Carl Posted September 10, 2005 Report Posted September 10, 2005 We got this as an added fact. Any thoughts?: The score for Flash Gordon was the first ever rock film score.
_jr_ Posted September 10, 2005 Report Posted September 10, 2005 Really? Flash Gordon? That's from the early to mid 80's isn't it? Surely there must have been something before that.
Pharoah Posted September 10, 2005 Report Posted September 10, 2005 Really? Flash Gordon? That's from the early to mid 80's isn't it? Surely there must have been something before that. They had movies back then?
_jr_ Posted September 10, 2005 Report Posted September 10, 2005 ^Funny guy. Yes, Pharoah, we had 'lecticity an' runnin' water an' all such luxuries. Some of the rich folk had remote controls for the tv set, too.
Shawna Posted September 10, 2005 Report Posted September 10, 2005 Jesus Christ Superstar came out in '73 and was the "first ever" rock opera. I don't know if that's considered a "rock score" but it's rock music.
audioslave Posted September 10, 2005 Report Posted September 10, 2005 (edited) I think there really were quite a few movies with rock soundtracks before FLash Gordon in 1980 - Rock and Roll High School - 1979 (incredible sound track by the way) Apocalypse Now - 1979 - featured The End but the Doors - and an awesome soundtrack otherwise Tommy - 1975 - The Who - the "rock opera" came out in 1969 Quadrophenia - the movie in 1979 - the album much earlier - 1972 - I think. Grease - 1978 - I would consider this semi-rock American Graffitti - 1973 Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell - both 1973? The Warriors - 1979 Up in Smoke - 1978 - this is a pretty rockin' soundtrack. Hair - 1979 - though the Broadway production was 6 or 7 years earlier. And also in 1980--- THE BLUES BROTHERS - definitely rock. Edited September 10, 2005 by Guest
Pharoah Posted September 11, 2005 Report Posted September 11, 2005 We Will Rock You is probebly a good rock opera
audioslave Posted September 11, 2005 Report Posted September 11, 2005 Bluesboy - how could I forget about The Beatles movies - all with rock sound tracks of course...and the Elvis and beach movies - even older - so there certainly were rock soundtracks long before Flash Gordon in 1980. Thanks for the link - it was enlightening.
bazooka Posted September 11, 2005 Report Posted September 11, 2005 By Queen! Right?! Are you sure it wasn't by Ten Years After? Zager & Evans maybe?
bazooka Posted September 11, 2005 Report Posted September 11, 2005 I think a distinction is being made between a score (where the music is written specifically for the film) and a movie soundtrack that contains rock songs. I don't remember if there is other 'score' forThe Trip besides The Electric Flag's apparently 'for-the-movie' stuff, but it looks like a possible contender.
scott Posted September 11, 2005 Report Posted September 11, 2005 The Graduate is a mostly rock score.
edna Posted September 11, 2005 Report Posted September 11, 2005 Paul Simon wrote the song for the movie so I guess it´s a score...the rest is part Simon and part Joseph Levine. What would "Midnight Cowboy" be? The music is by John Barry but there are songs by Harry Nilsson, Elephant´s Memory Band... ?
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