Released 8 December 1980, reached no 10, on
chart for 15 weeks, achieved Gold status.
Album length 35:12, 2011 bonus EP length 12:57.
1. Flash's Theme
2. In The Space
Capsule (The Love Theme)
3. Ming's
Theme (In The Court Of Ming The Merciless)
4. The Ring
(Hypnotic Seduction Of Dale)
5. Football Fight
6. In The Death
Cell (Love Theme Reprise)
7. Execution Of Flash
8. The Kiss (Aura
Resurrects Flash)
9. Arboria (Planet Of
The Treemen)
10. Escape From The Swamp
11. Flash To The Rescue
12. Vultan's
Theme (Attack Of The Hawkmen)
13. Battle Theme
14. The Wedding March
15. Marriage
Of Dale And Ming (And Flash Approaching)
16. Crash Dive On Mingo City
17. Flash's
Theme Reprise (Victory Celebrations)
18. The Hero
1. Flash (single version)
2. The Hero (October 1980.... Revisited)
3. The Kiss (Aura
Resurrects Flash) (early version, March 1980)
4. Football Fight (early version,
no synths, February 1980)
5. Flash (live version from The
Forum, Montreal, Canada, November 1981)
6. The Hero (live version from The Forum,
Montreal, Canada, November 1981)
7. Flash and The
Hero (live version from Morumbi Stadium, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
March 1981)
8. Flash (alternative promo video)
9. Flash (Vanguard remix promo
video)
19. Flash (1991 Remix)
Flash (single version)
Flash / The Hero (High Octane
Remix)
The Dark
Produced by Brian May and Mack
Executive Producers - Queen
Mix Down Engineering by Mack and Alan Douglas
Original recordings engineered by Alan Douglas at The Townhouse,
Advison and Music Centre Studios in London, England
except 'The Hero', engineered by Mack at Utopia Studios
Recorded in October and November 1980
Music by Queen
John Deacon (bass guitar, guitar, synthesisers)
Roger Taylor (drums, vocals, synthesisers)
Brian May (lead guitar, vocals, synthesisers)
Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, synthesisers)
Additional Orchestral Arrangements by Howard Blake: conducted by
Howard Blake: recorded by John Richards and Eric Tomlinson at
Anvil Studios
All other Arrangements by Queen
Queen Photos - Neil Preston
Artwork - Cream
This album is the soundtrack to the 1980 film 'Flash Gordon'. All dialogue
which is taken from the film is shown in italics. The main
characters who speak are Flash Gordon (Sam J. Jones), Dale Arden
(Melody Anderson), Dr. Hans Zarkov (Topol), Ming The Merciless
(Max Von Sydow), Prince Barin (Timothy Dalton), Prince Vultan
(Brian Blessed), Princess Aura (Ornella Muti), General Kala
(Mariangela Melato), Klytus (Peter Wyngarde), Ming's Aerial
Controller (Max Von Sydow), Prince Of Ardentia (George Harris)
and the Priest (Phillip Stone).
All references to the times and lengths of film versions are as
they appear on the UK silver anniversary DVD, released in 2005,
which all run slightly faster than on the album. The DVD also
features a surround sound mix, for which the front and centre
channels appear to be normal, but the rear channels mainly
include just the music, with very little dialogue or sound
effects.
2011 Reissue Notes:
This 2011 version has been meticulously re-created using the
finest modern analogue and digital technology.
Executive producers - Brian May and Roger Taylor
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, ME
Audio supervised by Justin Shirley-Smith and Kris Fredriksson.
Additional audio restoration by Kris Fredriksson
Additional audio supervision by Joshua J. Macrae
Special thanks to Greg Brooks and Gary Taylor
Sleeve notes by Greg Brooks and Gary Taylor
Bonus material mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering
Studios, Portland, Maine, audio restoration by Kris Fredriksson.
Special thanks to Greg Brooks, Gary Taylor, Declan O'Regan, All
at British Grove Studios and FX Copyroom.
- Flash / Football Fight (no 10, 24 November 1980) [discography]
- Flash (Vanguard remix) / various mixes (no 15, 17 March
2003) [discography]
Flash's Theme
Track 1. Written by Brian May. Length 3:30.
The album track includes film dialogue and various sound effects,
so the true time for the 'theme' is 2:31. The track was remixed
for release as a single, full details of this and all related
versions can be found here.
All live performances of the track prior to 1982, were full live,
usually as a medley of 'Flash' songs. All tracks from 1982 use a
backing track, which was specially produced to open the concerts,
and do not include any fully live parts.
1. Film Version (3:22) (appearing at the start of the film from
0:35 onwards; the track is almost identical to the album version,
but at around 2:09, it adds six seconds of instrumental
keyboards/drum beat, with some destruction sound effects, but as
the track runs slightly faster, the overall times are the same.
The last nine seconds of dialogue come from various points,
rather than together, skipping over Flash meeting Dale, the
aeroplane, and Zarkov and Monson)
2. Original Theatrical Trailer
(1:47) (on the UK DVD's only; this is a basic remix with few
lyrics but more film dialogue and effects)
3. DVD Menu Edit (0:30) (on the original UK DVD only; this is a
short edit of the album version, containing the section 1:34 to
2:04, fading out over 3 seconds)
4. Alternative Promo
Video AKA DDR TV Mix (2:50) (available on the 2011 iTunes LP
as a bonus video only, this is an alternate promo video which is
closer to the album version than the single version, and features
completely different film excerpts, plus some dialogue from the
recording. It ends suddenly with a sci-fi sound effect. The
actual video is 3:18 but the actual 'Flash' music is 2:50. The
video was originally broadcast during the 'Concerts For
Kampuchea' TV special in 1980, and the end features the start of
'We Will Rock You' (fast) in the background)
5. Queen Rocks Volume 3 Promo Edit (3:33) (the 1991 'Hollywood
Records' promo CD contains a unique edit, which fades out after
the final explosion, presumably during the start of 'In The Space
Capsule')
1. Brazil,
1981 (2:04) (recorded at the Morumbi Stadium, Sao Paulo, on
20 or 21 March 1981; available on the 2011 iTunes LP as a bonus
video, segueing into 'The Hero')
2. Queen Rock Montreal
(2:11) (recorded in Montreal, Canada, on 24/25 November 1981;
available on the CD only, and the 2011 double disc reissue, but
not on the DVD or the 'We Will Rock You' video)
3. Queen On
Fire - Live At The Bowl (1:52) (recorded in Milton Keynes,
England, on 5 June 1982)
4. Live In Japan
(0:57) (recorded in Tokyo, Japan, on 3 November 1982, and also
appears on the 'Queen On Fire - Live At The Bowl' DVD)
1. London
Cast Recording (0:42)
2. Spanish
Cast Recording (0:52)
3. German
Cast Recording (0:48)
Ming: Klytus, I'm bored. What play thing can you offer me today?
Klytus: An obscure body in the S-K System, your majesty. The
inhabitants refer to it as the planet Earth
Ming: How peaceful it looks
Ming: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Klytus: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, most effective your majesty. Will you
destroy this.... Earth?
Ming: Later, I like to play with things while... before
annihilation
Ming: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Flash, a-ah, saviour of the universe
Flash, a-ah, you saved everyone of us (Ming: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,
ha, ha)
Flash, a-ah, he's a miracle
Flash, a-ah, king of the impossible
He's for everyone of us
Stand for everyone of us
He saved with a mighty hand (ahhh, ah)
Every man every woman (ahh, ah)
Every child - he's a mighty flash (ahh, ahh, ah)
Flash, a-ah
Flash, a-ah, you saved everyone of us
Just a man
With a man's courage
You know he's
Nothing but a man
He can never fail
No-one but the pure at heart
May find the Golden Grail
Ohh, oh
Ohh, oh
Flash
Dale: My God we're moving
Zarkov: For God's sake, strap yourselves down
Ming: Klytus, I'm bored. What play thing can you offer me today?
Klytus: An obscure body in the S-K System, your majesty. The
inhabitants refer to it as the planet Earth
Ming: I like to play with things while... before annihilation
Ming: Pathetic Earthlings - who can save you now?
Flash, a-ah, saviour of the universe
Agent: Strange object imaged in the Imperial Vortex
Flash, a-ah, you saved every one of us
Ming: Remove the Earth woman. Prepare her for our pleasure
Flash, a-ah
Aura: Don't kill him yet, father. I want him
He's a miracle
Dale: Go Flash, go
Flash, a-ah
Barin: Flash
Flash, a-ah, king of the impossible
He's for everyone of us
Stand for everyone of us
He saved with a mighty hand (ahhh, ah)
Every man every woman (ahh, ah)
Every child - he's a mighty flash (ahh, ahh, ah)
Flash
Producer/Director: OK, we're going for a take, let's have quiet
please and roll the film. Check headsets, we're on standby, start
record
Ming: Klytus, I'm bored. What play thing can you offer me today?
Klytus: An obscure body in the S-K System, your majesty. The
inhabitants refer to it as the planet Earth
Ming: How peaceful it looks
Ming: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Ming: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Klytus: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, most effective your majesty. Will you
destroy this.... Earth?
Ming: Later, I like to play with things while... before
annihilation
Flash, a-ah, saviour of the universe (Ming: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,
ha, ha) (Flash: My God)
Flash, a-ah, you saved everyone of us (Klytus: No-one, but
no-one, dies in the palace without a command from the emperor)
(Dale: Are we dreaming?) (Flash: I'd like to think so)
Flash, a-ah, he's a miracle (Ming: Pathetic earthlings
Flash, a-ah, king of the impossible (Ming: Remove the earth
woman) (Flash: Forget it Ming)
He's for everyone of us
Stand for everyone of us
He saved with a mighty hand
Every man every woman
Every child - he's a mighty flash
Kala: This is a public announcement. The earthling Flash Gordon
is to be executed at 29:15 Mingo mean time
Aura: Don't kill him yet father, I want him
Flash, a-ah Klytus: Flash Gordon is still alive
Flash, a-ah, you saved everyone of us
Just a man
With a man's courage
You know he's
Nothing but a man
He can never fail
No-one but the pure at heart
May find the Golden Grail
Ohh, oh
Ohh, oh
Flash
Klytus: Queen are evil, degenerate, repulsive, unpleasant. I like
them.
In The Space Capsule
(The Love Theme)
Track 2. Written by Roger Taylor. Length 2:43.
1. Film Version (2:10) (appearing at approximately 15:31 into the
film; this seems to be identical to the album version upto 2:13,
but with more dialogue, and quieter music during it. The elements
from 2:13 onwards appear during the following 3-4 minutes of the
film)
2. DVD Menu Edit (0:20) (on the silver anniversary DVD, on the
extras menu; this is an instrumental edit of the album version
from approximately 0:13 to 0:36, fading in and out)
Agent: Strange object imaged in the Imperial Vortex
Klytus: What distance?
Agent: Now parallel to Starfield Zygma 12, approaching
Klytus: Test object for life waves
Agent: Positive. Form unknown. Approximate Mong scale three
Agent: Object entering our control range, approaching the Sea of
Fire
Klytus: Bring it through safely. Land it
Ming's Aerial Controller: Prisoners, march below me to the
presence of Emperor Ming
Ming's
Theme
(In The Court Of Ming The Merciless)
Track 3. Written by Freddie Mercury. Length 2:41.
1. Film Version (5:25) (appearing at approximately 20:44 into the
film; the first 41 seconds are identical to the album version,
with some additional chants from the crowd; the film then
features 1:20 of extra dialogue where Vultan and Barin argue; the
1:41 section with the death of the prince is almost identical,
but the film features extra dialogue; the film then features a
section lasting 0:51 where Flash sees Aura; the final 19 seconds
of the album version comes from a section lasting approximately
1:00 in the film, omitting the dialogue between Zarkov and Ming)
2. DVD Menu Excerpt (0:20) (on the silver anniversary DVD, on the
setup screen; this is an instrumental edit of the album version,
from approximately 0:04 to 0:25)
Crowd: Hail, Ming, hail! Ruler of the universe
Crowd: Hail, Ming, hail! Emperor of the galaxy
Klytus: The tributes of the Hawkmen will be first
Dale: Are we dreaming?
Flash: I'd like to think so
Vultan: The fabled ice jewel of Frigia. We seized it in battle
from the royal crypt
Barin: Stop. The ice jewel is our tribute, not Vultan's. Vultan
stole it while we were burying our dead on Frigia
Vultan: Liar
Barin: You are a thief
Vultan: Die
Klytus: Fetch down your weapons. No-one, but no-one dies in the
palace without a command from the emperor
Barin: Hail Ming
Vultan: Die
Klytus: Vultan! You obey, or you sacrifice your daughter
Vultan: Hail Ming
Klytus: Now the tributes, from Ardentia
Ardentian Prince: Your majesty, we, the people of Ardentia, we
have suffered since you blasted our kingdom. I can offer you
nothing this year except my loyalty
Klytus: Prince Thun, we prize nothing more highly. And tell us,
how great is this loyalty to your emperor?
Ardentian Prince: Without measure
Ming: We are delighted to hear it. Fall on your sword. Show us
this loyalty, throw yourself onto your sword
Ardentian Prince: May this deed of Prince Thun be an example to
all the kingdoms of Mongo, death to Ming
Flash: This Ming's a psycho
Ming's Aerial Controller: This Ming is a psycho
Klytus: Who said that?
Ming's Aerial Controller: The fair haired prisoner
Aura: Come along Fellini
Dale: Hey, remember me?
Klytus: Who are you?
Flash: Flash Gordon, quarter back, New York Jets
Dale: Dale Arden, your highness. Live and let live, that's my
motto
Zarkov: My name is Hans Zarkov, I'm a scientist. I kidnapped them
here in an effort to save our planet Earth
Klytus: An obscure body in the SK System, the satellite which has
been giving you so much amusement... recently
Zarkov: But why? We are only interested in friendship. Why do you
attack us?
Ming: Why not? Pathetic earthlings, hurling your bodies out into
the void without the slightest inkling of who or what is out
here. If you had known anything about the true nature of the
universe, anything at all, you would have hidden from it
entirely. Come closer, no not you, you, let us see you
Dale: No
The Ring
(Hypnotic Seduction Of Dale)
Track 4. Written by Freddie Mercury. Length 0:57.
1. Film Version (1:16) (appearing at approximately 26:09 into the
film; the track is identical to the album version, but features
more dialogue, and there is some additional dialogue towards the
end, before Flash speaks)
2. DVD Menu Excerpt (0:21) (on the silver anniversary DVD, 2nd
chapter selection screen only; this is a straight edit of the
film version, corresponding to the album version from
approximately 0:09 to 0:31)
3. The Eye Edit 1 (0:13) (during the introductory sequence to the
game; an excerpt from 0:01 to 0:14 of the album version, fading
in and out)
4. The Eye Edit 2 (0:23) (on 'The Art Of Queen The Eye' CD-Rom
only; an excerpt from 0:01 to 0:24 of the album version, fading
in and out)
Flash: Dale!
Zarkov: Don't Flash
Ming: Did you ever see such response?
Klytus: No, truly. She even rivals your daughter
Dale: What happened to me?
Flash: I don't know, but it was pretty sensational
Ming: Remove the Earth woman. Prepare her for our pleasure
Crowd: Hail Ming, hail Ming, hail!
Flash: Forget it Ming, Dale's with me
Football Fight
Track 5. Written by Freddie Mercury. Length 1:29.
This track was apparently referred to as 'Freddie's Theme No. 2'
on the 24 track tapes.
In the film, there is a 34 second orchestral piece between
Flash's 'forget it Ming, Dale's with me' dialogue and the start
of the track.
1. Early Version, No Synths, February 1980 (1:55) (available on
the 2011 double disc reissue only; this is an earlier version of
the track, with the usual synths replaced by piano from Freddie
throughout. It is surprisingly similar to the finished album
version, but longer, and obviously lacks the film dialogue. The
only dialogue is Freddie saying 'one, two, three, four' midway
through)
2. Film Version (1:29) (appearing at approximately 27:59 into the
film; musically this is virtually identical to the album version,
but features additional dialogue and sound effects. The existing
dialogue is also rearranged slightly, with Ming's dialogue
starting at 0:21 in the film and 0:39 on the album)
Flash: Yeah
Ming: Klytus, are your men on the right pills?
Dale: Get 'em Flash
Ming: Maybe you should execute their trainer?
Dale: Go Flash
Klytus: Come here, you fools. He's playing some barbaric game.
Now match him, like this. Now
Flash: Forty one, forty two, forty three
Dale: Go Flash go, go Flash go, go Flash go, go Flash go
In The Death Cell
(Love Theme Reprise)
Track 6. Written by Roger Taylor. Length 2:25.
1. Film Version (3:29) (appearing at approximately 32:08 into the
film; this is very similar to the album version, but the track is
longer, with far more dialogue)
Flash: You look great. No kidding, you look great
Dale: It's the eye make-up. I hope I remember the trick when I
wake up
Flash: I'll be darned, that's exactly what I was gonna tell you
Dale: What?
Flash: This isn't happening Dale, we're not here, it's just a bad
dream
Dale: Oh, I agree completely, why we'll wake up any minute in
Dark Harbour and have a laugh about all this
Flash: Yeah, only next time I won't just ask the maitre d' your
name, I'll walk over and talk to you
Dale: You promise?
Flash: I promise, cross my heart and hope to... I really will
talk to you Dale
Dale: Oh, what if we're wrong, Flash?
Flash: We can't be
Dale: What if it isn't a dream?
Flash: Then you'll find Zarkov, you'll save the Earth somehow,
and he'll get you home in the capsule
Dale: But what about you?
Flash: Don't think of me Dale, think of
Dale: Flash!
Flash: No, don't, don't, don't look at it
Dale: It won't turn over, it won't turn over
Ming: Did you enjoy yourselves on Sybaria? I understand you flew
the doctor there last week. Klytus kindly fed me the information
Aura: Klytus? He wants me himself. His agents are always making
up lies about me
Aura: Look, water is leaking from her eyes
Ming: It's what they call tears, it's a sign of their weakness
Doctor: This will help you on your way
Execution Of Flash
Track 7. Written by John Deacon. Length 1:06.
The album version of this track has no lyrics or dialogue.
1. Film Version (1:09) (appearing at approximately 35:37 into the
film; the album version features 39 seconds of guitar, then a
bell ringing, and 20 seconds of orchestral music, with no
dialogue at all. In the film, there is only around 8 seconds of
guitar, then orchestral music takes over, finishing at around
0:40 into the track. The bell ringing section is slightly longer,
with other sound effects, and the orchestral music at the end
features dialogue)
Dale: Flash, Flash, Flash
Aura: Hurry
Doctor: Do you realise what happens to me if I'm found out?
The
Kiss
(Aura Resurrects Flash)
Track 8. Written by Freddie Mercury. Length 1:45.
The album version of this track has no dialogue or proper lyrics,
but features vocal improvisations by Freddie.
1. Early Version, March 1980 (1:10) (available on the 2011 double
disc reissue only; this is a slow piano and vocal version, with
vocals very similar to those found in the album track. The piano
briefly becomes the main 'Football Fight' theme towards the end)
2. Film Version 1 (0:48) (appearing at approximately 37:10 into
the film; this is almost identical to the album track until
around 0:49, with more dialogue, followed by the last two 'ooh's
of the track, from 1:41 onwards)
3. Film Version 2 (0:54) (appearing at approximately 43:02 into
the film; this is the orchestral part of the album track, from
around 0:50 onwards, omitting the 'ooh's from 1:41 onwards, with
more dialogue. The two versions are separated by Zarkov's
mind-cleaning sequence)
4. Menu Edit 1 (0:30) (on the 'Days Of Our Lives' bonus features
menu, this is an edit of the first 0:30 of the track, fading out
quickly at the end)
5. Menu Edit 2 (0:02) (on the 'Days Of Our Lives' bonus features
menu, when you select an option; this is an edit from around 0:03
to 0:05, fading at the end)
Flash: Where am I?
Aura: Back from the dead. I've saved you
Flash: My God! How?
Aura: By magic, of course, with a kiss, because I like you
Flash: Where's Dale and Zarkov?
Aura: Don't worry about them, they're safe now. Quickly, put this
uniform on before the lizard men arrive to bury you. Don't worry,
I won't look. I like you a lot
Aura: Now, take a left turn over Frigia, the next moon rising.
Every moon of Mongo is a kingdom. My father keeps them fighting
each other constantly. It's a really brilliant strategy
Flash: Why don't they team up and overthrow him?
Aura: 'Team up', what does that mean?
Flash: Maybe I'll show you sometime
Aura: Wonderful. You can do that when I take you to Cythera
Flash: Where?
Aura: It's my secret pleasure moon. I have a little palace there,
built just for two
Flash: Wait a minute Aura
Aura: Oh Flash, I saved your life
Arboria
(Planet Of The Treemen)
Track 9. Written by John Deacon. Length 1:42.
1. Film Version (2:14) (appearing at approximately 54:38 into the
film; the basic track is very similar, but it features a lot more
dialogue, some of it re-arranged, as well as a 30 second
orchestral piece where Dale and Zarkov escape)
2. The Eye Edit (0:09) (on 'The Art Of Queen The Eye' CD-Rom and
during the introductory sequence to the game; an excerpt from
0:15 to 0:24, used in several different places)
Aura: I brought you a present - Flash
Barin: Welcome back from the grave
Barin: You are playing with fire, Aura
Aura: Of course I am
Barin: Harbouring a fugitive from Ming is treason
Flash: Prince Barin, I'm not your enemy, Ming is. Let's all team
up and fight him
Barin: Lower them into the swamp
Aura: That was extremely moving
Barin: You came!
Aura: I do sometimes keep a promise
Barin: Prepare a feast
Aura: No, not for me. I have to get back right away before I am
missed
Barin: Get back right away? Then why did you come?
Aura: I brought you a present - Flash
Flash: Hello
Barin: Welcome back from the grave. I knew you were up to
something, though I confess I hadn't thought of necrophilia
Aura: All I want you to do is keep him for me, until my father
has had his way with Dale Arden
Barin: I'll keep him for you alright, in my larder. Take him,
along with the rest of the hanging meat
Aura: No Barin, I forbid it. If you kill Flash you'll never have
me again. What danger is there? Everyone thinks he's dead. I
swear I'll take him away to Cythera next week
Barin: Harbouring a fugitive from Ming is treason
Aura: That's only an excuse Barin. You're not frightened of Ming
Barin: You are playing with fire, Aura
Aura: Of course I am
Flash: Does anyone ever trust her twice?
Dale: So that's why they let us escape, Klytus thought he'd wiped
out your memory
Zarkov: But do you know why it really failed?
Dale: I can't imagine
Zarkov: As I was going under, I started to recite Shakespeare,
the Talmud, the formulas of Einstein, anything I could remember,
even a song from The Beatles, it armoured me girl. They couldn't
wipe those things away. You can't beat the human spirit
Dale: Ahhh
Flash: Prince Barin, I'm not your enemy, Ming is, and you know it
yourself. Ming is the enemy of every creature on Mongo. Let's all
team up and fight him
Barin: Lower them into the swamp
Escape From
The Swamp
Track 10. Written by Roger Taylor. Length 1:43.
1. Film Version 1 (0:17) (appearing at approximately 1:02:28 into
the film; this is a short excerpt, similar to the album version
from 0:26 onwards, lacking drums over the first few seconds)
2. Film Version 2 (0:32) (appearing at approximately 1:05:32 into
the film; this is similar to the album version from the very
start, but more atmospheric, and loses some of the drums. The two
versions appear either side of the Arborian 'beast challenge',
while the 'wedding' dialogue at the end of the album version
comes from some time after the track)
Slave: You are to be prepared for your wedding
Flash: Where are the weapons?
Fico: Feel one
Barin: Leave him! He's mine, I hunt him alone
Flash To The Rescue
Track 11. Written by Brian May. Length 2:44.
1. Film Version (3:10) (appearing at approximately 1:24:01 into
the film; this is very similar to the album version, but slightly
longer, adding some extra dialogue over the main beat)
2. Film
Version Reprise 1 (0:44) (appearing at approximately 1:30:31
into the film, segueing from 'Battle Theme'; this version just
retains the beat, and adds some orchestral music and dialogue)
3. Film
Version Reprise 2 (1:26) (appearing at approximately 1:32:18
into the film, just before the first part of 'The Wedding March';
this version retains one 'Flash' and the beat, with lots of
dialogue)
4. Film
Version Reprise 3 (0:27) (appearing at approximately 1:34:21
into the film, between the two parts of 'The Wedding March'; this
version also just retains the beat)
Dale: I'm lost Aura, nothing can save me now
Flash, a-ah
Commander: General Kala, Flash Gordon approaching
Kala: What do you mean, Flash Gordon approaching?
Commander: On a Hawkman rocket cycle. Shall I inform his majesty?
Kala: Imbecile, the emperor would shoot you, for corrupting his
wedding with this news. Fire when Gordon's in range
Flash, a-ah
Kala: He's escaping, idiots. Despatch War Rocket Ajax to bring
back his body
Captain: Charge the boosters
Controller: Flash Gordon in range, Captain
Captain: Fire
Controller: Shall we go in after him, Captain?
Captain: No, reduce velocity
Flash: Vultan, my trap plan worked, they'll follow me for sure
Vultan: Good, standby my Hawkmen
Controller: He's not coming out Sir
Captain: Charge capacitators to electrify cloud. Prepare skynets
to catch Gordon's body
Captain: Fire capacitators
Vultan: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, they're trying to
flush you out
Captain: OK, let's go in after him
Vultan: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, good, they're coming
through
Vultan: Squadron forty -
Flash: Come on, let's get out of here
Vultan: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Well done Flash. Here, you'll need
this. Up there, Luro. This way Flash, come on
Captain: Full velocity. All drives
Vultan: Ha, ha
Aura: They've changed the code
Barin: I've changed too, Aura
Aura: And I've changed too
Zarkov: Oh, it's OK, I think I can work it out
Barin: I love you, will you marry me?
Aura: I don't know, we'll try. Not now, Barin!
Barin: You haven't changed
Aura: If I'm not at the wedding, I'll be shot
Zarkov: Ahh, I thought it was one of the prime numbers of the
Zeitman series. I haven't changed
Flash, a-ah
Vultan: Alright everybody, take off. Form into a battle stream
behind the rocket. Flash and me bail out when the shooting
starts. And Biro, remember to keep your head down
Biro: See you in the city, Prince
Vultan: Yes, with luck. Flash, what are you setting there
Flash: That's how long Earth has left, according to Zarkov, in
minutes and seconds. Level with me Vultan, will this do it?
Vultan: Yes, no doubt. There's a lightning field across the
entrance. When this baby hits it, boom, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,
ha, all the fuel and everything, it will blow that field dead. My
hawkmen fly right in. Come, let's hear what Mingo city's saying
Captain: Rocket Ajax returning
Kala: With Gordon's body?
Captain: I presume so. Communications are off for some reason
Kala: Are they in the proper approach pattern for today?
Captain: Negative, they are not
Kala: Open fire!
Captain: On Ajax General?
Kala: Open fire, all weapons, now! Charge the lightning field. I
take personal responsibility, in the Emperor's name
Vultan's
Theme
(Attack Of The Hawkmen)
Track 12. Written by Freddie Mercury. Length 1:13.
1. Film Version (1:10) (appearing at approximately 1:27:11 into
the film; this is identical to the album version but with an
extra line of dialogue)
Vultan: - dive
Captain: Arm topside. Fire
Vultan: Second wave - dive
Captain: Stop all engines, repel borders
Battle Theme
Track 13. Written by Brian May. Length 2:18.
An unreleased instrumental titled 'Battle Scene', which
is also known as 'Battle Theme', was recorded during the
'Highlander' sessions in 1986, but the track is completely
different.
1. Film Version (2:10) (appearing at approximately 1:28:21 into
the film; this is identical to the album version, with some extra
dialogue. It segues into a reprise of 'Flash To The Rescue' rather than
fading out, so omits the last four seconds of the album version)
Flash: Biro's hit, I'm going in after him
Vultan: Uh, impetuous boy. Ah well, who wants to live forever?
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha - dive
Flash
Flash: Biro, hold on I'm coming. Biro, you alright?
Biro: They just winged me. Detonate the mine
Flash: Right
Vultan: Long live Flash
Flash To The
Rescue (reprise 1) (film only)
The Wedding
March
Track 14. Written by Brian May. Length 0:56.
The album version of the track has no dialogue or lyrics.
1. Film Version 1 (0:37) (appearing at approximately 1:33:44 into
the film; this features the album version from the start to
around 0:21, then 0:35 to 0:53, with an extra cymbal crash at
0:20)
2. Film Version 2 (0:23) (appearing at approximately 1:34:49 into
the film; this contains the album version from around 0:20 to
0:42. Each part starts instantly with dialogue or sound effects,
and the two parts are separated by a reprise of 'Flash To The Rescue')
Flash: Oh my God
Kala: Attention all wedding guests. There is no cause for alarm.
The city's weapons are being fired in continuous salute in honour
of his imperial majesty's wedding
Flash To The
Rescue (reprise 2) (film only)
The Wedding March (part 2) (film
only)
Marriage
Of Dale And Ming
(And Flash Approaching)
Track 15. Written by Brian May and Roger Taylor. Length 2:04.
1. Film Version (4:25) (appearing at approximately 1:35:10 into
the film; this is essentially the same as the album version, but
adds a 1:37 section at 0:31 where Barin kills Kala, and the other
sections are longer, with far more dialogue)
Vultan: Come on Flash, come on, it's time to bail out
Flash: Sorry Vultan, I'm not coming
Vultan: What?
Flash: The rocket cycle's gone
Vultan: So, come on, I'll carry you
Flash: Bail out Vultan, before it's too late
Vultan: Flash, are you crazy?
Flash: The fire's too heavy, you know we'll never make that
opening with nobody at the wheel
Vultan: Come on, you'll be blown to pieces Flash, it's suicide
Flash: No, a rational transaction, one life for billions
Vultan: Come on, you'll be destroyed
Flash: You loony bird, get out of here, they need you on the
ground
Vultan: Well, goodbye Flash. It's been...
Flash: I know, for me too Vultan. Tell Dale... I know it would
have been good
Vultan: That must be one hell of a planet you men come from
Flash: Not too bad
Flash, a-ah
He saved everyone of us
Vultan: Onwards my brave Hawkmen, let peace be known forever as
Flash Gordon's name
Barin: Freeze! You bloody bastards. Freeze
Zarkov: Take us to Ming
Kala: We do not lead traitors to the imperial presence
Zarkov: We'll find a way. Grab an imager off one of those agents
Barin: Zarkov!
Zarkov: Thank you
Agent: Rocket Ajax still approaching. Lifeform scanners identify
earthling Gordon at the controls. We guarantee it's destruction
when it reaches the lightning fields. General Kala. General Kala
will you please show yourself on my screen
Barin: Let's go
Zarkov: Wait, we've got to deactivate the lightning field. Where
are the atomic generators?
Barin: There's no time, they're six miles underground. I'm
heading for sector Alpha 9. Hold the fort
Zarkov: There has to be a way of deactivating the lightning field
Crowd: Hail Ming, Hail Ming, Hail Ming
Priest: Do you, Ming The Merciless, ruler of the universe, take
this earthling, Dale Arden, to be your empress of the hour
Ming: Of the hour, yes
Priest: Do you promise to use her as you will?
Ming: Certainly
Priest: Not to blast her into space... until such time as you
grow weary of her
Ming: I do
Dale: I do not
Flash - a-ah
He's a miracle
King of the impossible
Priest: Recite after me your majesty, with this ring, ring, ring,
ring. ring. ring. Recite after me your majesty, with this ring, I
thee wed
Flash
Flash: Dale, what a damn shame
Barin: Freeze! Deactivate the lightning shield
Crash
Dive On Mingo City
Track 16. Written by Brian May. Length 1:01.
1. Film Version (2:18) (appearing at approximately 1:39:35 into
the film; the first 0:41 of the track is the same; the film then
includes 26 seconds of orchestral music, followed by a further 6
seconds from the album version; the film then adds 55 seconds of
dialogue, and both versions finish with the same 14 seconds, but
the film has more dialogue. The final line differs between the
two versions, as the 'saviour of the universe' line does not
actually appear in the film at all)
Ming: Gordon
Dale: Flash! Go Flash!
Flash: The game's lost Ming. Stop your attack on Earth and I'll
spare your life
Ming: You pitiful fool. My life is not for any Earthling to give,
or take
Flash: Your power's fading Ming
Barin: The reactors are destroyed. Glad you made it Vultan
Vultan: Better late than never, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Flash: Dale
Vultan: Look out Flash
Dale: Flash, don't move. Stay where you are
Ming's Aerial Controller: Long live Flash, you've saved your
Earth. Have a nice day
Ming's Aerial Controller: Hail Flash Gordon, saviour of the
universe
Flash's
Theme Reprise
(Victory Celebrations)
Track 17. Written by Brian May. Length 1:24.
1. Film Version (1:29) (appearing at approximately 1:41:53 into
the film; this is very similar to the album version, but slightly
longer, adding a couple of very short sections with dialogue)
Flash: Yeah!
He's for everyone of us
Stand for everyone of us
He saved with a mighty hand
Every man every woman
Every child - he's a mighty flash
Vultan: Barin is the rightful heir
Crowd: Hail Barin! King of possible
Barin: We owe everything to Flash. Hail Flash. We appoint Vultan
general of our armies. From this day on, let every breed of
Mongul live together, in peace
Vultan: Hail Barin!
Dale: Will we ever get out of here Hans?
Zarkov: I don't know, but we'll try
Barin: We certainly invite you all to stay
Flash: What do you think?
Dale: I'm a New York City girl. It's a little bit too quite
around here for me
(No-one but the pure of heart may find the golden grail, ah,
oooh)
Flash
The Hero
Track 18. Written by Brian May. Length 3:30.
1. October 1980... Revisited (2:55) (available on the 2011 double
disc reissue; this is the full unedited version from the
multi-track tapes, with Freddie's double tracked vocal. The track
is heavier and rougher than normal, with the 'Flash' keyboards
louder throughout, and a few different elements, particularly
around the orchestral section. It omits the introductory
instrumental section upto 0:41, and the explosion from 3:15
onwards)
2. Film Version (3:36) (appearing at the end of the film at
around 1:43:25; this is a similar mix to the album version, but
has a couple of lyric changes and has a rawer, unpolished feel)
1. Brazil,
1981 (1:19) (recorded at the Morumbi Stadium, Sao Paulo, on
20 or 21 March 1981; available on the 2011 iTunes LP as a bonus
video, segueing from 'Flash')
2. Queen Rock Montreal
(1:37) (recorded in Montreal, Canada, on 24/25 November 1981; on
the CD only, and the 2011 double disc reissue, but not on the DVD
or the 'We Will Rock You' video)
3. Queen On
Fire - Live At The Bowl (1:43) (recorded in Milton Keynes,
England, on 5 June 1982)
4. Live In Japan
(1:44) (recorded in Tokyo, Japan, on 3 November 1982, and also
appears on the 'Queen On Fire - Live At The Bowl' DVD)
Ming: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Yeah
So you feel like you ain't nobody
Always needed to be somebody
Put your feet on the ground
Put your hand on your heart
Lift your head to the stars
And the world's for your taking
Are you ready to save the world
Yeah
So you feel like it's end of story
Find it all pretty satisfactory
Well I tell you my friend
This might seem like the end
But the continuation is
Yours for the making
Yes, you're a hero
Ooh, yeah
Flash, a-ah
Saviour of the universe
Flash, a-ah
He's for everyone of us
Stand for everyone of us
He saved with a mighty hand (he saved with a mighty hand)
He saved with a mighty hand (he saved with a mighty hand)
He saved with a mighty hand (he saved us)
Every man, every woman, every child, he's a mighty
Flash, a-ah
Flash
Written by Brian May.
This is the single version of 'Flash's
Theme', similar to the album version but remixed and
featuring different dialogue.
The promo video on 'Greatest Flix' ends with a lengthy drone
noise as the credits roll, but is otherwise the same as the
single version.
The track was later extensively remixed by Vanguard, full details
are available on the 'Flash' Remixes
page. It was also used as the basis for the 2013 Brian May single
'Save
The Badger Badger Badger'.
Details are also available of the 'Greatest Video Hits I' surround sound mix.
1. Single Version (2:46) (on the 7" single, 'Greatest Hits',
'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' 3" CD, the Japanese CD
'Queen Jewels', the 2011 double disc reissue, and in the 'Queen
Singles Collection 2' boxed set)
2. 'Greatest Karaoke Hits' Edit (2:40) (on the 'Greatest Karaoke
Hits' 2004 DVD only; this is a slight edit of the single version,
which fades out earlier)
3. Instrumental Version
(2:40) (on the 'Greatest Karaoke Hits' CD, DVD and video; an
instrumental version of the above edit, retaining some backing
vocals, and fading out slightly earlier)
4. Hollywood
Records Remix (6:41) (on the US remaster only; a dance remix,
retains only some vocals)
5. 'Greatest Flix I & II' Video-CD Edit (2:30) (apparently
this edits some of the intro, and fades out much earlier)
Flash, a-ah, saviour of the universe
Flash, a-ah, you saved everyone of us
Reporter: Seemingly there is no reason for these extraordinary
inter-galactical upsets (Ming: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha)
Dale: What's happening Flash?
Reporter: Only Dr. Hans Zarkov, formerly of Nasa, has provided
any explanation
Flash, a-ah, he's a miracle
Reporter: This morning's unprecedented solar eclipse is no cause
for alarm
Flash, a-ah, king of the impossible
He's for everyone of us
Stand for everyone of us
He saved with a mighty hand (ahhh, ah)
Every man every woman (ahh, ah)
Every child - he's a mighty flash (ahh, ahh, ah)
Commander: General Kala, Flash Gordon approaching
Kala: What do you mean, Flash Gordon approaching? Open fire. All
weapons. Dispatch war rocket Ajax to bring back his body
Flash, a-ah
Vultan: Gordon's alive?
Flash, a-ah, you saved everyone of us
Just a man
With a man's courage
You know he's
Nothing but a man
He can never fail
No-one but the pure at heart
May find the Golden Grail
Ohh, oh
Ohh, oh
Dale: Flash, Flash I love you, but we only have fourteen hours to
save the Earth
Flash
Flash / The Hero
(High
Octane Remix)
Written by Brian May.
This is a short remix, produced by Brian, and was used to promote
coverage of the 2007 Formula 1 season on the Japanese TV channel
Fuji.
It features some of 'Flash' and then 'The Hero' from
approximately 2:09 onwards, with narration about the Formula 1
season and other sound effects. Length 1:43.
This version was also later released on the Japanese only 'In
Vision 2008' and reissued 'Jewels' albums.
The season opener will get underway halfway around the globe
At the world's most dangerous park
(Flash, a-ah, saviour of the universe) The Devil's Turn 16 is the
turn that triggered the emperor's retirement
The most dangerous corner is Turn 1
(Flash, a-ah, king of the impossible) The Hillside Park, the
fastest to conquer this turn will lead the new era
(Flash, a-ah)
He's for everyone of us
Stand for everyone of us
He saved with a mighty hand (he saved with a mighty hand)
He saved with a mighty hand (he saved with a mighty hand)
He saved with a mighty hand (he saved us)
Every man, every woman, every child, he's a mighty
Flash, a-ah