| A Kind of Magic |
| Composer |
Roger Taylor |
| Released |
1986-10-20 |
| Title Origin |
Official |
|
A Kind of Magic is the first track of the Queen album with the same name. The song was composed by Roger Taylor for the film Highlander. The title was taken from a line in the movie that was cut out of the theatrical release. While the song was not actually featured in the first Highlander movie (only partially in the titles), some of the samples were used in the song. The track is still closely tied to the Highlander franchise because it is used in Highlander II: The Quickening and the Highlander TV series.
Note: ZX Spectrum release of Highlander does not have music. Highlander: The Last of MacLeods (JCD) and Highlander: The Last of MacLeods (DOS) lack this song.
Games
Highlander (C64)
Martin Galway arranged
A Kind of Magic for the
Commodore adaptation of the movie
Highlander. The song continues on repeat through the entirety of the awful game. Galway said it took him two days to complete the cover. Martin Galway did an amazing job accurately porting the tune, even including the guitar solo from the original. This version has loops.
It sounds the same on every SID chip. However, starting at 0:20.75, the bass on the third channel randomly clicks. The reason is based on the very fast pulse width modulation.
This song can be found on the Project: Galway album. It is the first and only track in the SID file.
Highlander (CPC)
In this version, A Kind of Magic plays to menu screen.
Minecraft Note Block Studio (W32)
Lyrics
Although no game features lyrics, the original song had them (sung by Freddie Mercury).
It's a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
A kind of magic
One dream one soul one prize one goal
One golden glance of what should be
It's a kind of magic
One shaft of light that shows the way
No mortal man can win this day
It's a kind of magic
The bell that rings inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time
It's a kind of magic
The waiting seems eternity
The day will dawn of sanity
Is this a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
There can be only one
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be done
This flame that burns inside of me
I'm here in secret harmonies
It's a kind of magic
The bell that rings inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time
It's a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
The rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be will soon be
Will soon be done
This is a kind of magic
There can be only one
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be done-done
Magic - it's a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
Magic magic magic magic
Ha ha ha, it's magic
It's a kind of magic
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