Mission: Impossible III (soundtrack)

Mission: Impossible III (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album for the 2006 film Mission: Impossible III, composed by Michael Giacchino. Unlike the previous two films in the series, there was no album released containing the film's contemporary music.

Overview
After J. J. Abrams signed on to direct Mission: Impossible III, 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. "[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."

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".

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.

Personnel
Credits adopted from liner notes:


 * Production
 * Michael Giacchino – composer, producer
 * Lalo Schifrin – original material
 * J. J. Abrams – executive producer
 * Danny Bramson – executive producer, music supervisor
 * Robert Townson – executive producer for Varèse Sarabande
 * Hollywood Studio Symphony – orchestra
 * Reggie Wilson – orchestra contractor
 * Matthew Joseph Peak – CD package design


 * Technical
 * Dan Wallin – recording, mixing
 * Stephen M. Davis – supervising music editor
 * Alex Levy – music editor
 * Alan Schlaifer – assistant music editor
 * Paul Apelgren – music editor coordinator
 * Greg Lookorn – music technical engineer
 * Mark Eshelman – music floor person
 * Bryan Clements – music floor person
 * Erick Labson – mastering


 * Orchestration
 * Tim Simonec – orchestration, conductor
 * Peter Boyer – orchestration
 * Harvey R. Cohen – orchestration
 * Mark Gasbarro – orchestration
 * Jack Hayes – orchestration
 * Larry Kenton – orchestration
 * Chris Tilton – orchestration
 * Chad Seiter – score assistant
 * Andrea Datzman – score assistant
 * Booker T. White – music preparation
 * Adam Michalak – music recordist


 * Acoustic Instruments
 * Peter Erskine - drums, percussion
 * Abraham Laboriel - electric bass
 * Michael Giacchino - grand piano
 * Mark Gasbarro- keyboards

Additional music
Additional music featured in Mission: Impossible III: