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hairy_hen
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Last song you listened to.
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2-Mar-2011, 5:13 AM

Remix of the Mission: Impossible theme from the 1988 series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC6LLjZEcsc

To me this is the definitive version of the theme.  I love the 60's arrangement but somehow this manages to be even better.  Damn shame the 80's revival hasn't been released on dvd; the original show was definitely better overall, but I enjoyed this one as well.

 

The movies wimped out by putting most of the theme in 4/4 time instead of the driving rhythm of 5/4.  But then the movies sux anyway, because they obliterated the entire concept of the show to make room for Tom Cruise's massive ego.  Mr. Phelps as the bad guy?  Seriously?  Peter Graves walked away from the movie as soon as he heard about that, and I don't blame him one bit.