Flash Gordon project

tSubh Dearg

Hi, I'm doing this radio drama project in my sound engineering course and we're doing the original Flash Gordon from the 30's. Anyway we need the theme tune which seems to be that piecce of storm music that everyone plays for storm scenes in films etc. I THINK it might be Tchaikovsky's Tempest Overture Opus 18 but I'm not totally sure.

Anyway i was hoping that maybe someone here could confirm that for me...maybe i should've put this in the what's that piece section..... well it goes sort of like Daaaah dah dah dah dah dah dah dum dum dum Daaaaah dah dah dah dah dah dah etc etc the short dahs are running down chromatically.

Thanks

galactus

It's not "Ride of the Valkyries" is it? The one that's played in Apoclyse Now w' the helicopters

tSubh Dearg

No I'm positive it's not that. But thanks for the suggestion.:)

galactus

I know this is on the big screen rather than radio but it might be a place to ask:

http://flashgordon.ws/The_Music.htm

cajun_tiger

this is all i could get


PRODUCTION CREDITS 1936


Franz Waxman - Composer (Music Score)
Frederick Stephani - Screenwriter, Director
George Plympton - Screenwriter
Henry MacRae - Producer
Norman Drewes - Special Effects
Richard Fryer - Cinematographer
Ella O'Neill - Screenwriter
Jerry Ash - Cinematographer
Basil Dickey - Screenwriter
Ralph Berger - Art Director
Jerome Ash - Cinematographer





PRODUCTION CREDITS 1980


Gilbert Taylor - Cinematographer
Dino de Laurentiis - Producer
Lorenzo Semple, Jr. - Screenwriter
Ferdinando Scarfiotti - Production Designer
Mike Hodges - Director
Danilo Donati - Set Designer, Production Designer, Costume Designer
Harry Waxman - Cinematographer
Queen - Composer (Music Score)
Martin Bower - Model Effects
Robin Clarke - Music Editor
Frank Van Der Veer - Supervising Art Director
George Gibbs - Special Effects Supervisor
Gerry Humphreys - Sound/Sound Designer
Derek Botel - Special Effects
Ivan Sharrock - Sound/Sound Designer
Robin O'Donoghue - Sound/Sound Designer
Harry Oakes - Cinematographer
Michael Allin - Screenwriter, Adaptation
William Kronick - Second Unit Director
Bernard Williams - Producer, Executive Producer
John Graysmark - Production Designer
George Gibbs - Special Effects
Malcolm Cooke - Editor
Brian Cook - First Assistant Director
Richard Conway - Special Effects
Howard Blake - Composer (Music Score)

cajun_tiger

http://www.mfiles.co.uk/Composers/Franz-Waxman.htm

http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/catalog/composerdetail.php?composerid=13

cajun_tiger

http://www.otrcat.com/flashgordon.htm
http://www.rusc.com/old-time-radio-series/old-time-radio-Flash%20Gordon.html

cajun_tiger

http://flashgordon.ws/flash.htm

tSubh Dearg

thanks for the links I'd checked out a lot of them at college today. I think that franz waxman only did the music for the tv series. i managed to hear that clip again with the music on it but it helpfully doesn't tell me who it's by. it's very frustrating as it's a very familiar piece and the name is just not coming to me.

cajun_tiger

listen to black sabbaths song black sabbath that reminds me of what your talking about

tSubh Dearg

had a listen to the black sabbath track but that's not it. I'm fairly convinced that it's Tchiakovsky's Tempest. would anyone have an mp3 file of this I could to listen to and confirm my suspicion? it's op.18.

thanks

tSubh Dearg

Okay i found this site that should have the clip on it.
Can someone please ID that music for me? I know it's a classical piece other than that I'm stumped.

Flash Gordon

If you choose the on the planet mongo episode it should play ok.