Harold Faltermeyer
Sound
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.
As actor 18
Volle Kanne
1999
Abendschau
2000
Markus Lanz
2008
DAS!
1991
Kölner Treff
1976
Bambi
1948
Ringlstetter
2016
Die ultimative Chartshow
2003
Studio 3 - Live aus Babelsberg
2022
Where Are They Now?
1999
Die Hit-Giganten
2003
Kult am Sonntag
2007
Geheimniskrämer
2018
Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood
2024
Disco Europe Express
2019
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
2004
Otto - Die Doku
2018
Meine Welt ist die Musik
2019
On the crew 25
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
Top Gun
1986
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
The Running Man
1987
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
Tango & Cash
1989
Cop Out
2010
Fletch
1985
Der König von St. Pauli
1998
Asterix Conquers America
1994
Kuffs
1992
Fletch Lives
1989
Sauerkraut
1992
Fatal Beauty
1987
Thief of Hearts
1984
White Magic
1994
Snow Motion
1987
Gier
2010
Frankie
1996
Hopfen, Malz und Blei
2021
Fire, Ice and Dynamite
1990
Ski to the Max
2001
Fire & Ice
1986
Non-Stop Trouble with my Double
1984
Best of the Best: Inside the Real Top Gun
2004