Flash Gordon is the first soundtrack album and ninth studio 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 the soundtrack to the science fiction film Flash Gordon and features lyrics on only two tracks.
[2] 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.
[3][4] The reissue adds an EP of related tracks.
[5] Unlike most soundtrack albums, audio from the film is prominently used in the theme song and the score selections of the album.