Twenty-one pilots reveal Tom Cruise dropped them from the “Top Gun: Maverick” soundtrack

Twenty-one pilots are spilling tea behind the scenes of “Top Gun: Maverick”.

The musician talked to KROQ-FM about what almost appears in the movie soundtrack. The two bands were originally contacted to provide some music for the movie when they said they were suddenly kicked out of the movie.

“I was writing a new song with a new’Top Gun’music arranging person, but I think Tom Cruise came in and fired everyone,” Tyler Joseph said of the band’s involvement. rice field.

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Replaying his role from the original action movie of 1986, cruise the movie star.

The first trailer was released in 2019, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic and movie changes, the movie experienced a series of delays. Joseph said the soundtrack changes were “part of it.”

When asked about how far the band went through the songwriting process before they were suddenly cut, vocalists said they didn’t go too far.

“I saw some scenes. They showed me some scenes and stuff, and I don’t think I actually started writing,” Joseph explained. .. “In fact, it was just after they brought me in and showed me some of the movies they were looking for. Then I knew there was a wholesale exchange.”

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The band was replaced by Lady Gaga behind the movie soundtrack ballad “Hold My Hand.” On Amazon, the list of soundtracks suggests that Harold Faltermeier and Hans Zimmer are involved in the music. There is also star Miles Teller, who provides vocals for Jerry Lee Lewis and OneRepublic’s cover.

“Top Gun: Maverick” will be screened at the theater on May 27th.