The Last Starfighter - 01 - Main Title

[chewbaccatron78]

Don't worry, classic sci-fi is on it's way back. Soon, you'll see.

[moreorless87]

@sayawe You didnt "love the power glove" I take it?

[Coniston2500]

@moreorless87 its so bad

[ambersalcove]

I always wondered what it would be like to go up into space and save the galaxy

[Colossus3999]

1 dislike!!! I think they need a death blossom!

[caprafryslan]

why is this soundtrack not more widely available?

[rocketzombie237]

Breaking a high-score then fighting some aliens in space. EPIC.

[iKillwolfZX]

Im 17 years old and after listening this, I have the highest respect for classic sci-fi

[Dakers11]

And Did Galoka think the Yulu's were to ugly to save?

[deblacki]

What do we do???? We die. Funny forever

[colonialmarine1117]

Death to Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada !

[MobileInfantryGrunt]

Death Blossom!

[WhereDidItAllGo7]

Inspiring movie! 

[BClay74]

The best part about this song is that I've actually drank beers with Lance Guest.

Cool dude.

[ambersalcove]

Classic Movies Rule!

[theravens52]

Victory or Death!!

[paulallan1000]

Lance Guest was really good in this movie and had quite a good career in the 80's but seems to have disappeared such a shame many good actors from this time can't get work these days because of this new breed of actors who quite frankly can't hold a candle to these actors,i guarantee you won't be talking about the Twilight Saga and other modern crap in 30 years time the way people talk about the 80's movies nowadays

[pmccullo123]

@paulallan1000

bout that u be right... remembering Last Starfighter 30 years later...

kicked azz....

[GrandArcaneWizard]

This is a perfect example of what it sounds like to take on the armada. Single handedly!

[gizmokodiak]

This movie was the shit back in the 80's! Hell, it's still the shit! I agree with everyone who said that they don't make em like they used to. Current trends seem to be jaded, with everything being dark and gritty or crazy fluffy color assaults. As god as my witness, if I ever get a successful film company running, I will bring these types of films back.

[Death2Fanboys]

I never knew the name of the guy who made the theme. And I always felt a rather similarity between this theme and Remo Williams The Adventures Continues. Craig Safan a hidden gem of the 80s.

[Dakers11]

Who's Galoka ! !

[clou174]

xD... shut up alex or I'm telling mom about your playboy... I remember that movie back in the 80's. 80's had better violence movie than today...

[NitroTab1]

Ahh, this brings back alot of memories for me, I was 5 when this was released in 1984 and I loved it! A lot of people here are right, they don't make them like this anymore unfortunately. :(

[thisisrumorcontrol]

@NitroTab1 there is no shame in crying. I was born in 1980 so my childhood was the 80's. The movies back then rocked and your right they don't make them like this anymore, today is 99% CGI, and hardly any story.

[TheBlackPigeon]

STAAAAAHHHH League!? A refuge for weak worlds not worthy to be our equals!

[OneCrazyWolfman]

@TheBlackPigeon " That is for the Rylons to decide, and not a dangerous and evil child such as yourself! "

[DonLoki]

I think the last movie to even attempt the fun of the 80's style was Zathura.  I wish more studios did it. Movies like this one The Explorers, Flight of the Navigator, Wargames.. etc that sparked your imagination.. Fantasy and magic movies nowadays are fine and all but astronauts don't dream about being harry potter.

[mbot1987]

One of the best memories of my teenage years!

Good Times.

[morgoniustwonk]

is it just me, or is Alex's girlfriend in the movie (Mags) absolutely cute & hot?

i also enjoyed many of the older actors that played bit-parts for the trailer park cast..... several of them are well-known actors from the past.

the movie's special-affects might be cheesy by today's standards, but its still such a good story, with such an awesome music!!!

[morgoniustwonk]

"It'll be a slaughter!"

"That's the spirit!"

[Dakers11]

And Did Galoka think the YULU's, were too ugly to save?

[killtroy811]

@Dakers11 May the luck of the 7 pillars of Vooloo be with you at all times! Centauri is the shit!

[Dakers11]

@killtroy811 Rule number #1. ALWAY TRUST CENTAURI !

[burnikshrapnel]

"...you've been chosen to fight against xur and the ko dan armada..."

[DafneIsMine]

Il mio nome dice tutto :)

[lionssong2525]

This was and is one of my favorite movies.  I watch it every time it comes on. Love the story, acting and especially the music.

[FBHSswimmer2006]

Centari's the name. I invented Star Fighter, which is why I'm here.

[DataGyte]

Wonderful score.

[Soundtrack1000]

yeahh

[DecentFabian]

This is one of those movie ideas that had a 50/50 chance to succeed or fail. Fortunately for us all it all came perfectly together. Not only is it full fun thrills, but the pure joy of adventure for the sake of it. Dan O'Herlihy as Grig, and Lance Guest as Alex struck just the right tone in their performances, and that's not forgetting the monumental Robert Preston as Centauri. The score is amazing. 1:16 creates a perfect sense of anticipation.

[Brendanvio]

This movie had a top soundtrack.

Just to test you all now........

'What do we do?'

[alucard624]

"We die."

Best line in the whole movie. Perfect delivery.

This is the one of the most epic theme songs ever.

[dagoelius]

Anyone looking to get this theme song nowdays cannot go past Erich Kunzel & Cincinnati Pops version on Fantastic Journey CD. Better sounding due to a superior recording and mixing than the original release. you wont be dissapointed.

[jayce79]

@dagoelius

Yeah , that's a fantastic cd. Good recomendation there buddy. In fact the version on the cd may have a little more punch than even the actaul official soundtrack.

[rat4cooler]

Alex Rogan may have been the first movie hero I identified with in my youth LOL even though I sucked at video games.

[killtroy811]

Alex Rogan was the first badass gamer!

[connavar29]

absolutley love this film a timeless classic :)

[JohnnyFiction]

One of the most beautiful created old-school adventurous soundtracks of all time. They really don't make em like this anymore

[jayce79]

Damm , I loved this movie as a kid , and I still love it. It always had a great soundtrack , thanks for posting this.

[mmooreglfprt]

Hey there bud; you wouldn't know where I could find a HQ copy of this would ya? This was one of the movies that inspired my character as a child. Thanks either way.

[Maverick0420]

Cant wait for sequel

[jayce79]

Are they still in talks about that? I heard we could either get a new reboot or a sequel. Hare yoy heard if there's been any developement at all?

[Xardian116]

Dear sir Thank you soooo much for posting this on YouTube! I have been looking for this soundtrack for this movie forever! I never could find it because it is very rare! your awsome!!!!

[DJacksonStratoArt]

Looks like they are coming out with a sequel in 2010. See IMdB

[Azanti]

and have this soundtrack on Vinyl Album

[Azanti]

I love this movie.

[33490888]

WOOOOW SOO GODD TO HEAR THIS SCORE !!!!

[TheShadowGoblin]

I wouldn't mind a Sequel to this seeing as games have gone the way they have since this BUT NOT a remake its damn near perfect 80's Sci-fi

[Ragnark1]

I think there is still money in this franchise. They need to make a game of it. The freaking graphics would be even better than the original and in real-time no less.

[Mort432]

search in google: RougeSynapse.

They are real big geeks, they made a downloadable copy of the game for windows which is very close to the real thing. They also made the ACTUAL Starfighter Arcade machine (cabinet) 100% working lol.

[OneCrazyWolfman]

I've actually downloaded that once, and let me tell it was excellent in every sense. The detail and layout was awsome even the sounds including the Robert Preston dialouge which was the icing on the cake. I got exited when i scored 900,000 and the game said "Good Show Starfighter!"

[OneCrazyWolfman]

I totally agree about the thought of making a modern version of the game. If they ever make a PC version they ought to sell it as a bundle with a joystick console thats set up to look like the gunstar weapons controls including the "death blossom" panel.

[tifjoking]

I absolutely love this movie!!!!! One of the best!!!!!

[millenniumfalsehood]

If ever there was a movie theme to get your chest swelling and your blood pumping, this is it! Man, this is one of the best movies of all time, right up there with Star Wars and Indiana Jones. I saw it as a kid and it, along with other sci-fi films, inspired me to start a career in engineering so I could build the Gunstar for real.

[silverfalcon1980]

I grew up watching this movie. I absolutly love it. Made me pursue a career as a Marine Aviator. If you build one, please build another for me. I got ur six my friend.

[charleyboy74]

I am so with you guys i am 34 and still hope one day that ship will come get me so i can save the world !!!

[millenniumfalsehood]

How about you take the Gunstar and take an X-wing and see how *that* works out. :)

[ancalites]

Its great how these oldschool movies have this really inspiring vibe to them that a lot of new films lack.

[stevegarry1]

HeY!!! Aint that the truth! Bring back the feel good and innocense of the late 70's to mid 80's! We have lost something in cinema and It makes me sad... we just got too cool....but it don't wash with me. Bring it back....bring it all back!

[OneCrazyWolfman]

I totally agree. It is sad to think that filmakers today care more about realism and quick bucks than actually entertaining the audience. Thats why i'm so particular when it comes to the movies i buy. If i can, i see them in the theater that way if they suck i'm just pinched in the pocketbook once and i'm not stuck with a horrible film on my DVD shelf. Hollywood has lost the magic touch and we need it back now more than ever.

[stevegarry1]

Hey wolfman :o) Im really to make a difference and my mothers been backin me for the last decade.. have a lok at the trailers to low budget film on my home page I play lead in them all... it was difficult to find the roles but hey... I managed it... Feel good film is my life :o)

[OneCrazyWolfman]

I checked out some of your trailers, and i must say they were really excellent for being low budget. Awsome work ! Although the "GOT" one kinda caught me by surprise cause at the end i was like "What the f***!" LOL. Nice twist though.

[OneCrazyWolfman]

theres one or two here and there but very rarely does Hollywood ever come up with films that have as you put it " inspiring vibe".

[imnotsmartbutimtryin]

it will be a slaughter! That's the spirit! No OUR slaughter!!!!!!

[Reubenhubert]

That's my favorite scene. I rate it slightly above,"We die."

[cougarspiper]

this music is in COndor Flats at California adventure

[alucard624]

Absolutely love this film, especially the soundtrack. Thank you so much posting this. It's such a hard soundtrack to come by. If any movie begs to have a sequel, this would be it.

By the way, if anyone hasn't tried RogueSynapes' version of the Starfighter arcade game, get it. Its an exact replica of the game and totally worth playing too.

[Skac01]

If I only had a time machine so that I could return to those beautiful years.

[BradM73]

It's a shame more movies like this arren't made. There was some kind of Magic in filmmaking in the 80's that seems to have been lost. Stories like The Last Starfighter are almost non-existent today. I loved this movie as a kid, and still enjoy watching it. The music also make a huge impact on me as a child, and really did a lot to MAKE this film AWESOME! I have been hoping for a sequel, and will definitely be in line if one comes!!

[knowpassword]

agreed

[superjon89]

@BradM73 Well we are getting a Tron sequel this year, I guess anything is possible.

[JesterTDA]

@superjon89 Funny...I thought the Tsequel to Tron was called the Matrix :)

[lvinvestor2006]

Im going to build my own "Gun Star" and fly to Area 51! Who wants to be my navigator ? ;-)

[FlexibleElf]

It's funny I thought this sounded just like the Remo Williams theme. Then I found out it they were both Craig Safan. Interesting.

[BThietje]

Greetings Starfighter. You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier against Xur and the Kodan Armada.

[Wakers222]

Let's hope Starfighter is gonna be as epic and inspiring as this movie. Whenever i was ill i would always put this movie on.

[lvinvestor2006]

All right, its time for Starfighter 2 Revenge of the Kodan! Am I right people?  Victory or Death!

[HotaruZoku]

Born in 1980 means I'm starring in the Sequel. It's about damn time.

[Fluke117]

NO NO NO!!!

[NorskTorsk]

the stereo seems to have disappeared. you have to add &fmt=18 directly behind the text in the address bar and press enter.

[JameGumb99]

@NorskTorsk

TY 

[DjPyro44]

I found a VHS tape of this movie.

Despite the fact that I wasn't around when this movie came out.

This and "a most excellent movie", became my childhood.

The soundtrack and movie were...shall we say...INTERSTELLAR!

[lvinvestor2006]

You Starfighters, and your Navagators, are all that stands between us and the black terror of the Kodan!

[BThietje]

Victory or Death!

[jauntyeloquence]

Victory or Death!!

[ShortySOM]

Victory or Death!!

[HotaruZoku]

Victory...or Death!

[OneCrazyWolfman]

@lvinvestor2006 VICTORY OR DEATH!!!

[cynalex]

I love this movie, when I was kid, it made me feel good that I could be and do anything, I hope Hollywood does not try to pull a remake of this movie. They always seem to ruin good 80's movies by re-doing them.

[lodoss900]

I can do anything!!

[DetroitLove4U]

Better than the Star Wars and Superman themes I have never forgot what watching this movie did for me as a kid. Great movie - made me really feel like my destiny was in outer space on a planet far beyond. I have the sound track myself. This and Krull's soundtracks are truly mystifying. Love my

80's!

[HotaruZoku]

Ditto. Why this movie hasn't had sequels I'll never know, but maybe it's for the best. Aside from the new Batmans, look at what sequels have become.

This movie convinced me I -had- a destiny. Long live it, and the 80's thus inspired.

[JCaguin]

Brings alot of good memories.....kickass theme!!

[dunetiger]

Greetings, Starfighter! You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada. Get ready! Prepare for blast-off!

[superby1]

I still get a little teary-eyed listening to this. I remember being a little kid and loving this movie and this song.

[robj200735]

me too, brings back alot of memories

[Fluke117]

Jep i want to be the last starfighter somtime in the 80's when me and my friends looked

the stars

[synclavier123]

A music theory aside... When the synth/glockenspiel arpeggiation comes in over what sounds like the 2nd scale degree (2m7 chord), the apparent result is a 2m9 with a sharp'd 7 which gives that delicious dissonant tension (almost a noir-ish sound). I think it coincided with a startunnel graphic in the film, but it looks like genius in counterpoint analysis (at least to me).

[synclavier123]

Craig Safan is the man... He gets a smidge of the Korngold feel while keeping it futuristic - exactly what the story needs. The brass portion of this arrangement is really beautiful, especially during the rounds (trumpets, then horns, then trombones). Nice man, nice... Where have you gone, Mr. Safan?

[JONBirmingham]

Here here, this music is pure quality. I agree 100% with the above poster.

[LastStarfighter]

Gosh I just love the main title to 'The last Starfighter'! It's so unabashedly brassy & heroic. They don't make 'em like this anymore I'm afraid. Thanks for uploading!