''Flash Gordon'' is the ninth studio album and first
soundtrack album by the British rock band
Queen
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, 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 "
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". 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. The reissue adds an EP of related tracks.
Unlike most soundtrack albums, audio from the film is prominently used in the theme song and the score selections of the album.
Track listing
All tracks are instrumental unless noted.
Personnel
Queen
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Freddie Mercury – lead and backing vocals, synthesizers
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Brian May
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– lead guitar, backing vocals, synthesizers, piano, organ, co-lead vocals on "Flash's Theme"
*
Roger Taylor – drums,
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, backing vocals, synthesizers
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John Deacon
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– bass guitar, guitar, synthesizers
Additional personnel
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Howard Blake
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– additional orchestral arrangements
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end
Certifications
References
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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Queen (band) soundtracks
Science fiction film soundtracks
Single-artist film soundtracks
Flash Gordon
Albums produced by Reinhold Mack
1980 soundtrack albums
Elektra Records soundtracks
Hollywood Records soundtracks
EMI Records soundtracks
Parlophone soundtracks