The Darkness Unleash Masters of the Universe Movie Theme Song

THE DROP
The Darkness just dropped the theme song for the new Masters of the Universe movie, hitting theaters June 5 ^*. Dan Hawkins produced it alongside Daniel Pemberton — the guy who scored Spider-Verse and Project Hail Mary — and it's styled as a throwback retro rocker in the vein of Queen's Flash Gordon theme ^*†.

WHAT TO KNOW

• Justin and Dan Hawkins wrote it; Dan co-produced and mixed with film composer Daniel Pemberton ^*
• Described as a throwback retro rocker similar to Queen's Flash Gordon theme ^†
• Brian May already appeared on a different Masters of the Universe soundtrack cut called "Eternia" that dropped last week ^*
• Full soundtrack album arrives June 5 alongside the theatrical release ^*
• The Darkness support Iron Maiden at Knebworth in July, then hit U.K. arenas in December ^*

THE TAKE
A He-Man theme song produced by the same team behind Spider-Verse's score and explicitly modeled after Flash Gordon is either going to be gloriously over-the-top or a total misfire — no middle ground with The Darkness. The band joked that "He-Man asked whether we could provide some music for his forthcoming biopic" and they "bellowed in unison WE HAVE THE POWER" ^*, which honestly tracks for a group that's never met a loincloth joke they didn't love.

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Source Articles:
^* THE DARKNESS Releases Theme Song For New 'Masters Of The Universe Movie' — Blabbermouth, Blabbermouth, 2026-05-22T07:38:02+00:00 — https://blabbermouth.net/news/the-darkness-releases-theme-song-for-new-masters-of-the-universe-movie
^† The Darkness Unleash Theme Song to New Movie Masters of the Universe: Stream — Langdon Hickman, Consequence, 2026-05-22T17:15:57+00:00 — https://consequence.net/2026/05/the-darkness-masters-of-the-universe-theme-song/