John Barry (composer) Minster. Serving in the British Army, Barry spent his national service playing the trumpet. During his army service, he took a correspondence course (with jazz composer Bill Russo); he also worked as an arranger for the Jack Parnell and Ted Heath's Orchestra, and formed his own band in 1957, the John Barry Seven, with whom he had some hit records on EMI's Columbia label. These included "Hit and Miss", the theme tune he composed for the BBC's "Juke Box Jury" programme, a cover of the Johnny Smith song "Walk Don't Run", and a cover of the theme for the United
Theme from Mission: Impossible (2015) Japanese guitarist MIYAVI covered the theme. Theme from Mission: Impossible "Theme from "Mission: Impossible"" is the theme tune of the TV series "" (1966–1973). The theme was written and composed by Argentine composer Lalo Schifrin and has since gone on to appear in several other works of the "Mission: Impossible" franchise, including the , the and the video game series. The theme is written in a time signature which Schifrin has jokingly explained as being "for people who have five legs". However, it should be noted that Schifrin started from the Morse Code for M.I. which is "_ _