![]() ![]() The song is also featured in the 2022 sequel film Top Gun: Maverick and its soundtrack, using the same original recording. According to, the album "remains a quintessential artifact of the mid-'80s" and the album's hits "still define the bombastic, melodramatic sound that dominated the pop charts of the era". The song was one of the hit singles from the soundtrack to the 1986 American film Top Gun, the best-selling soundtrack of 1986, and one of the best-selling of all time. "Danger Zone" is a song, with music composed by Giorgio Moroder and lyrics written by Tom Whitlock, which American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins recorded and released in 1986. For other songs, see Danger Zone § Music. So, if you know someone who could benefit from some help (as even the most seasoned leaders do), please get in touch and check out my website for more information.This article is about the Kenny Loggins song. I also teach people the skills to help them become better communicators and leaders through 1:1 coaching and team workshops (that are effective – and fun!). I help clients with communication strategy, planning, and thinking. So many companies could reap so benefits – from performance and culture to retention and engagement – by improving their communication. It’s so easy to make mistakes that cost you relationships, your reputation, and your job.Īnd good news, friends… If you want to improve your communication (and get all the good things that come with that), I’m your gal. Well, this week investors at the Aviva Annual General Meeting got called out by the Chairman for making sexist comments that might have you thinking we’d gone back to 1955. Moroder was a hot songwriter and producer who had already won two Academy Awards for his musical contributions to films: Best Score for Midnight Express in 1979 and Best Song for Flashdance…What a Feeling in 1984. Kenny was in the studio recording Playing with the Boys when he got a call. Kenny and Peter’s submission, Playing with the Boys, was accepted for Top Gun, and is the song you hear during the memorable beach volleyball scene. “I think we were the only ones who submitted a song for that scene.” And it kind of didn’t matter what scene you write for, as long as you get in it.” ![]() “I knew from my experience that just being a part of the soundtrack album was going to be pivotal. I nudged Peter and I said, ‘ Nobody’s gonna write for this. “I was writing at the time with Peter Wolfe, an Austrian producer. “And then about midway through the movie, comes the volleyball scene.” “So I’m sitting there seeing all this competition around me,” Kenny said. He arrived at a private studio to watch a preview of the film, and found himself surrounded by other big pop acts of the time, including Starship, Toto, and REO Speedwagon. Kenny was invited to a ‘cattle call’ where he – and others – tried to earn a spot on the film’s soundtrack. They considered more than 300 songs for inclusion in Top Gun.Īnd Kenny Loggins, fresh off the success of Footloose, was asked to write a song for consideration in the film. They had huge hits with the soundtracks for two of their previous films, Beverly Hills Cop and Flashdance. The producers of Top Gun knew what a powerful (and lucrative) tool a movie soundtrack was. ![]()
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