Kenny Loggins recalls writing a song for the beach volleyball scene in “Top Gun”

Without Kenny Loggins’s “Danza Zone,” it wouldn’t be a “Top Gun,” but musicians are trying to differentiate themselves from other artists competing to appear in the original movie soundtrack.

Loggins says Vulture He and co-writer / producer Peter Wolf thought that writing songs for the sweaty, sunny beach volleyball scene in the movie might set it apart from other musicians.

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“So we saw it and knew when the opening scene happened-the aircraft carrier scene-everyone was saliva:’Oh, that’s these. This is where most of the people are trying to write, “Recalls Loggins. “But when the volleyball scene started, Peter and I went. No one is going to write for that scene. Let’s make it happen.” The main thing is to participate in the album. I knew it was to get a strong cut where there weren’t many options. “

Their song “Playing With The Boys” has been signed and the rest is the history of “Top Gun”.

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Now, more than 35 years later, “Danger Zone” is living a new life with “Top Gun: Maverick”. Tom Cruise has personally revealed that Tom Cruise will use the classic hits again in the sequel.

“It’s amazing that it’s been over 30 years since the first one,” Loggins praised “Top Gun: Maverick.” “It feels like 10 or 12 years ago, but when I interviewed at the premiere, it was said to be 36 years. I didn’t realize how long it had passed. It still remains as such a symbolic movie. It’s incredibly lucky to be, and still important. “