There are many memorable songs that we still hear today and that we associate with very specific films from the 80s. “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds for the breakfast club“Maniac” by Michael Sembello from lightning danceand “The Power of Love” by Huey Lewis and News for Back to the Future these are just a few examples. Most notable within this group is Kenny Loggins for “Danger Zone” best gun – which makes a strong return in the new sequel, Top Gun: Maverick. With Tom Cruise’s film is already a success Loggins recently recalled his experience by finding his way into the soundtrack of the 1986 blockbuster.
The 74-year-old singer recently shared that the relationship between “Danger Zone” and best gun he just didn’t see the filmmakers go straight to the artist and ask him to write the song. Remembering how he got involved for the first time best gunKenny Loggins said Vulture that he and his co-producer, Peter Wolf, were invited to a screening of Jerry Bruckheimer’s film with the opportunity to write for the score, but when they arrived, 20 other composers were at the screening with them. Connections said,
So we watched it and realized that when the opening scenes came, the aircraft carrier scenes, everyone was drooling, ‘Oh my God. This is where most of these people are going to write. But when the volleyball scene came along, Peter and I said, “Yeah, that. Nobody’s going to write for this scene. Let’s make it happen. I knew the main thing was to be on the album, to have a strong cut somewhere where they didn’t have. many options.
Kenny Loggins and Peter Wolf may have been intimidated by all the competition and decided to write for the famous shirtless volleyball scene (who Top Gun: Maverick has its own version of ) instead of going straight down the throat through the great aerial sequences. They invented “Playing With the Boys” which is actually played during the scene. Subsequently Giorgio Moroder, who edited the soundtrack of the film, wrote “Danger Zone”. All they needed was a singer to sing the future iconic song from the film.
Apparently, artists like Toto, Bryan Adams, Mickey Thomas and Jefferson Starship would sing “Danger Zone”. Loggins said that to this day he doesn’t know why he was the singer who was ultimately cast. According to Loggins, he added his elements of him to the track, including a different melody for the bridge, changing some chord progressions and adding lyrics as well. When he performs, he remembers being inspired by Tina Turner when he came to the choir. Watch the classic “Danger Zone” music video below:
For Top Gun: MaverickTom Cruise was well aware of the importance of the music of best gunYes he was “worried” that the sequel would not be on top singer hat . However, when she heard Lady Gaga’s song “Hold My Hand”, that It has a double meaning in the film , his fears have dissipated. The Gaga’s song replaces “Take My Breath Away” for good reason, according to director Joseph Kosinski.
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Source: Cinemablend
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