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, but the songwriter was reportedly battling Alzheimer’s disease. Whitlock died at the memory care center in Gallatin, Tennessee, according […]
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