This report analyzes the official music video for "Take My Breath Away" by the band , the love theme for the 1986 film Top Gun . Overview of Production
The original footage for the video was shot at an (part of the Mojave Air & Space Port ) at night. Berlin - Take My Breath Away (Official Video - Top Gun)
The song won both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song in 1986. This report analyzes the official music video for
A demo of the track so impressed director Tony Scott and producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson that they filmed additional romantic scenes between Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis specifically to showcase the song. A demo of the track so impressed director
While the song was Berlin's biggest hit, its shift toward a synth-pop ballad style caused internal friction that eventually led to the band's temporary breakup.
The video employs ghostly imagery; Nunn appears to be a ghost as electric lights flicker to life around her.
She is greeted by spirits of military airmen from various eras before she and the spirits vanish into thin air at the end, a literal play on the lyric "Take My Breath Away". Impact and Awards