Best of Mission Impossible: Then and Now [Soundtrack]

best of mission impossible: then and now [soundtrack]

Track Listings
1. Mission: Impossible Main Title
2. Suite from the Contender, Pt. 1: The Plot
3. Suite from the Contender, Pt. 1: Ready
4. Suite from the Contender, Pt. 1: Rollin
5. Suite from the Contender, Pt. 1: Time
6. Suite from the Contender, Pt. 1: Sleeping Phelps
7. Suite from Submarine: More Plot
8. Suite from Submarine: Mission: Impossible Theme
9. Suite from the Killer: Bower Hotel
10. Suite from the Killer: Check Out Time
11. Suite from the Killer: The Trick
12. Suite from Takeover: Signal Light
13. Suite from Takeover: Kate Thomas
14. Suite from Underground: Tape Machine
15. Suite from Underground: Good Job
16. Mission: Impossible End Credit
17. Mission: Impossible '88 Main Title
18. Suite from the Plague: Tricky Ears
19. Suite from the Plague: This Is the Chase
20. Suite from the Bayou: Croc Bait
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Best of Mission Impossible: Then and Now [Soundtrack]
The Best Of Mission: Impossible Then And Now - Music From The Original Television Soundtracks
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Unmissable.
  • Something's mission, here.
  • Excellent but incomplete!
 The Best Of Mission: Impossible Then And Now - Music From The Original Television Soundtracks
Lalo Schifrin
Manufacturer: Gnp Crescendo
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001P13
Release Date: 1993-03-30

Tracks:

  1. Mission: Impossible Main Title
  2. Suite From 'The Contender' Pt. 1: The Plot
  3. Ready
  4. Rollin
  5. Time
  6. Sleeping Phelps
  7. Suite From'Submarine': More Plot
  8. Mission:Impossible Theme
  9. Suite: From 'The Killer': Bower Hotel
  10. Check Out Time
  11. The Trick
  12. Suite From 'Takeover': Signal Light
  13. Kate Thomas
  14. Suite From 'Underground': Tape Machine
  15. Good Job
  16. Mission: Impossible End Credit
  17. Mission: Impossible '88 Main Title
  18. Suite From 'The Plague': Tricky Ears
  19. This Is The Chase
  20. Suite From 'The Bayou': Croc Bait
  21. Not Worth It
  22. Suite From 'The Cattle King': Nice Boat
  23. Bait The Hook
  24. Hot Time
  25. I Guess It Is
  26. Freak Time
  27. Whacko Time
  28. Suite From 'Deadly Harvest': Melt Down
  29. Framed
  30. Suite From 'Church Bells in Bogota': Coffee
  31. Ring Around The Finger
  32. Mission: Impossible '88 End Credit
  33. An Interview with Peter Graves
  34. Mission: Impossible Theme

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Unmissable........2006-01-10

Crescendo has done their usual good job in assembling this material. Unlike Lalo Schifrin's "Music from" album, which was really a "Music as originally composed for" album that in some cases bore little relation to what was used on the show, this disc was apparently made from the same tapes that went into the actual TV show soundtrack.

One interesting effect of that: The recording for the original series was done in *monaural!* So that's what this disc is, until you get to the tracks for the 90's series. Oh well.

The track lineup comprises a number of "suites" of music cues from various episodes, some short, some long. Together the tracks form a good representative sample of the actual, on-screen music of M:I over the years. Furthermore they fit together well in a sequence, leaving with you the impression that you were actually listening to a few episodes; you somehow just missed the dialog.

There is an interesting interview with Peter Graves (conducted before the execrable Tom Cruise movies) and a horribly recorded take of Lalo Schifrin conducting a symphony orchestra in the M:I theme. Both IMO are wasted track space that should have gone to more selections of authentic M:I music. Because of them, if I could have given this disc 4.5 stars, I would have; as it is, they don't detract enough to take a '5' down to a '4'.

If you were a fan of the original series -- and who wasn't? -- this disc is just too much fun not to have. There will be a run on it when the original series comes out on DVD this year. Buy it now.

2 out of 5 stars Something's mission, here........2002-11-04

I love Lalo Schifrin's music for Mission: Impossible, so I'm at a loss to explain why I find the Schifrin portion of this CD so tedious. Maybe it's because most of the tracks are variations on either the title music theme or the eight-note-mode Mission "march." Then again, music that works beautifully as background doesn't necessarily make for good listening apart from the action it's designed to underscore. I'm not sure. But it's great to have the opening and closing "title" music, though where's the revamped theme that appeared in the fifth season?

The 1988 music is a waste of CD space--thumping and crashing noises, primarily. The interview with Peter Graves is interesting, and the sound quality throughout is great. Your mission is to decide whether or not these few virtures merit a purchase.

4 out of 5 stars Excellent but incomplete!.......1999-04-14

This excellent collection of tracks and stings from the series suffers from one complaint: MORE! While encompassing the major themes from both the new and old series (including the frequently neglected 1970-1973 seasons) in good quality and selection, it lacks some of the more distinctive themes from the later years of the old series (particularly egregious is that "The Killer" only has some of the themes included; the pulse-pounding climax theme is horrifyingly absent). The live recording of the Mission theme is also somewhat badly recorded. However, the Peter Graves interview is a must for any M:I fan, and this is the only place you'll get the thumping bang-boom of the excellently synthesized new series. Moreover, what themes of the old series are here, are fabulous. If you like the series, buy this album.
Best of Mission Impossible: Then and Now
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A sampling of the best, but...
 Best of Mission Impossible: Then and Now
Original TV Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00092ZMOI
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

  1. Mission: Impossible Main Title
  2. Suite from the Contender, Pt. 1: The Plot
  3. Suite from the Contender, Pt. 1: Ready
  4. Suite from the Contender, Pt. 1: Rollin
  5. Suite from the Contender, Pt. 1: Time
  6. Suite from the Contender, Pt. 1: Sleeping Phelps
  7. Suite from Submarine: More Plot
  8. Suite from Submarine: Mission: Impossible Theme
  9. Suite from the Killer: Bower Hotel
  10. Suite from the Killer: Check Out Time
  11. Suite from the Killer: The Trick
  12. Suite from Takeover: Signal Light
  13. Suite from Takeover: Kate Thomas
  14. Suite from Underground: Tape Machine
  15. Suite from Underground: Good Job
  16. Mission: Impossible End Credit
  17. Mission: Impossible '88 Main Title
  18. Suite from the Plague: Tricky Ears
  19. Suite from the Plague: This Is the Chase
  20. Suite from the Bayou: Croc Bait
  21. Suite from the Bayou: Not Worth It

Product Description

1. Mission Impossible™ Main Title
2. The Plot (Suite from "THE CONTENDER" Pt. 1+)
3. Ready (Suite from "THE CONTENDER" Pt. 1+)
4. Rollin (Suite from "THE CONTENDER" Pt. 1+)
5. Time (Suite from "THE CONTENDER" Pt. 1+)
6. Sleeping Phelps (Suite from "THE CONTENDER" Pt. 1+)
7. More Plot (Suite from "Submarine"+)
8. Mission: Impossible™ Theme (Suite from "Submarine"+)
9. Bower Hotel (Suite from "The Killer"+)
10. Check Out Time (Suite from "The Killer"+)
11. The Trick (Suite from "The Killer"+)
12. Signal Light (Suite from "Takeover"+)
13. Kate Thomas (Suite from "Takeover"+)
14. Tape Machine (Suite from "Underground"+)
15. Good Job (Suite from "Underground"+)
16. Missio: Impossible™+ End Credit (Suite from "Underground"+)
17. Mission: Impossible '88™+ Main Title (Suite from "Underground"+)
18. Tricky Ears (Suite from "The Plague"++)
19. This is the Chase (Suite from "The Plague"++)
20. Croc Bait (Suite from "The Bayou"++)
21. Not Worth It (Suite from "The Bayou"++)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A sampling of the best, but..........2005-10-10

This release is welcome because it reissues the now out-of-print GNP Crescendo title from the 1990s at a budget price. That said, one may have criticisms about both releases.
The program presented on this CD is taken from and/or inspired by the "Mission: Impossible" series which appeared first in the 1960s and was revived in the 1980s. The gems here are the first several tracks, which are Lalo Schifrin's original 1960s theme music and several underscore cues by Schifrin used in the series, including a famous one later known as "The Plot". Also of note is an interview with Peter Graves, who appeared in both "Mission: Impossible" series.
The rest of the program, though, is rather negligible. The 1980s series music consists of a re-working of the show's theme, plus various underscore cues. All are awash in keyboard synthesizers, as opposed to Lalo Schifrin's use of live musicians (in the years between the two "Mission" series, film companies dismissed their studio orchestras due to the cost of maintaining them). A few of the 1980s cues are pleasant enough, making one think at times of New Age or Space music, but overall they lack the character of those sixties delights.
A couple more notes: for no apparent reason, the disc ends with a modern arrangement of the "Mission: Impossible" theme performed by the Israel Philharmonic and conducted by Lalo Schifrin, a take-or-leave proposition. Also, be forewarned that the booklet included with this budget release is "budget" as well, consisting essentially of the covers and little else. The inner pages are missing, along with most of the notes, a likely display of contempt for the costs involved in printing the rest.
All in all, this disc is just good, not great. If you can find it for little enough money, buy it for the wonderful Lalo Schifrin music and the Peter Graves segment.


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