Harold Faltermeyer
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.
Known For
Top Gun: Maverick
Original Music Composer
Top Gun
Original Music Composer
Beverly Hills Cop
Original Music Composer
Beverly Hills Cop II
Original Music Composer
The Running Man
Original Music Composer
Tango & Cash
Original Music Composer
Fletch
Original Music Composer
Cop Out
Original Music Composer
FlickList VIP
Recommended for you
Filmography
Acting (18)
Movies (5)
Television (13)
Studio 3 - Live aus Babelsberg
2022as Self
Geheimniskrämer
2018as Self
Ringlstetter
2016as self
Markus Lanz
2008as Self
Kult am Sonntag
2007as himself
Die Hit-Giganten
2003 Die ultimative Chartshow
2003as Self
Abendschau
2000as self
Volle Kanne
1999as Self
Where Are They Now?
1999as Self
DAS!
1991as Self
Kölner Treff
1976as Self
Bambi
1948as Self
Crew (27)
Movies (24)
Top Gun: Maverick
2022Original Music Composer
Hopfen, Malz und Blei
2021Music
Cop Out
2010Original Music Composer
Best of the Best: Inside the Real Top Gun
2004Music
Ski to the Max
2001Original Music Composer
Asterix Conquers America
1994Original Music Composer
White Magic
1994Music
Kuffs
1992Original Music Composer
Fire, Ice & Dynamite
1990Original Music Composer
Tango & Cash
1989Original Music Composer
Fletch Lives
1989Original Music Composer
The Running Man
1987Original Music Composer
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987Original Music Composer
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987Theme Song Performance
Fatal Beauty
1987Original Music Composer
Snow Motion
1987Original Music Composer
Top Gun
1986Original Music Composer
Top Gun
1986Songs
Fire & Ice
1986Original Music Composer
Fletch
1985Original Music Composer
Beverly Hills Cop
1984Original Music Composer
Beverly Hills Cop
1984Theme Song Performance
Non-Stop Trouble with my Double
1984Original Music Composer
Thief of Hearts
1984Original Music Composer
FlickList VIP
Recommended for you