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.
Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood
(Self - Interviewee)
Meine Welt ist die Musik
(Self)
Otto - Die Doku
(Self)
Disco Europe Express
(Self - Musician)
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
(Self)
Where Are They Now?
(Self)
Ringlstetter
(self)
Die Hit-Giganten
Bambi
(Self)
Geheimniskrämer
(Self)
Volle Kanne
(Self)
Die ultimative Chartshow
(Self)
Markus Lanz
(Self)
Kölner Treff
(Self)
Studio 3 – Live aus Babelsberg
(Self)
DAS!
(Self)
Kult am Sonntag
(himself)
Abendschau
(self)
Beverly Hills Cop
(Original Music Composer)
Beverly Hills Cop II
(Original Music Composer)
Top Gun
(Original Music Composer)
The Running Man
(Original Music Composer)
Fire & Ice
(Original Music Composer)
Fire, Ice & Dynamite
(Original Music Composer)
Asterix Conquers America
(Original Music Composer)
Fletch
(Original Music Composer)
Tango & Cash
(Original Music Composer)
Kuffs
(Original Music Composer)
Fatal Beauty
(Original Music Composer)
Ski to the Max
(Original Music Composer)
Cop Out
(Original Music Composer)
Non-Stop Trouble with my Double
(Original Music Composer)
Beverly Hills Cop II
(Theme Song Performance)
Beverly Hills Cop
(Theme Song Performance)
Hopfen, Malz und Blei
(Music)
White Magic
(Music)
Thief of Hearts
(Original Music Composer)
Snow Motion
(Original Music Composer)
Top Gun: Maverick
(Original Music Composer)
Fletch Lives
(Original Music Composer)
Best of the Best: Inside the Real Top Gun
(Music)
Der König von St. Pauli
(Original Music Composer)
Frankie
(Original Music Composer)
Sauerkraut
(Original Music Composer)