Harold Faltermeyer

German musician

Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeyer (born 5 October 1952) is a German musician, composer and record producer.

He has received numerous accolades and is internationally known for film scores of Hollywood blockbusters such us Beverly Hills Cop (which includes an influential synth-pop hit Axel F), Top Gun, The Running Man and the music for the Chevy Chase 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 Best Pop Instrumental Performance with guitarist Steve Stevens for "Top Gun Anthem" from the Top Gun soundtrack.

As a session musician, arranger and producer, Faltermeyer has worked with numerous international pop stars including Donna Summer, Amanda Lear, Patti LaBelle, Barbra Streisand, Glenn Frey, Blondie, Laura Branigan, La Toya Jackson, Billy Idol, Jennifer Rush, Bonnie Tyler and Pet Shop Boys.

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Works

90210
A New World
Abbi Dies
Adrianos
Another Kiss
Ashos
At the Laundry
Auch wenn deine Hand nichts spürt
Axel Calls Jeffrey
Axel F
Axel F (version 1)
Axel F (version 3 with horns)
Axel Fox
Axel Gets the News
Axel Shoes / Boys at Mansion
Bad Guys
Bad Guys Plot
Be With You
Berlin
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Blind
Blond
Blues at the Harbour
Bogomil Oil Well Jog / Bogomil Gets Shot
Bot Moss Forest
Boys Car Talk
Boys at Rosewood’s
Breakdown
Bribe Chalino
Brooklyn Car Chase
Brother and Sister
Bus Chase / Cocaine
Buzzsaw / Dynamo Attack
Buzzsaw / Richard’s Fight
Buzzsaw Attack
Captain Freedom’s Workout
Cash Intro / Chinese Assassin
Cash in the Tunnel / Guards Come / Conan Fries
Cash’s Gun / Chinese Toilet
Casino
Cathalon
Chaos
Chase To Bibleland
Chase to Harrow’s
City Deposit
Collage (instrumental)
Cool Cops
Coole Männer
Coon Hunt
Cop Out
Cops Follow Merc
Craze in the District
Customs
Damenkränzchen Tarantula
Dave
Der König Von St. Pauli - Theme (instrumental-album version)
Didi der Doppelgänger
Die Geisterbahn
Diggin' In
Doctor Frankenstein's Disco Party
Dog Explodes / Tape Doctor
Dog Fight No. 3
Drive to Bogomil’s
Drive to Oil / Hit Vic
Du und i
Délivre‐moi
Easy Rider
Eine Chance
Entsetzlich hetero
Epilog
Exotic Skates
Extase
Fia a Fleckerl
Final Assault / The Bomb
Final Confrontation
Fingerprint
Fire And Ice: Reloaded
Fireball Chase
Fireball Intro
Fletch Lives - Main Title
Fletch Out The Window
Fletch Theme
Fletch Walks
Flowers
Foley Busted
Foley Shoots a Bad Guy
Gabriella’s Story
Geld
George Gets Sam, Happy Family
Get Off
Good Guys on Grounds
Goodbye
Goodbye (alternate)
Gor Gammar
Hades
Hermann Maier
He’s the King
Hi Five / Owen’s Toy
Hospital Visit
Hunger of Love
I Close My Eyes and Think of You
I Close My Eyes and Think of You (Swing version)
I Love You
Ich hab sie alle gehabt
In the City
Indian Village
Intro / Bakersfield
I’ll Be Sure to Duck
Jealousy, Part 1
Jealousy, Part 2
Jeffrey Calls Todd / Lutz Calls Jeffrey
Knall
Kuffs Theme
Kuffs Theme (reprise)
Lampenfieber
Late Dinner / Warehouse
Laundry Chute
Let It Out
Love Theme
Love Theme From Thief of Hearts (instrumental)
Love of a Stranger
Loyalty (alternate)
Maasarah
Magta Lahjar
Magta Lahjar (remix)
Main Title / Fight Escape
Maitland Shot
Manchmal passiert’s
Mangold & Hundsacker
Mansion
Massacre Highlights
Medical Checkup
Mein Idol
Memories
Mick’s Broadcast / Attack
Mighty Wings
Military Ground
Morgue Chase
Most Disturbing
Muy Safe‐O
News at Eleven
Night Stakeout
Off Road Battle
Oil Field Shootout / Kill Dent and Karla
On My Honor
Once in a While
Rescue Rosewood
Rooftop Escape
Wilshire Boulevard