‘Top Gun’ Soundtrack Co-Writer Tom Whitlock Dies at 68
Tom Whitlock may not ring a bell to most, but there’s a very good chance his work on the Top Gun soundtrack does.
Whitlock co-wrote five songs with Giorgio Moroder for the 1986 film soundtrack. Among those songs were, perhaps, the Tom Cruise film’s most iconic anthems: Kenny Loggins’s “Danger Zone” and Berlin’s “Take My Breath Away.” (Fun fact: Whitlock and Moroder won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Take My Breath Away.”)
Per The New York Times, Whitlock died at 68. The outlet noted, “His death was confirmed by Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home, which did not cite a cause.”
In addition to his work on the Top Gun soundtrack, Whitlock and Moroder collaborated on other film soundtracks including Over The Top and Rambo III.
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Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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