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Harold Faltermeyer

Harold Faltermeyer

Known For Sound
Birthday Oct 05, 1952 (72)
Birthplace Munich, Germany
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Aug 07, 2025
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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 scor ... es. 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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Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

Original Music Composer

Cop Out

Cop Out

2010

Original Music Composer

Ski to the Max

Ski to the Max

2001

Original Music Composer

Asterix Conquers America

Asterix Conquers America

1994

Original Music Composer

Kuffs

Kuffs

1992

Original Music Composer

Fire, Ice & Dynamite

Fire, Ice & Dynamite

1990

Original Music Composer

Tango & Cash

Tango & Cash

1989

Original Music Composer

Fletch Lives

Fletch Lives

1989

Original Music Composer

Fatal Beauty

Fatal Beauty

1987

Original Music Composer

Beverly Hills Cop II

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987

Theme Song Performance, Original Music Composer

The Running Man

The Running Man

1987

Original Music Composer

Top Gun

Top Gun

1986

Original Music Composer

Fletch

Fletch

1985

Original Music Composer

Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop

1984

Theme Song Performance, Original Music Composer

Thief of Hearts

Thief of Hearts

1984

Original Music Composer

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