Whitlock and composer Giorgio Moroder created five songs together for Top Gun. Throughout his career, Whitlock also wrote songs that were performed by Bonnie Tyler, Ray Charles, and Graham Nash. He is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tom 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 ...

Tom Whitlock, the Oscar-winning songwriter who co-wrote the lyrics for “Danger Zone” and “Take My Breath Away” for the 1986 film Top Gun, died on Feb. 19. He was 68. No cause of death was revealed, ...

Tom Whitlock, who co-wrote two songs that helped elevate the 1986 movie "Top Gun" into a pop culture phenomenon, died Saturday in Gallatin, Tennessee. He was 68. His death was confirmed by ...

Tom Whitlock, who co-wrote two songs that helped elevate the 1986 movie "Top Gun" into a pop culture giant, died Saturday in Gallatin, Tennessee. He was 68. His death was confirmed by Gorman-Scharpf ...

Tom Whitlock, 68, who co-wrote two songs that helped elevate the 1986 movie “Top Gun” into a pop culture giant, died last week in Gallatin, Tenn. His death was confirmed by Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home ...