Top Gun: Maverick (soundtrack)

{{Infobox album

| name = Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture)

| type = soundtrack

| artist = Lorne Balfe, Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga, and Hans Zimmer

| cover = Top gun maverick soundtrack.jpeg

| alt =

| released = May 27, 2022

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Film score|soundtrack}}

| length = 43:35

| label = {{hlist|Interscope|Paramount}}

| producer = {{hlist|BloodPop|Lady Gaga|Brent Kutzle|Giorgio Moroder|John Nathaniel|Simon Oscroft|Benjamin Rice|Tyler Spry|Ryan Tedder|Lorne Balfe}}

| chronology = Top Gun soundtracks

| prev_title = Top Gun

| prev_year = 1986

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Lorne Balfe

| type = soundtrack

| prev_title = Ambulance

| prev_year = 2022

| title = Top Gun: Maverick

| year = 2022

| next_title = Secret Headquarters

| next_year = 2022

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Harold Faltermeyer

| type = soundtrack

| prev_title = Cop Out

| prev_year = 2010

| title = Top Gun: Maverick

| year = 2022

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Lady Gaga

| type = soundtrack

| prev_title = Love for Sale

| prev_year = 2021

| title = Top Gun: Maverick

| year = 2022

| next_title = Harlequin

| next_year = 2024

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Hans Zimmer

| type = soundtrack

| prev_title = The Unforgivable

| prev_year = 2021

| title = Top Gun: Maverick

| year = 2022

| next_title = The Son

| next_year = 2022

}}

{{Singles

| type = soundtrack

| single1 = Hold My Hand

| single1date = May 3, 2022

| single2 = I Ain't Worried

| single2date = May 13, 2022

}}

Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack to the 2022 action film Top Gun: Maverick by Lorne Balfe, Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga, and Hans Zimmer.{{efn|The album is credited to its four main composers—Lorne Balfe, Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga, and Hans Zimmer—on its front cover and digital platforms.{{cite web|url=https://interscope.com/collections/top-gun/products/top-gun-maverick-official-soundtrack-cd|title='Top Gun: Maverick Official Soundtrack' CD|publisher=Interscope Records|access-date=November 14, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/top-gun-maverick-music-from-the-motion-picture/1621817793|title=Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture) - Album by Lady Gaga, Lorne Balfe, Harold Faltermeyer & Hans Zimmer|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=November 14, 2024}} However, none is individually credited by all charts and certifying bodies, and the album is listed as by "various artists" or "soundtrack" instead.}} It consists of the film's score as well as two original songs, "Hold My Hand" by Gaga and "I Ain't Worried" by OneRepublic, which were released as singles prior to the album.{{Cite magazine |last=Dalley |first=Hannah |date=April 27, 2022 |title=Lady Gaga Confirms She Wrote a Song for 'Top Gun: Maverick': 'I've Been Working on It For Years' |language=en-US |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-confirms-new-song-top-gun-hold-my-hand-1235064022/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525214807/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-confirms-new-song-top-gun-hold-my-hand-1235064022/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine|last=Tangcay|first=Jazz|date=April 27, 2022|title=Lady Gaga Announces New Single From 'Top Gun: Maverick' Film, 'Hold My Hand'|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/lady-gaga-top-gun-maverick-hold-my-hand-oscars-original-song-1235240724/|access-date=April 27, 2022|magazine=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427161707/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/lady-gaga-top-gun-maverick-hold-my-hand-oscars-original-song-1235240724/|archive-date=April 27, 2022|url-status=live}} The soundtrack contains the song "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins, which was also featured in the first film.{{cite news |last=Colburn |first=Randall |date=June 7, 2018 |title=Kenny Loggins is recording a new version of 'Danger Zone' for Top Gun: Maverick |work=Consequence of Sound |url=https://consequence.net/2018/06/kenny-loggins-top-gun-2-danger-zone/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822113400/https://consequence.net/2018/06/kenny-loggins-top-gun-2-danger-zone/ |archive-date=August 22, 2018}} The soundtrack was released on May 27, 2022,{{Cite web |url= http://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/05/04/top-gun-maverick-soundtrack-album-details/ |title= 'Top Gun: Maverick' Soundtrack Album Details |date= May 4, 2022 |website= The Film Music Reporter |access-date= May 5, 2022 |archive-date= May 4, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220504212349/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/05/04/top-gun-maverick-soundtrack-album-details/ |url-status= live }} by Interscope Records and Paramount Music through digital and physical formats.{{Cite web |title='Top Gun: Maverick Official Soundtrack' CD |url=https://store.interscope.com/products/top-gun-maverick-official-soundtrack-cd |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=Interscope Records |language=en |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602084106/https://store.interscope.com/products/top-gun-maverick-official-soundtrack-cd |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Top Gun: Maverick |url=https://music.paramount.com/albums/top-gun-maverick/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813143920/https://music.paramount.com/albums/top-gun-maverick/ |archive-date=2022-08-13 |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Paramount Music |language=en-US}}

Development

By June 2017, Top Gun composer Harold Faltermeyer had returned to score for the sequel.{{Cite web |title=Harold Faltermeyer to Return for 'Top Gun: Maverick' |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/06/02/harold-faltermeyer-to-return-for-top-gun-maverick/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=Film Music Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526131322/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/06/02/harold-faltermeyer-to-return-for-top-gun-maverick/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Lenker |first=Maureen Lee |date=June 2, 2017 |title=Tom Cruise Reveals 'Top Gun' Sequel Title |url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/06/02/tom-cruise-top-gun-sequel-title-maverick/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=EW.com |language=en |archive-date=May 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520181133/https://ew.com/movies/2017/06/02/tom-cruise-top-gun-sequel-title-maverick/ |url-status=live }} Later, in October 2018, Hans Zimmer joined Faltermeyer to score for the film,{{Cite news |last=Schaefer |first=Sandy |date=October 21, 2018 |title=Top Gun 2 To Be Scored By Hans Zimmer |language=en-US |work=ScreenRant |url=https://screenrant.com/top-gun-2-maverick-score-hans-zimmer/ |url-status=live |access-date=2018-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206102250/https://screenrant.com/top-gun-2-maverick-score-hans-zimmer/ |archive-date=December 6, 2018}} accompanied by Lorne Balfe and Lady Gaga also joining the film later.{{cite magazine|last=Dalley|first=Hannah|date=May 4, 2022|title=Tom Cruise Praises Lady Gaga's 'Top Gun' Song, Reveals She Helped Compose the Score: 'Her Talent Is Just Boundless'|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tom-cruise-praises-lady-gaga-top-gun-song-score-1235066680/|access-date=May 4, 2022|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504162958/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tom-cruise-praises-lady-gaga-top-gun-song-score-1235066680/|archive-date=May 4, 2022|url-status=bot: unknown}} Zimmer produced a new original theme for the film that was featured in the February 2022 trailer, and was played by guitarist Johnny Marr. Marr claimed that the theme was "completely accidental"{{Cite web |last=Romean |first=Rachel |date=February 25, 2022 |title=The Theme Song For Top Gun: Maverick Sounds Like It Came About By 'Accident,' As Johnny Marr Tells It |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/the-theme-song-for-top-gun-maverick-sounds-like-it-came-about-by-accident-as-johnny-marr-tells-it |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=CinemaBlend |language=en |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526131323/https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/the-theme-song-for-top-gun-maverick-sounds-like-it-came-about-by-accident-as-johnny-marr-tells-it |url-status=live }} and did not watch the preview of the film before scoring.{{Cite web |last=Moayeri |first=Lily |date=February 25, 2022 |title=Johnny Marr on His New Double Album, Becoming James Bond's Guitarist and Taking on the 'Top Gun: Maverick' Theme |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/johnny-marr-fever-dreams-album-top-gun-maverick-bond-theme-1235189950/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526131324/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/johnny-marr-fever-dreams-album-top-gun-maverick-bond-theme-1235189950/ |url-status=live }} Speaking in an interview to Variety, Marr said "I think there was some issue with how the theme was sounding, and I was around and I have a guitar. It really was as simple as that." Twenty One Pilots frontman Tyler Joseph said that their band was reported to feature in the soundtrack, before Tom Cruise ousted them. He revealed in an interview that "I was working with the music placement person for the new Top Gun on writing a new song for them, and then I believe Tom Cruise came in and just fired everyone," Tyler also noted, "It was actually pretty soon after they brought me in to show me parts of the movie and what they were looking for and stuff. Then I got word that there was like a wholesale swap."{{Cite web |last=Joey |first=Nolfi |date=May 11, 2022 |title=Twenty One Pilots frontman says Tom Cruise 'fired' band from 'Top Gun: Maverick' soundtrack |url=https://ew.com/movies/tom-cruise-fired-twenty-one-pilots-top-gun-maverick-soundtrack/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=EW.com |language=en |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526131322/https://ew.com/movies/tom-cruise-fired-twenty-one-pilots-top-gun-maverick-soundtrack/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=May 9, 2022 |title=Twenty One Pilots' Tyler Joseph Says Band Was Almost on 'Top Gun: Maverick' Soundtrack |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/twenty-one-pilots-dropped-top-gun-maverick-soundtrack-tom-cruise-1235068527/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526131324/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/twenty-one-pilots-dropped-top-gun-maverick-soundtrack-tom-cruise-1235068527/ |url-status=live }} Musician Kenny Loggins confirmed that his song "Danger Zone", which was used in the first film, will be featured in the sequel with an updated version.{{Cite web |last=Reilly |first=Dan |date=May 25, 2022 |title=How Top Gun's Famous Volleyball Scene Led Kenny Loggins to the 'Danger Zone' |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/05/kenny-loggins-danger-zone-top-gun-making-of.html |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=Vulture |language=en-us |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526131324/https://www.vulture.com/2022/05/kenny-loggins-danger-zone-top-gun-making-of.html |url-status=live }}Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone • TOP GUN: MAVERICK (2022) Edition [With Lyrics] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeC1n2qlgzs "Great Balls of Fire", another song from the first film performed by Jerry Lee Lewis, was also featured in the sequel.{{Cite web |last=Zinski |first=Dan |date=May 24, 2022 |title=Top Gun 2 Image Teases Recreation Of Original's Iconic Bar Song Scene |url=https://screenrant.com/top-gun-maverick-bar-song-scene-recreation-image/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=ScreenRant |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526131324/https://screenrant.com/top-gun-maverick-bar-song-scene-recreation-image/ |url-status=live }} The song is performed by Miles Teller, who plays Lt. Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw.

On April 27, 2022, Gaga announced that she had written and recorded the song "Hold My Hand", which would serve as the film's theme song, in addition to producing the score.{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=April 27, 2022 |title=Lady Gaga Announces New Top Gun: Maverick Song "Hold My Hand" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/lady-gaga-announces-new-song-top-gun-maverick-hold-my-hand/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=Pitchfork |archive-date=April 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427162031/https://pitchfork.com/news/lady-gaga-announces-new-song-top-gun-maverick-hold-my-hand/ |url-status=live }} Gaga said that she worked on the song for years, and "didn't even realize the multiple layers it spanned across the film's heart, my own psyche, and the nature of the world we've been living in" while writing it. The song, released as a single on May 3, 2022, was co-written with Benjamin Rice and BloodPop.{{Cite web |last=Witter |first=Brad |title=Hear The First Snippet Of Lady Gaga's Soaring 'Top Gun: Maverick' Movie Anthem |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/lady-gaga-top-gun-maverick-song-hold-my-hand |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=Bustle |date=April 30, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531145822/https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/lady-gaga-top-gun-maverick-song-hold-my-hand |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Stone |first=Megan |date=April 28, 2022 |title=Lady Gaga unveils 'Hold My Hand,' a new song for 'Top Gun: Maverick' |url=https://goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/lady-gaga-unveils-hold-hand-song-top-gun-84349329 |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531172612/https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/lady-gaga-unveils-hold-hand-song-top-gun-84349329 |url-status=live }} Another single, "I Ain't Worried" by OneRepublic was released on May 13.{{Cite web |date=May 15, 2022 |last=Brereton |first=Greta |title=OneRepublic share new single 'I Ain't Worried' from 'Top Gun: Maverick' soundtrack |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/onerepublic-share-new-single-i-aint-worried-from-top-gun-maverick-soundtrack-3225445 |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526131324/https://www.nme.com/news/music/onerepublic-share-new-single-i-aint-worried-from-top-gun-maverick-soundtrack-3225445 |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=May 13, 2022 |title=OneRepublic Soars With Carefree New Song 'I Ain't Worried' for 'Top Gun: Maverick' Soundtrack: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/onerepublic-i-aint-worried-top-gun-maverick-video-1235070691/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521132726/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/onerepublic-i-aint-worried-top-gun-maverick-video-1235070691/ |url-status=live }} It was sent to contemporary hit radio in the United States on June 21, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|title=Top 40/M Future Releases|website=All Access|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612133455/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archive-date=June 12, 2022|access-date=June 12, 2022}} The soundtrack album was released on May 27, 2022, by Interscope Records.{{Cite web |last=Fogarty |first=Paul |date=May 20, 2022 |title=Lady Gaga joins Kenny Loggins in the soundtrack for Top Gun: Maverick |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/05/20/top-gun-maverick-2-soundtrack-songs-music-track-list-kenny-loggins-lady-gaga/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=HITC |language=en-GB |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525155311/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/05/20/top-gun-maverick-2-soundtrack-songs-music-track-list-kenny-loggins-lady-gaga/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last= |date=May 4, 2022 |title='Top Gun: Maverick' soundtrack also features new song from OneRepublic |url=https://www.wrmf.com/top-gun-maverick-soundtrack-also-features-new-song-from-onerepublic/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=97.9 WRMF |language=en-US |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602004258/https://www.wrmf.com/top-gun-maverick-soundtrack-also-features-new-song-from-onerepublic/ |url-status=live }}

Reception

The soundtrack received positive reviews, with Pete Hammond of Deadline Hollywood,{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=May 12, 2022 |title='Top Gun: Maverick' Review: Tom Cruise Is Back Soaring In What May Be The Role Of His Career |url=https://deadline.com/video/top-gun-maverick-review-tom-cruise-sequel/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US |archive-date=May 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529194906/https://deadline.com/video/top-gun-maverick-review-tom-cruise-sequel/ |url-status=live }} Brian Lloyd of Entertainment.ie,{{Cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Brian |date=May 12, 2022 |title='Top Gun: Maverick' is a flight of fantasy |url=https://entertainment.ie/movies/movie-reviews/top-gun-maverick-410633/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Entertainment.ie |language=en |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527171713/https://entertainment.ie/movies/movie-reviews/top-gun-maverick-410633/ |url-status=live }} Tomris Larfy of RogerEbert.com{{Cite web |last=Laffly |first=Tomris |date=May 27, 2022 |title=Top Gun: Maverick movie review (2022) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/top-gun-maverick-movie-review-2022 |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Roger Ebert |language=en |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527171708/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/top-gun-maverick-movie-review-2022 |url-status=live }} and Chris Bumbray of JoBlo.com calling the score composed by Faltermeyer, Gaga, Balfe and Zimmer as "one of the positive aspects of the film". Zanobard Reviews stated "the soundtrack of Top Gun: Maverick is a thoroughly entertaining and incredibly nostalgic musical experience from beginning to end".{{Cite web |last=Zanobard |date=May 27, 2022 |title=Top Gun: Maverick – Soundtrack Review |url=https://zanobardreviews.com/2022/05/27/top-gun-maverick-soundtrack-review/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Zanobard Reviews |language=en |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527071125/https://zanobardreviews.com/2022/05/27/top-gun-maverick-soundtrack-review/ |url-status=live }}

Track listing

All performed by Lorne Balfe, Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta), and Hans Zimmer except where noted

{{Track listing

| headline = Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture) track listing

| total_length = 43:35

| extra_column = Artist(s)

| title1 = Main Titles (You've Been Called Back to Top Gun)

| writer1 = Harold Faltermeyer

| length1 = 2:30

| title2 = Danger Zone

| writer2 = {{hlist|Giorgio Moroder|Tom Whitlock}}

| extra2 = Kenny Loggins

| length2 = 3:36

| title3 = Darkstar

| writer3 = {{Hlist|Faltermeyer|Lorne Balfe}}

| length3 = 3:01

| title4 = Great Balls of Fire

| note4 = live

| writer4 = {{hlist|Jack Hammer|Otis Blackwell}}

| extra4 = Miles Teller

| length4 = 1:55

| title5 = You're Where You Belong / Give 'Em Hell

| writer5 = {{Hlist|Hans Zimmer|Michael Tucker|Stefani Germanotta}}

| length5 = 5:46

| title6 = I Ain't Worried

| writer6 = {{hlist|Ryan Tedder|Brent Kutzle|Tyler Spry|Peter Morén|Björn Yttling|John Eriksson}}

| extra6 = OneRepublic

| length6 = 2:28

| title7 = Dagger One Is Hit / Time to Let Go

| writer7 = {{Hlist|Faltermeyer|Zimmer|Balfe|Max Aruj}}

| length7 = 5:06

| title8 = Tally Two / What's the Plan / F-14

| writer8 = {{Hlist|Andrew Kawczynski|Zimmer|Balfe}}

| length8 = 4:34

| title9 = The Man, the Legend / Touchdown

| writer9 = {{Hlist|Zimmer|Faltermeyer|Tucker|Germanotta}}

| length9 = 3:54

| title10 = Penny Returns

| note10 = interlude

| writer10 = {{Hlist|Zimmer|Tucker|Germanotta}}

| length10 = 2:47

| title11 = Hold My Hand

| writer11 = {{hlist|Tucker|Germanotta}}

| extra11 = Lady Gaga

| length11 = 3:45

| title12 = Top Gun Anthem

| writer12 = Faltermeyer

| length12 = 2:28

| extra12 = {{hlist|Harold Faltermeyer||Lexii Lynn Frazier}}

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese CD release bonus track{{cite web |url=https://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/220509143/ |title=Top Gun: Maverick Soundtrack |publisher=HMV Japan |language=ja |date=June 7, 2022 |access-date=June 17, 2022 |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527011912/https://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/220509143/ |url-status=live }}

| title13 = Canyon Dogfight

| writer13 =

| length13 = 3:20

| total_length = 46:55

}}

Songs not included in the soundtrack, but featured in the film include the following:{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/05/in-top-gun-maverick-tom-tests-america/ |title=In Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Tests America |first=Armond |last=White |magazine=National Review |date=May 27, 2022 |access-date=May 30, 2022 |archive-date=May 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530115501/https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/05/in-top-gun-maverick-tom-tests-america/ |url-status=live }}

Hank Williams – "Your Cheatin' Heart" – Plays at the small town diner after Maverick crashes the Darkstar
David Bowie – "Let's Dance" – Plays on jukebox at the Hard Deck bar
T. Rex – "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" – Plays on jukebox at the bar
Otis Redding and Carla Thomas – "Tramp" – Plays on jukebox at the bar when Rooster first appears
Foghat – "Slow Ride" – Plays on jukebox at the bar, as selected by Hangman
The Who – "Won't Get Fooled Again" – Plays on the first training montage

Credits

Credits adapted from Film Music Reporter{{Cite web |title='Top Gun: Maverick' Music Team Credits Revealed |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/05/18/top-gun-maverick-music-team-credits-revealed/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=Film Music Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526134303/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2022/05/18/top-gun-maverick-music-team-credits-revealed/ |url-status=live }}

Supervising music editor: Cecile Tournesac
Music editor: Ryan Rubin
Additional music editorial: Peter Myles, Mikael Sandgren
Music consultants: Jason Bentley, T Bone Burnett, Kathy Nelson, Ryan Tedder
Additional music: David Fleming, Andrew Kawczynski, Steve Mazzaro
Additional arrangements: Steve Davis, Sven Faulconer, Stuart Michael Thomas, Max Aruj, Steffen Thum
Featured musicians:
Bass: Nico Abondolo, Trey Henry
Cello: Tina Guo, Ro Rowan
French horn: Dylan S. Hart
Trumpet: Thomas Hooten
Electric guitar: Lexii Lynn Frazier, Stuart Michael Thomas
Drums: Chad Smith
Violin: Ben Powell
Score consultant: Guthrie Govan
Orchestrations: Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, David Giuli, Jennifer Hammond, Yvonne Suzette Moriarty, Booker White
Music preparation: Booker White
Orchestral contractor: Peter Rotter
Score mixing: Al Clay, Stephen Lipson
Score mix assistant: Alvin Wee
Sequencer programming: Omer Benyamin, Steven Doar
Technical score engineer: Chuck Choi
Technical assistants: Alejandro Moros, Alex Lamy, Fabio Marks, Jim Grimwade, Aldo Arechar, Kevin Anderson, Florian Faltermeyer, Alfie Godfrey, Michael Bitton
Synth programming: Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe
Synth design: Kevin Schroeder
Digital instrument design: Mark Wherry
Digital instrument preparation: Taurees Habib, Raul Vega
Music production services: Steven Kofsky
Score coordinators: Shalini Singh, Queenie Li
Mastering engineer: Emerson Mancini

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\| Croatian International Albums (HDU){{cite web\|url=https://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-24-tjedan-2022/\|title=Lista prodaje 24. tjedan 2022\|date=June 21, 2022 \|trans-title=Sales list Week 24 2022 \|publisher=HDU\|language=hr\|access-date=June 22, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622225354/https://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-24-tjedan-2022/\|archive-date=June 22, 2022}} \| 12
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture) ! scope="col"\| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{album chart\|Australia\|11\|artist=Soundtrack\|album=Top Gun – Maverick\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 6, 2022}}
{{album chart\|Austria\|7\|artist=Soundtrack\|album=Top Gun – Maverick\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 8, 2022}}
{{album chart\|Flanders\|18\|artist=Soundtrack\|album=Top Gun – Maverick\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 5, 2022}}
{{album chart\|Wallonia\|15\|artist=Soundtrack\|album=Top Gun – Maverick\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 5, 2022}}
{{album chart\|BillboardCanada\|23\|M\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums/2022-09-17/\|title=Billboard Canadian Albums\|work=Billboard\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 13, 2022}}
{{album chart\|Czech\|58\|date=202222\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 6, 2022}}
{{album chart\|Netherlands\|85\|artist=Soundtrack\|album=Top Gun – Maverick\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 17, 2022}}
scope="row"\| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite web\|url=https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/albumit/2022/32/\|title=Albumit 32/2022\|publisher=Musiikkituottajat\|language=fi\|access-date=August 28, 2022\|archive-date=August 14, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814111159/https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/albumit/2022/32/\|url-status=live}} \| 20
{{album chart\|France\|17\|M\|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=22?&annee=2022&categorie=Top%20Albums\|title=Top Albums (Week 22, 2022)\|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique\|artist=Soundtrack\|album=Top Gun – Maverick\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 6, 2022\|refname="French"}}
{{album chart\|Germany4\|16\|id=497971\|artist=Soundtrack\|album=Top Gun – Maverick\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 3, 2022}}
scope="row"\| Ireland Compilation Albums (OCC){{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-compilations-chart/\|title=Official Irish Compilations Chart Top 100 – 17 June 2022\|website=Official Charts \|access-date=June 17, 2022\|archive-date=June 3, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603175742/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-compilations-chart/\|url-status=live}} \| 3
scope="row"\| Italian Albums (FIMI){{cite web\|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/1/2022/23\|title=Album – Classifica settimanale WK 23 (dal 03.06.2022 al 09.06.2022)\|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana\|language=it\|access-date=June 11, 2022\|archive-date=November 15, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115194712/https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/1/2022/23\|url-status=live}} \| 74
{{album chart\|Oricon\|2\|date=2022-06-20\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 22, 2022\|archive-url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2022-08-22/}}
scope="row"\| Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon){{cite web \|title=Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2022-06-20 \|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2022-06-20/ \|publisher=Oricon \|access-date=December 9, 2022\|language=ja}} \| 4
scope="row"\| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web\|url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2022&month=06&day=20\|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2022/06/15 公開\|website=Billboard Japan\|language=ja\|access-date=June 15, 2022\|archive-date=June 15, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615050359/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2022&month=06&day=20\|url-status=live}} \| 4
scope="row"\| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA){{cite web\|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s28/\|title=2022 28-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)\|publisher=AGATA\|language=lt\|date=July 15, 2022\|access-date=July 15, 2022\|archive-date=July 15, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715084311/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s28/\|url-status=live}} \| 22
scope="row"\| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2022-06-10\|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|date=June 13, 2022\|access-date=June 11, 2022\|archive-date=June 10, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610224204/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=5343\|url-status=live}} \| 16
{{album chart\|Norway\|7\|M\|url=https://topplista.no/charts/albums/2022-w36/\|title=Album 2022 uke 36\|publisher=VG-lista\|artist=Soundtrack\|album=Top Gun – Maverick\|rowheader=true\|access-date=September 10, 2022}}
{{album chart\|Poland\|19\|id=1439\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=June 9, 2022}}
scope="row"\| Portuguese Compilation Albums (AFP){{cite web\|url=https://audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2022-06-16-19-33-33.pdf\|title=TOP AFP/AUDIOGEST – Semana 22 de 2022\|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa\|language=pt\|access-date=June 17, 2022\|archive-date=June 16, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616222922/https://audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2022-06-16-19-33-33.pdf\|url-status=live}} \| 1
scope="row"\| South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web\|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=28&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week&yearTime=3\|title=Circle Album Chart – Week 28, 2022\|website=Circle Chart\|language=ko\|access-date=July 14, 2022\|archive-date=July 14, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714024051/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=28&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week&yearTime=3\|url-status=live}} \| 60
{{Album chart\|Spain\|57\|M\|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-albums/2022/22\|title=Top Gun: Maverick – B.S.O. – EPDM\|publisher=Productores de Música de España\|artist=Soundtrack\|album=Top Gun – Maverick\|access-date=June 6, 2022\|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart\|Switzerland\|3\|artist=Soundtrack\|album=Top Gun – Maverick\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 12, 2022}}
{{Album chart\|UKComp\|1\|date=20220616\|access-date=June 10, 2022\|rowheader=true}}
{{album chart\|UKSoundtrack\|1\|date=20220609\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 3, 2022}}
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|17\|M\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2022-06-11/\|title=Billboard 200 – Billboard\|work=Billboard\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 14, 2022}}
{{Album chart\|BillboardSoundtrack\|2\|M\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/soundtracks/2022-06-11/\|title=Soundtracks – Billboard\|work=Billboard\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 14, 2022}}

=Monthly charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Monthly chart performance for Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture) ! scope="col" \| Chart (2022) ! scope="col" \| Peak position
scope="row" \| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web \|title=Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-06 \|work=ORICON NEWS \|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-06/ \|publisher=Oricon \|access-date=December 9, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713033406/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-06/ \|archive-date=July 13, 2022}} \| 10

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Monthly chart performance for Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture)

! scope="col" | Chart (2022)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

scope="row" | Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-06 |work=ORICON NEWS |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-06/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713033406/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-06/ |archive-date=July 13, 2022}}

| 10

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 2022 year-end chart performance for Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture) ! scope="col"\| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria){{cite web\|url=https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3010524/\|title=Ö3 Austria Top40 Jahrescharts 2022\|date=November 8, 2019 \|publisher=Ö3 Austria Top 40\|language=de\|access-date=January 2, 2023\|archive-date=January 2, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102173616/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3010524/\|url-status=live}} \| 68
scope="row"\| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web\|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2022&cat=a\|title=Jaaroverzichten 2022\|publisher=Ultratop\|language=nl\|access-date=January 14, 2023}} \| 138
scope="row"\| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web\|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2022&cat=a\|title=Rapports annuels 2022\|publisher=Ultratop\|language=fr\|access-date=January 14, 2023}} \| 144
scope="row"\| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web\|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-chiffres/2022-la-production-musicale-francaise-toujours-au-top/\|title=2022: La production musicale française toujours au top\|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique\|language=fr\|date=January 6, 2023\|access-date=January 22, 2023}} \| 70
scope="row" \| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web \|title=Oricon Top 100 Albums: 2022 \|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2022/p/7/ \|publisher=Oricon \|access-date=December 22, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222011653/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2022/p/7/ \|archive-date=December 22, 2022}} \| 67
scope="row" \| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web \|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year-End 2022 \|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums_year&year=2022 \|website=Billboard Japan \|access-date=December 9, 2022}} \| 47
scope="row"\| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web\|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2022/alben\|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2022\|website=hitparade.ch\|language=de\|access-date=December 27, 2022}} \| 29
scope="row"\| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-billboard-200-albums/\|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 2, 2022}} \| 163
scope="row"\| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-soundtracks-albums/\|title=Top Soundtracks – Year-End 2022\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 2, 2022}} \| 7

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2022 year-end chart performance for Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture)

! scope="col"| Chart (2022)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria){{cite web|url=https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3010524/|title=Ö3 Austria Top40 Jahrescharts 2022|date=November 8, 2019 |publisher=Ö3 Austria Top 40|language=de|access-date=January 2, 2023|archive-date=January 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102173616/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3010524/|url-status=live}}

| 68

scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2022&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2022|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=January 14, 2023}}

| 138

scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2022&cat=a|title=Rapports annuels 2022|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=January 14, 2023}}

| 144

scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-chiffres/2022-la-production-musicale-francaise-toujours-au-top/|title=2022: La production musicale française toujours au top|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|date=January 6, 2023|access-date=January 22, 2023}}

| 70

scope="row" | Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 100 Albums: 2022 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2022/p/7/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=December 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222011653/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2022/p/7/ |archive-date=December 22, 2022}}

| 67

scope="row" | Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web |title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year-End 2022 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums_year&year=2022 |website=Billboard Japan |access-date=December 9, 2022}}

| 47

scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2022/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2022|website=hitparade.ch|language=de|access-date=December 27, 2022}}

| 29

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}

| 163

scope="row"| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-soundtracks-albums/|title=Top Soundtracks – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}

| 7

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 2023 year-end chart performance for Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture) ! scope="col"\| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web\|url=https://snepmusique.com/actualites-du-snep/2023-la-dynamique-de-la-production-et-de-la-consommation-musicales-en-france/\|title=2023: La dynamique de la production et de la consommation musicales en France\|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique\|language=fr\|date=January 8, 2024\|access-date=January 11, 2024}} \| 125
scope="row"\| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-soundtracks-albums/\|title=Top Soundtracks – Year-End 2023\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=November 22, 2023\|archive-date=November 22, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122012317/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-soundtracks-albums/\|url-status=live}} \| 5

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2023 year-end chart performance for Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture)

! scope="col"| Chart (2023)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/actualites-du-snep/2023-la-dynamique-de-la-production-et-de-la-consommation-musicales-en-france/|title=2023: La dynamique de la production et de la consommation musicales en France|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|date=January 8, 2024|access-date=January 11, 2024}}

| 125

scope="row"| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-soundtracks-albums/|title=Top Soundtracks – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2023|archive-date=November 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122012317/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-soundtracks-albums/|url-status=live}}

| 5

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture)}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Lady Gaga, OneRepublic & Hans Zimmer|title=Top Gun: Maverick (Music From the Motion Picture)|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2022|certyear=2025|id=15017|access-date=February 18, 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Multi-Artistes|title=Top Gun: Maverick|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=June 10, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Various|title=Top Gun: Maverick OST|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|access-date=December 16, 2024|source=radioscope}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Soundtrack|title=Top Gun - Maverick|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2022|certyear=2022|access-date=November 4, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Original Soundtrack|title=Top Gun - Maverick|award=Silver|type=album|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=March 15, 2024|id=19811-1140-2}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release dates and formats for Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture) ! scope="col" \| Region ! scope="col" \| Date ! scope="col" \| Format(s) ! scope="col" \| Label ! scope="col" \| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| Various \| May 27, 2022 \| {{Hlist\|CD\|digital download\|streaming}} \| rowspan="2" \| Interscope \| align="center" \|
November 18, 2022 \| Vinyl \| align="center" \| {{Cite web\|url=https://shop.ladygaga.com/products/top-gun-maverick-music-from-the-motion-picture-black-vinyl\|title=Top Gun: Maverick (Music From The Motion Picture) Black Vinyl – Lady Gaga Official Shop\|website=shop.ladygaga.com\|access-date=May 27, 2022\|archive-date=May 28, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528130902/https://shop.ladygaga.com/products/top-gun-maverick-music-from-the-motion-picture-black-vinyl}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Release dates and formats for Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture)

! scope="col" | Region

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Format(s)

! scope="col" | Label

! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | Various

| May 27, 2022

| {{Hlist|CD|digital download|streaming}}

| rowspan="2" | Interscope

| align="center" |

November 18, 2022

| Vinyl

| align="center" | {{Cite web|url=https://shop.ladygaga.com/products/top-gun-maverick-music-from-the-motion-picture-black-vinyl|title=Top Gun: Maverick (Music From The Motion Picture) Black Vinyl – Lady Gaga Official Shop|website=shop.ladygaga.com|access-date=May 27, 2022|archive-date=May 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528130902/https://shop.ladygaga.com/products/top-gun-maverick-music-from-the-motion-picture-black-vinyl}}

Notes

References

Category:2022 soundtrack albums

Category:2020s film soundtrack albums

Category:Interscope Records soundtracks

Category:Paramount Music soundtracks

Category:Top Gun

Category:Lady Gaga soundtracks

Category:Hans Zimmer soundtracks

Category:Lorne Balfe soundtracks

Category:Action film soundtracks

Category:Albums produced by Lady Gaga

Category:Albums produced by BloodPop

Category:Albums produced by Giorgio Moroder

Category:Albums produced by Ryan Tedder