{"id":2427610,"date":"2026-05-22T06:29:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T06:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2427610"},"modified":"2026-05-22T06:29:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T06:29:40","slug":"the-darkness-listen-to-epic-masters-of-the-universe-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-darkness-listen-to-epic-masters-of-the-universe-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"The Darkness: Listen to epic Masters Of The Universe theme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-ed8381dc-20e0-48f1-9532-25ce524da0bd\">East Anglian rock goliaths <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/every-the-darkness-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/every-the-darkness-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/every-the-darkness-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best\">The Darkness<\/a> have released a new single, <em>Masters of the Universe. <\/em>The song is the theme tune to this year&#8217;s long-awaited He-Man movie <em>Masters Of The Universe,<\/em> which premiered earlier this week at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When He-Man asked whether we could provide some music for his forthcoming biopic <em>Masters of the Universe,<\/em> we dusted off our trusty loincloths, assembled in the courtyard of Castle Darkness and bellowed in unison WE HAVE THE POWER,&#8221; say the band. &#8220;Also, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/the-10-best-queen-brian-may-songs\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/the-10-best-queen-brian-may-songs\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/the-10-best-queen-brian-may-songs\">Brian May<\/a> was there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-ed8381dc-20e0-48f1-9532-25ce524da0bd-2\">The epoch-shattering new song, which sits somewhere between <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/king-crimson-best-albums\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/king-crimson-best-albums\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/king-crimson-best-albums\">King Crimson<\/a>&#8216;s <em>21st Century Schizoid Man <\/em>and the entirety of <em>Queen II<\/em>, was written by Justin and Dan Hawkins \u2013 who also produced and mixed the track \u2013 alongside Daniel Pemberton, composer of the film&#8217;s soundtrack.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;aAP34WaV&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;3DfOCMYv&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_3DfOCMYv_aAP34WaV_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;3DfOCMYv&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_3DfOCMYv_aAP34WaV_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;V+hPR0fSRsLTWstxI93auiu0aFO9odb2e5R7xjemMNzuPx+\\\/&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:false,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex h-[50px] items-center justify-between border-t-2 border-solid border-neutral-300 px-[14px] text-base font-bold uppercase text-black\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From Louder<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-[200px] lg:min-h-[330px] relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10; 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The Best Of The Darkness UK arena tour follows in December. Full dates below.<\/p>\n<p><em>Masters Of The Universe<\/em> stars English actor Nicholas Galitzine as Adam Glenn\/He-Man, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/top-10-best-30-seconds-to-mars-videos-jared-leto-suicide-squad\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/top-10-best-30-seconds-to-mars-videos-jared-leto-suicide-squad\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/top-10-best-30-seconds-to-mars-videos-jared-leto-suicide-squad\">30 Seconds To Mars<\/a> frontman Jared Leto as the evil sorcerer Skeletor, and Idris Elba as Man-at-Arms. 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