Sounds of the 80s 060724 Haircut One Hundred The Beautiful South Whitney Houston The Human League Frankie Goes to Hollywood S’Express Pet Shop Boys The Beat Stacy Lattisaw The Jam Tom Browne Madonna Harold Faltermeyer Faltermeyer is best known for composing the "Axel F"[2] 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, along with its score, 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.
