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Harold Faltermeyer

Composer / Record Producer | * 10/05/1952 (71) | Munich, Bavaria (Germany)
Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeyer (born 5 October 1952) is a German musician, composer and record producer. Faltermeyer is best known for composing the "Axel F" theme for the feature film Beverly Hills Cop, an influential synth-pop hit in the 1980s. He also composed the "Top Gun Anthem" for the feature film Top Gun, along with its score, and the music for the Chevy Chase Fletch feature films, Fletch and Fletch Lives. The Beverly Hills Cop and Top Gun projects earned him two Grammy Awards: the first in 1986 for Best Album of original score written for a motion picture or television special, as a co-writer of the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack; and the second in 1987 for B... ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Action | Crime

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After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment ...

Top Gun: Maverick

PG-13

2022 | 4.1/5 | 2h 11min
Action, Drama
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For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well ...

Top Gun

PG

1986 | 3.5/5 | 1h 50min
Drama, Action, Adventure
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A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills. ...

Beverly Hills Cop

R

1984 | 3.6/5 | 1h 45min
Action, Comedy, Crime
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Axel heads for the land of sunshine and palm trees to find out who shot police Captain Andrew Bogomil. Thanks to a couple of old friends, Axel's investigation uncovers a series of robberies mastermind ...

Beverly Hills Cop II

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1987 | 3.2/5 | 1h 43min
Action, Comedy, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Harold Faltermeyer

Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
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Movies with Harold Faltermeyer as Actor(3)

as Self - Interviewee2024 Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood
as Self - Musician2019 Disco Europe Express
as himself2018 Otto - Die Doku

TV Shows/Series with Harold Faltermeyer as Actor(10)

as himself2016 Ringlstetter
as himself2008 Markus Lanz
as himself2007 Kult am Sonntag
2003 Die Hit-Giganten
as himself2003 Die ultimative Chartshow
as himself2000 Abendschau
as himself1999 Where Are They Now?
as himself1999 Volle Kanne
as himself1991 DAS!
as himself1976 Kölner Treff

Movies with Harold Faltermeyer as Crew(18)

Sound/Original Music Composer2022 Top Gun: Maverick
Sound/Music2021 Hopfen, Malz und Blei
Sound/Original Music Composer2010 Cop Out
Sound/Original Music Composer2001 Ski to the Max
Sound/Original Music Composer1994 Asterix Conquers America
Sound/Original Music Composer1992 Kuffs
Sound/Original Music Composer1990 Fire, Ice & Dynamite
Sound/Original Music Composer1989 Fletch Lives
Sound/Original Music Composer1989 Tango & Cash
Sound/Original Music Composer1987 The Running Man
Sound/Original Music Composer1987 Beverly Hills Cop II
Sound/Original Music Composer1987 Fatal Beauty
Sound/Original Music Composer1986 Fire & Ice
Sound/Original Music Composer1986 Top Gun
Sound/Original Music Composer1985 Fletch
Sound/Original Music Composer1984 Non-Stop Trouble with my Double
Sound/Original Music Composer1984 Thief of Hearts
Sound/Original Music Composer1984 Beverly Hills Cop

TV Shows/Series with Harold Faltermeyer as Crew(1)

Sound/Original Music Composer1996 Frankie

Additional Information

Official websites:
faltermeyer.com
Full Name: Harold Faltermeyer
Citizenship: Germany
Born: Sunday, 10/05 1952 (October) in Munich, Bavaria (Germany) (current age: 71 years + 203 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: German (DE)
Record Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Harold Faltermeyer frequently works together with these people:
DJ Ötzi (9x, Actor)
Collien Ulmen-Fernandes (8x, Actress)
Karl Dall (8x, Actor)
Harald Lesch (8x, Actor)
Mike Krüger (7x, Actor)
Thomas Anders (7x, Actor)
Kaya Yanar (7x, Actor)
Mirja Boes (7x, Actress)
Andrea Kiewel (7x, Actress)
Ingolf Lück (7x, Actor)
Michael Schanze (7x, Actor)
Willy Bogner (6x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:444882, Added: 09/24/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024