Vultan's Theme (Attack of the Hawk Men)
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Vultan's Theme (Attack of the Hawk Men) was composed by Freddie Mercury and the rock band Queen for the 1980 movie, Flash Gordon. The tune's popularity caused it to be "borrowed" by a couple composers of videogame music.
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Games
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Released |
Game |
Arranger |
Length |
Format |
Listen |
| 1981-10-?? | Vanguard (ARC) | Unknown | UNK | ||
| 1982-??-?? | Vanguard (A8) | Unknown | UNK | ||
| 1982-??-?? | Vanguard (A26) | Dave Payne | 0:10 | UNK | |
| 1983-??-?? | Vanguard (A52) | Unknown | UNK | ||
| 1989-??-?? | Apache Strike (C64) | Unknown | SID | ||
| 1989-??-?? | Apache Strike (DOS) | Unknown | UNK |
Vanguard (ARC)
The song was used without permission by TOSE Co., Ltd. in the original arcade game. The tune plays whenever you touch an energy pod.
Vanguard (A8)
Like the arcade game, Vultan's Theme plays when you touch an energy pod in the Atari 800 game.
Vanguard (A26)
Like the arcade game, Vultan's Theme plays when you touch an energy pod. The music fidelity is notably lower for the Atari 2600.
Vanguard (A52)
The Atari 5200 port is much closer to the arcade version than the Atari 2600 release, and the tune matches up with the arcade release quite closely. Vultan's Theme plays every time you touch an energy box, and each time the game begins.
Apache Strike
The title music of Apache Strike (C64) borrows heavily from Vultan's Theme.
Links
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash Gordon (album) - Wikipedia.
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtABjm9aB5I - Official recording.
- youtube.com/watch?v=VnTHypbLlkE - Flash Gordon scene that features the song.
- youtube.com/watch?v=z5e0yEFWbvo - Played on keyboard by ROBINAMK5.
