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Harold Faltermeyer

Career

Active from 1984 to 2022, with a break from 2011 to 2021, busiest in 1987 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Harold Faltermeyer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.5, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.6, average 5.3
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Visually Stunning Dogfights 2
  • Buddy Cop Action Comedy 2
  • Lighthearted Crime 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Quirky Humor 2
  • 80s Nostalgia 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

22
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 86
Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
GoodWatch score 86

Original Music Composer

Hopfen, Malz und Blei
Hopfen, Malz und Blei (2021)

Music

2010s

1 title · average score 37
Cop Out
Cop Out (2010)
GoodWatch score 37

Original Music Composer

2000s

3 titles
Best of the Best: Inside the Real Top Gun
Best of the Best: Inside the Real Top Gun (2004)

Music

Die Hit-Giganten
Die Hit-Giganten (2003)

TV show

Ski to the Max
Ski to the Max (2001)

Original Music Composer

1990s

4 titles · average score 43
Asterix Conquers America
Asterix Conquers America (1994)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Music Composer

White Magic
White Magic (1994)

Music

Kuffs
Kuffs (1992)
GoodWatch score 40

Original Music Composer

Fire, Ice and Dynamite
Fire, Ice and Dynamite (1990)
GoodWatch score 36

Original Music Composer

1980s

12 titles · average score 54
Tango & Cash
Tango & Cash (1989)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

Fletch Lives
Fletch Lives (1989)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

Beverly Hills Cop II
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer, Theme Song Performance

The Running Man
The Running Man (1987)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

Fatal Beauty
Fatal Beauty (1987)
GoodWatch score 36

Original Music Composer

Snow Motion
Snow Motion (1987)

Original Music Composer

Top Gun
Top Gun (1986)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer, Songs

Fire & Ice
Fire & Ice (1986)
GoodWatch score 45

Original Music Composer

Fletch
Fletch (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

Theme Song Performance, Original Music Composer

Thief of Hearts
Thief of Hearts (1984)
GoodWatch score 34

Original Music Composer

Non-Stop Trouble with my Double
Non-Stop Trouble with my Double (1984)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer