beverly hills cop is the soundtrack to the 1984 action comedy film "beverly hills cop". it was released in december 1984 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.