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Japanese remastered (2001 digital remastering) reissue of 1981 album packaged in a miniature LP sleeve, features 18 tracks. Virgin. 2004.
Queen: Freddie Mercury (vocals, synthesizer), Brian May (guitar, synthesizer, vocals), John Deacon (bass, guitar, synthesizer), Roger Taylor (drums, synthesizer, vocals).
All songs written by members of Queen.
This digitally remastered Japanese release features an LP-style slipcase.
CD comes in Jpn LP Sleeve.
While writing and recording The Game, Queen were asked by renowned movie director Dino DeLaurentis to provide the soundtrack for his upcoming sci-fi epic Flash Gordon. The band accepted and promptly began working on both albums simultaneously. Although at first many fans criticized Flash Gordon since it was issued as an official Queen release rather than a motion picture soundtrack, it has proven to be one of rock's better motion picture soundtracks over the years. The majority of the music is instrumental, with dialogue from the movie in place of Freddie Mercury's singing (only two tracks contain lyrics), but the songwriting is still unmistakably Queen. Highlights abound, such as "Football Fight," "Vultan's Theme (Attack of the Hawkmen)," "The Wedding March," and the heavy metal roar of "Battle Theme." But it was the two more conventional songs that were the album's two best tracks -- the anthemic U.K. Top Ten hit "Flash's Theme" and the woefully underrated rocker "The Hero." With Queen involved, Flash Gordon is certainly not your average, predictable soundtrack. ~ Greg Prato
FLASH GORDON was the motion picture soundtrack for the 1980 movie, released just a few months after one of Queen's most commercially successful albums, THE GAME. More synthesizer-heavy than previous releases, FLASH GORDON is comprised mostly of short instrumentals, with a pair of more traditional Queen songs bookending the album. With dialogue from the movie inserted throughout, it is easy for the listener to grasp the storyline, and to tell which scenes the songs represent.
"Flash's Theme" was the soundtrack's anthemic single, which begins the album on a high note. Then the onslaught of instrumentals begins. The majority can be appreciated outside the story's context--such as "Football Fight" and "Vultan's Theme (Attack Of The Hawk Men)." Others are closely linked to the storyline--"In The Space Capsule," "In The Death Cell," "The Kiss" and "Marriage Of Dale And Ming"--but are still enjoyable. Although it doesn't quite match the majesty of an official Queen album, FLASH GORDON contains plenty of first-rate compositions, including one of their most underrated tunes, "The Hero," which closes the soundtrack.
Which CD - Performance 7 / Sound 8 Flash Gordon Music | List Price | $32.98 (You save $1.09) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Hard Rock, Japanese LP Sleeve | | Label | Parlophone | | Orig Year | 1980 | | All Time Sales Rank |  156984  | | CD Universe Part number | 6660671 | | Catalog number | 67349 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 13, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | Roger Taylor - drums, synthesizer, vocals
Brian May - guitar, synthesizer, vocals
Brian May - guitar, synthesizer, vocals
Freddie Mercury - vocals, synthesizer
John Deacon - bass, guitar, synthesizer
| | Additional Info | Limited Edition; Remastered; Japan |
Queen Flash Gordon Songs | 1. | Flash's Theme - (with Orchestra Regina) | |
| 2. | In the Space Capsule - (with Orchestra Regina) | |
| 3. | Ming's Theme - (with Orchestra Regina) | |
| 4. | Ring - (with Orchestra Regina) | |
| 5. | Football Fight - (with Orchestra Regina)  | |
| 6. | In the Death Cell - (with Orchestra Regina) | |
| 7. | Execution of Flash - (with Orchestra Regina) | |
| 8. | Kiss - (with Orchestra Regina) | |
| 9. | Arboria - (with Orchestra Regina) | |
| 10. | Escape From the Spawn - (with Orchestra Regina) | |
| 11. | Flash to the Rescue - (with Orchestra Regina) | |
| 12. | Vultan's Theme - (with Orchestra Regina) | |
| 13. | Battle Theme - (with Orchestra Regina) | |
| 14. | Wedding March - (with Orchestra Regina) | |
| 15. | Marriage of Dale and Ming - (with Orchestra Regina) | |
| 16. | Crash Dive on Mingo City - (with Orchestra Regina) | |
| 17. | Flash's Theme Reprise - (with Orchestra Regina) | |
| 18. | Hero - (with Orchestra Regina) | |
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