrin and the show’s other composers work creative variations on. “The Plot” ultimately has more staying power and versatility than the theme song does its melody would be repurposed inventively throughout all seven seasons. Particularly brilliant is Schifrin’s pioneering work for three early episodes: the pilot, “Memory,” and “Operation Rogosh.” Emerging from these scores the IMF theme “The Plot,” an addictive melody that would often be deployed as a musical cue to the team’s arrival onscreen. Season one’s scores, which set the tone for the show’s musical style, are almost uniformly outstanding. Unsurprisingly, my favorite compositions tends to correspond to my favorite seasons. But the theme is just the tip of the Mission music iceberg, as this robust, limited-edition box set points out.
#THE ORIGINAL MISSION IMPOSSIBLE THEME SONG TV#
That original theme song may be one of the most perfect TV tracks ever recorded - indeed, it’s so perfect, every subsequent reimagining of it has just sounded wrong to me, including the alternate versions on this set. Without quite knowing it, I’ve been waiting for Mission: Impossible – The Television Scores for decades little did I know it had been out for over a year and a half already.Įveryone’s familiar with Lalo Schifrin’s iconic Mission: Impossible theme song, the explosive, urgent 5/4 track that’s been parodied into the ground and has followed the franchise throughout its history, including the recent film incarnations. Fortunately, by releasing a six-disc compilation of Mission music, La-La Land Records has given me the perfect excuse to rectify this oversight. This is unfortunate music is the show’s secret weapon, consistently contributing to the suspenseful atmosphere and jazzy style of the series.
#THE ORIGINAL MISSION IMPOSSIBLE THEME SONG SERIES#
I’ve written a boatload of words about the original Mission: Impossible, but one aspect of the series I haven’t mentioned much is the music.