Mission: Impossible (soundtrack)

Mission: Impossible: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack for the 1996 film Mission: Impossible. The soundtrack was a success, peaking at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 and spawning the top-10 hit "Theme from Mission: Impossible" by U2 members Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr..

For other uses, see Mission: Impossible (disambiguation).
Mission: Impossible: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by
Various artists and Danny Elfman
ReleasedMay 14, 1996
Recorded1995 – 1996
GenreSoundtrack
Length64:40
LabelIsland Records
ProducerVarious artists and Danny Elfman
Mission: Impossible chronology
Mission: Impossible
(1996)		 Mission: Impossible 2
(2000)
Singles from Mission: Impossible: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
  1. "Theme from Mission: Impossible"
    Released: June 3, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

"Theme from Mission: Impossible" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of 500,000 copies on July 2, 1996, while the soundtrack reached gold status just two weeks later on July 16.

Track listing
  1. "Theme from Mission: Impossible" – Larry Mullen & Adam Clayton (3:27)
  2. "Spying Glass" – Massive Attack (5:21)
  3. "I Spy" – Pulp (5:56)
  4. "Impossible Mission" – Danny Elfman (5:35)
  5. "Headphones" – Björk (5:40)
  6. "Weak" – Skunk Anansie (3:31)
  7. "On and On" – Longpigs (4:11)
  8. "Claire" – Danny Elfman (2:55)
  9. "Dreams" (Radio Edit) - The Cranberries (4:13)
  10. "You, Me and World War III" ('Big' Single Remix) - Gavin Friday (4:28)
  11. "So" – Salt (3:33)
  12. "Trouble" – Danny Elfman (3:32)
  13. "No Government" – Nicolette (5:31)
  14. "Alright" – Cast (3:35)
  15. "Mission: Impossible Theme (Mission Accomplished)" – Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen (3:05)

Note: Only five of the fifteen tracks on the album (Clayton & Mullen's first rendition of Lalo Schifrin's theme music, the contribution of The Cranberries and the three Danny Elfman score suites) are actually heard in the movie.

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[2] Gold 250,000^
United States (RIAA)[3] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (O.S.T. - Various; 'Mission Impossible')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  3. "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Mission Impossible". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 9 July 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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