| Mission: Impossible III (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Michael Giacchino |
| Cover: | Mi3CD.jpg |
| Released: | May 9, 2006 |
| Recorded: | March 2006, Sony Scoring Stage, Culver City |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Length: | 65:02 |
| Label: | Varèse Sarabande |
| Producer: | Michael Giacchino |
| Prev Title: | The Family Stone |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | Ratatouille |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
Mission: Impossible III (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album for the 2006 film , composed by Michael Giacchino. Unlike the previous two films in the series, there was no album released containing the film's contemporary music.
After J. J. Abrams signed on to direct , 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.[1] "[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."[2]
The score for Mission: Impossible III was recorded over the course of eight days at the Sony Scoring Stage in Culver City, California. 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".[3]
Rapper Kanye West recorded and release a single 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.[4]
Credits adopted from liner notes:[5]
Additional music featured in Mission: Impossible III:[6]
| 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 played during the end credits. It samples New Birth's rendition of "It's Impossible". |