Harold Faltermeyer

Harold Faltermeyer

  • Birthday: 1952-10-05
  • Place of birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Biography

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.

Filmography

Otto - Die Doku

2018

As himself

Disco Europe Express

2019

As Self - Musician

Production

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987

As Original Music Composer

Beverly Hills Cop

1984

As Original Music Composer

Top Gun

1986

As Original Music Composer

The Running Man

1987

As Original Music Composer

Fire, Ice & Dynamite

1990

As Original Music Composer

Fire & Ice

1986

As Original Music Composer

Asterix Conquers America

1994

As Original Music Composer

Tango & Cash

1989

As Original Music Composer

Fletch

1985

As Original Music Composer

Kuffs

1992

As Original Music Composer

Ski to the Max

2001

As Original Music Composer

Thief of Hearts

1984

As Original Music Composer

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

As Original Music Composer

Fletch Lives

1989

As Original Music Composer

Hopfen, Malz und Blei

2021

As Music

Fatal Beauty

1987

As Original Music Composer

Cop Out

2010

As Original Music Composer

Non-Stop Trouble with my Double

1984

As Original Music Composer

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987

As Theme Song Performance

Beverly Hills Cop

1984

As Theme Song Performance

White Magic

1994

As Music

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