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Even Alan Silvestri did a great job with his rendition of the M:I theme, heard in the trailers for the first film. Sure, I thought Danny Elfman did a great job with the first film, but this was a different film, and a different composer's style could lend a fresh take on the classic Lalo Shifrin theme. When I heard that Zimmer was going to be scoring the film, I was nothing short of enthused. One of those elements was the score, by veteran composer Hans Zimmer. More "James Bond" than "Mission: Impossible," the film left a few things to be desired. I was disappointed because I thought the screenplay was just as bad as the first film (both were written by Robert Towne), and as a fan of the television show, I had to wonder why the idea of the team and covert operations went out the window in favor of a one-man (Tom Cruise) army blowing things up left and right in plain sight.

Not because of the action sequences, or even the acting (though it wasn't anything great). While the trailers looked great—and I'm a huge John Woo fan—I have to say that I was pretty disappointed by Mission Impossible 2. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE still proves to be a high water mark that future composers have had to live up to with each subsequent chapter of this classic blockbuster.How does one spell disappointment? M:I-2. Stepping out of the darkness of his iconic Tim Burton collaborations and into more lighthearted territory with his adaptation of Lalo Schffrin's earworm theme song and other motifs, this score is one of the best of Elfman's career. 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. Before that became the expected standard, however, the first MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE film was tasked with elevating the pulp television classic to summer popcorn flick. Nearly every film in the series features a new filmmaker behind the camera, just as nearly every film allows a different composer to take on scoring duties.

The Tom Cruise helmed, auteur driven, action spy series has been an American cinema staple for over twenty years. Mondo is proud to present the premiere vinyl release of Danny Elfman's incredible score to the film that started one of cinema's most celebrated franchises- MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1996)