Flash Gordon (soundtrack) - Composition

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Flash Gordon is the ninth studio album and first soundtrack album by the British rock band Queen, released on 8 December 1980 by EMI Records in the UK and on 27 January 1981 by Elektra Records in the US. It is one of two film soundtracks that they produced, along with Highlander. It is the soundtrack to the science fiction film Flash Gordon and features lyrics on only two tracks. "Flash's Theme" was the only single to be released from the album, under the title "Flash". The album reached number 10 on the UK charts and number 23 in the US. The album was reissued worldwide on 27 June 2011 (excluding the US and Canada, where it was released on 27 September) as part of the band's 40th anniversary.[1][2] The reissue adds an EP of related tracks.

Flash Gordon

Studio album / Soundtrack album by

Queen

Released

8 December 1980

Recorded

February–March; October–November 1980

Studio

Townhouse (London)
Music Center (London)
Advision (London)

Genre

Rock

Length

35:11

Label

EMI
Elektra

Producer

Brian May
Mack

Queen chronology

The Game
(1980)

Flash Gordon
(1980)

Greatest Hits
(1981)

Singles from Flash Gordon

"Flash"
Released: 24 November 1980

Unlike most soundtrack albums, audio from the film is prominently used in the theme song and the score selections of the album.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Chicago Tribune	[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Record Mirror	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]
Smash Hits	2/10[9]
Uncut	[10]

Track listing

All tracks are instrumental unless noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Flash's Theme"	Brian May	Freddie Mercury, May	3:31
2.	"In the Space Capsule (The Love Theme)"	Roger Taylor		2:43
3.	"Ming's Theme (In the Court of Ming the Merciless)"	Freddie Mercury		2:41
4.	"The Ring (Hypnotic Seduction of Dale)"	Mercury		0:57
5.	"Football Fight"	Mercury		1:28
6.	"In the Death Cell (Love Theme Reprise)"	Taylor		2:25
7.	"Execution of Flash"	John Deacon		1:06
8.	"The Kiss (Aura Resurrects Flash)"	Mercury, Howard Blake		1:45

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
9.	"Arboria (Planet of the Tree Men)" (listed as "Man" on the 1982 US LP, 5E-518-B)	Deacon		1:42
10.	"Escape from the Swamp"	Taylor		1:43
11.	"Flash to the Rescue"	May	Mercury	2:44
12.	"Vultan's Theme (Attack of the Hawk Men)"	Mercury		1:13
13.	"Battle Theme"	May		2:18
14.	"The Wedding March" (based on "Bridal Chorus")	Richard Wagner, arr. May		0:56
15.	"Marriage of Dale and Ming (And Flash Approaching)"	May, Taylor	Mercury	2:04
16.	"Crash Dive on Mingo City"	May		1:00
17.	"Flash's Theme Reprise (Victory Celebrations)"	May	Mercury, May	1:24
18.	"The Hero"	May, Blake	Mercury	3:31
Total length:				35:11

Bonus track (1991 Hollywood Records CD reissue)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
19.	"Flash's Theme" (1991 remix by Mista Lawnge, 9.5)	May	6:43
Total length:			41:54

Disc 2: Bonus EP (2011 Universal Music CD reissue)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Flash" (Single Version)	May	2:48
2.	"The Hero" (October 1980... Revisited)	May	2:55
3.	"The Kiss" (Early Version, March 1980)	Mercury, Blake	1:11
4.	"Football Fight" (Early version, no synths! – February 1980)	Mercury	1:55
5.	"Flash" (Live at the Montreal Forum, November 1981)	May	2:12
6.	"The Hero" (Live at the Montreal Forum, November 1981)	May	1:48
Total length:			12:49

Bonus videos (2011 iTunes deluxe edition)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Flash/The Hero" (live at Morumbi Stadium, Sao Paulo, March 1981[11])	May	3:28
8.	"Flash" (Alternative Promo Video)	May	3:17
9.	"Flash" (Vanguard Mix Promo Video)	May	3:17
Total length:			22:11

Personnel

Queen

Freddie Mercury – lead and backing vocals, synthesizers[12]
Brian May – lead guitar, backing vocals, synthesizers, piano, organ,[13] co-lead vocals on "Flash's Theme"[14]
Roger Taylor – drums, timpani, backing vocals, synthesizers
John Deacon – bass guitar, guitar, synthesizers

Additional personnel

Howard Blake – additional orchestral arrangements

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Flash Gordon*
Chart (1980–81)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[15]	29
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16]	1
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[17]	11
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18]	7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19]	2
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[20]	12
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[21]	25
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[22]	29
UK Albums (OCC)[23]	10
US Billboard 200[24]	23

Year-end

Chart (1981)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[25]	13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[26]	15

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[27]	Platinum	20,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

"Press Release: Second Five Albums Re-Issued on 27th June". Queen. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
Second Set of Re-issues: Out This Week! Queen. Retrieved 7 July 2011
"Flash Gordon (soundtrack)". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
Kot, Greg (19 April 1992). "An 18-record, 80 Million-copy Odyssey". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
Larkin, Colin (2011). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 2248. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
Petridis, Alexis (15 December 2011). "Queen: Jazz; The Game; Flash Gordon; Hot Space – review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
"1980.12.13 – Record Mirror – UK – Wham! Bam! Thank you Ma'am! - QueenCuttings.com – Welcome on board!". QueenCuttings.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
"Queen: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
Ellen, Mark. "Albums". Smash Hits (8 January 1981): 25.
"Queen – Flash Gordon Soundtrack CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
"Queen Miscellaneous Live Song Lyrics". www.ultimatequeen.co.uk.
"Flash Gordon :: Queen Songs". Archived from the original on 2 February 2019.
May, Brian (22 April 2003). "Jena, Lady Mercy, Playing piano on early albums, Mr Pavarotti". Letters. Retrieved 26 July 2007. Flash and The Hero (Flash Gordon) (plus organ on the WEDDING)
"Songwriting Analysis :: Queen Songs".
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 283. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack / Queen – Flash Gordon" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 0302". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack / Queen – Flash Gordon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack / Queen – Flash Gordon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Soundtrack / Queen – Flash Gordon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
"Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack / Queen – Flash Gordon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
"Queen | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
"Queen Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
"Jahreshitparade 1981" (in Austrian). Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
"Official German Charts: Album–Year Charts 1981". Offzielle Charts. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
"Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2009 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 8 July 2009.
"British album certifications – Queen – Flash Gordon – OST". British Phonographic Industry.

External links

Queen official website: Discography: Flash Gordon: includes lyrics of "Flash's Theme" (all versions) and "The Hero".
Official Video (YouTube)

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Category

Flash Gordon

Created by Alex Raymond

Supporting characters

Dale Arden
Hans Zarkov
Ming the Merciless
Princess Aura
Prince Barin
Prince Thun
Prince Vultan

Locations

Mongo

Movie serials

Flash Gordon (1936)
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)

Film

Flash Gordon (1980)
Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All (1982; TV film)

Television series

Live-action	Flash Gordon (1954–1955) Flash Gordon (2007–2008)
Animated	The New Adventures of Flash Gordon (1979–1982) Defenders of the Earth (1986–1987) Flash Gordon (1996–1997)

Games

Flash Gordon (pinball)
Flash Gordon (video game)
Flash Gordon & the Warriors of Mongo

Other media

List of Flash Gordon comic strips
Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter
Flash Gordon (film soundtrack)
"Flash" (Queen song)
Flash Gordon Classic
Life After Flash

Flesh Gordon
Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders
Jungle Jim
King Features Syndicate
Mac Raboy
Al Williamson

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[de] Flash Gordon (Album)

Flash Gordon – Original Soundtrack Music ist das im Dezember 1980 erschienene, erste Soundtrackalbum der britischen Rockgruppe Queen. Es enthält die Filmmusik zu Mike Hodges’ gleichnamiger Verfilmung des aus den 1930er Jahren stammenden Science-Fiction-Comics. Die von Brian May und Reinhold Mack produzierten Aufnahmen fanden im Oktober und im November 1980 in England statt.

- [en] Flash Gordon (soundtrack)

[es] Flash Gordon (álbum)

Flash Gordon es una banda sonora por la banda de rock británica Queen, para la película de ciencia ficción Flash Gordon. Supone también su noveno álbum de estudio. Todas las canciones del álbum menos "Flash" y "The Hero", son instrumentales. El álbum alcanzó el número 10 en las listas británicas y el número 42 en los Estados Unidos. Curiosamente el álbum fue publicado el mismo día del asesinato de John Lennon.

[ru] Flash Gordon (альбом)

Flash Gordon — девятый студийный альбом рок-группы «Queen», выпущенный 8 декабря 1980 года, саундтрек к англо-американскому фильму «Флэш Гордон». Первый альбом, в котором были применены синтезаторы, ранее принципиально не использовавшиеся в записях «Queen». Как альбом проект не достиг больших высот, остановившись на десятой строчке британского хит-парада и на 23 строчке в США.

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