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DESCRIPTION: This week we’re continuing our look back at the majesty of “Mission: Impossible 2” by chatting with Mitchell Leib, who produced the blockbuster soundtrack for the film. This week, Leib talks about the origins of the movie, flying to Australia to play a demo for Tom Cruise, and why he set his sights on Metallica. And you’ll want to stick around – this episode ends on a truly suspenseful cliffhanger, as the whole project is thrown into jeopardy! Eep! Released May 29th, 2020.

SHOW NOTES: Here’s Christopher McQuarrie’s casting announcement for Esai Morales on Instagram as we mention at the beginning of this episode.

Here’s the “M:I-2” soundtrack album on Spotify...

Listen to Mission Impossible 2 on Spotify. Various Artists · Compilation · 2000 · 16 songs.

Here’s a 2020 interview with Metallica’s Lars Ulrich that covers his experience working with Tom Cruise on "I Disappear": Lars Ulrich Talks About Movies.

Also, here’s the Hong Kong Rescue website that we mention at the end of this episode.