Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack to the 2022 action film Top Gun: Maverick by Lorne Balfe, Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga, and Hans Zimmer.[1][2] It consists of the film's score as well as two original songs, "Hold My Hand" by Gaga and "I Ain't Worried" by OneRepublic, which were released as singles prior to the album.[3][4] The soundtrack contains the song "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins, which was also featured in the first film.[5] The soundtrack was released on May 27, 2022,[6] by Interscope Records and Paramount Music through digital and physical formats.[7][8]
By June 2017, Top Gun composer Harold Faltermeyer had returned to score for the sequel.[9][10] Later, in October 2018, Hans Zimmer joined Faltermeyer to score for the film,[1] accompanied by Lorne Balfe and Lady Gaga also joining the film later.[2] Zimmer produced a new original theme for the film that was featured in the February 2022 trailer, and was played by guitarist Johnny Marr. Marr claimed that the theme was "completely accidental"[11] and did not watch the preview of the film before scoring.[12] Speaking in an interview to Variety, Marr said "I think there was some issue with how the theme was sounding, and I was around and I have a guitar. It really was as simple as that."[12] Twenty One Pilots frontman Tyler Joseph said that their band was reported to feature in the soundtrack, before Tom Cruise ousted them. He revealed in an interview that "I was working with the music placement person for the new Top Gun on writing a new song for them, and then I believe Tom Cruise came in and just fired everyone," Tyler also noted, "It was actually pretty soon after they brought me in to show me parts of the movie and what they were looking for and stuff. Then I got word that there was like a wholesale swap."[13][14] Musician Kenny Loggins has confirmed that his song "Danger Zone", which was used in the first film, will be featured in the sequel.[5][15] "Great Balls of Fire", another song from the first film performed by Jerry Lee Lewis, was also featured in the sequel.[16] The song is performed by Miles Teller, who plays Lt. Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw.[16]
On April 27, 2022, Gaga announced that she had written and recorded the song "Hold My Hand", which would serve as the film's theme song, in addition to producing the score.[17] Gaga said that she worked on the song for years, and "didn't even realize the multiple layers it spanned across the film's heart, my own psyche, and the nature of the world we've been living in" while writing it.[3] The song, released as a single on May 3, 2022, was co-written with Benjamin Rice and BloodPop.[18][19] Another single, "I Ain't Worried" by OneRepublic was released on May 13.[20][21] It was sent to contemporary hit radio in the United States on June 21, 2022.[22] The soundtrack album was released on May 27, 2022, by Interscope Records.[23][24]
The final track, a rendition of "Amazing Grace", is credited to the "Maverick Choir". Performers on the song are John Anderson, Archer/Park (Randy Archer and Johnny Park), Clint Black, Suzy Bogguss, Gary Chapman, Billy Dean, Radney Foster, James Garner, Mel Gibson, Amy Grant, Noel Haggard, Faith Hill, Waylon Jennings, Hal Ketchum, Tracy Lawrence, Kathy Mattea, Reba McEntire, John Michael Montgomery, Michael Omartian, Eddie Rabbitt, Restless Heart, Ricky Van Shelton, Danny Shirley (of Confederate Railroad), Larry Stewart (who at this point was not a member of Restless Heart), Joy Lynn White, and Tammy Wynette, with solos by Black, Dean, Grant, Jennings, Ketchum, Mattea, McEntire, Restless Heart, and Wynette. All royalties from this rendition were donated to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Mark Hartley and Larry Fitzgerald were the album's executive producers.[4]
It makes me sad that a group that has so much potential is steered into a copy of NCT 127. That particular brand of noise often seems to be too challenging even for SM boys to comfortably inhabit and now The Boyz. I felt so bad for Taeil and Doyoung when I saw them looking miserable while performing Sticker and even though TBZ are all very performance-focused, I still believe that their vocal line deserves a comeback with a song that would let them shine.
Edgy bg can make good songs of course. But it narrows variety of their music. No offense to you, it is just my personal opinion. I think TBZ doesnt match with this edgy concept. They are well matched with bright concept, but looks like forced to do this concept due to global appeal.
I can see the point that the song is not for everyone so as kpop to some listeners as a genre of music. But whats with the hate and hurtful terms tho? But this is just me as well. Im just sad that majority of the thoughts in this article are negative I cant even take it constructively because the approach is pure hate.
(thats not to say the songs a good fit for the groups vocal line lol like if uve ever heard chanhees covers on vlives n shit u know he can do so much more than this and i DESPERATELY need a song where his amazing vocals get highlighted bc i love his vocal color so so so much)
Top Gun: Maverick prominently features several new songs, including an original pop ballad from Lady Gaga, taking the Top Gun sequel's music to new heights while also evoking memories of songs from the first film. In bringing the character of Maverick to the 21st century, the Top Gun: Maverick soundtrack is a limited but fun mixture of new songs and popular oldies. The original movie even won an Oscar for one of its songs, and Lady Gaga's single matches that success with a new Top Gun song. Here are the songs used in the Top Gun: Maverick soundtrack and where they play in the film.
"Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins - Probably the best Top Gun song. In the Top Gun: Maverick soundtrack, the Top Gun song is played in a very similar context to how it was used in the original movie, although it is only played one time in the new film compared to the multiple times in the original. It plays as Maverick returns to the TOPGUN school, during a montage of Navy fighter jets landing on an aircraft carrier.
"Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis - This classic is played and sung in the movie by Miles Teller in the role of Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw while in a bar early in the film, surrounded by his fellow pilots. This version is also included on the official soundtrack for Top Gun: Maverick. The use of the Top Gun song is very obviously a reference to a memorable scene from the first movie, in which Rooster's father and Maverick's wingman, "Goose" Bradshaw, play the same song in a restaurant during a double date.
"I Ain't Worried" by OneRepublic - This fun Top Gun song plays during a beach football game put on by Maverick where his TOPGUN students play against one another, a scene reminiscent of the infamous volleyball scene from the original movie.
"Hold My Hand" by Lady Gaga - Little parts of this Lady Gaga Top Gun song are included in the score throughout Top Gun: Maverick but it isn't used in full force until after Maverick has successfully completed the mission for which he was training the students and returns safely to Penny, his love interest in Top Gun 2 played by Jennifer Connelly. The soaring anthem rounds out the movie's soundtrack and sends Maverick's story out on a high note.
The Top Gun song that pays the biggest homage in Top Gun: Maverick is "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis. It was fitting to have Goose's son sing the song that was played at that double date all those years ago, as the film's core is the lasting impact of Goose's death. The song set up the contentious yet compelling relationship between Goose and Maverick in the first film, so it's only natural for the tune to be used to pass the torch over to Rooster.
It's an effective tool to bring Goose's death from Top Gun back into the picture to remind audiences that his demise hangs over the movie, motivating Maverick's actions and reactions. The score helps stop Top Gun: Maverick from being a nostalgia grab. However, including the song reminds audiences of what is at the core of the movie, which is Goose's death, and effectively hands the legacy over to Rooster.
Top Gun Maverick has another big song that matches up with the Oscar winner from the original film. The song that won the Oscar in the original was Berlin's "Take My Breath Away." While not as famous as Kenny Loggins' hit song, it was the one that took home the gold over songs from movies like The Karate Kid Part II and Little Shop of Horrors. Top Gun Maverick has Lady Gaga's "Hold My Hand" competing against songs from Everything Everywhere All At Once and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, but it has every chance to repeat the original Top Gun song success at the Oscars.
"Maverick City hasn't lost its way, we have no songs that compromise the Gospel or word of God," says Maverick City on Instagram. "We don't support or preach false doctrine, and we are not currently collaborating with Beyoncé. We are, however, supporting our brother Jamison Bethea and his musical genius, and we are praying for his family. We will continue to adhere to the Great Commission given to all of us."
But the most-nominated artist at the upcoming show might not be one listeners immediately recognize. Producer and songwriter Jeff Pardo appears nine times on the ballot this year, topped by a pair of Song of the Year nominations.
Those outside the camp of Christ will likely understand this song to be religious cleansing, if not Christian. Adherents will have a burning desire for their deity of choice, becoming more like their gods.
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