What is the name of Queen’s 1980 film soundtrack album about a space adventure?

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Flash Gordon is Queen’s 1980 soundtrack album for the science-fiction film Flash Gordon.

The album was created as a largely instrumental score rather than a conventional collection of standalone rock songs. Queen recorded music to accompany the film’s action, dialogue and futuristic atmosphere, with producer Reinhold Mack involved in the sessions.

Its best-known vocal track is “Flash,” which became a hit single. The soundtrack also includes spoken dialogue and orchestral-style electronic textures, making it different from Queen’s standard studio albums.

The album is often confused with “Flash,” the song that opens it. Flash Gordon is the album title, while “Flash” is the prominent single and the film’s main musical theme. The film itself was released in 1980 and starred Sam J. Jones as the title character.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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