Top Gun is the soundtrack from the film of the same name, released in 1986 by Columbia Records. In 1999, it was reissued in a Special Expanded Edition with additional songs. In 2006, it was reissued again in a Deluxe Edition with yet more songs. The album reached number one in the charts for five nonconsecutive weeks in the summer and autumn of 1986.
Track listing
The original version released in 1986 included 10 tracks. Tracks 11 to 15 are available on a Special Expanded Edition released in 1999. Tracks 16 to 20 are available on a Deluxe Edition released in 2006. Tracks 16-20 do not appear in the film, nor are they related to it in any way. The song "Through the Fire" can only barely be heard playing on the radio in the locker room scene that takes place after the first hop.
Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F (1984) Beverly Hills Cop - Soundtrack
Harold Faltermeyer aka Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier. German musician, born October 5th, 1952, in Munich. "Axel F", from Beverly Hills Cop, entered the US-charts at number 3, in 1985.
The track reached number one in Ireland as well as on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Additionally, it was a number two hit in Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK, and West Germany.
Faltermeyer recorded the tune using five instruments: Roland Jupiter-8 provided the distinctive saw lead, a Moog modular synthesizer 15 provided the bass, a Roland JX-3P provided chord stab brasses, a Yamaha DX7 was used for the marimba sound, and a LinnDrum was used for drum programming. All instruments were played by Faltermeyer.
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published: 03 Feb 2013
Harold Faltermeyer - Opening Theme (Top Gun) (HQ)
The "Camel Blue" version, also known at Youtube as "Top Gun Theme without Guitar". Since this is really rare (Oh yes, it is...) & there are just low quality versions out there, i made my own one. Hope, you enjoy it. If you see any advertisement at this video: Please block it with Adblock or any tool you have! I don't get or want a single cent from it, because I am not the creator of this awesome piece of music/art. Thank you.
Data (Option 720p @Youtube) - ripped video to proof quality:
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 2mn 33s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 152 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 232 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
P.S.: If you want to extract the AAC (audi...
published: 16 Jun 2012
Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F 1985 (HQ, Top Of The Pops)
BEST QUALITY SOUND AND VIDEO. :)
published: 18 Mar 2018
Harold Faltermeyer - Fletch Theme (1985) Stereo
Woofmeister remaster #HaroldFaltermeyer #Fletch
published: 30 Jan 2015
Harold Faltermeyer Formula one
published: 17 Oct 2010
Harold Faltermeyer - Fletch (1985) - Soundtrack
1 - Fletch Theme (0:00)
2 - Diggin' In (3:54)
3 - Exotic Skates (6:44)
4 - Running For Love (Instrumental) (9:48)
Harold Faltermeyer aka Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier. German musician, born October 5th, 1952, in Munich. "Axel F", from Beverly Hills Cop, entered the US-chart...
Harold Faltermeyer aka Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier. German musician, born October 5th, 1952, in Munich. "Axel F", from Beverly Hills Cop, entered the US-charts at number 3, in 1985.
The track reached number one in Ireland as well as on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Additionally, it was a number two hit in Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK, and West Germany.
Faltermeyer recorded the tune using five instruments: Roland Jupiter-8 provided the distinctive saw lead, a Moog modular synthesizer 15 provided the bass, a Roland JX-3P provided chord stab brasses, a Yamaha DX7 was used for the marimba sound, and a LinnDrum was used for drum programming. All instruments were played by Faltermeyer.
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(Spanish)
Harold Faltermeyer, nombre real, Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier. Músico alemán, nacido el 5 de octubre de 1952 en Munich. "Axel F", de Beverly Hills Cop, entró en las listas estadounidenses en el puesto número 3 en 1985.
La canción alcanzó el número uno en Irlanda y en la lista Billboard Hot Dance Club Play de EE. UU. Además, fue el número dos en Bélgica, Canadá, los Países Bajos, Suiza, el Reino Unido y Alemania Occidental.
Faltermeyer grabó la melodía utilizando cinco instrumentos: un Roland Jupiter-8 proporcionó el distintivo hilo de sierra, un sintetizador modular Moog 15 proporcionó el bajo, un Roland JX-3P proporcionó los metales de acordes, se utilizó un Yamaha DX7 para el sonido de la marimba y un LinnDrum se utilizó para la programación de batería. Todos los instrumentos fueron tocados por Faltermeyer.
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Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F (1984)
Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier
Lacquer Cut [Runout Etching ] – Brian Knapp Gardner
Producer – Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier
Written – Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier
1984 MCA Records, Inc./1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Harold Faltermeyer aka Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier. German musician, born October 5th, 1952, in Munich. "Axel F", from Beverly Hills Cop, entered the US-charts at number 3, in 1985.
The track reached number one in Ireland as well as on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Additionally, it was a number two hit in Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK, and West Germany.
Faltermeyer recorded the tune using five instruments: Roland Jupiter-8 provided the distinctive saw lead, a Moog modular synthesizer 15 provided the bass, a Roland JX-3P provided chord stab brasses, a Yamaha DX7 was used for the marimba sound, and a LinnDrum was used for drum programming. All instruments were played by Faltermeyer.
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(Spanish)
Harold Faltermeyer, nombre real, Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier. Músico alemán, nacido el 5 de octubre de 1952 en Munich. "Axel F", de Beverly Hills Cop, entró en las listas estadounidenses en el puesto número 3 en 1985.
La canción alcanzó el número uno en Irlanda y en la lista Billboard Hot Dance Club Play de EE. UU. Además, fue el número dos en Bélgica, Canadá, los Países Bajos, Suiza, el Reino Unido y Alemania Occidental.
Faltermeyer grabó la melodía utilizando cinco instrumentos: un Roland Jupiter-8 proporcionó el distintivo hilo de sierra, un sintetizador modular Moog 15 proporcionó el bajo, un Roland JX-3P proporcionó los metales de acordes, se utilizó un Yamaha DX7 para el sonido de la marimba y un LinnDrum se utilizó para la programación de batería. Todos los instrumentos fueron tocados por Faltermeyer.
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Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F (1984)
Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier
Lacquer Cut [Runout Etching ] – Brian Knapp Gardner
Producer – Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier
Written – Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier
1984 MCA Records, Inc./1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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The "Camel Blue" version, also known at Youtube as "Top Gun Theme without Guitar". Since this is really rare (Oh yes, it is...) & there are just low quality ver...
The "Camel Blue" version, also known at Youtube as "Top Gun Theme without Guitar". Since this is really rare (Oh yes, it is...) & there are just low quality versions out there, i made my own one. Hope, you enjoy it. If you see any advertisement at this video: Please block it with Adblock or any tool you have! I don't get or want a single cent from it, because I am not the creator of this awesome piece of music/art. Thank you.
Data (Option 720p @Youtube) - ripped video to proof quality:
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 2mn 33s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 152 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 232 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
P.S.: If you want to extract the AAC (audiofile) from the video, you don't have to "reencode" it! Download the whole Video with "Downloadhelper" or "Flashgot". Don't download the video by a website. They'll encode it - but that's not necessary. Take http://moitah.net/ (Original page) or the mirror: http://www.videohelp.com/tools/FLV-Extract "FLV Extract" for it. If you want to have it as MP3, use LameXP to encode it :). Best quality for one of the best songs.
FlashGot → Rightclick → Available Formats → Dash → 5MB - 250k Download.
So you'll receive a mp4a-file. This is playable in iTunes, VLC, etc.
Edit 13.06.2015: Rewrote a bit of the description. "FLV Extract" is again online and maintained (@creator of "FLV Extract": You simply rock!)
A huge thanks to the copyright holders for accepting this video on Youtube. I know, you could have taken it offline, but rather you decided to leave it for ALL accessible. This is a very bright sign of honor.
The "Camel Blue" version, also known at Youtube as "Top Gun Theme without Guitar". Since this is really rare (Oh yes, it is...) & there are just low quality versions out there, i made my own one. Hope, you enjoy it. If you see any advertisement at this video: Please block it with Adblock or any tool you have! I don't get or want a single cent from it, because I am not the creator of this awesome piece of music/art. Thank you.
Data (Option 720p @Youtube) - ripped video to proof quality:
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 2mn 33s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 152 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 232 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
P.S.: If you want to extract the AAC (audiofile) from the video, you don't have to "reencode" it! Download the whole Video with "Downloadhelper" or "Flashgot". Don't download the video by a website. They'll encode it - but that's not necessary. Take http://moitah.net/ (Original page) or the mirror: http://www.videohelp.com/tools/FLV-Extract "FLV Extract" for it. If you want to have it as MP3, use LameXP to encode it :). Best quality for one of the best songs.
FlashGot → Rightclick → Available Formats → Dash → 5MB - 250k Download.
So you'll receive a mp4a-file. This is playable in iTunes, VLC, etc.
Edit 13.06.2015: Rewrote a bit of the description. "FLV Extract" is again online and maintained (@creator of "FLV Extract": You simply rock!)
A huge thanks to the copyright holders for accepting this video on Youtube. I know, you could have taken it offline, but rather you decided to leave it for ALL accessible. This is a very bright sign of honor.
Harold Faltermeyer aka Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier. German musician, born October 5th, 1952, in Munich. "Axel F", from Beverly Hills Cop, entered the US-charts at number 3, in 1985.
The track reached number one in Ireland as well as on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Additionally, it was a number two hit in Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK, and West Germany.
Faltermeyer recorded the tune using five instruments: Roland Jupiter-8 provided the distinctive saw lead, a Moog modular synthesizer 15 provided the bass, a Roland JX-3P provided chord stab brasses, a Yamaha DX7 was used for the marimba sound, and a LinnDrum was used for drum programming. All instruments were played by Faltermeyer.
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(Spanish)
Harold Faltermeyer, nombre real, Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier. Músico alemán, nacido el 5 de octubre de 1952 en Munich. "Axel F", de Beverly Hills Cop, entró en las listas estadounidenses en el puesto número 3 en 1985.
La canción alcanzó el número uno en Irlanda y en la lista Billboard Hot Dance Club Play de EE. UU. Además, fue el número dos en Bélgica, Canadá, los Países Bajos, Suiza, el Reino Unido y Alemania Occidental.
Faltermeyer grabó la melodía utilizando cinco instrumentos: un Roland Jupiter-8 proporcionó el distintivo hilo de sierra, un sintetizador modular Moog 15 proporcionó el bajo, un Roland JX-3P proporcionó los metales de acordes, se utilizó un Yamaha DX7 para el sonido de la marimba y un LinnDrum se utilizó para la programación de batería. Todos los instrumentos fueron tocados por Faltermeyer.
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Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F (1984)
Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier
Lacquer Cut [Runout Etching ] – Brian Knapp Gardner
Producer – Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier
Written – Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier
1984 MCA Records, Inc./1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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The "Camel Blue" version, also known at Youtube as "Top Gun Theme without Guitar". Since this is really rare (Oh yes, it is...) & there are just low quality versions out there, i made my own one. Hope, you enjoy it. If you see any advertisement at this video: Please block it with Adblock or any tool you have! I don't get or want a single cent from it, because I am not the creator of this awesome piece of music/art. Thank you.
Data (Option 720p @Youtube) - ripped video to proof quality:
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 2mn 33s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 152 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 232 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
P.S.: If you want to extract the AAC (audiofile) from the video, you don't have to "reencode" it! Download the whole Video with "Downloadhelper" or "Flashgot". Don't download the video by a website. They'll encode it - but that's not necessary. Take http://moitah.net/ (Original page) or the mirror: http://www.videohelp.com/tools/FLV-Extract "FLV Extract" for it. If you want to have it as MP3, use LameXP to encode it :). Best quality for one of the best songs.
FlashGot → Rightclick → Available Formats → Dash → 5MB - 250k Download.
So you'll receive a mp4a-file. This is playable in iTunes, VLC, etc.
Edit 13.06.2015: Rewrote a bit of the description. "FLV Extract" is again online and maintained (@creator of "FLV Extract": You simply rock!)
A huge thanks to the copyright holders for accepting this video on Youtube. I know, you could have taken it offline, but rather you decided to leave it for ALL accessible. This is a very bright sign of honor.