| 词条 | Harold Faltermeyer |
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| image = | name = Harold Faltermeyer | caption = Faltermeyer in 2019 | image_size = | background = non_performing_personnel | birth_name = Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1952|10|5}} | birth_place = Munich, West Germany (now Germany) | death_date = | genre = Film score, synth-pop, electronic dance music | occupation = Musician, composer, producer | instrument = Synthesizer, keyboard, piano | years_active = 1975–present | label = Deutsche Grammophon, MCA Records }} Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier (born 5 October 1952) is a German musician, composer and record producer. He 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 and the music for the Chevy Chase Fletch 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. As a session musician, arranger and producer, Faltermeyer has worked with several international pop stars including Donna Summer, Amanda Lear, Patti LaBelle, Barbra Streisand, Glenn Frey, Blondie, Laura Branigan, La Toya Jackson, Billy Idol, Jennifer Rush, Alexis, Cheap Trick, Sparks, Bob Seger, Chris Thompson, Bonnie Tyler, Valerie Claire, John Parr, Al Corley and Pet Shop Boys. BackgroundFaltermeyer was born in Munich, Germany, the son of Anneliese (née Schmidt), a homemaker, and Hugo Faltermeier, a construction businessman.[1] Encouraged by his parents (the owners of a civil engineering firm), he started playing piano at the age of 6. At 11, a Nuremberg music professor discovered that Faltermeyer had absolute pitch. His boyhood years combined training in classical music with a developing interest in rock 'n roll. He played organ in a rock combo and studied trumpet and piano at the Munich music academy. While waiting to begin university studies he found work at a recording studio. Within three years he was engineering major classical sessions for the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon label. Then in 1978, Giorgio Moroder recognized his promise and brought him to Los Angeles to play keyboards and arrange the soundtrack for the film Midnight Express. Moroder and Faltermeyer continued their collaboration in the next decade,[2] producing Donna Summer albums and several hits for various artists. Soon Faltermeyer was earning an international reputation for both precise workmanship and trendsetting creativity in his use of synthesizer technology.[3] Soundtrack workAlongside a busy schedule as a record producer, he became increasingly involved in soundtrack work on Moroder's scores (Midnight Express, American Gigolo and Foxes) and was soon hired as composer in his own right—usually composing, performing and producing the complete score as well as a number of pop songs penned for various artists. Early on he created work for 1984's Thief of Hearts, with electronic scoring and songs for Melissa Manchester, Annabella Lwin, Elizabeth Daily and others. Then came his big break with the landmark Hip hop / Breakdance-influenced score for Beverly Hills Cop, featuring the worldwide hit, the "Axel F" theme (referred to by Faltermeyer himself as the banana theme,[4] as it was originally written for a specific scene where Detroit policeman Axel Foley gives a pair of Beverly Hills police officers the slip by shoving bananas up their exhaust pipe, causing their car to stall when they try and tail him). The year after, the Fletch theme expanded on his trademark electronic soundscapes with experimental phase modulated percussion effects woven into the largely analog synth melodies. He also composed the theme song, "Bit by Bit", sung by Stephanie Mills. 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. In 1987, Faltermeyer recorded an album called Harold F with vocal tracks featuring various guest singers plus "Axel F" which appears as a bonus track. The song "Bad Guys" is based on the (otherwise unavailable) main theme for Beverly Hills Cop II. 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.{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}} Later careerIn 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.[5] DiscographySoundtrack albums{{div col}}
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Selected singles
Selected singles including instrumental themes
Solo releases
Collections
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/63/Harold-Faltermeyer.html |title=Harold Faltermeyer Biography (1952–) |publisher=Filmreference.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-15}} 2. ^{{cite news|title=Harold Faltermayer (interview)|url=http://www.daeida.com/ISSUE_2012_10.html|newspaper=Daeida magazine|date=October 2012}} 3. ^Schweiger, Daniel – {{cite web |url=http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=4908 |title="AUDIO: On The Score With Harold Faltermeyer" |accessdate=2012-02-17 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430203054/http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=4908 |archivedate=30 April 2010 |df=dmy-all }} – FilmMusicMag.com 4. ^CreaTVty Ltd, Take 2 TV Partnerships and NBD Television Ltd: Music Behind The Scenes, Episode 4 – Humour {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113065948/http://www.nbdtv.com/frames_main/product.asp?ProductID=330 |date=13 November 2006 }} 5. ^{{cite web |title=Harold Faltermeyer to Return for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/06/02/harold-faltermeyer-to-return-for-top-gun-maverick/ |website=Film Music Reporter |accessdate=4 August 2018 |date=2 June 2018}} Further reading
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