Acting credits
13
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Harold Faltermeyer
Sound
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.2
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Movies: 25Series: 11Crew credits: 23
TMDB ID: 799
IMDb ID: nm0266536
Known for: Sound
Born: October 5, 1952
Age: 73
Place of birth: Munich, Germany
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2024
Years active: 77
Average TMDB rating: 6.28
Wikidata: Q372489
Other jobs
Original Music Composer (21)Music (2)
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 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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Harold Faltermeyer.
8.5
Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood
as Self - Interviewee
2024 Movie
8.2
Top Gun: Maverick
Original Music Composer
2022 Movie
4.6
Hopfen, Malz und Blei
Music
2021 Movie
7.0
Disco Europe Express
as Self - Musician
2019 Movie
Meine Welt ist die Musik
as Self
2019 Movie
Otto - Die Doku
as Self
2018 Movie
5.5
Cop Out
Original Music Composer
2010 Movie
6.0
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
as Self
2004 Movie
4.5
Ski to the Max
Original Music Composer
2001 Movie
White Magic
Music
1994 Movie
6.2
Asterix Conquers America
Original Music Composer
1994 Movie
5.7
Kuffs
Original Music Composer
1992 Movie
4.5
Fire, Ice & Dynamite
Original Music Composer
1990 Movie
6.5
Tango & Cash
Original Music Composer
1989 Movie
6.0
Fletch Lives
Original Music Composer
1989 Movie
6.5
The Running Man
Original Music Composer
1987 Movie
5.5
Fatal Beauty
Original Music Composer
1987 Movie
6.5
Beverly Hills Cop II
Original Music Composer
1987 Movie
Snow Motion
Original Music Composer
1987 Movie
7.1
Top Gun
Original Music Composer
1986 Movie
4.7
Fire & Ice
Original Music Composer
1986 Movie
6.7
Fletch
Original Music Composer
1985 Movie
7.2
Beverly Hills Cop
Original Music Composer
1984 Movie
5.3
Thief of Hearts
Original Music Composer
1984 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Harold Faltermeyer.
Ringlstetter
as self • 1 eps
2016 Series
5.5
Markus Lanz
as Self • 1 eps
2008 Series
6.0
Abendschau
as self • 1 eps
2000 Series
3.8
Volle Kanne
as Self • 3 eps
1999 Series
7.5
Where Are They Now?
as Self • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.0
Der König von St. Pauli
Original Music Composer • 6 eps
1998 Series
Frankie
Original Music Composer • 6 eps
1996 Series
10.0
Sauerkraut
Original Music Composer • 13 eps
1992 Series
4.2
DAS!
as Self • 1 eps
1991 Series
6.0
Kölner Treff
as Self • 1 eps
1976 Series
9.0
Bambi
as Self • 1 eps
1948 Series