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The ‘Mission: Impossible’ Theme Song Was Written in Only 3 Minutes

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The iconic ‘Mission: Impossible’ theme song only took 3 minutes to write. Now, that’s talent.

According to the NY Post, it only took Lalo three minutes to write his most famous theme songs for the TV series “Mission: Impossible”.

“Orchestration’s not the problem for me,” he says. “It’s like writing a letter. When you write a letter, you don’t have to think what grammar or what syntaxes you’re going to use, you just write a letter. And that’s the way it came.”

What makes ‘Mission: Impossible’ so special is that the song is written in a signature 5/4 time. Which is an odd time beat. Check out this video to explain what I mean:

When asked why he did a 5/4 beat this is what he had to say:

“I was in Vienna and at a press conference and one lady asked me why I wrote ‘Mission: Impossible’ in 5/4 . . . I said, ‘Everybody knows that there have been beams from outer space coming because of interplanetary flights. The people in outer space have five legs and couldn’t dance to our music, so I wrote this for them.’ ”

“The lady believed it,” says Schifrin with a laugh, “and all the magazines in Vienna published it . . . my European agent called me and said, ‘What are you trying to do?!’ ”

‘Mission: Impossible 5’ is currently in theaters and Schifrin’s theme song is just as important as Tom Cruise’s infamous running scenes.

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Megan Dianehttps://www.projectcasting.com
Hi, I'm Megan Browne, the Head of Partnerships at Project Casting - a job board for the entertainment industry. As Head of Partnerships, I help businesses find the best talent for their influencer campaigns, photo shoots, and film productions. Creating these partnerships has enabled me to help businesses scale and reach their true potential. I'm excited to continue driving growth by connecting people with projects they're passionate about.

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