Mission: Impossible III (soundtrack)

Mission: Impossible III: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Michael Giacchino
Released	May 9, 2006
Recorded	March 2006, Sony Scoring Stage, Culver City
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	65:02
Label	Varèse Sarabande
Producer	Michael Giacchino
Michael Giacchino chronology
The Family Stone (2005) Mission: Impossible III (2006) Ratatouille (2007)
Mission: Impossible chronology
Mission: Impossible II (2000) Mission: Impossible III (2006) Ghost Protocol (2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Filmtracks.com	[2]

Mission: Impossible III: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a soundtrack album for the 2006 film Mission: Impossible III, composed by Michael Giacchino. Unlike the previous two films in the series, there was no album released containing the film's contemporary music.

Overview

After J. J. Abrams signed on to direct Mission: Impossible III, he brought many of his frequent collaborators onto the production. One of which was composer Michael Giacchino, who became attached to write the musical score in early 2005.^[3] "[It was] not just me, but [Abrams'] editors, the writers, the production designer," said Giacchino. "It's really a group of friends, which is the greatest thing about working with him. It makes me feel like I'm 10 again, making movies in the backyard with my friends."^[4]

The score for Mission: Impossible III was recorded over the course of eight days at the Sony Scoring Stage in Culver City, California.^[4] It featured a 112-piece orchestra conducted by Tim Simonec. The scoring session attracted numerous star personalities, including Jennifer Garner and Merrin Dungey (from J. J. Abram's Alias), Sarah Vowell (from The Incredibles), Dermot Mulroney, as well as Tom Cruise, who conducted the orchestra in the "MI Theme".^[5]

Rapper Kanye West recorded a song for the soundtrack called "Impossible" featuring Twista and Keyshia Cole, which served as the film's theme song in addition to the original Mission: Impossible theme.^[6]

Track listing

All music composed by Michael Giacchino. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"MI Theme"	0:51
2.	"Factory Rescue"	4:14
3.	"Evacuation"	2:46
4.	"Helluvacopter Chase"	3:15
5.	"Special Agent Lindsey Farris"	2:46
6.	"Ethan and Julia"	1:24
7.	"Humpty Dumpty Sat On a Wall"	5:55
8.	"Masking Agent"	3:41
9.	"Voice Capture"	2:41
10.	"See You In The Sewer"	1:45
11.	"Davian's Brought In"	2:06
12.	"Bridge Battle"	4:13
13.	"Davian Gets The Girl"	2:44
14.	"IMF Escape"	2:44
15.	"Disguise The Limit"	3:24
16.	"Shang Way High"	3:39
17.	"The Chutist"	1:59
18.	"Hunting For Jules"	3:55
19.	"World's Worst Last 4 Minutes To Live"	4:11
20.	"Reparations"	3:36
21.	"Schifrin and Variations"	3:04

Personnel

Credits adopted from liner notes:^[7]

Production Michael Giacchino – composer, producer Lalo Schifrin – original material J. J. Abrams – executive producer Danny Bramson – executive producer, music supervisor Robert Townson – executive producer for Varèse Sarabande Hollywood Studio Symphony – orchestra Reggie Wilson – orchestra contractor Matthew Joseph Peak – CD package design Technical Dan Wallin – recording, mixing Stephen M. Davis – supervising music editor Alex Levy – music editor Alan Schlaifer – assistant music editor Paul Apelgren – music editor coordinator Greg Lookorn – music technical engineer Mark Eshelman – music floor person Bryan Clements – music floor person Erick Labson – mastering

Orchestration Tim Simonec – orchestration, conductor Peter Boyer – orchestration Harvey R. Cohen – orchestration Mark Gasbarro – orchestration Jack Hayes – orchestration Larry Kenton – orchestration Chris Tilton – orchestration Chad Seiter – score assistant Andrea Datzman – score assistant Booker T. White – music preparation Adam Michalak – music recordist

Additional music

Additional music featured in Mission: Impossible III:^[8]

Title	Musician(s)	Key Scenes/Notes
"Mission: Impossible Theme"	Lalo Schifrin
"Come Into My Life"	Jimmy Cliff
"Song 5000"	J. J. Abrams
"Back Door Santa"	The Black Crowes
"Best of My Love"	The Emotions
"A Sunday Kind of Love"	Etta James
"Tell Me Something Good"	Rufus and Chaka Khan
"Groksploitation"	Thomas Dolby and J. J. Abrams
"The Plot"	Lalo Shifrin
"String Quartet No. 4, Op. 18, No. 4 in C minor"	Ludwig van Beethoven
"String Quartet in B Major, Op. 1, No. 1 (La Chasse)"	Joseph Haydn
"We Are Family"	Sister Sledge
"Impossible"	Kanye West	The song is plays during the end credits. It samples New Birth's rendition of "It's Impossible".

References

1. Christopher Monger, James. "Mission: Impossible 3 [Original Movie Soundtrack]". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
2. "Filmtracks: Mission: Impossible III (Michael Giacchino)". Filmtracks.com. June 9, 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
3. Parrish, Gene (May 25, 2005). "'Lost,' 'Alias' Composer Michael Giacchino". NPR. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
4. Burlingame, Jon (May 7, 2006). "Michael Giacchino's Mission: Make the Old Music New". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
5. Goldwasser, Dan (March 24, 2006). "Michael Giacchino scores Mission: Impossible III". ScoringSessions.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
6. "Kanye West's Mission Impossible". IGN. Ziff Davis. February 8, 2006. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
7. "Mission: Impossible 3 [Original Movie Soundtrack] – Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
8. "Mission: Impossible III (2006) - Song Credits". Soundtrack.Net. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2015.