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Harold Faltermeyer (Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeyer) was born on 5 October, 1952 in Munich, West Germany, is a German musician. Discover Harold Faltermeyer's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

Popular As Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeyer
Occupation Musician record producer songwriter composer
Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 5 October 1952
Birthday 5 October
Birthplace Munich, West Germany
Nationality Germany

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His wife is Karin Faltermeyer (m. ?–2005)

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1952

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

1978

Then in 1978, Giorgio Moroder recognized his talent and brought him to Los Angeles to play keyboards and arrange the soundtrack for the film Midnight Express.

Moroder and Faltermeyer continued their collaboration in the next decade, producing Donna Summer albums and several hits for various artists.

Soon Faltermeyer was earning an international reputation for both precise workmanship and trendsetting creativity in his use of synthesizer technology.

Alongside a busy schedule as a record producer, he became increasingly involved in soundtrack work on Moroder's scores (Midnight Express, American Gigolo and Foxes) and was soon hired as composer in his own right—usually composing, performing and producing the complete score as well as a number of pop songs penned for various artists.

1980

Faltermeyer is best known for composing the "Axel F" theme for the feature film Beverly Hills Cop, an influential synth-pop hit in the 1980s.

He also composed the "Top Gun Anthem" for the feature film Top Gun, along with its score, and the music for the Chevy Chase Fletch feature films, Fletch and Fletch Lives.

1984

Early on he created work for 1984's Thief of Hearts, with electronic scoring and songs for Melissa Manchester, Annabella Lwin, Elizabeth Daily and others.

Then came his big break with the landmark hip hop / breakdance-influenced score for Beverly Hills Cop, featuring the worldwide hit, the "Axel F" theme (referred to by Faltermeyer himself as the "banana theme", as it was originally written for a specific scene where Detroit policeman Axel Foley gives a pair of Beverly Hills police officers the slip by shoving bananas up their exhaust pipe, causing their car to stall when they try and tail him).

The year after, the Fletch theme expanded on his trademark electronic soundscapes with experimental phase modulated percussion effects woven into the largely analog synth melodies.

He also composed the theme song, "Bit by Bit", sung by Stephanie Mills.

The full scores of these films were not released on album.

Only a handful of additional score tracks complemented these hits on vinyl: "The Discovery" and "Shoot-out" from Beverly Hills Cop and "Memories" from Top Gun, and only ever as B-sides on singles.

However, The Running Man and Kuffs were graced with full score albums and the Thief of Hearts and Fletch scores also received reasonably good coverage on their respective soundtrack albums.

1986

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.

Faltermeyer was born in Munich, Bavaria, the son of Anneliese (née Schmidt), a homemaker, and Hugo Faltermeier, a construction businessman.

Encouraged by his parents (the owners of a civil engineering firm), he started playing piano at the age of six.

At 11, a Nuremberg music professor discovered that Faltermeyer had absolute pitch.

His boyhood years combined training in classical music with a developing interest in rock 'n roll.

He played organ in a rock combo and studied trumpet and piano at the Munich music academy.

While waiting to begin university studies he found work at a recording studio.

Within three years he was engineering major classical sessions for the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon label.

1987

In 1987, Faltermeyer recorded an album called Harold F with vocal tracks featuring various guest singers plus "Axel F" which appears as a bonus track.

The song "Bad Guys" is based on the (otherwise unavailable) main theme for Beverly Hills Cop II.

1989

In 1989, Faltermeyer composed soundtrack music on the Fletch sequel Fletch Lives.

1990

In 1990, he co-produced the album Behaviour with Pet Shop Boys at his studio near Munich.

The album was released later the same year.

2002

In Vienna, Faltermeyer and Rainhard Fendrich collaborated on the 2002 musical Wake Up.

2007

In January 2007, La La Land Records finally released a limited edition soundtrack (3000 CD copies) for Tango & Cash.

Faltermeyer also provided the soundtrack for the 2007 computer game Two Worlds.

2010

He returned to film scoring for Kevin Smith's 2010 action comedy Cop Out starring Bruce Willis.

Faltermeyer's music is also featured in Top Gun: Maverick.

In May 2022 Faltermeyer published his autobiography ''Where's the Orchestra?

My Story as an ebook to coincide with the release of Top Gun: Maverick''.

2016

In December 2016, the same label issued albums of his work on the Beverly Hills Cop series.