How did Queen feel about the Highlander film?
Queen songs played a big role in popularity of the Highlander movie.
Did Freddie Mercury or anyone else from Queen ever comment on the finished film and what they thought of it?
Best Answer
From an interview with the director, Russel Mulcahy...
Queen had done a great score for Flash Gordon, so we gave them a 20-minute reel of different scenes and they went: “Wow!” We’d only expected them to do one song, but they wanted to write one each. Freddie Mercury did Princes of the Universe, Brian May did Who Wants to Live Forever, Roger Taylor did It’s a Kind of Magic.
It's also widely reported that Russel Mulcahy became good friends with Freddie after the film. I take this as tacit approval.
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How did Queen get involved with Highlander?
Directed by Russell Mulcahy. During the recording sessions for 'A Kind of Magic' Queen were approached by Russell Mulcahy to compose the theme song for Highlander. They initially declined, but finally agreed to see snippets and scripts from the film.Did Queen do all the music for Highlander?
It consists mostly of Queen performing the song, intercut with scenes from Highlander. Christopher Lambert reprises his role as Connor MacLeod for a brief appearance in the video, where he swordfights Freddie Mercury, who uses his microphone stand as a sword.How many songs did Queen do for Highlander?
The movie Highlander (1986) features 9 songs by Queen: A Kind Of Magic. One Year Of Love. Who Wants To Live Forever.Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever - Highlander
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