Queen Video and Movie Soundtrack Information

Questions answered on this page:


What is the difference in the three versions of the We Will Rock You Video?

When "We Will Rock You" was first released back in 1984, the North American version was only 60 minutes long and the UK version was 90 minutes long. In 1992 the full 90 minute version was released on video tape (but not laserdisc) in North America by a different company. The original US LaserDisc is only 60 minutes long, but there is a later US release and a Japanese LaserDisc release of the full 90 minutes. Now there is a third version -- one on DVD. The DVD releases and the 90 minute US laserdisc have "Jailhouse Rock" as an extra track.

What is the difference between "The Queen Phenomenon" and "Champions of the World" videos?

The Queen Phenomenon is a one hour documentary video that was shown on Television world-wide, while the Champions of the World video is a two hour documentary available for home purchase. Most of the footage in the Phenomenon video is in the Champions video, but there *is* some material that is not duplicated. Both videos contain part of Freddie's last interview, and comments from Brian and Roger about the band's last recording sessions prior to Freddie's death.

While there were differences reported in the Queen Phenomenon showings in different countries, that was due to the insertion of commercials. The original was made for the UK and was shown without commercials. In most other countries when it was shown (and possibly later in the UK) bits were cut to allow the insertion of whatever quantity of commercials was necessary for the particular channel it was shown on.

A highlight of these videos for me was that my husband and I appeared briefly in one or two of the convention shots. :-)

What is the VH-1 Magic Years Special?

VH-1 used to run this Queen documentary from time to time, though it hasn't been on for a while now. It is an edited version of the 3 hour "Magic Years" trilogy of videos.

When Will "Magic Years 4" be released?

Queen Productions has said that the "Champions of the World" video is taking the place of the Magic Years video. They had mentioned earlier that when they did the last video they might change the name since the name "Magic Years" went along with the Magic Tour.

Highlander Questions


What movies have Queen done the soundtracks for?

Flash Gordon and Highlander are the only movies in which Queen has had a part in the soundtrack. However, many individual Queen songs have appeared in movies (ie, One Vision in Iron Eagle, We Are The Champions in Revenge of The Nerds, etc. etc.). A file in archives called ART_rc.video lists many of the movies containing Queen songs.

Will tapes, laserdiscs, and DVDs from another country work in my machine?

When purchasing video tapes, through Goldmine magazine or through friends, it's important to make sure that they are the proper format for your country. "VHS" is the size of the tape, NOT the format it was recorded in! There are three video standards PAL, NTSC, and SECAM. They all use VHS tapes.

The United States, Canada and Japan use NTSC. The United Kingdom, Germany, and some other European countries use PAL. The videos released in the UK are not compatible with the US system and vice-versa--they will not play. It is possible to have tapes converted, but it is not inexpensive.

Contrary to what many people seem to think, laser discs recorded in a different standard will not work, either!

DVDs are sometimes "regionally encoded" and sometimes not. If you are in Region 1, for example, unless you have a region-free DVD player (most aren't region free) you won't be able to play DVDs that are labeled with a different region. There are 6 DVD regions.


If you have any comments or additions, please contact me at unicorn@mayniac.com
.

Return to previous page