Danny Elfman: Mission: Impossible (2LP, soundtrack, 30th anniversary, blue vinyl) [DECCA]

Why you'll love it

A 30th anniversary 2LP set on blue vinyl of Danny Elfman's score for the first Mission: Impossible film. Eighteen cues, from his take on Lalo Schifrin's famous theme to "The Heist" and "Train Time".

This edition

• 30th anniversary edition
• Blue vinyl
• 2LP set, eighteen cues across four sides

About the album

Danny Elfman spent the 80s fronting Oingo Boingo and then became one of Hollywood's busiest composers, from Batman to The Simpsons. For Brian De Palma's 1996 Mission: Impossible, starring Tom Cruise, he took Lalo Schifrin's famous 5/4 TV theme and wrapped it in a full orchestra, then wrote a tense, twisting score around it.

"Mole Hunt" and "Betrayal" crackle with suspicion, "The Heist" plays out the film's famous wire-drop scene with barely a breath, and "Train Time" goes all-in for the finale. It's a score that's every bit as slick as the film. This record will not self-destruct in five seconds; we checked twice.

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Out October 2, 2026 on Decca (cat# 6123233), a reissue of the 1996 soundtrack.