Mission: Impossible

Peter Graves, who is best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps on the television series Mission:  Impossible, died Sunday at the age of 83.  Of course, the theme music to Mission:  Impossible, which can be heard above, may be one of the most famous television theme songs of all time.  The piece was written and conducted by composer Lalo Schifrin, whose Web site is introduced with an arrangement of the Mission:  Impossible theme, thereby acknowledging it as his most famous work.  In 1992, GNP Crescendo Records produced a CD compilation called The Best Of Mission: Impossible Then And Now that features music from the television show composed and conducted by Shifrin.