Flash Gordon (soundtrack)

Flash Gordon is a 1980 album by British rock band Queen. It is the soundtrack album to the science fiction movie Flash Gordon.

All but two of the tracks on the album ("Flash's Theme" and "The Hero") are instrumentals. The album makes extensive use of synthesizers; prior to Queen's previous recording, The Game, the band had been keen to point out that "no synthesizers were used on this album".

"Flash's Theme" was the only single to be released from the album, under the title "Flash". It reached number 10 in the UK charts and number 42 in the US. The track is notable for its pounding, repetitive bassline and the camp humour of the snippets of dialogue from the movie that it contains.

1. "Flash's Theme" (May) * 3:29
2. "In the Space Capsule (The Love Theme)" (Taylor) 2:42
3. "Ming's Theme (in the Court of Ming the Merciless)" (Mercury) 2:40
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) 2:24
7. "Execution of Flash" (Deacon) 1:05
8. "The Kiss (Aura resurrects Flash)" (Mercury) 1:44
9. "Arboria (Planet of the Tree Men)" (Deacon) 1:41
10. "Escape from the Swamp" (Taylor) 1:43
11. "Flash to the Rescue" (May) 2:44
12. "Vultan's Theme (Attack of the Hawk Men)" (Mercury) 1:12
13. "Battle Theme" (May) 2:18
14. "The Wedding March" (May) 0:56
15. "Marriage of Dale and Ming (and Flash approaching)" (May/Taylor) 2:04
16. "Crash Dive on Mingo City" (May) 1:00
17. "Flash's Theme Reprise (Victory celebrations)" (May) 1:23
18. "The Hero" (May) 3:31

(*Singles)

1. Flash's Theme (1991 bonus remix by Mista Lawnge, 9.5) (May) 6:43

• Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, synthesizer)
• Brian May (lead guitar, vocals, synthesizer)
• John Deacon (bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer)
• Roger Taylor (drums, vocals, synthesizer)
• Additional orchestral arrangements by Howard Blake