"Simpson, along with music supervisor Michael Dilbeck, had over 300 songs to employ on ""Top Gun"". Testing compositions against the dailies of the opening scenes at the aircraft carrier, nothing satisfied them, and Bruckheimer asked soundtrack producer Giorgio Moroder to write something. With the help of songwriter Tom Whitlock, he composed ""Danger Zone"" and had Joe Pizzulo record a demo. With the approval of the producers, soundtrack distributor Columbia Records requested Moroder to have ""Danger Zone"" performed by an artist signed by the label. The band Toto was originally intended to perform the track, but legal conflicts between the producers"
"producers agreed that ""Danger Zone"" would be recorded and performed by Kenny Loggins. Judas Priest were also approached to allow their song ""Reckless"" on the soundtrack, but declined, both because they thought the film would flop and because it would have meant leaving the song off their 1986 album ""Turbo"". The Motels were originally considered for ""Take My Breath Away."" A demo version exists on their compilation, ""Anthologyland"". The Cars song ""Stranger Eyes"" (from their 1984 album ""Heartbeat City"") was featured in an early teaser trailer, though it was absent from the final cut of the film. Bobby Blotzer of"
"Danger Zone (1996 film) Danger Zone is a 1996 American action thriller adventure film directed by Allan Eastman and starring Billy Zane and Robert Downey Jr. In the fictional African nation Zambeze, American mining engineer Rick Morgan is conned into an illegal operation involving toxic waste by his old friend, Jim Scott. Immediately after, the mine is attacked by a team of mercenaries, led by a rogue agent called Chang. Scott attempts to flee, but is supposedly killed by Chang. The mercenaries leave right as the army arrives. The government assumes Morgan is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of"
"perform the track ""Danger Zone"". But Adams refused any involvement, feeling that the film glorified war and he did not want any of his work linked to it. REO Speedwagon were also approached to perform ""Danger Zone,"" but the group declined due to not being allowed to contribute any of their own compositions to the soundtrack. Corey Hart was also approached to perform ""Danger Zone,"" but he declined, preferring to write and perform his own compositions. Hart, however, would later record a song he did not write, ""Hold On,"" for the soundtrack to ""Beverly Hills Cop II"". Eventually, the film"
"own compositions. Eventually, the film producers agreed that ""Danger Zone"" would be recorded and performed by Kenny Loggins. Whitlock went to Loggins' Encino home, and once shown the lyrics, the singer added his own improvisations. According to TMZ, Kenny Loggins has confirmed that ""Danger Zone"" will be featured in the upcoming """". Dann Huff, lead singer and guitarist of the 1980s hard rock group Giant, played guitar on the song. The bass line is performed on a Yamaha DX7 synthesizer, with the drums being provided by a Roland S-50 keyboard, both instruments extensively used in 1980s pop music. A tenor"
"Fire"" can only barely be heard playing on the radio in the locker room scene that takes place after the first hop. Toto were originally intended to perform the track ""Danger Zone"" but legal conflicts between the film's producers and the band's lawyers prevented this. Members of Toto also wrote and intended to perform a track called ""Only You"" that would have been used as the love theme instead of ""Take My Breath Away,"" but the legal conflicts prevented any use of ""Only You."" Bryan Adams was approached to allow his song ""Only the Strong Survive"" on the soundtrack and"
"Danger Zone (EP) Danger Zone is the debut EP by the American hardcore punk band China White. A longer early version of the title track, ""Dangerzone"", recorded in June 1980, would be later released as ""Danger Zone"" on the 1983 New Underground Records compilation album ""Life Is Beautiful So Why Not Eat Health Foods?"" Produced by Mike Patton and Thom Wilson, ""Danger Zone"" was recorded at Redondo Pacific Studios in Redondo Beach, California. The EP was released by Frontier Records in 1981 on 12-inch vinyl disc.. The photo on the front cover, portraying a murder scene, was taken by Southern"
"Dangerous Ground (soundtrack) Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Dangerous Ground is the original soundtrack to Darrell Roodt's 1997 action thriller film ""Dangerous Ground"". It was released on February 11, 1997 via Jive Records, and entirely composed of hip hop music songs. The album peaked on the US ""Billboard"" charts at number 20 on the ""Billboard"" 200 and number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and spawned two singles: ""The World Is Mine"" by the film's star Ice Cube, and ""Ghetto Smile"" by B-Legit. ""The World Is Mine"" made it to #55 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and"
"record several songs for popular films of the era. He declined, preferring to write and record his own material. Among the songs Hart rejected were ""Danger Zone"" from the soundtrack to the 1986 film ""Top Gun"". A rare exception was the song ""Hold On,"" written for the soundtrack to 1987's ""Beverly Hills Cop II"". Hart's 1985 single, ""Eurasian Eyes"" (from ""Boy in the Box""), was featured in the film ""9 1/2 Weeks"" and the final track from ""Fields of Fire"", ""Blind Faith,"" was featured in the January 16, 1987 episode of ""Miami Vice"" entitled ""Down for the Count, Pt. 2."""
"Speed Zone Speed Zone (also known as Cannonball Fever and Cannonball Run III) is a 1989 American comedy film set around an illegal cross-country race (inspired by the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash). The film stars many alumni of SCTV, including John Candy, Eugene Levy and Joe Flaherty. The cast also includes Donna Dixon, Matt Frewer, Tim Matheson, Mimi Kuzyk, Melody Anderson, Shari Belafonte, Dick and Tom Smothers, Peter Boyle, Don Lake, Alyssa Milano, John Schneider, Brooke Shields, Michael Spinks, Lee Van Cleef, Harvey Atkin, Brian George, Art Hindle, Louis Del Grande, Carl Lewis and Richard Petty. Jamie Farr"
"an sets Chang on fire, where he explodes along with the explosives on board the train. Morgan fishes Kim out of the water and drags her onto shore. Madumo arrives with the remaining rebels as Morgan and Kim kiss. An African warrior is seen observing all that has transpired. Danger Zone (1996 film) Danger Zone is a 1996 American action thriller adventure film directed by Allan Eastman and starring Billy Zane and Robert Downey Jr. In the fictional African nation Zambeze, American mining engineer Rick Morgan is conned into an illegal operation involving toxic waste by his old friend, Jim"
"the studio benefited from extensive free promotion, and thus established the new medium as an important marketing tool for movies. In the mid-1980s, it became almost obligatory to release a music video to promote a major motion picture—even if the film were not especially suited for one. An example from the era is the song and music video ""Take My Breath Away"" from ""Top Gun"" (1986), also from ""Flashdance"" producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. Giorgio Moroder composed ""Take My Breath Away"" and several of the songs for ""Flashdance"". Singers Jennifer Lopez and Geri Halliwell paid homage to ""Flashdance"" in"
"Anthem"" and ""Memories"" by Steve Stevens/Faltermeyer and Faltermeyer. However, no soundtrack release to date has included the full Faltermeyer score. Other artists were considered for the soundtrack project but did not participate. Bryan Adams was considered as a potential candidate but refused to participate because he felt the film glorified war. Likewise, REO Speedwagon was considered but backed down because they would not be allowed to record their own composition. The band Toto was originally meant to record ""Danger Zone"", and had also written and recorded a song ""Only You"" for the soundtrack. However, there was a dispute between Toto's"
"You Take My Breath Away (Rex Smith song) ""You Take My Breath Away"" is the 1979 debut single by singer-actor Rex Smith and the first release from his third studio album ""Sooner or Later"" which is also featured in the 1979 made-for-television film of the same title starring Smith and Denise Miller. It was produced by Charles Calello and Stephen Lawrence, and written by Lawrence and Bruce Hart. The song reached number ten on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in 1979 for two weeks (dated on June 23) and spent two weeks at number seven on the ""Cash Box"" Top"
"#39 on the Hot Rap Songs chart in the United States. Dangerous Ground (soundtrack) Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Dangerous Ground is the original soundtrack to Darrell Roodt's 1997 action thriller film ""Dangerous Ground"". It was released on February 11, 1997 via Jive Records, and entirely composed of hip hop music songs. The album peaked on the US ""Billboard"" charts at number 20 on the ""Billboard"" 200 and number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and spawned two singles: ""The World Is Mine"" by the film's star Ice Cube, and ""Ghetto Smile"" by B-Legit. ""The World Is Mine"""
"hits ""still define the bombastic, melodramatic sound that dominated the pop charts of the era."" The song ""Take My Breath Away"" by Berlin went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. The original version released in 1986 included 10 tracks. Tracks 11 to 15 are available on a Special Expanded Edition released in 1999. Tracks 16 to 20 are available on a Deluxe Edition released in 2006. Tracks 16-20 do not appear in the film, nor are they related to it in any way. The song ""Through the"
"(1998) and """" (2003), the latter of which, also scored by Hans Zimmer, used an adaptation of the piece as its main theme. Drop Zone (film) Drop Zone is a 1994 American action film directed by John Badham, starring Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey, Yancy Butler, Michael Jeter, Luca Bercovici and Kyle Secor. ""Drop Zone"" was released in the United States on December 9, 1994. Aboard a commercial airliner, U.S. Marshals Terry (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) and Pete Nessip (Wesley Snipes), are escorting computer expert Earl Leedy (Michael Jeter) to a high security prison. When an apparent terrorist hijack attempt blows a hole"
"Panic Zone ""Panic Zone"" is the debut single by American hip hop group N.W.A. The song is also the second single off the compilation album ""N.W.A. and the Posse"", which was a reissue of 12"" EPs and singles released by Macola Records, the then manufacturer and distributor of Ruthless Records, N.W.A's label. Despite its independent release, the tape has sold over 1,000 copies. The single introduced rap artists Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Krazy Dee, and Arabian Prince. Apart from the title track and ""8 Ball"", the record also included ""Dope Man"", a song about a local drug dealer who"
"soundtracks to films such as ""54"", ""Summer of Sam"" and ""The Nanny Diaries"" while it was featured on the films, ""Charlie's Angels"", ""How Stella Got Her Groove Back"", ""Menace 2 Society"" and ""Barbershop"". In the latter film, the song is played during a crucial part in the film when two rival barbers nearly come to blows, the song is played which not only cools tension but brings out other people in the neighborhood to step out and dance. Justin Timberlake performed the song live at the 2008 Fashion Rocks concert. Gaye's daughter Nona recorded an unreleased version with Prince's band,"
"song later appeared on ""The Best of N.W.A. - The Strength of Street Knowledge"". It contains a sample of ""Funky Worm"" by the Ohio Players. Despite its notoriety and popularity, ""Dope Man"" was never released as a single proper. At 0:58 the song contains a reference to ""Scarface"": """"To be a dopeman, boy, you must qualify - don't get high off your own supply."""" Panic Zone ""Panic Zone"" is the debut single by American hip hop group N.W.A. The song is also the second single off the compilation album ""N.W.A. and the Posse"", which was a reissue of 12"" EPs"
"a bullet is used in the video and represents the life of the rogue agent. The original version of the ""Twilight Zone"" video was censored by MTV because of a shot of a topless female ""hitman"" in a hotel room and the injection of a syringe at the end of the dance sequence. ""Twilight Zone"" was used as the theme song in the 1993 hit pinball game ""The Twilight Zone"" (based on the classic TV series), made by Midway Manufacturing Company under the ""Bally"" label. ""Twilight Zone"" is used as the theme song for the radio news show ""Wall Street"
"Zone"", with altered lyrics and titled ""Squeezit the Moocher"", after one of the movie's characters, Squeezit Henderson. Danny Elfman, playing a rather vaudevillian Satan, sings the song as his band (other members of Oingo Boingo at the time) respond to his calls. Oogie Boogie's song from ""The Nightmare Before Christmas"", which Elfman composed the music for, is also similar to ""Minnie the Moocher"". The popular refrain is performed by a funeral band in the 1999 film ""Double Jeopardy"" The song is played multiple times in the early stages of the 2013 film ""Magic Magic"" starring Juno Temple. In 1932, Calloway"
"Drop Zone (film) Drop Zone is a 1994 American action film directed by John Badham, starring Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey, Yancy Butler, Michael Jeter, Luca Bercovici and Kyle Secor. ""Drop Zone"" was released in the United States on December 9, 1994. Aboard a commercial airliner, U.S. Marshals Terry (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) and Pete Nessip (Wesley Snipes), are escorting computer expert Earl Leedy (Michael Jeter) to a high security prison. When an apparent terrorist hijack attempt blows a hole in the (Boeing 747) airliner, Terry is sucked out to his death, and the terrorists parachute out of the same hole, taking Leedy"
"saw him collaborating with Kajagoogoo frontman Limahl for their worldwide hit ""The NeverEnding Story"". In 1986, Moroder collaborated with his protégé Harold Faltermeyer (of ""Axel F"") and lyricist Tom Whitlock to create the score for the film ""Top Gun"" (1986) which included Kenny Loggins' hit ""Danger Zone"" and Berlin's ""Take My Breath Away"". He also wrote the theme song to the film ""Over the Top"", ""Meet Me Half Way"" which was also performed by Kenny Loggins and Lead Me On by Teena Marie. In 1987 Moroder produced and co-wrote Falco's song ""Body Next to Body"". Moroder wrote the official theme"
"Zone"", including ""To Serve Man"" and ""The Invaders"", as well as in at least one episode of ""The Fugitive"". The country music songs heard on the radio in the movie, as well as over the opening and closing credits, were performed by country singer Dorsey Burnette. Although Shatner and Bolling were ostensibly the ""stars"" of the film, many who have seen it (along with the producers) have said that the movie's ""great performances"" came from the extras (according to Kantor, usually friends and family of the crew) who were required to stay motionless (since they were portraying dead victims of"
"Forbidden Zone Forbidden Zone is a 1980 American musical fantasy comedy film directed and produced by Richard Elfman, and co-written by Elfman and fellow Mystic Knights member Matthew Bright. Originally shot on black-and-white film, the film is based upon the stage performances of the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. and revolves around an alternate universe accessed through a door in the house of the Hercules family. The composing debut of Richard Elfman's younger brother Danny, the film stars Hervé Villechaize, Susan Tyrrell and members of the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, and features appearances by Warhol Superstar Viva,"
"the early 1970s, Smith was the lead singer for a band from Athens, Georgia named Phaedra. Smith next sang vocals in a hard rock band called Rex. In 1979, he had a hit single from the television movie ""Sooner or Later"", entitled ""You Take My Breath Away"", which reached No. 10 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It is on the platinum-selling album ""Sooner or Later"", which is also named for the movie. The music for this song was written by Stephen J. Lawrence and the lyrics were written by Bruce Hart. For many years, it was a staple on the"
"of a Chicago band called The Assembly. Caviar has had several songs played on the radio. The songs ""Tangerine Speedo"" and ""On the DL"" were their biggest hits. ""Tangerine Speedo"" was featured in the first ""Charlie's Angels"" movie and ""Sugarless"" was featured on the soundtrack of ""Gone in 60 Seconds"". Safeway has featured in its TV commercials two songs from ""Thin Mercury Sound"", including ""Clean Getaway"" in the summer of 2005 and ""Lioness"" in 2004. ""Tangerine Speedo"" was also featured in the ending of the 2003 film ""The Cat In The Hat"", a movie adoption of the Dr. Seuss book"
"States. The album spawned two singles: a promo single ""510, 213 / Ballin' / I'm High"" and ""Playa Man"", but none of them made it to ""Billboard"" charts. A music video was shot for the song ""Playa Man"". The song ""2 Hands & a Razorblade"" was originally heard in the 1997 film ""Dangerous Ground"" and was also included on the film's soundtrack. Allmusic - ""...There are a couple of Southern Californian flourishes here and there...it's a solid record that should appeal to his legions of fans."" 510 / 213 Caught Up in My Gunplay Down Payment on Heaven Playa Man"
"Crime Zone Crime Zone (also known as Calles Peligrossas in Peru) is a 1989 American–Peruvian dystopian science fiction film directed by Luis Llosa, written by Daryl Haney, and starring David Carradine, Peter Nelson, Sherilyn Fenn, and Michael Shaner. Carradine plays a mysterious stranger who recruits young lovers in an illicit romance (Nelson and Fenn) to commit a crime spree in a futuristic police state, promising them an avenue for escape. The film was executive produced by Roger Corman, who came up with the original concept. Due to a perceived lack of Peruvian qualities, it was better received by American than"
"Danger (Migos and Marshmello song) ""Danger"" is a song by American hip hop group Migos and electronic dance music producer and DJ Marshmello, taken from the soundtrack of the 2017 American urban fantasy action crime film, ""Bright"" (2017). It was written by Quavo, Offset, Takeoff, Marshmello and Paul Judge, with production handled by the latter two. The song was released on December 7, 2017. ""Danger"" debuted at 82 on the Billboard Hot 100. ""Danger"" is taken from the soundtrack of Will Smith movie, Bright, which debuted on Netflix Dec. 22. The track was teased in the trailer for ""Bright"" and"
"Danger (Erykah Badu song) ""Danger"" is a song by R&B singer Erykah Badu released in 2003. It is the lead single from her album Worldwide Underground. The song was a modest R&B hit, and is performed often during Badu's live shows. The song samples from, and is an effective sequel to, Badu's 1997 single ""Otherside of the Game,"" set further along in the couple's relationship, after the woman's boyfriend has been arrested. Danger was released as a single, and peaked at no. 27 on the R&B Singles chart in August 2003. A music video for ""Danger"" was filmed prior to"
"some performances that were not included in the film. Track listing; 1. The Secrets - Teenage Rampage 2. Drastic Measures - Flowers 3. Cardboard Brains - Babies Run My World 4. The Scenics - In The Summer 5. The Scenics - Sunshine World 6. The Mods - Between Four Walls 7. The Everglades - Rock & Roll Cliche 8. The Secrets - Shout (Isley Brothers cover) 9. The Ugly - All Because Of You 10. Ishan Band - Egzebier (Peter Tosh cover) 11. Cardboard Brains - Jungles 12. Drastic Measures - Mr. America 13. The Everglades - I'm In A"