"consists of vocals taken from the Crazy Frog recording by Daniel Malmedahl in 1997. It uses mainly the same part of the two-minute original that was used in Jamster's ringtone release. The song also uses the ""What's going on?"" vocal samples (as well as the instruments) from another 2003 cover of Axel F, by Murphy Brown and Captain Hollywood (dubbed ""Axel F 2003"" and sometimes ""Axel F 2004"" also produced by Matthias Wagner and Andreas Dohmeyer). The Ministry of Sound hired Kaktus Film and Erik Wernquist of TurboForce3D, the original creator of the 3D Crazy Frog, to produce a full-length"
"Beverly Hills Cop (soundtrack) Beverly Hills Cop is the soundtrack to the 1984 action comedy film ""Beverly Hills Cop"". It was released on by MCA Records. The soundtrack was mastered by Greg Fulginiti and features various artists whose tracks were included in the movie plus some other tracks not included in the movie but are similar in electronic style. The instrumental title tune, ""Axel F"" by Harold Faltermeyer, became a worldwide hit single and has since been covered by numerous artists. The soundtrack was reviewed by ""Billboard"" magazine in the issue dated December 15, 1984 and debuted on the US"
"Hills Cop II"" soundtrack, but La-La Land Records was contractually obligated to issue each album separately. Beverly Hills Cop (soundtrack) Beverly Hills Cop is the soundtrack to the 1984 action comedy film ""Beverly Hills Cop"". It was released on by MCA Records. The soundtrack was mastered by Greg Fulginiti and features various artists whose tracks were included in the movie plus some other tracks not included in the movie but are similar in electronic style. The instrumental title tune, ""Axel F"" by Harold Faltermeyer, became a worldwide hit single and has since been covered by numerous artists. The soundtrack was"
"Matrix Reloaded"" in 2003. (Adjusted for inflation, ""Beverly Hills Cop"" is the third highest-grossing R rated film of all-time behind ""The Exorcist"" and ""The Godfather"".) Box Office Mojo estimates that the film sold over 67 million tickets in the US. The soundtrack was released on MCA Records and won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (1986). The instrumental title tune, ""Axel F"", composed and performed by Harold Faltermeyer, is a cultural touchstone and has since been covered by numerous artists. American Film Institute Lists The film spawned a franchise with two sequels, ""Beverly Hills Cop II"""
"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 arguably one of his finest works for 1984's ""Thief of Hearts""—a highly sought after CD with noteworthy 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"", as it was originally written for a specific scene where Detroit policeman"
"the popular hit ""Axel F"" from Beverly Hills Cop. This was a song credited to Crazy Frog, which peaked at number 1 in the UK on 31 May 2005. In 1992 they also produced some songs for ""Cadavrexquis"" 's album of Amanda Lear. Their own tracks, ""The Music's Got Me"" (1992) and ""Runnin'"" (1993) were minor hits in the UK Singles Chart. In 2015, the group released ""The Music's Got Me"" with new mixes from North2South, La Chord, and Taito Tikaro. Bass Bumpers Bass Bumpers are a German DJ and record production team, known for their dance/techno music. They are"
"Smith's 2010 action comedy ""Cop Out"" starring Bruce Willis. In June 2017, it was revealed that Faltermeyer will have music featured in the upcoming . Harold Faltermeyer 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"
"Harold Faltermeyer 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 afforded him two Grammy Awards: the first in 1986 for Best Album of original score written for a motion picture or television special,"
"The single reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 4 on the Hot 100. The follow-up single, ""Nighttime Lover"", was also a top 10 R&B hit, peaking at No. 3. In 1989, The System released their fifth album, ""Rhythm & Romance"". Their version of the Marc Benno song ""Rock n' Roll Me Again"" became famous in the 1984 action comedy ""Beverly Hills Cop"" with Eddie Murphy. The soundtrack album would go on to win a Grammy. The group would also reach No. 23 on Billboard's R&B chart with the title track from the 1988 Eddie Murphy film"
"""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"
"which is performed by Chanté Moore also appears on her second album ""A Love Supreme"". Nile Rodgers also covered Harold Faltermeyer's ""Axel F"" in a breakbeat hardcore version. Beverly Hills Cop III (soundtrack) Beverly Hills Cop III is the soundtrack to the 1994 film of the same name. It was released on May 10, 1994 by MCA Records and consisted mostly of R&B music with some rock and hip hop. Like the film, the soundtrack was not well received and only made it to 158 on the ""Billboard"" 200 and 66 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Three singles found minor"
"Eagles world tour ended on July 29, 2015 at Bossier City, Louisiana, a concert which would be Frey's final public appearance with the band. After the Eagles disbanded, Frey achieved solo success in the 1980s, especially with two No. 2 hits. In 1984, he recorded in collaboration with Harold Faltermeyer the worldwide hit, ""The Heat Is On"", the main theme from the Eddie Murphy action comedy film ""Beverly Hills Cop""; then, Frey performed ""You Belong to the City"" (from the television series ""Miami Vice"", the soundtrack of which stayed on top of the U.S. album charts for 11 weeks in"
"Beverly Hills (song) ""Beverly Hills"" is a song by American rock band Weezer. It is the first single from the band's fifth album, ""Make Believe"". ""Beverly Hills"" was released to radio on March 29, 2005. The song features Stephanie Eitel of Agent Sparks on the chorus on backup vocals, performing the ""Gimme, gimme"" hook. The music video for this song, directed by Marcos Siega, was filmed at the Playboy Mansion (which is actually not located in Beverly Hills, but the neighboring community of Holmby Hills), with Hugh Hefner making a cameo appearance at the beginning. Rivers Cuomo's story behind ""Beverly"
"Beverly Hills Cop Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, written by Daniel Petrie Jr. and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who visits Beverly Hills, California to solve the murder of his best friend. Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff and Jonathan Banks appear in supporting roles. This first film in the ""Beverly Hills Cop"" series shot Murphy to international stardom, won the People's Choice Award for ""Favorite Motion Picture"" and was nominated for both the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture –"
"had their song ""Be There"". In an interview in 1994, Eddie Murphy said that ""Beverly Hills Cop III"" is ""different from the trilogy's first installment because Axel is more mature and no longer the wisecracking rookie cop."" During that same year, Murphy said he thought """"Beverly Hills Cop III"" was infinitely better than ""Beverly Hills Cop II""."" He later claimed during an interview in 2006 on ""Inside the Actors Studio"" that he felt the third film was ""atrocious"" and such a disgrace that ""the character was kind of banished for a while [from Hollywood]."" He said he felt the third"
"the first series, which was released that same year. Since the series premiered, there have been numerous remixes and changes made to the song. The original theme by Oakenfeld and Gray was used through the first five series, however was later replaced by a revamped version from the sixth series onward. The song was remixed with a Christmas theme to promote ""Big Brother Panto"" in 2004, while a carnival themed edition was made to promote the final series to air on Channel 4. The intro to each series, which featured the theme song, was often based on the twist or"
"downloaded over and over by eager fans, as it represented the first new material heard from the band in two years. Beverly Hills (song) ""Beverly Hills"" is a song by American rock band Weezer. It is the first single from the band's fifth album, ""Make Believe"". ""Beverly Hills"" was released to radio on March 29, 2005. The song features Stephanie Eitel of Agent Sparks on the chorus on backup vocals, performing the ""Gimme, gimme"" hook. The music video for this song, directed by Marcos Siega, was filmed at the Playboy Mansion (which is actually not located in Beverly Hills, but"
"held annually at the beginning of each December. The show's original theme music in 1986 was the Shep Pettibone remix of Five Star's then-recent hit ""Find the Time"". From 1987 onwards the theme tune was an excerpt from the Arthur Baker remix of the Pet Shop Boys' song ""In The Night"", which can be found on the 1986 ""Disco"" album. The original version of the song was on the b-side of the 1985 single ""Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)"". In 1995 Pet Shop Boys were asked by the BBC to remix the theme tune for a revamped version of"
"as the title track of a follow-up album in 1969. The song became a staple of local and regional Christian rock groups in the 1970s, as the lyrics were viewed by many as having religious overtones. The song appeared in the movie ""1969"", ""Aquarius"": ""A Change is Gonna Come"" (season 1, episode 5), in ""Beverly Hills, 90210"": ""The Time Has Come Today"" (season 4, episode 25), and in ""Mad Men"": ""Man With a Plan"" (season 6, episode 7). Friend & Lover Friend & Lover was an American folk-singing duo composed of husband-and-wife team Jim and Cathy Post. The duo is"
"The song became popular after The WB Television Network utilised the band's cover as the theme song for the witchcraft-themed television series ""Charmed"". It was re-mixed greatly for the show, with much different instrumentation and vocal takes. The song went on to appear on """" (2003) and as a UK and Australian bonus track on """" (2005). Both soundtrack albums charted well in the US, with both reaching the top ten on the ""Billboard"" Top Soundtracks chart. The song has since become a staple of '90s popular culture, and has been used in numerous media, including the movie trailer for"
"for realism in the basketball scenes. The memorable funk instrumental theme song for the show was composed by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter. Although not released on record during the show's run, it later appeared on Post's albums ""Television Theme Songs"" (1982) and ""NYPD Blue: The Best of Mike Post"" (1999). 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has released the first two seasons on DVD in Region 1. The program has intermittently been seen in syndication and on cable since ending its network run (including airing on ESPN Classic), and as of 2016, the show airs (intermittently) on the Heroes &"
"solve a difficult puzzle. Alan Thicke composed the show's original theme, which was titled ""Big Wheels"". In 1983, it was replaced by Griffin's own composition, ""Changing Keys"", to allow him to derive royalties from that composition's use on both the network and syndicated versions. Steve Kaplan became music director starting with the premiere of the 15th syndicated season in 1997, and continued to serve as such until he was killed when the Cessna 421C Golden Eagle he was piloting crashed into a home in Claremont, California, in December 2003. His initial theme was a remix of ""Changing Keys"", but by"
"end of the show features an ""Index File"" trivia question, though it sometimes gets cut if the show runs long. Credits run over show-ending music, sometimes live but often pulled from TPT's library of musical recordings dating back to the 1970s. A live broadcast to celebrate the series's 20th anniversary in April 2005 was transmitted in HDTV. TPT claimed it was the first live high-definition broadcast in the area. Since the show's inception, its theme song has been ""Anthem Internationale"" from Dave Grusin's 1982 album ""Out of the Shadows"". Longtime hosts Eric Eskola and Cathy Wurzer were married for many"
"song to ""get jazzed up"" in the morning. Though no original music other than the theme has been released, in 1984 EMI issued an album of re-recorded material from the series conducted by Daniel Caine (reissued by Silva Screen on compact disc in 1999, SILVAD 3509). During its time, ""The A-Team"" was nominated for three Emmy Awards: In 1983 (Outstanding Film Sound Mixing for a Series) for the pilot episode, in 1984 (Outstanding Film Sound Mixing for a Series) for the episode ""When You Comin' Back, Range Rider?"" and in 1987 (Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series) for the episode"
"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"
"composed the show's best-known theme song, ""Changing Keys"", which was used in several variants from then until 2002. As for ""Jeopardy!"", two different revivals of the show would be produced: one on NBC that ran for five months in late 1978/early 1979 with Art Fleming returning as host, and the other airing in first-run syndication beginning on September 10, 1984, starring Alex Trebek. The syndicated versions of both ""Jeopardy!"" and ""Wheel"" remain on the air today. In 1990, Griffin had an ambitious but unsuccessful attempt at adapting the venerable board game ""Monopoly"" into a game show of the same name."
"Stir It Up (Patti LaBelle song) ""Stir It Up"" is the second single by Patti LaBelle from the motion picture soundtrack album to the 1984 film ""Beverly Hills Cop""—which won a Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special (1986). The single is also the second of a couple of songs (the other being ""New Attitude"") she recorded for MCA Records immediately after signing her new contract with that company. Her first full-length album for MCA, ""Winner in You"", would follow the next year. The song was also used as the theme"
"Laura Branigan in 1984 which featured a similar vocal hook. Faltermeyer would achieve his greatest personal success later the same year, composing, performing and producing the score to ""Beverly Hills Cop"", a 1984 film directed by Martin Brest, including its hit instrumental theme, ""Axel F"". ""Square Rooms"" was released first in Switzerland, where it was a hit, peaking at number 6 on 21 October 1984, and staying in the top 30 for ten weeks. The single debuted at no. 47 in the French Singles Chart on 5 January 1985. It climbed quickly and was no. 1 for five nonconsecutive weeks,"
"""Maxie's World"" in 1989. The series is available on DVD as part of the ""Punky Brewster"" DVD releases. Each season also contains a certain number of episodes from it as a bonus feature. Due to music rights issues, ""The Shoe Must Go On"" is the only episode not released on DVD in the season box sets released by Shout! Factory; a song featured in that episode was ""Axel F"" by Harold Faltermeyer, the theme to ""Beverly Hills Cop"". It may be possible that this is the music that Shout! Factory had some issues with. The show was also released on"
"Beverly Hills Cop (film series) Beverly Hills Cop is a series of American action comedy films and an unaired television pilot based on characters created by Daniel Petrie, Jr. and Danilo Bach. The films star Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who travels to Beverly Hills, California to investigate crimes, even though it is out of his jurisdiction. There, he meets Detective Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold), Sergeant John Taggart (John Ashton), and Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox). Ashton and Cox do not appear in ""Beverly Hills Cop III"". Murphy, Reinhold, and Gil Hill, who plays Axel's boss,"
"""Billboard"" 200 the week ending January 12, 1985 at No. 177. It hit #1 on the US ""Billboard"" 200 album chart on June 22, 1985. The soundtrack won a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media in 1986. There was another version of this soundtrack that contains ""BHC (I Can't Stop)"" by Rick James in place of ""Emergency"" by Rockie Robbins. In 2016 La-La Land Records issued a limited edition album featuring Harold Faltermeyer's score and several of the songs used. The label originally planned to release it as part of a 2-disc set with the expanded ""Beverly"
"film into production. Beverly Hills Cop Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, written by Daniel Petrie Jr. and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who visits Beverly Hills, California to solve the murder of his best friend. Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff and Jonathan Banks appear in supporting roles. This first film in the ""Beverly Hills Cop"" series shot Murphy to international stardom, won the People's Choice Award for ""Favorite Motion Picture"" and was nominated for both the Golden Globe Award for Best"
"Australian Singles Chart in 1985 and gaining peaks of No. 8 on the Canadian Singles Chart and No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it is the highest charting solo single by any member of the Eagles. The music video for the song received heavy MTV airplay. It showed a film editor assembling scenes for ""Beverly Hills Cop"" while Frey and a band played the song in the adjacent room, with action scenes from the movie then directly interspersed. Among the musicians shown in the video is saxophone player Beverly Dahlke-Smith (the actual recording being made"