Mission: Impossible theme

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film theme music instrumental composition television theme music

The "Mission: Impossible" theme is an iconic, rhythmically distinctive television and film score motif composed by Lalo Schifrin, renowned for its suspenseful, driving 5/4 beat.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Mission: Impossible Theme	1
Theme from Mission Impossible	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film theme music ⓘ instrumental composition ⓘ television theme music ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Mission: Impossible main title theme NERFINISHED ⓘ
arrangedBy	Danny Elfman NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans Zimmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Kraemer NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorne Balfe NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Giacchino NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedGenre	spy fiction ⓘ
associatedWith	Brian De Palma NERFINISHED ⓘ Lalo Schifrin NERFINISHED ⓘ Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Cruise NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer	Lalo Schifrin NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalStatus	iconic television theme ⓘ widely recognized spy genre motif ⓘ
firstUsedIn	Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	film score ⓘ television score ⓘ
hasMotif	short repeated two-note figure ⓘ
hasTimeSignature	5/4 ⓘ
influencedBy	Latin rhythms ⓘ jazz ⓘ
key	E minor ⓘ
notableFeature	5/4 time signature ⓘ ostinato bass line ⓘ syncopated rhythmic pattern ⓘ use of brass and percussion ⓘ
originalReleaseYear	1966 ⓘ
partOf	Mission: Impossible franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ
publisher	CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordedForLabel	Dot Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Paramount Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
tempo	allegro ⓘ
usedAs	closing credits music ⓘ opening credits music ⓘ
usedIn	Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mission: Impossible (1996 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mission: Impossible (film series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mission: Impossible 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mission: Impossible III NERFINISHED ⓘ Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One NERFINISHED ⓘ Mission: Impossible – Fallout NERFINISHED ⓘ Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ
writtenFor	Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lalo Schifrin → notableWork → Mission: Impossible theme ⓘ

Mission: Impossible (1996 film score) → usesThemeMusic → Mission: Impossible theme ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mission: Impossible Theme

Drive-Thru Booty → hasPart → Mission: Impossible theme ⓘ

this entity surface form: Theme from Mission Impossible