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 ...

In 1986, Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise, was the biggest grossing movie in the world — a genuine blockbuster which, of course, had an epic central theme. The Top Gun Anthem was written by German ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beverly Hills Cop Axel F. With its unmistakable Jupiter-8 lead synth line, Moog bass and Linn drums, Harold Faltermeyer's Axel F ...

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 ...

Hans-Zimmer.com (via Film Music Reporter) has confirmed that Academy Award-winner Hans Zimmer will join Academy Award-nominee Harold Faltermeyer to compose the score for Paramount's highly-anticipated ...

Keystone Film music composer Harold Faltermeyer (73) knows a thing or two about catchy tunes. His works for the Hollywood blockbusters "Beverly Hills Cop" and "Top Gun" have made him world-famous. Now ...

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. ...

The main title credits to “Top Gun: Maverick” are both surprising and confusing: “Music by Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga and Hans Zimmer. Score produced by Lorne Balfe.” That may sound like a musical ...