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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------