Music played an important part in Traveller, and below you can hear the full length versions of Queen’s music.
(The music is lyric-less, as the versions used in Traveller were originally edited for the PC game, Queen: The eYe).
Clicking on the icon next to title will play the music in your player.
Mother Love
(1.4 MB - 4.16 mins)
This was used in the opening of the film, with shots of Will’s character walking through the woods intercut with the main titles. 50 seconds of Mother Love is played - followed by a slow fade - leading into Madra’s entrance and the opening dialogue.
You Don’t Fool Me
(2 MB - 5.57 mins)
The music provided the main theme for the mock television chat show, No Matter How Many Times You Tell Your Story, No One Is Really Listening. In the scene, Will tells the story about his grandfather.
Headlong
(1.7 MB - 4.53 mins)
The Night Comes Down
(294 KB - 47 secs)
On screen, the word DEMON appears on a black canvas, with Headlong hammering out in the background. The music fades after 40 seconds whilst Will sits down on the end of his bed, holding his diary. He begins a monologue, voiced over, expressing loneliness, frustration and desperation. Whilst his thought’s are heard, The Night Comes Down plays, getting louder and louder - abruptly stopping as Will presses a knife into his arm and the scene ends in darkness.
Bijou
(513 KB - 1.25 mins)
The scene is set on the bow of a cruise ship. Bijou plays at the opening of the scene as Will talks aloud about how tired his mind has become, and that he needs one rest - a release - before his final battle begins...
Innuendo
(1.7 MB - 4.54 mins)
Several nights later and Will has returned to the bow of the ship. Frustrated with the torture building in his mind, he opens the mental gates and lets all hell break loose. Here, Innuendo is not performed by Queen - but by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. I chose this version as the orchestra was used to full effect and captured the struggling rage within Will’s mind. The music was edited down to about one minute, intercut with images of grotesque dolls, puppets and destruction.
Heaven For Everyone
(1.9 MB - 5.36 mins)
Having told his story to Madra, they part their ways and Heaven For Everyone plays to the closing shots of the film and end credits.