Harold Faltermeyer
Known for: Sound
Born: October 5, 1952
Place of birth: Munich, 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.
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Filmography
26 movies · 17 TV shows, newest first
8.5
Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood
2024
8.2
Top Gun: Maverick
2022NR
Studio 3 - Live aus Babelsberg
2022
4.6
Hopfen, Malz und Blei
2021
7.0
Disco Europe Express
2019
NR
Meine Welt ist die Musik
2019
NR
Otto - Die Doku
2018NR
Geheimniskrämer
2018
NR
Ringlstetter
2016
5.5
Cop Out
2010
3.0
Gier
2010
5.5
Markus Lanz
2008NR
Kult am Sonntag
20079.0
Best of the Best: Inside the Real Top Gun
2004
8.0
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
2004NR
Die Hit-Giganten
20036.3
Die ultimative Chartshow
2003
5.7
Ski to the Max
2001
4.3
Abendschau
20004.4
Volle Kanne
19997.5
Where Are They Now?
1999
7.0
Der König von St. Pauli
1998
10.0
Frankie
1996
7.0
White Magic
1994
6.2
Asterix Conquers America
1994
10.0
Sauerkraut
1992
5.8
Kuffs
1992
4.7
DAS!
1991
4.6
Fire, Ice and Dynamite
1990
6.5
Tango & Cash
1989
6.0
Fletch Lives
1989
6.5
The Running Man
1987
5.6
Fatal Beauty
1987
6.5
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
NR
Snow Motion
1987
7.1
Top Gun
1986
4.9
Fire & Ice
1986
6.8
Fletch
1985
7.2
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
5.5
Thief of Hearts
1984
6.8
Non-Stop Trouble with my Double
1984
6.8
Kölner Treff
1976
9.0
Bambi
1948