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name: "Tom Whitlock"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tom-whitlock"
fi1m_id: "tom-whitlock"
tmdb_id: 3997570
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "20 February 1954"
died: "18 February 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:41:14.571034+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Tom Whitlock

## Identity

Tom Whitlock

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tom-whitlock
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tom-whitlock
- **TMDB ID:** 3997570
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3997570

Composer. Born 20 February 1954 in Springfield, Missouri. Died 18 February 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 20 February 1954, Springfield, Missouri
- **Died:** 18 February 2023
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3997570

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Top Gun*](https://film.one/film/top-gun.md) (71)

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## Biography

Tom Whitlock was an American songwriter. He co-wrote the lyrics for five songs on the soundtrack of the film *Top Gun* (1986), including 'Take My Breath Away', performed by Berlin, and 'Danger Zone', performed by Kenny Loggins, both with music by Giorgio Moroder.

Whitlock was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. He later moved to Los Angeles, where he met Moroder while working at a recording studio. The pair collaborated on further film projects including *Over the Top* (1987) and *Rambo III* (1988), as well as theme songs for the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Whitlock died on 18 February 2023.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Top Gun* (1986), Fi1m 71, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/top-gun.md)

## Complete filmography (1)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Top Gun* (1986), Music, Songs — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/top-gun.md)

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