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Harold Faltermeyer

1952 - Today

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

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harold Faltermeyer is the 782nd most popular musician (down from 675th in 2019), the 3,133rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,875th in 2019) and the 40th most popular German Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Harold Faltermeyer ranks 782 out of 3,175. Before him are Billie Joe Armstrong, Ivan Mládek, Mick Box, Moondog, Bob Seger, and Eduard van Beinum. After him are Vinnie Vincent, Lee Morgan, Allan Holdsworth, Brian Robertson, Andrew Hill, and Eddie Vedder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Harold Faltermeyer ranks 209. Before him are Rosemarie Ackermann, Vasco Rossi, Simon MacCorkindale, Jorge Olguín, Diane Venora, and David Petraeus. After him are Vinnie Vincent, Pat Cox, Wolfgang Rihm, Jacob Miller, Adi Shamir, and Randy Savage.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Harold Faltermeyer ranks 3,135 out of 7,253. Before him are Albrecht Adam (1786), Heinrich von Bellegarde (1756), Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim (1701), Hermann Esser (1900), Agnes Bernauer (1410), and Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1805). After him are Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg (1714), Josef Fischer (1865), Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1556), George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven (1892), Tom Tykwer (1965), and Johann Niemann (1913).

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Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Harold Faltermeyer ranks 40. Before him are Axel Rudi Pell (1960), Peter Schreier (1935), Conrad Graf (1782), Gerd Albrecht (1935), Klaus Voormann (1938), and Klaus Tennstedt (1926). After him are Oliver Riedel (1971), Paul van Dyk (1971), Herman Rarebell (1949), ATB (1973), Andi Deris (1964), and Ingo Schwichtenberg (1965).

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