Harold Faltermeyer (born October 5, 1952 in Munich) is a German musician and moreover composer. October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German state of Bavaria. ...

His best known pieces are film music for The Running Man and the "Axel F" electronic piece for Beverly Hills Cop. The song is very recognizable, and has been covered by numerous artists. It was recorded using three instruments: a Roland Jupiter 8, a Roland JX-3P and a Yamaha DX7. A film score is the background music in a film, generally specially written for the film and often used to heighten emotions provoked by the imagery on the screen or by the dialogue. ... The Running Man (1987) is a science fiction novel by Stephen King, written under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman. ... Axel F is the electronic instrumental theme from the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop performed by Harold Faltermeyer. ... Beverly Hills Cop (1984) is an American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy. ... A Sythesizer made br Roland. ... Roland JX-3P The Roland JX-3P emerged in 1983 as first MIDI capable synth produced by Roland. ... The Yamaha DX7 Digital Synthesizer The Yamaha DX7 was a synthesizer manufactured by the Yamaha Corporation from 1983 to 1986, based on FM synthesis. ...

He won a Grammy Award for Best Album of original score written for a motion picture or television special in 1986. He recorded a LP called Harold F. He also composed the famous Top Gun anthem aided by Steve Stevens. The Grammy Awards (originally the Gramophone Awards), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harold Faltermeyer (born October 5, 1952 in Munich) is a German musician, best known for composing the Axel F electronic piece from the film Beverly Hills Cop. ... Top Gun is a 1986 American movie starring Tom Cruise. ... Steve Stevens (born as Steve Schneider on May 5, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York) is best known for his often excellent lead guitar playing for other artists (most notably Billy Idol) and somewhat lesser known for his solo effort Atomic Playboys album, which featured an MTV hit single video of...

A remix of the classic "Axel F" reached number one in the UK charts in May 2005 after being remixed with the Crazy Frog ringtone. Axel F is a 2005 (see 2005 in music) remix of Axel F by the German dance duo Bass Bumpers, who released it under the pseudonym Crazy Frog. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Crazy Frog advert produced by German based mobile phone content distributor, Jamba! Crazy Frog is the marketing title of a ring tone based on The Annoying Thing, a computer animation created by Erik Wernquist. ... A ring tone is the sound made by a telephone when ringing. ...

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. ... This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazines Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. ...

External links

• Harold Faltermeyer at the Internet Movie Database