"radio station Liberty Rock Radio 97.8, while ""Radio Ga Ga"" features on ""Grand Theft Auto V"" character trailer for Michael and the game's soundtrack. The soundtrack for the film ""Flash Gordon"" (1980) was by Queen. The band also contributed music to ""Highlander"" (the original 1986 film), with ""A Kind of Magic"", ""One Year of Love"", ""Who Wants to Live Forever"", ""Hammer to Fall"", and the theme ""Princes of the Universe"", which was also used as the theme of the (1992–1998). In the United States, ""Bohemian Rhapsody"" was re-released as a single in 1992 after appearing in the comedy film ""Wayne's"
"been working on his Spanish accent for the film with a voice coach. It was played for the producers over the phone, and they approved of it because they could not discern the quality of the recording. The ""Highlander"" original orchestral score was composed by Michael Kamen. The British rock band Marillion turned down the chance to record the soundtrack because they were on a world tour, a missed opportunity which guitarist Steve Rothery later said he regretted. The band's Scottish lead singer, Fish, had also accepted a part in the film but pulled out because of the scheduling conflict."
"A Kind of Magic (song) ""A Kind of Magic"" is the title track of the 1986 album of the same name by the British rock band Queen. It was written by the band's drummer, Roger Taylor, for the film ""Highlander"". The single reached number three in the UK Singles Chart, top ten in a number of European countries, and #42 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The song is the opening track on the band's compilation albums, ""Greatest Hits II"", and ""Classic Queen"". The phrase ""a kind of magic"" is used in ""Highlander"" by Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) as a"
"to be the band's last album promoted with a concert tour, because of Mercury's diagnosis with AIDS the following year, which subsequently caused his death in 1991. The video for ""One Vision"" shows them in various stages of writing and recording the song. The album enjoys the status of an unofficial soundtrack for the 1986 film ""Highlander"" (for which no official soundtrack album was released). The title, ""A Kind of Magic"", derived from one of the lines Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) says to describe his immortality. Six out of nine songs on the album appeared in the film, although in"
"songs written for the fantasy action film ""Highlander"". The album was very successful, producing a string of hits, including the title track, ""A Kind of Magic"". Also charting from the album were ""Who Wants to Live Forever"" (featuring an orchestra conducted by Michael Kamen), ""Friends Will Be Friends"", and the ""de facto"" theme from ""Highlander"", ""Princes of the Universe"". In summer of 1986, Queen went on their final tour with Freddie Mercury. A sold-out tour in support of ""A Kind of Magic"", once again they hired Spike Edney. The Magic Tour's highlight was at Wembley Stadium in London and resulted"
"a proper ""Highlander"" soundtrack in the future. In one scene, a snippet of ""Hammer to Fall"" plays on a radio, a song from the previously released ""The Works"" album. After Queen's contribution to Live Aid, Freddie Mercury was enthusiastic about the band and soon after called them to go to the studio and write a song together which became ""One Vision"". All four band members were credited as songwriters, however Roger Taylor stated in an interview with Australian TV that originally it had been his song, with serious lyrics about men like Martin Luther King. He joked ""that rotter Freddie"""
"in one scene, was from an earlier album, ""The Works"". The 1995 CD ""Highlander: The Original Scores"" includes five cues from Kamen's ""Highlander"" score (along with six cues from Stewart Copeland's ""Highlander II"" score, and four cues from J. Peter Robinson's ""Highlander III"" score). Furthermore, a rearrangement of an excerpt from Kamen's score (specifically, the beginning of the track ""The Quickening"") was used as the theme music for New Line Cinema's logo ident in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Roughly eight minutes of footage was cut from the film for its U.S. theatrical release. Most of the cuts were"
"film's soundtrack. In addition to the core six musicians: Cleland, Keane, Kirkpatrick, Callahan, Moran and Bain, the group also recorded and toured with Stone Damon, Ike Reilly, Emily Pitcher, Merritt Lear and Tim Larson. The Drovers The Drovers are a Chicago-based rock band whose original songs are influenced by Irish traditional dance music. Founded by Irish traditional fiddler Sean Cleland in 1988, the group recorded four albums and soundtrack music for the motion pictures, ""Backdraft""and ""Blink"". Songwriters Mike Kirkpatrick (guitar) and Dave Callahan (bass, vocals) drew from Irish rhythms to craft songs that became increasingly psychedelic over a 12-year period"
"the genre. By the mid-1980s, Mulcahy (now a partner in the MGMM production house) was directing videos for some of the most successful pop-rock acts of the period including Culture Club, The Human League, The Tubes, Elton John, Ultravox, most of the major hits of Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Kim Carnes, Bonnie Tyler, Rod Stewart, Billy Joel, The Motels, Supertramp, Kenny Loggins and The Rolling Stones. In 1986, Mulcahy became well known after directing the cult classic film ""Highlander"", starring Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery, featuring music from Queen. He later directed the sequel, """", but disowned it after the"
"1986 as part of Queen's ""A Kind of Magic"" album sessions, after their work on ""Highlander"" was complete. If he did, the song was not used, or was incomplete when the album was finished. When Taylor started working on the album ""Shove It"", he recruited Freddie Mercury to record backing vocals. Two versions were recorded, one with Mercury doing backing to Taylor's lead vocals, and another with Mercury singing lead. The backing track of each was rerecorded as well, instead of the two lead vocals being recorded over the same instrumental backing. The Taylor-vocal version is about twenty seconds longer"
"Pete Tong, Groove Armada (DJ Set), Fleetmac Wood, Gaz Coombes (Solo), Lee ""Scratch"" Perry, Levellers, Ray Keith, Shogun Audio, LSB, DJ Oblivion, The Rifles, Pendulum (drum and bass band) (DJ Set), Dimension, Friction, Turno, Chase and Status (DJ Set), Sigma (DJ Set), Basement Jaxx (DJ Set), Hedkandi, Big Narstie. Dreamland was the subject of a 1953 documentary film, ""O Dreamland"". It was also visited by characters in the 1989 Christmas special of BBC Television sitcom, ""Only Fools and Horses"", titled ""The Jolly Boys' Outing"". Some of the rides seen in the sitcom were renamed and repainted at Loudoun Castle Theme"
"song, which featured Mercury sword-fighting, achieved some notoriety. ""Princes of the Universe,"" written and composed for ""Highlander,"" is the only song on the album for which Mercury receives sole credit. The song's name comes from the original working title of the film. It is played over the film's opening credits, and was later used as the opening theme for ""."" The song was never released as a single in the United Kingdom, and while it never truly charted, it is considered a cult favourite because of its relation to the film. In the movie, the guitar solo in the beginning"
"The video was directed by David Mallet and filmed in a (now demolished) warehouse at Tobacco Wharf at London's East End in September 1986. It featured the National Philharmonic Orchestra with forty choirboys and hundreds and hundreds of candles which remain lit throughout filming as well as Mercury wearing a tuxedo suit. The video also features bass guitarist John Deacon playing a white double bass, despite not performing on the original recording. An alternate version with clips from the film ""Highlander"" (which the song appears in) appears on the video single with ""A Kind of Magic"" in October 1986 and"
"changed all his lyrics with additions like ""one shrimp, one prawn, one clam, one chicken"", and even name-checked John Deacon. Brian May played the opening synth section using a Yamaha DX-7. The sessions were filmed and later released on the 2003 DVD set Greatest Video Hits 2. The song does not appear in ""Highlander"", but was used in the 1986 movie ""Iron Eagle"". ""A Kind of Magic"" was written by Taylor. He has admitted writing down some lyrics, which proved to be the basis for both ""One Vision"" and ""A Kind of Magic"", something made obvious by the demo of"
"director and stunt coordinator on the Paris segment. At the beginning of Season 3, F. Braun McAsh became the Swordmaster and choreographed the remaining four seasons and the fourth movie, ""Endgame"". The opening theme was ""Princes of the Universe"" from the 1986 album ""A Kind of Magic"" by Queen; incidental music was composed by Roger Bellon. The pilot episode was originally intended to be a third ""Highlander"" movie (to act as a television movie), but the low budget and Lambert agreeing to reprise his role as Connor MacLeod late into production caused the pilot to be written as a one-hour"
"and muscular riff. The song features Freddie Mercury on lead vocals. The song peaked at number 3 in South Africa, and 13 in the UK. The song was featured in the film ""Highlander"", a movie that the band had composed tie-in songs for. ""Hammer to Fall"" was the third song the band performed at Live Aid in 1985. The song features in the setlist of both The Works Tour and The Magic Tour. The full album version of the song appears on ""Queen Rocks"" while the single version appears on ""Greatest Hits II"" and ""Classic Queen"". The lyrics at several"
"the 1980s club hit ""Relax"", originally by Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Rapper DannyBoy guested, and the track was featured prominently during the end credits roll for the 2001 comedy film ""Zoolander"", helping to widen the band's appeal. In 2003, the band released ""Transform"", a more punk-fueled album, completely dropping the costumes that had been featured throughout the band's ""Tonight The Stars Revolt!"" era. Containing the hit singles ""Free"" and ""Action"", ""Transform"" relied less on industrial metal effects. After the album's release, the band began touring in the U.S., performing in shows such as X-Fest and making live appearances on Jimmy"
"Fatherland (1986 film) Fatherland (released as Singing the Blues in Red in the USA) is a 1986 film about a German singer-songwriter, directed by Ken Loach and starring , , Cristine Rose and Sigfrit Steiner. The film is one of Loach's least-popular films, being referred to as ""a heavy-handed and absurd political drama"" in MIT's newspaper ""The Tech"" and Loach said in a 2016 Guardian interview that he ""made a mess"" of the film. As the film was partly in German, its audience was limited in English-speaking countries, where foreign-language films were uncommon in the 1980s. Between its cinematic release"
"to August 15, 1986. Sylvester Stallone was reportedly paid $12 million to star in ""Over the Top"". A soundtrack album was released in 1987 to coincide with the release of the movie. It contains music from Frank Stallone, Kenny Loggins (who performs the film's central theme, ""Meet Me Half Way""), Eddie Money, and Sammy Hagar. John Wetton, lead singer of the rock group Asia, sang ""Winner Takes It All"" for the movie, but after performing the song, it was felt that his voice wasn't ""mean"" enough, so the song was offered to Hagar, whose version, featuring a bass guitar solo"
"Highlander (film) Highlander is a 1986 British-American fantasy action-adventure film directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen. It stars Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, and Roxanne Hart. The film chronicles the climax of an ages-old battle among immortal warriors, depicted through interwoven past and present-day storylines. Christopher Lambert plays swordsman Connor MacLeod from the Scottish Highlands, known as the Highlander, one of a number of immortal warriors who can be killed only by decapitation. After initial training by another highly skilled immortal swordsman, Ramirez (Sean Connery), MacLeod lives on for several centuries, eventually settling"
"film ""Howling III"". At least three of their songs later appeared in the 1988 film ""For Queen & Country"". After returning from their 1986 UK tour supporting Five Star, there were line-up changes, Warren McLean (ex-Machinations) replaced Newman on drums and Kevin Wiltshire was 'imported' from the UK tour as a second keyboardist. That line-up appeared on the national Australian Made tour of January 1987. By March, Abeyratne, Charlesworth and McLean had left. New members were John McAll on keyboards, Philip Jackson on drum machine and electronics, Susie Ahern on backing vocals, and rapper Tricky J (Julien Lodge). New material"
"on the soundtrack: The Eagles' ""Life in the Fast Lane"" and Sam the Sham's ""Wooly Bully"". The Donna Summer track, ""Highway Runner"", was initially recorded in 1981 for her double album entitled ""I'm a Rainbow""; however, the album was shelved by Summer's then-label, Geffen Records, but ultimately released in 1996 by Mercury Records. Todd Rundgren also recorded the song, ""Attitude"", for the film at Crowe's request. It was not included in the film, but was later released on Rundgren's ""Demos and Lost Albums"" in 2001. A track titled ""Fast Times"" was recorded by Heart but was not used in the"
"The Eagles legendary."" The band is also known as its dressing style such as performing in Nudie Suits. Vogue called Midland ""equal parts heartthrobs and fashion risk takers."" Notes Supporting Midland (band) Midland is an American country music group formed in 2016 in Dripping Springs, Texas. It consists of Mark Wystrach (lead vocals), Cameron Duddy (bass guitar, background vocals), and Jess Carson (lead guitar, background vocals). In addition to their roles in the band, Wystrach is an actor and model, and Duddy is a music video director. The band has released through Big Machine Records one self-titled EP and one"
"Highland (song) Highland is a song performed by Swedish group One More Time. The song was written by Nanne Grönvall and Peter Grönvall, and released as a single in 1992. The song became one of the group's most international successes, ending up in second position at the Swedish singles chart. The song is also on the group's 1992 studio album ""Highland"". Blackmore's Night recorded a version of the song for their 2010 album ""Autumn Sky"". Vinyl 7-inch CNR Vinyl 7-inch PWL Vinyl 12-inch PWL Cassette PWL CD5 CNR (Sweden) CD5 PWL (England) CD5 Ultrapop (Germany) CD5 KONGA (Spain) CD5 Pappersomslag"
"cult fantasy film ""Highlander"" in 1986, duelling with Christopher Lambert. For Sheffield Wednesday F.C. he has written and recorded : ""Move on up for steel city"" – The Hillsborough Crew ""If it's Wednesday it must be Wembley"" – The Hillsborough Crew (Blue Wave SWFCP1) ""Oh yes"" – The Wednesday Kop Band (Blue Wave Kop Band 1) ""Euromania"" – Elevenveeeleven (Cherry Red Records cdgaffer6) Reddington married Lynda Ford on 18 October 2009 in Sheffield. He is a supporter of The Bobby Moore Fund, which raises money for research into bowel cancer and is also a patron of Ali's Dream and Brain"
"Harold Faltermeyer Hans Hugo Harold Faltermeier (born 5 October 1952) is a German musician, composer and record producer. He is best known for composing the ""Axel F"" theme for the feature film ""Beverly Hills Cop"", an influential synth-pop hit in the 1980s. He also composed the ""Top Gun"" Anthem for the feature film ""Top Gun"" and the music for the Chevy Chase ""Fletch"" feature films, ""Fletch"" and ""Fletch Lives"". The ""Beverly Hills Cop"" and ""Top Gun"" projects afforded him two Grammy Awards: the first in 1986 for Best Album of original score written for a motion picture or television special,"
"Sullivan Theater. Wildlife FM So! ""Wondrous"" A Tribute to Yes (2001) Featured on two tracks The Ladder Shadowman Overland Ozone Groundbreaker GUEST APPEARANCES Alan Parsons album On Air - Lead Singer on ""Fall Free"" Steve Overland Steve Overland is a British singer/musician who was the lead vocalist and songwriter for the bands Wildlife, FM, The Ladder, Shadowman, and his own group, Overland. Overland's nearly 30-year career began in his home region of East Anglia, where he and his brother Chris formed the band Wildlife in 1980. The group were scouted by Adam Faith and soon signed to Chrysalis Records, who"
"Jeff Healey, Ashley MacIsaac, Tim Brady, Holly Cole, Mark Feldman, John Zorn, George Koller, Fred Stone, Jane Bunnett, Bob Wiseman, John Gzowski, The Shuffle Demons, Joey Goldstein, as well as the National Ballet of Canada. Kirkland, together with Tom Walsh, composed and played for the Hemispheres Orchestra in 1988. His music was featured on Citytv, MuchMusic, and in the movie ""Roadkill"", which won an award at the 1989 Toronto International Film Festival. Albums produced by Kirkland include ""There's No Such Word As Can't"", ""Sleep Alone"", and ""Sing Along With Graeme"", which featured famous musicians Mary Margaret O'Hara, and Jim Cuddy"
"music video was directed by Russell Mulcahy, and was shot on 14 February 1986 at Elstree Studios, London, on the Silvercup rooftop stage used for the film. It consists mostly of Queen performing the song, intercut with scenes from ""Highlander."" Christopher Lambert reprises his role as Connor MacLeod for a brief appearance in the video, where he swordfights Freddie Mercury, who uses his microphone stand as a sword. Brian May is seen playing a Washburn RR11V instead of his Red Special. Although the single did not chart in the US, the video was regularly played on MTV. Before its release"
"in the film and soundtrack Fast Times at Ridgemont High in 1982. This led to a recording contract with MCA and the release of a self-titled album in 1984. Although the album was well-received, it did not become a hit and the band was ultimately dropped by MCA and later broke up a second time. Brewer went on to record several albums with Company of Wolves in the early 1990s. In 1996, The Ravyns released a single called ""I'm a Rav'n Maniac""—this was the first time the original group had recorded as a unit since 1985. In 1999, a second"
"were cut in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, resulting in new management and recording deals. When Don Train elected to leave the group and return to Philadelphia in 1980, Jerry Riggs replaced him as frontman and the band became known as Riggs. Two of the band's songs ""Radar Rider"" and ""Heartbeat"" were featured prominently in the 1981 animated feature film ""Heavy Metal"". The songs were performed by Jerry Riggs, Jeremy Graf, Dave Ridarick and Steve Carlisle. The songs were also included on the movie's soundtrack release. Riggs' debut album on the Full Moon label was released shortly after, but failed to make"
"contractual obligations. The Flatlanders performed through 1973 before disbanding. By the end of the decade, however, Gilmore, Ely and Hancock had all found success as solo performers, and rumors of their earlier obscure collaboration began to circulate. In 1990, Rounder Records issued the 1972 sessions as ""More a Legend Than a Band"". The three musicians continued to reunite for occasional Flatlanders performances. In 1998 they contributed to the soundtrack of ""The Horse Whisperer"", and then in 2002 released their follow-up album, ""Now Again,"" on New West Records. In 2004 this was followed with ""Wheels of Fortune"", again on New West."
"Wonderland (Big Country song) ""Wonderland"" is a single-only release from Scottish band Big Country, released in the UK on 9 January 1984 between their first and second albums. It became a Top Ten hit for them in the UK, peaking at number 8, giving the band their third Top 10 entry. The song was included on all the band's subsequent greatest hits collections, although it was never released on any of the band's studio albums. Also released as a 4 song EP in the US in 1984 on Mercury (Mercury 818835-1 M-1) with the A side consisting of Wonderland and"