Harold Faltermeyer
Harold Faltermeyer
Person

Harold Faltermeyer

Sound 1952-10-05 Munich, Bavaria, West Germany [now 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.

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Markus Lanz

Markus Lanz

2008 · Self

DAS!

DAS!

1991 · Self

Kölner Treff

Kölner Treff

1976 · Self

Abendschau

Abendschau

2000 · self

Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun

Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun

2004 · Self

Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood

Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood

2024 · Self - Interviewee

Bambi

Bambi

1948 · Self

Disco Europe Express

Disco Europe Express

2019 · Self - Musician

Ringlstetter

Ringlstetter

2016 · self

Otto - Die Doku

Otto - Die Doku

2018 · Self

Meine Welt ist die Musik

Meine Welt ist die Musik

2019 · Self

Volle Kanne

1999 · Self

Die ultimative Chartshow

2003 · Self

Where Are They Now?

1999 · Self

Studio 3 - Live aus Babelsberg

2022 · Self

Die Hit-Giganten

2003 · TV

Kult am Sonntag

2007 · himself

Geheimniskrämer

2018 · Self