Top Gun (Soundtrack)

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Top gun
Soundtrack by various authors and performers

Publication
(s)

May 13, 1986

admission

1985-1986

Label (s) Columbia Records

Format (s)

CD, record

Genre (s)

skirt

Title (number)

10

running time

56:51

production

Giorgio Moroder , Harold Faltermeyer and others

Top Gun is the album with the music for the film Top Gun (Eng. Title: Top Gun - You fear neither death nor the devil ) from 1986. The album was awarded 9 platinum in the USA and a platinum in Germany. Record excellent. The title Take My Breath Away by the Californian band Berlin , written by Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock , won an Oscar in 1987 for best original song.

background

In addition to Giorgio Moroder , Harold Faltermeyer and Peter Wolf were hired as producers of the soundtrack .

Bryan Adams ' song Only the Strong Survive was originally supposed to be part of the soundtrack. Adams refused, however, as he believed the film glorified war. The title Reckless by the heavy metal band Judas Priest was also intended for the soundtrack. However, the group declined because they believed the film would not be successful and because its release on the soundtrack album would have meant they shouldn't have released the title on their own album, Turbo . In addition, the US rock band Toto was originally intended for the first interpretation of the title Danger Zone .

Within the film also had the title You've Lost That Lovin 'Feelin' - a recording of the Righteous Brothers in 1964, Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis and (Sittin 'On) The Dock of the Bay of Otis Redding to which were not released on the LP version . They were included as a bonus in the 1999 remaster called Special Expanded Version . Giorgio Moroders Radar Radio was released as the B-side of Take My Breath Away .

There is also the film version of Take My Breath Away (Humming Version), in which the vocals are hummed in addition to the melody. This version has not yet been published.

Track list

Top Gun 1986; No .: CDCBS 70296

  1. Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone
  2. Cheap Trick - Mighty Wings
  3. Kenny Loggins - Playing with the Boys
  4. Teena Marie - Lead Me On
  5. Berlin - Take My Breath Away (Love Theme from Top Gun)
  6. Miami Sound Machine - Hot Summer Nights
  7. Loverboy - Heaven in Your Eyes
  8. Larry Greene - Through the Fire
  9. Marietta - Destination Unknown
  10. Harold Faltermeyer & Steve Stevens - Top Gun Anthem

Bonus tracks from the 1999 remaster

  1. Otis Redding - (Sittin 'On) The Dock of the Bay
  2. Harold Faltermeyer - Memories
  3. Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire (Original Version)
  4. The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin 'Feelin'
  5. Kenny Loggins - Playing with the Boys (Dance Mix)

Sales success

album

year title Chart placements
DE AT CH UK US
1986 Top gun 1 2 1 4th 1

Singles

year title Chart placements
DE AT CH UK US
1986 Take My Breath Away 3 4th 2 1 1
1986 Danger Zone 12 / 6th 45 2
1986 Heaven in Your Eyes / / / / 12
1986 Playing with the boys / / / / 60

Awards for music sales

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 500,000
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 600,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 20,000
Japan (RIAJ) Japan (RIAJ) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 400,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) Gold record icon.svg gold 7,500
Netherlands (NVPI) Netherlands (NVPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 50,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg 9 × platinum 9,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 600,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg2 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg17 × platinum
11,177,500

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Awards US
  2. Awards DE
  3. Award in Germany
  4. ^ Award in France
  5. Honored in Hong Kong
  6. Award in Japan
  7. Award in New Zealand
  8. Award in the Netherlands
  9. ↑ Distinction in the United States
  10. Award in the United Kingdom