Harold Faltermeyer
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
SoundBirthday
October 5, 1952Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
24Place of birth
Munich, Germany![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/lzYuxolMTXKyaEkKlYcyXmWVebE.jpg)
Cast credits
Crew credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/egDakU8O5yUwpUJP9IMAUVtIDll.jpg)
Beverly Hills Cop II
Original Music Composer, Theme Song Performance![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eBJEvKkhQ0tUt1dBAcTEYW6kCle.jpg)
Beverly Hills Cop
Original Music Composer, Theme Song Performance![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xUuHj3CgmZQ9P2cMaqQs4J0d4Zc.jpg)
Top Gun
Original Music Composer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/GTAUOhO4BN0peJVvxGEQydJvUO.jpg)
The Running Man
Original Music Composer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gRSqjjpBXt6mY9h5Gyr7704fBL2.jpg)
Fire, Ice & Dynamite
Original Music Composer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/u7wcQX84OoQD1yvzsadZksxN7G.jpg)
Fire & Ice
Original Music Composer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lKSunt7dnbITSopaEeeR7KfeSHb.jpg)
Asterix Conquers America
Original Music Composer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jxxxjTu87OSmQYkMFF7MgOEDXRn.jpg)
Tango & Cash
Original Music Composer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nKDnMvVynvj7lwdv1iAZO1DzTYn.jpg)
Fletch
Original Music Composer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mF0eKbtnPxMVTPiLeKquUziMW06.jpg)
Kuffs
Original Music Composer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gJo7w34ahFZi6p4UIBALjKNxIz9.jpg)
Ski to the Max
Original Music Composer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/be08f4q9Doq5HvHgBCS5NzQ6jja.jpg)
Thief of Hearts
Original Music Composer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/62HCnUTziyWcpDaBO2i1DX17ljH.jpg)
Top Gun: Maverick
Original Music Composer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/A30iCFQVKXvQzGHEE4hyVC0QtrD.jpg)
Fletch Lives
Original Music Composer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4A4OTRtX7IZFFBM6kntHlNXkQFg.jpg)
Hopfen, Malz und Blei
Music![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fYCbwhIgjHWOr28kbKUdFz8z9PW.jpg)
Fatal Beauty
Original Music Composer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qA31i7FPVDHezuoevx3497CvZd4.jpg)
Cop Out
Original Music Composer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/l84YVSKTNxwxWRhg4Nu8jbfzTd.jpg)
Non-Stop Trouble with my Double
Original Music Composer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/chwRw98BpQxSprSM68VirHxXbXM.jpg)
White Magic
Music![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/tHmUS596wedZgcuxCtc4EHuBIIw.jpg)
Snow Motion
Original Music Composer