Top Gun: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Harold Faltermeyer | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000266S
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  | 
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #87,613 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Danger Zone

2. Mighty Wings

3. Playing With the Boys

4. Lead Me On

5. Take My Breath Away (Love Theme) [Love Theme from Top Gun]

6. Hot Summer Nights

7. Heaven in Your Eyes

8. Through the Fire

9. Destination Unknown

10. Top Gun Anthem

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars An Original Soundtrack Album Since Augmented By A Re-Release With Bonus Tracks, July 9, 2011

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AvidOldiesCollector (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Top Gun: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

When this first came out in 1986 it presented the music featured in the film Top Gun and, with its 10 tracks and non-existent liner notes it was typical of the albums of the early days of the CD format. What you do get in the insert are the lyrics to each tune but nothing else. In later years, as with many of those early-days CDs, it was re-released with many more "bonus" tracks.

At the time, it was well-received, giving us four bona-fide hits and tracks cut specifically for the movie, all of which went well in the new vehicle CD players. The hits were Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone (# 2) and Playing With The Boys (# 60), Take My Breath Away by Berlin (# 1), and Heaven In Your Eyes, a # 12 for Loverboy. All the rest were created for the film, with Cheap Trick's Mighty Wings run over the closing credits.

You have to think that Hot Summer Nights by The Miami Sound Machine (Gloria Estefan's group) would also have been a hit single had it been released as such. Also, it would be nice to know something about Marietta, the vocalist on track 9. She obviously never had a hit single, nor do we even know where she originated.

CDs like this without details and minimal tracks are dinosaurs, much like the old 78 rpm albums which usually contained 4 or 5 discs and 8 to 10 tracks before being replaced by 33 1/3 rpm LPs with their 12 to 16 tracks. Seek out the re-issue instead.

5.0 out of 5 stars Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from Top Gun, November 3, 2009

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This review is from: Top Gun: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

I never get tired listening to this CD! It brings back memories from the movie each time I play it! Movie fans should not miss this one!

5.0 out of 5 stars True Classic, March 20, 2009

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Jason Keller - See all my reviews
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One of the all time best 80's soundtracks. Every song keeps the beat moving and I can picture what part of the movie during which the song is played.