Sound
Harold Faltermeyer
Born October 5, 1952 · Munich, Bavaria, West Germany [now 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.
Known for
8.2
Top Gun: Maverick
Original Music Composer
7.0
Top Gun
Original Music Composer, Songs
7.4
Beverly Hills Cop
Original Music Composer, Theme Song Performance
6.6
The Running Man
Original Music Composer
6.6
Beverly Hills Cop II
Original Music Composer, Theme Song Performance
6.4
Tango & Cash
Original Music Composer
5.5
Cop Out
Original Music Composer
6.9
Fletch
Original Music Composer
5.9
Asterix Conquers America
Original Music Composer
6.1
Fletch Lives
Original Music Composer
5.9
Kuffs
Original Music Composer
5.4
Fatal Beauty
Original Music Composer
5.8
Thief of Hearts
Original Music Composer
6.6
Non-Stop Trouble with my Double
Original Music Composer
3.9
Fire, Ice and Dynamite
Original Music Composer
4.5
Markus Lanz
Self
7.0 TMDB
Der König von St. Pauli
Original Music Composer
4.9 TMDB
Fire & Ice
Original Music Composer
4.2
Volle Kanne
Self
5.8
DAS!
Self
Filmography
- 2024Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für HollywoodSelf - IntervieweeMovie
- 2022Top Gun: MaverickOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 2022Studio 3 - Live aus BabelsbergSelfSeries
- 2021Hopfen, Malz und BleiMusicMovie
- 2019Disco Europe ExpressSelf - MusicianMovie
- 2019Meine Welt ist die MusikSelfMovie
- 2018Otto - Die DokuSelfMovie
- 2018GeheimniskrämerSelfSeries
- 2016RinglstetterselfSeries
- 2010Cop OutOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 2010GierSongsSeries
- 2008Markus LanzSelfSeries
- 2007Kult am SonntaghimselfSeries
- 2004Best of the Best: Inside the Real Top GunMusicMovie
- 2004Danger Zone: The Making of Top GunSelfMovie
- 2003Die Hit-GigantenSeries
- 2003Die ultimative ChartshowSelfSeries
- 2001Ski to the MaxOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 2000AbendschauselfSeries
- 1999Volle KanneSelfSeries
- 1999Where Are They Now?SelfSeries
- 1998Der König von St. PauliOriginal Music ComposerSeries
- 1996FrankieOriginal Music ComposerSeries
- 1994White MagicMusicMovie
- 1994Asterix Conquers AmericaOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 1992SauerkrautOriginal Music ComposerSeries
- 1992KuffsOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 1991DAS!SelfSeries
- 1990Fire, Ice and DynamiteOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 1989Tango & CashOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 1989Fletch LivesOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 1987The Running ManOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 1987Fatal BeautyOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 1987Beverly Hills Cop IIOriginal Music Composer, Theme Song PerformanceMovie
- 1987Snow MotionOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 1986Top GunOriginal Music Composer, SongsMovie
- 1986Fire & IceOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 1985FletchOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 1984Beverly Hills CopOriginal Music Composer, Theme Song PerformanceMovie
- 1984Thief of HeartsOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 1984Non-Stop Trouble with my DoubleOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 1976Kölner TreffSelfSeries
- 1948BambiSelfSeries