Top Gun: Maverick (soundtrack)

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Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture)
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Soundtrack album by
ReleasedMay 27, 2022
Genre
Length43:35
Label
Producer
Top Gun soundtracks chronology
Top Gun
(1986)
Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture)
(2022)
Lorne Balfe chronology
Ambulance
(2022)
Top Gun: Maverick
(2022)
Secret Headquarters
(2022)
Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture) track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Main Titles (You've Been Called Back to Top Gun)" Harold Faltermeyer  2:30
2."Danger Zone" Kenny Loggins 3:36
3."Darkstar"
 3:01
4."Great Balls of Fire" (live) Miles Teller 1:55
5."You're Where You Belong / Give 'Em Hell" 5:46
6."I Ain't Worried" OneRepublic 2:28
7."Dagger One Is Hit / Time to Let Go"
  • Faltermeyer
  • Zimmer
  • Balfe
  • Max Aruj
 5:06
8."Tally Two / What's the Plan / F-14"
  • Andrew Kawczynski
  • Zimmer
  • Balfe
 4:34
9."The Man, the Legend / Touchdown"
  • Zimmer
  • Faltermeyer
  • Tucker
  • Germanotta
 3:54
10."Penny Returns" (interlude)
  • Zimmer
  • Tucker
  • Germanotta
 2:47
11."Hold My Hand"
  • Tucker
  • Germanotta
Lady Gaga 3:45
12."Top Gun Anthem"Faltermeyer
2:28
Total length:43:35
Japanese release bonus track [32]
No.TitleLength
13."Canyon Dogfight"3:20
Total length:46:55

Songs not included in the soundtrack, but featured in the film include the following: [33]

Credits

Credits adapted from Film Music Reporter [34]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture)
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [75] Platinum100,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [76] Gold10,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [77] Silver60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Top Gun: Maverick (Music from the Motion Picture)
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
VariousMay 27, 2022Interscope [6]
November 18, 2022 Vinyl [78]

Notes

  1. 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. [1] [2] However, none is individually credited by all charts and certifying bodies, and the album is listed as by "various artists" or "soundtrack" instead.

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