It was 1985, and Billy Idol and Steve Stevens had started working on his Idol’s third full-length album Whiplash Smile. Composer and keyboard player Harold Faltermeyer was invited to do some session ...

Harold Faltermeyer’s stirring, indelible Top Gun Anthem was the centrepiece of both movies, soundtracking their almost-identical opening scenes as well as the climatic dogfights. Another classic ...

Faltermeyer needed to convince both Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, and neither of them liked it… When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Electronic drums. A naval deck and the first hint of early morning sun. Synths, and the murmur of ...

Grammy-winning composer Harold Faltermeyer left an indelible impression on the 1980s. Writing scores for such iconic movies as Top Gun and The Running Man, as well as numerous other films starring the ...

The king of '80s synth-pop, Harold Faltermeyer captured the spirit of that decade like no other composer. Here, Faltermeyer recounts for Empire the origins behind the decade's two most iconic themes. ...

Grammy-award winning German composer Harold Faltermeyer (Axel F) has written his autobiography. Munich-born Harold Faltermeyer wrote the title track for the 1984 film "Beverly Hills Cop." In his new ...