Harold Faltermeyer
- January 6, 2024
- Composer
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Harold Faltermeyer Biography
| Name | Harold Faltermeyer |
| Birthday | Oct 5 |
| Birth Year | 1952 |
| Place Of Birth | Munich |
| Birth Country | Germany |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Siblings | Ralf Faltermeyer |
| Spouse | Karin Faltermeyer |
| Children(s) | Bianca Faltermeyer, Florian Faltermeyer |
Harold Faltermeyer is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on October 5, 1952 in Munich, Germany. Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier, born 5 October 1952, is a German musician and composer. He is also known as Harold Faltermeyer.
Faltermeyer composed the soundtrack music for Fletch’s sequel, “Fletch Lives” in 1989.
In Vienna, Faltermeyer and Rainhard Fendrich collaborated on the 2002 musical Wake Up. Faltermeyer also provided the soundtrack for the 2006 computer game Two Worlds. He returned to film scoring for Kevin Smith’s 2010 action comedy Cop Out starring Bruce Willis. In June 2017, it was reported that Faltermeyer will have music featured in the upcoming Top Gun sequel.
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. In January 2007, La La Land Records finally released a limited edition soundtrack (3000 CD copies) for Tango & Cash. In December 2016, the same label issued albums of his work on the Beverly Hills Cop series.
Faltermeyer’s 1987 album Harold F featured vocal tracks by various guest singers and “Axel F”, which is a bonus track. The main theme of Beverly Hills Cop II is the inspiration for “Bad Guys”, which is also a song.
Harold Faltermeyer Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Composer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Harold Faltermeyer is one of the richest Composer from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Harold Faltermeyer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Faltermeyer was the son of Anneliese Schmidt, a homemaker, as well as Hugo Faltermeier (a construction businessman). His parents, who were the owners of a civil engineering company, encouraged him to play piano from the age of six. A Nuremberg music professor noticed that Faltermeyer was an absolute pitch at the age of 11. In his youth, he was exposed to classical music and developed an interest in rock ‘n’ roll. He was an organist in a rock band and studied piano and trumpet at the Munich music school. He found work in a recording studio while he was waiting to start university studies. He was able to engineer major classical sessions for the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon label in just three years. Giorgio Moroder saw his potential and brought him to Los Angeles in 1978 to arrange the soundtrack to Midnight Express. In the ensuing decade, Moroder and Faltermeyer collaborated again, producing several Donna Summer albums as well as hits for other artists. Soon Faltermeyer had earned an international reputation for his precise craftsmanship and innovative use of synthesizer technology.
Faltermeyer is most well-known for his composition of the “Axel F” theme for Beverly Hills Cop. This was a popular synth-pop hit from the 1980s. He also composed the “Top Gun Anthem”, the theme for the feature film Top Gun, and the music to the Chevy Chase Fletch feature films Fletch and Fletch Lives. He won two Grammy Awards for his Top Gun and Beverly Hills Cop projects: the first for Best Album of Original Score for a Motion Picture or Television Special in 1986, as a cowriter for the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack; the second for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1987 with guitarist Steve Stevens for the Top Gun Anthem.
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.
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Who is Harold Faltermeyer Dating?
According to our records, Harold Faltermeyer married to Karin Faltermeyer. As of December 1, 2023, Harold Faltermeyer’s is not dating anyone.
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Harold Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Harold Faltermeyer celebrates birthday on October 5 of every year.
Which movie theme is Harold Faltermeyer famous for?
Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier (born 5 October 1952), known professionally as Harold Faltermeyer, 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.
Who wrote Axel F song?
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Who composed Top Gun Anthem?
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Who wrote the music for Beverly Hills Cop?
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Where did the Crazy Frog tune come from?
The sound that would become Crazy Frog’s voice was inadvertently created by Daniel Malmedahl in 1997. Messing around with friends as a 17-year-old, he recorded himself trying to recreate the sound of their moped engines. “We had many laughs because it’s so characteristic, this two-stroke engine sound.