I learned this as a kid & now my kids think I'm "cool" when I play it

thank you Monsters vs Aliens & Space Chimps

I also love Harold F.'s theme for Fletch.

The kids today know it as "Crazy Frog".

+1 on Fletch. Great beefy sounding tracks!
I taught my son to play the tune from Close Encounters on my little Casio SK-1. I put little stickers on the right keys for him. He thinks its the absolute coolest thing.

Your sons would have eventually found you cooler had you paid for actual music lessons.

/just sayin' ... as a Grandfather.

Well, my son is 6, so I don't feel quite as deficient as you might suggest.

Faltermeyer fans take note: He's back in the bidness, and did the music for the new Kevin Smith movie, "Cop Out." I was planning on giving it a pass until I learned that, but now I might go see it.

(And thanks for reminding me of the Fletch tracks, which I remember learning by repeatedly rewinding the VHS tape back in the day. I was surprised they're not available on iTunes, but I tracked them down on YouTube.)

Or you could just get the soundtrack. That movie looks like a steaming pile.


I've got the soundtrack on vinyl.

I've got Axel F on 45

Looks like Faltermeyer is still getting calls to perform his 80s hit:



Axel F is one of those cool KB-centric tunes that has traveled well.

Where's the Juno-106?

Here's something weird about that song: I had the original sheet music, and it was written in F# minor, even though the recording was in F minor. I could see putting it in a different key to make it easier, but this did just the opposite. Years later I saw it in some "best of the 80s" collection, and it had been moved to F minor. Any ideas in the story behind that?