When Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe are given a Harold Faltermeyer score to update, they often take the essential motifs from the original score make it more orchestral and grandiose, while adding their own riffs and motifs, all within the same sound textures; Stefani germanotta / Lady Gaga's "Hold my Hand" was also woven into the orchestral score, hence the authoring credits.
My first complete take (4th attempt) was almost perfect (2 minor mistakes) but the camera stopped recording 4.5 minutes into a 12 minute video. So, after 10 tries, I hope this will do (still a couple of mistakes)
Special thanks to my friend & coworker @dereklee7899 who transcribed the long drum fill for me at 1:35 so that I could program it into the style!
For this 'mini medley' I used
Main titles - You've been Called Back to Top Gun
You're where you Belong
Give 'Em Hell
DarkStar
Top Gun Anthem
as the basic framework, but as I do everything by ear, it's definitely not 1:1. Wanted to include more, but that meant programming more drums, and it was already 12 mins long! (but really wanted to add What's the Plan/F14, Canyon Dogfight, The Man The Legend.
Initially when the Yamaha Genos 2 launched with the "Action Anthem" style for Top Gun (2022), I had thought about skipping registrations and just playing it with OTS as is. But then I figured it would be the same as everyone else's demo, so almost a year later, here's my take on this masterpiece of a soundtrack from an equally amazing film!
This demo specifically features the new orchestral drums, the dx7ii chip that's on board the Genos 2, ensemble mode, and the new felt piano and U3 pianos.
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