{"id":441936,"date":"2022-05-04T21:54:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T18:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/top-gun-director-feared-lady-gagas-theme-song-was-going-to-suck\/"},"modified":"2022-05-04T21:54:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T18:54:35","slug":"top-gun-director-feared-lady-gagas-theme-song-was-going-to-suck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/top-gun-director-feared-lady-gagas-theme-song-was-going-to-suck\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Top Gun&#8217; director feared Lady Gaga&#8217;s theme song was going to suck"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a62571189\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a62571189\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/top-gun-director-feared-lady-gagas-theme-song-was-going-to-suck\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Top_Gun_director_feared_Lady_Gagas_theme_song_was_going_to_suck%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Top Gun&#8217; director feared Lady Gaga&#8217;s theme song was going to suck&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Top_Gun_director_feared_Lady_Gagas_theme_song_was_going_to_suck%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Top Gun&#8217; director feared Lady Gaga&#8217;s theme song was going to suck&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=giXco2jaZ_4\">\u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d<\/a> director Joseph Kosinski had his doubts about Lady Gaga contributing to the soundtrack for the upcoming action film.<\/p>\n<p>Gaga, 36, released a ballad Tuesday \u2014 titled <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yx3K3g4CtoQ\">\u201cHold My Hand\u201d<\/a> \u2014 for the jam-packed sequel to the 1986 Tom Cruise vehicle \u201cTop Gun.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Kosinski, 48, recently confessed that he wasn\u2019t too keen on having the slow, heart-thumping track as a part of the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was nerve-wracking to hear that song for the first time,\u201d Kosinski <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/top-gun-maverick-director-lady-gaga-song-nervous-fear-dislike-2022-5\">told Insider<\/a>, adding that he heard a demo of the track while sitting next to producer Jerry Bruckheimer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe went over to the record label [offices], and you\u2019re almost afraid you\u2019re not going to like it, because how do you say \u2018No thank you\u2019 to Lady Gaga?\u201d the filmmaker continued.<\/p>\n<p>However, their spirits soon soared like an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as we heard the song, it was like, \u2018Wow, that is a classic melody. That is fantastic,&#8217;\u201d Kosinski recalled. \u201cEven in demo form.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-lady-gaga-99-copy.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Lady Gaga released a ballad Tuesday \u2014 titled \u201cHold My Hand\u201d \u2014 for the sequel to the 1986 Tom Cruise film \u201cTop Gun.\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-22139589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-lady-gaga-99-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-lady-gaga-99-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/top-gun-lady-gaga-99-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Lady Gaga released a ballad Tuesday \u2014 titled \u201cHold My Hand\u201d \u2014 for the sequel to the 1986 Tom Cruise film \u201cTop Gun.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Everett Collection; Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Lady-Gaga-165.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Los Angeles Premiere Of MGM's &quot;House Of Gucci&quot; - Arrivals\" class=\"wp-image-20700316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Lady-Gaga-165.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Lady-Gaga-165.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Lady-Gaga-165.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cI\u2019ve been working on it for years, perfecting it, trying to make it ours. I wanted to make music into a song where we share our deep need to both be understood and try to understand each other,\u201d Gaga said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cChromatica\u201d crooner is a fan of \u201cTop Gun\u201d herself, and Kosinski and Bruckheimer, 78, im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely knew they wanted her song to be featured. The film\u2019s composer, Hans Zimmer, was also a fan of the single.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Hans heard it he was like, \u2018I can use this as a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a> for the movie,&#8217;\u201d the \u201cOnly the Brave\u201d director went on. \u201cHe worked it into his orchestral score. So it\u2019s much more than just a song in the movie. It\u2019s all over the theme of the film.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaga got deep about her songwriting process last week when she <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cc3EmwyscDC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=f9b9be74-93bc-4887-8263-4bb9a0b010af\">teased the song\u2019s release<\/a> on Instagram. \u201cWhen I wrote this song for \u2018Top Gun: Maverick,\u2019 I didn\u2019t even realize the multiple layers it spanned across the film\u2019s heart, my own psyche, and the nature of the world we\u2019ve been living in,\u201d the \u201cHouse of Gucci\u201d star wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top Gun: Maverick | NEW Official Trailer (2022 Movie) - Tom Cruise\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/giXco2jaZ_4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been working on it for years, perfecting it, trying to make it ours. I wanted to make music into a song where we share our deep need to both be understood and try to understand each other\u2014a longing to be close when we feel so far away and an ability to celebrate life\u2019s heroes,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>Gaga then thanked the \u201cMission: Impossible\u201d actor, Kosinski and Zimmer for the opportunity and the \u201cbeautiful experience\u201d of working alongside the trio. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis song is a love letter to the world during and after a very hard time,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve wanted you to hear it for so long.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>Cruise, 59, returns as Navy pilot Pete \u201cMaverick\u201d Mitchell\u00a0in the sequel and joins an ensemble cast including Miles Teller, Jon Hamm, Jennifer Connelly, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris and Val Kilmer.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Gaga proved that she and Cruise are the best of friends when he showed up at her Las Vegas show. The \u201cPoker Face\u201d songstress <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CdD9Qg9FQs5\/\">shared a snap<\/a> of the \u201cRisky Business\u201d actor giving her a giant smooch on the cheek after her performance. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for coming to the show last night. I love you my friend,\u201d she penned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d flies into theaters May 27.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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