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The Theme Song – ‘Take My Breath Away’

‘Take My Breath Away’ was one of the ultimate power ballads in the 1980s performed by a band named Berlin, and you can’t help but think of Tom Cruise at his finest. It was written especially for the movie Top Gun.

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The super producer named Giorgio Moroder wrote the musical backing to what would become the famous song. Lyricist Tom Whitlock had written the lyrics while driving home from the studio. He then spent a few hours at home perfecting the lyrics.

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