Composers Max Aruj and Alfie Godfrey discuss how they reimagined the iconic Mission: Impossible sound – giving Ethan Hunt’s last ride a musical pulse
Imagine being handed the keys to a 27-year-old action juggernaut. The engine’s roaring, the controls are bubbling like a submarine alarm, and Imagine being handed the keys to a 27-year-old action juggernaut. The engine’s roaring, the controls are bubbling like a submarine alarm, and is already halfway up the side of a plane.
Your job? Redesign the whole interior, but don’t touch the upholstery. That’s pretty much what composers Max Aruj and Alfie Godfrey signed up for on Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – the finale to the blockbuster spy saga.
The composers tell us that their mission wasn’t just about writing fabulous action music. “It was about rethinking the entire sound of one of Hollywood’s most iconic franchises, without losing what made it click in the first place,” they say.
In this exclusive chat with Bangalore Times, the duo unpacks their wild 13-month journey, one that turned geography into harmony, stress into orchestration, and proved that, yes, sometimes the only thing standing between chaos and cohesion is a perfectly timed flute.