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The Maestros of 80s Action Movie Music

October 1, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at a golden period in action movie scores and some of the maestros who composed them… What is the golden age of action movies? This is of course a rhetorical question. It’s undoubtedly the 1980s. A time of such unique flair and style. Big, bold, brash, silly, sometimes ironic. It was a […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: 48 Hours, Alan Silvestri, Basil Poledouris, Beverly Hills Cop, Bill Conti, Commando, Die Hard, First Blood, Harold Faltermeyer, Highlander, James Horner, jerry goldsmith, john carpenter, Lethal Weapon, Masters of the Universe, Michael Kamen, Predator, RoboCop, Top Gun, Total Recall

Harold Faltermeyer and Hans Zimmer to score Top Gun: Maverick

October 21, 2018 by Gary Collinson

The official website for Hans Zimmer has revealed that the Oscar-winning composer will be teaming with Harold Faltermeyer, composer on the original Top Gun, to score the 2020 sequel Top Gun: Maverick. Faltermeyer, who is probably best known for composing the ‘Axel F’ theme from Beverly Hills Cop, last worked with Cruise on the original […]

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