Harold Faltermeyer
Sound • 1952-10-05 • 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
8.2Top Gun: Maverick
2022
7.1Top Gun
1986
7.2Beverly Hills Cop
1984
6.5The Running Man
1987
6.5Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
6.5Tango & Cash
1989
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Filmography
- 2022★ 8.2
- 2021★ 4.6
- 2010★ 5.6
- 2010★ 3.0
- 2004★ 9.0
- 2001★ 5.0
- 1998★ 7.0
- 1996★ 10.0
- 1994★ 6.2
- 1994★ 7.0
- 1992★ 5.8
- 1992★ 10.0
- 1990★ 4.6
- 1989★ 6.5
- 1989★ 6.0
- 1987★ 6.5
- 1987★ 6.5
- 1987★ 6.5
- 1987★ 5.6
- 1987
- 1986★ 7.1
- 1986★ 7.1
- 1986★ 4.9
- 1985★ 6.7
- 1984★ 7.2
- 1984★ 7.2
- 1984★ 6.8
- 1984★ 5.5
