"Flash Gordon (soundtrack) 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 in February 1981 by Elektra Records in the US. It was 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 #10 on the UK charts and #23 in the"
"Flash (Queen song) ""Flash"" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by guitarist Brian May, ""Flash"" is the theme song of the 1980 film ""Flash Gordon"". There are two versions of the song. The album version (""Flash's Theme"") is in fact the start to the movie, with all the dialogue from the first scene. The single version contains dialogue cut from various parts of the movie, most memorably, Brian Blessed's character exclaiming ""Gordon's alive?!"" This version was also included on the ""Greatest Hits"" compilation from 1981. Flash is sung as a duet between Freddie Mercury and Brian"
"score for the 1980s ""Flash Gordon"" movie was composed and performed by Queen. In a 2000 interview, Roper explained that ""everyone will readily admit that homosexuality is a sin, but not that homophobia is just as bad in God's eyes."" However, in a 2014 blog post, Roper recanted his statements and expressed his displeasure with the song's lyrics, writing that over the years his attitudes on homosexuality had ""softened"" and he no longer considered it a sin. Admitting he was ""ashamed"" of ""Fahrenheit""s lyrics, he wrote ""At the time, I felt that I was doing the most honorable thing that"
"Flash Gordon (film) Flash Gordon is a 1980 science fantasy film based on the King Features comic strip of the same name created by Alex Raymond. Directed by Mike Hodges and produced by Dino De Laurentiis, the film was shot in Technicolor and Todd-AO-35. It stars Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Topol, Max von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed and Ornella Muti. The movie was co-written by Michael Allin (known for ""Enter the Dragon"") and Lorenzo Semple Jr. (who had previously scripted De Laurentiis's remake of ""King Kong""). It uses a camp style similar to the 1960s TV series ""Batman"""
"lead vocals by Lynne unless noted. Additional personnel Additional personnel Xanadu (soundtrack) Xanadu is the soundtrack of the 1980 musical film of the same name, featuring the Australian singer Olivia Newton-John and the British group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was released in June 1980 on MCA Records in the United States and July 1980 by Jet Records in the United Kingdom. The original LP release featured on side one the songs of Newton-John, and on side two the songs of ELO. In 2008 the soundtrack album was digitally remastered as a bonus CD as part of the film's DVD"
"Irish band Clannad wrote a theme tune for the film, entitled 'Croí Cróga' (meaning 'braveheart'). However, the track was not used in the soundtrack, but was released by Clannad on the album 'Lore'. In 1997, album co-producer Simon Rhodes produced a follow-up soundtrack in titled ""More Music from Braveheart"". This album features many unreleased cues, source music, and dialogue from the film. In November 2015, in commemoration for the film's 20th anniversary, La-La Land Records produced a 2-disc limited edition album of James Horner's complete score to ""Braveheart"". The CD is dedicated to Horner who was killed in a plane"
"appearance in the song “Punky’s Whips”. Angel never achieved mass commercial success but acquired a following as a cult band. Their first album was the self-titled ""Angel"" (1975) and consisted of guitarist Punky Meadows, bassist Mickie Jones, vocalist Frank DiMino, keyboardist Gregg Giuffria, and drummer Barry Brandt. This lineup would hold for the following two albums, ""Helluva Band"" (1976) and ""On Earth as It Is in Heaven"" (1977), after which Jones would be replaced by Felix Robinson. They made an appearance in the film ""Foxes"" (1980) and Frank DiMino sang ""Seduce Me Tonight"" on the ""Flashdance"" (1983) soundtrack. DiMino and"
"Xanadu (soundtrack) Xanadu is the soundtrack of the 1980 musical film of the same name, featuring the Australian singer Olivia Newton-John and the British group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was released in June 1980 on MCA Records in the United States and July 1980 by Jet Records in the United Kingdom. The original LP release featured on side one the songs of Newton-John, and on side two the songs of ELO. In 2008 the soundtrack album was digitally remastered as a bonus CD as part of the film's DVD release entitled ""Xanadu – Magical Musical Edition"". Although the film"
"the London Symphony Orchestra at a cost of about $250,000. In 1980, the company RSO Records published this film's original musical score as both a double LP album and as an 8-track cartridge in the United States. Its front cover artwork features the mask of Darth Vader against a backdrop of outer space, as seen on the advance theatrical poster for the film. In 1985, the first Compact disc (CD) issue of the film score was made by the company Polydor Records, which had absorbed both RSO Records and its music catalog. Polydor Records used a shorter, one compact-disc edition"
"accompanied the film's release (Varèse Sarabande VSD 47261), this issue omits much of the music used in the film. Blake also composed the orchestral score for ""Flash Gordon"" (1980) alongside rock band Queen and the Oscar-winning animated short film of Raymond Briggs', ""The Snowman"" (1982). Blake's notes on working with director Tony Scott: ""Tony wanted to create a score largely using classical music and I researched this, many days going to his home in Wimbledon with stacks of recordings to play to him. One of these was the duet for 2 sopranos from Delibes' ""Lakmé"", which I recorded specially with"
"Fortune (band) Fortune is an 1980s rock band that had a number of minor hits in the early 1980s including ""Airwaves"" from ""The Last American Virgin"" movie soundtrack and from their second 1985 album release including: ""Stacy,"" ""Dearborn Station,"" and ""Thrill of it All."" The Fortune Band began in the late 70's when brothers Richard Fortune on guitar and Mick Fortune on drums decided to join together and form a band. The first Fortune self-titled album was released on Warner Bros in 1978 with follow-up WB singles releases including a cover of funk group The Undisputed Truth's ""Squeeze Me, Tease"
"recorded a duet version of the song called ""Flashlight (Spaceflight)"" for the 1999 film ""Muppets from Space"" along with Bill Barretta as Pepe the King Prawn. The song was also used in the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 end scrolling credits and in the soundtrack. Flash Light (song) ""Flash Light"" is a song by funk band Parliament, written by George Clinton, Bernie Worrell, and Bootsy Collins and released in January 1978 on the album ""Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome"". It was the first #1 R&B hit by any of the P-Funk groups and spent four months on the U.S."
"of the background music for cartoon studio Filmation from 1968 to 1982, according to DVD booklets for ""Ark II"", ""Space Academy"", and ""Jason of Star Command."" Before adopting the pseudonym Yvette Blais, Ellis used ""Spencer Raymond"" on 1968's ""Fantastic Voyage,"" ""George Blais"" on some of Filmation's early '70s output and its feature films, and the name of his teenaged son Marc Ellis on 1969's ""The Hardy Boys."" (Marc would later become a composer, assisting his father without credit on Filmation scores receiving credit for co-composing the theme to the 1979 ""Flash Gordon"" cartoon.) On 1978's ""Fabulous Funnies"", Ellis was credited"
"the opening credits, as does the signature theme-song ""Flash!"" by rock band Queen, who composed and performed the entire musical score. Riding the coattails of ""Star Wars"", ""Superman"", and """", ""Flash Gordon"" was not a critical success on release. Melody Anderson co-starred with Jones as Dale Arden, alongside Chaim Topol as Dr. Hans Zarkov, Max von Sydow as Ming, Timothy Dalton as Prince Barin, Brian Blessed as Prince Vultan, Peter Wyngarde as Klytus and Ornella Muti as Princess Aura. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis, with ornate production designs and costumes by Danilo Donati, the bright colors and retro effects were"
"to record a song for the movie. Will McFarlane, who was a Shoals/Malaco studio regular, and former Bonnie Raitt guitarist, played with the band on the song. Parliament's ""Flash Light"" was updated by George Clinton as a duet with Pepe the King Prawn named ""Flash Light (Spaceflight)"". Two soundtracks were released featuring music from the film. One was an album containing the classic soul and funk tracks, while the other was an album containing the film's score. The film's score was composed by Jamshied Sharifi with additional work by Rupert Gregson-Williams and was released by Varèse Sarabande. Earlier drafts of"
"Frankie Goes to Hollywood Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH) were a British band formed in Liverpool, England, in 1980. The group was fronted by Holly Johnson (vocals), with Paul Rutherford (vocals), Peter Gill (drums, percussion), Mark O'Toole (bass guitar), and Brian Nash (guitar). The group's 1983 debut single ""Relax"" was banned by the BBC in 1984 while at number six in the charts and subsequently topped the UK Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks, going on to enjoy prolonged chart success throughout that year and ultimately becoming the seventh best-selling UK single of all time. It also won the 1985"
"Herbie Hancock, Bobby Hutcherson, John McLaughlin, and Wayne Shorter, among others who play the music live throughout the film. The musicians are joined by actors François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker, Sandra Reaves-Phillips, Lonette McKee, and Christine Pascal. The score for the film was composed by Hancock. The soundtrack was in two parts – ""Round Midnight"" and ""The Other Side of Round Midnight"" – released under Dexter Gordon's name and featuring his last recordings, although he does not appear on all tracks. Both albums were produced and arranged by Hancock. ""Round Midnight"" received a 100% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Gordon was nominated"
"soundtracks to many films, including ""A Clockwork Orange"" and ""The Shining"". The music, which was the first collaboration between Carlos and her partner Annemarie Franklin, featured a mix of an analog Moog synthesizer and Crumar's GDS digital synthesizer (complex additive and phase modulation synthesis), along with non-electronic pieces performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra (hired at the insistence of Disney, which was concerned that Carlos might not be able to complete her score on time). Two additional musical tracks (""1990's Theme"" and ""Only Solutions"") were provided by the American band Journey after British band Supertramp pulled out of the project."
"conducting, and in 2009 by the North Hungarian Symphony Orchestra under for the label Hungaroton (HCD 32634). Heinz Roemheld orchestrated the Sonata which is heard on some 1930s movies, including ""The Black Cat"" (1934), starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, ""The Raven"" (1935), as well as the ""Flash Gordon"" serials (1936) (Chapters 6-13), ""Werewolf of London"" (1936), and ""Mars Attacks the World"" (1938). An orchestrated version of the lyrical parts of the Sonata appears in the 1960 Hollywood film of Liszt's life called ""Song Without End"" (starting 1:07). There is an orchestrated excerpt version of the Sonata in the 1952"
"Anthems"", ""Audio of Being"", and the greatest hits compilation ""In a Coma"". While with Matthew Good Band, Browne received Juno Awards in 2000 for Best Group of 1999 and Best Rock Album of 1999. Browne also composed original music for the Sci-Fi network series ""Sanctuary"". He now records and performs with The Prettys and occasionally other Vancouver, British Columbia based artists Rich Hope and Dustin Bentall. As a composer, his work can be heard on the science fiction series Flash Gordon and Sanctuary. Ian Browne (musician) Ian Browne (born November 12, 1973) is a Canadian-born musician and composer. He was"
"included Elektrofilm, Frantic Films, The Orphanage, PICTORION das werk, Rocket Science VFX, Technicolor Creative Services, TVT postproduction, and upstart! Animation. The German power metal band Blind Guardian recorded the movie's main theme, ""Skalds and Shadows"". The British progressive metal band Threshold contributed the song ""Pilot in the Sky of Dreams"" from their album ""Dead Reckoning"". The Swedish power metal band, HammerFall, also contributed a track, ""The Fire Burns Forever"". Wolfgang Herold was the executive soundtrack producer. ""In the Name of the King"" was a box office bomb, grossing $2.98 million in its United States opening, not cracking that week's top"
"soundtrack to the movie ""Flashdance"". The song ""What a Feeling"" won a Grammy Award and an Oscar for Song of the Year in 1984. Another was Del Shannon's Drop Down And Get Me album produced by Tom Petty and featuring the hit single Sea Of Love. In 1985, Network Records merged with Geffen Records, and Coury became Geffen's general manager, launching hit records for Guns & Roses, Aerosmith, Peter Gabriel and Don Henley. He retired from the record business in 1994. He died at the age of 78 on August 8, 2013, in Thousand Oaks, California, from complications of a"
"version of ""Relax"" on it. Frankie Goes to Hollywood Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH) were a British band formed in Liverpool, England, in 1980. The group was fronted by Holly Johnson (vocals), with Paul Rutherford (vocals), Peter Gill (drums, percussion), Mark O'Toole (bass guitar), and Brian Nash (guitar). The group's 1983 debut single ""Relax"" was banned by the BBC in 1984 while at number six in the charts and subsequently topped the UK Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks, going on to enjoy prolonged chart success throughout that year and ultimately becoming the seventh best-selling UK single of all time."
"Freddie Mercury's ""Love Kills"" (1984) and ""Top Gun"" including Berlin's ""Take My Breath Away"" (1986). The ""American Gigolo"" soundtrack album has been re-issued on CD by both PolyGram and its successor company Universal Music. All tracks written by Giorgio Moroder except where noted. Side A Side B American Gigolo (soundtrack) American Gigolo is the soundtrack album to the 1980 movie of the same name, starring Richard Gere and Lauren Hutton. The music was composed and performed by Giorgio Moroder and was released worldwide on the Polydor label. It peaked at #7 in the ""Billboard"" 200 Album charts. All the cuts"
"The Rocker: Music from the Motion Picture The Rocker: Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album from the 2008 film ""The Rocker"" starring Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Teddy Geiger, Josh Gad, Emma Stone, and Jane Lynch. The music was mainly composed and performed by musician and producer Chad Fischer, also known as frontman of the band Lazlo Bane. The official soundtrack for the film features all original songs performed by the fictional bands A.D.D. and Vesuvius. While A.D.D. also performed two covers in the film: ""Nothin' But a Good Time"", originally by Americаn glam metal band Poison, and"
"and Los Angeles (Goodnight Dallas & Goodnight LA). His production work included Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac), Face to Face (new wave band), Sandy Stewart, Joey Belladonna(Anthrax), Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple / Black Sabbath) and Marc Benno (The Asylum Choir) among others. During Stevie Nicks' solo career, he worked with her as producer, arranger, publisher and video director. From 1988 to 1991, Perry was President of Kore Group Records, a member of the WEA group of labels, under the Atlantic Records Division. His publishing company's involvement on the ""Beverly Hills Cop"" soundtrack earned him a Grammy Award and Gordon has also"
"performed by Joe Esposito, ""Gloria"" and ""Imagination"" performed by Laura Branigan, and ""I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is"", performed by Kim Carnes. The soundtrack album of ""Flashdance"" sold 700,000 copies during its first two weeks on sale and has gone on to sell over 6,000,000 copies in the US alone. In 1984, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special. Adrian Lyne, whose background was primarily in directing television commercials, was not the first choice as director of ""Flashdance"". David Cronenberg turned down an offer to"
"comics, Pratt based his designs on 1940s science fiction pulp magazines. Like Pratt's previous works, ""Superman Classic"" and ""Bizarro Classic"", ""Flash Gordon Classic"" uses hand-drawn animation with digital paint and effects. The soundtrack consists of Clifford Vaughan's score from the ""Flash Gordon"" serials and Heinz Roemheld's score from the 1934 film ""The Black Cat"". Eric Johnson, who played the title character in the 2007 ""Flash Gordon"" TV series, loosely reprises his role in this short film. This also marks Pratt's third consecutive collaboration with John Newton and wife Jennifer, who play Ming the Merciless and Princess Aura, respectively. Flash Gordon"
"Flashdance (soundtrack) Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 1983 American musical and romance film ""Flashdance"", produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Jennifer Beals and Michael Nouri. It has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best selling albums of all time. The film is set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and follows Alex, a welder and exotic dancer and her dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer. In 1984, the album received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year and won for Best Album of Original Score"
"(1901-1947). Allan Melvin provided Vultan's voice in the 1979 Filmation animated series. He is referred to here as King Vultan, not Prince. His Sky City is a marvel of Mongo technology, as the massive construct is suspended miles above ground by beams of polarized anti-gravity light. Unlike Prince Barin's kingdom of Arboria, Vultan's Hawkmen do not make use of airships in battle. Instead, they fly under their own power or ride giant warbirds armed with harness-mounted energy cannons. He was portrayed by Brian Blessed in the cult 1980 film ""Flash Gordon"". For the film's soundtrack by the rock group Queen,"
"Tron (soundtrack) Tron: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 1982 film of the same name, composed by Wendy Carlos with two additional musical tracks which were provided by the band Journey after British band Supertramp pulled out of the project. The album was released on July 9, 1982, the day of release of the film. The soundtrack for ""TRON"" was written by pioneer electronic musician Wendy Carlos, who is best known for her album ""Switched-On Bach"" and for the soundtracks to many films, including ""A Clockwork Orange"" and ""The Shining"". The music, which was the first"
"musical element that had reflected on current music sounds, but also felt kind of time-forward and had a certain futuristic element. Really our notion was to find music that was dangerous, tribal and had electronic elements without really being dance-y."" The album also contained music from British alternative rock band Snow Patrol, Kendrick Lamar, Tame Impala, M83, ASAP Rocky and Pia Mia. The soundtrack album was available on Pitchfork Advance, a music streaming platform that host full-length pre-release albums in advance, from March 7 to 10, 2014. The score of the film was composed by Junkie XL, with Hans Zimmer"
"soundtrack album) featured a close-up frame of Germs singer Darby Crash supine on stage with his eyes closed. Crash died from a heroin-induced suicide shortly before the film was released (the poster was designed before his death). Bands included are Black Flag, the Germs, X, Alice Bag Band, the Circle Jerks, Catholic Discipline, and Fear. The Germs' performance was replicated in the 2007 Darby Crash biopic ""What We Do Is Secret"". The soundtrack was released in December 1980 by Slash Records on LP. In the late 1990s it was released on CD as well. It is currently out of print."