Queen – Flash Gordon (Original Soundtrack Music) (LP)

Label: Hollywood Records – D004064401
Series: Queen On Vinyl Collector's Edition
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 180 Gram
Country: US
Released: Nov 11, 2022
Genre: Rock, Stage & Screen
Style: Soft Rock, Pop Rock, 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 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 "Flash". 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.[1][2] 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.