Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Theme Song of the Week: Flash Gordon (1979 - 1980)

2 comments:

  1. Wow...that theme music sounds so familiar yet I can't quite place it. I know it's intended to be a sort of Star Wars-type fanfare but I've heard that melody before!

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  2. It just came to me...the main theme for the Flash Gordon cartoon is the same theme as the Robert Redford movie "The Natural". Go to about the 2:25 minute mark to hear what I mean. Flash Gordon was on TV in 1979 and The Natural was 1984 and both had different composers but that fanfare is the same!!!
    https://youtu.be/1MQ4ZIBoEd4

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