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Harold Faltermeyer

Harold Faltermeyer

Born October 5, 1952 · Munich, Bavaria, West Germany [now Germany]

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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.

Sound 24

2020s

  1. 2022
  2. 2021

    Hopfen, Malz und Blei

    Music

2010s

  1. 2010
  2. Gier

    Songs

2000s

  1. 2001

    Ski to the Max

    Original Music Composer

1990s

  1. 1998

    Der König von St. Pauli

    Original Music Composer

  2. 1996

    Frankie

    Original Music Composer

  3. 1994

    White Magic

    Music

  4. 1992

    Sauerkraut

    Original Music Composer

  5. 1990

    Fire, Ice and Dynamite

    Original Music Composer

Appearances11

2010s

  1. 2019

    Disco Europe Express

    Self - Musician

  2. Meine Welt ist die Musik

    Self

  3. 2018

    Otto - Die Doku

    Self

  4. 2016

2000s

  1. 2008
  2. 2004

    Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun

    Self