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Composer
Harold Faltermeyer
- Born October 5, 1952 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany [now Germany]
Harold Faltermeyer (born Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier; named after a US-Colonel stationed in Germany; 5 October 1952) is a German musician, keyboard player, composer and record producer. He is recognized as one of the composers/producers who best captured the zeitgeist of 1980s synthpop in film scores. He is best known for writing and composing the "Axel F" theme for Beverly Hills Cop and the Top Gun Anthem for the film Top Gun. Both works were influential synthpop hits in the 1980s.
Known for
Top Gun: Maverick2022
Top Gun1986
Beverly Hills Cop1984
The Running Man1987
Beverly Hills Cop II1987
Tango & Cash1989
Cop Out2010
Fletch1985
Filmography
- 2024Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für HollywoodFilmSelf - Interviewee
- 2022Top Gun: MaverickFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2022Studio 3 - Live aus BabelsbergSeriesSelf
- 2021Hopfen, Malz und BleiFilmMusic
- 2019Disco Europe ExpressFilmSelf - Musician
- 2019Meine Welt ist die MusikFilmSelf
- 2018Otto - Die DokuFilmSelf
- 2018GeheimniskrämerSeriesSelf
- 2016RinglstetterSeriesself
- 2010Cop OutFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2010GierSeriesSongs
- 2008Markus LanzSeriesSelf
- 2007Kult am SonntagSerieshimself
- 2004Danger Zone: The Making of Top GunFilmSelf
- 2004Best of the Best: Inside the Real Top GunFilmMusic
- 2003Die ultimative ChartshowSeriesSelf
- 2003Die Hit-GigantenSeries
- 2001Ski to the MaxFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2000AbendschauSeriesself
- 1999Volle KanneSeriesSelf
- 1999Where Are They Now?SeriesSelf
- 1998Der König von St. PauliSeriesOriginal Music Composer
- 1996FrankieSeriesOriginal Music Composer
- 1994Asterix Conquers AmericaFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1994White MagicFilmMusic
- 1992KuffsFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1992SauerkrautSeriesOriginal Music Composer
- 1991DAS!SeriesSelf
- 1990Fire, Ice and DynamiteFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1989Tango & CashFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1989Fletch LivesFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1987The Running ManFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1987Beverly Hills Cop IIFilmOriginal Music Composer, Theme Song Performance
- 1987Fatal BeautyFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1987Snow MotionFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1986Top GunFilmOriginal Music Composer, Songs
- 1986Fire & IceFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1985FletchFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1984Beverly Hills CopFilmOriginal Music Composer, Theme Song Performance
- 1984Thief of HeartsFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1984Non-Stop Trouble with my DoubleFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1976Kölner TreffSeriesSelf
- 1948BambiSeriesSelf