Tom Whitlock Dies: Oscar-Winning Co-Writer Of ‘Top Gun’ Hits ‘Take My Breath Away’ & ‘Danger Zone’ Was 68
deadline.comTom Whitlock, who won a Best Song Oscar for co-writing the No. 1 smash ‘Take My Breath Away’ from Top Gun and also wrote the film’s other hit single “Danger Zone,” has died.
He was 68. Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home confirmed that he died February 18 in Gallatin, TN. No cause was given. Born on February 20, 1954, in Springfield, MO, Whitlock had been a longtime songwriter and performer without much success when he had a chance meeting with Giorgio Moroder in a Los Angeles recording studio.
Whitlock told a story about the Italian composer complaining about the brakes on his Ferrari, leading the opportunistic lyricist to picking up some brake fluid and make the repairs.
Moroder — who already had Oscars on his mantel for Original Score (Midnight Express) and Best Song (“Flashdance”) and had produced No.
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