'Top Gun' director feared Lady Gaga's theme song was going to suck

“Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski experienced his uncertainties about Lady Gaga contributing to the soundtrack for the upcoming motion movie.

Gaga, 36, unveiled a ballad Tuesday — titled “Hold My Hand” — for the jam-packed sequel to the 1986 Tom Cruise auto “Top Gun.”

Kosinski, 48, recently confessed that he was not way too keen on getting the sluggish, coronary heart-thumping track as a section of the venture.

“It was nerve-wracking to listen to that music for the to start with time,” Kosinski instructed Insider, including that he listened to a demo of the observe whilst sitting down following to producer Jerry Bruckheimer.

“We went over to the file label [offices], and you are nearly fearful you are not likely to like it, due to the fact how do you say ‘No thank you’ to Lady Gaga?” the filmmaker continued.

Having said that, their spirits before long soared like an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet.

“As quickly as we listened to the music, it was like, ‘Wow, that is a typical melody. That is amazing,'” Kosinski recalled. “Even in demo kind.”

Lady Gaga released a ballad Tuesday — titled “Hold My Hand” — for the sequel to the 1986 Tom Cruise film “Top Gun.”
Lady Gaga released a ballad Tuesday — titled “Hold My Hand” — for the sequel to the 1986 Tom Cruise movie “Top Gun.”
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“I’ve been performing on it for decades, perfecting it, seeking to make it ours. I needed to make new music into a music where we share our deep want to both be comprehended and attempt to comprehend every other,” Gaga said.
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The “Chromatica” crooner is a lover of “Top Gun” herself, and Kosinski and Bruckheimer, 78, instantly knew they wished her music to be highlighted. The film’s composer, Hans Zimmer, was also a lover of the single.

“When Hans heard it he was like, ‘I can use this as a theme for the motion picture,'” the “Only the Brave” director went on. “He worked it into his orchestral score. So it’s substantially a lot more than just a song in the movie. It’s all in excess of the topic of the movie.”

Gaga acquired deep about her songwriting process final week when she teased the song’s launch on Instagram. “When I wrote this song for ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ I did not even comprehend the a number of layers it spanned across the film’s coronary heart, my have psyche, and the nature of the entire world we’ve been living in,” the “House of Gucci” star wrote.

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“I’ve been functioning on it for many years, perfecting it, attempting to make it ours. I needed to make audio into a music in which we share our deep have to have to both of those be recognized and try out to understand each and every other—a longing to be close when we really feel so significantly away and an skill to celebrate life’s heroes,” she continued.

Gaga then thanked the “Mission: Impossible” actor, Kosinski and Zimmer for the option and the “beautiful experience” of doing the job alongside the trio.

“This music is a like letter to the earth for the duration of and right after a pretty tricky time,” she stated. “I’ve desired you to hear it for so extended.”

Cruise, 59, returns as Navy pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the sequel and joins an ensemble forged which include Miles Teller, Jon Hamm, Jennifer Connelly, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris and Val Kilmer.

On Monday, Gaga proved that she and Cruise are the most effective of mates when he confirmed up at her Las Vegas clearly show. The “Poker Face” songstress shared a snap of the “Risky Business” actor giving her a big smooch on the cheek after her general performance.

“Thank you for coming to the show past night time. I love you my mate,” she penned.

“Top Gun: Maverick” flies into theaters Could 27.

'Top Gun' director feared Lady Gaga's theme song was going to suck

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