Who wrote and performed the Oscar Nominated track Blaze Of Glory for the movie Young Guns 2?
Young Guns II new song for the film that would be more in keeping with the period and setting. He quickly wrote the song "Blaze of Glory", and performed it on acoustic guitar in the Utah desert for Estevez and John Fusco. "Blaze of Glory" went on to reach No. 1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Jon Bon Jovi would go on to name his debut solo album "Blaze of Glory" (released as "Young Guns II: Blaze Of Glory" in the UK), which included the eponymous single as well as other songs from and inspired by the film. The album peaked at No.
Blaze of Glory (Jon Bon Jovi album) the New Mexico desert for Estevez and John Fusco. This was the first time that "Blaze of Glory" was heard. Fusco called his co-producers into the trailer to listen, and it was named the theme song for "Young Guns II" on the spot. In an interview for "UNCUT" magazine, Kiefer Sutherland said, "When Jon (Bon Jovi) joined the team for Young Guns 2, we were all eating hamburgers in a diner and Jon was scribbling on this napkin for, say, six minutes. He declared he'd written 'Blaze of Glory', which of course then went through the roof in the States.