Shadow Wolf Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 OK, so I got the Transformers Score the second it dropped yesterday. Ever since I saw it on July 7th, I've wanted to hear ONE song again: The bit that played when Bumblebee signalled the Autobots and they dropped into Earth's atmosphere. I loved it in the theater. So I throw it into iTunes, and what do I find? It's called Arrival to Earth. Click play. Not only was it as absolutely amazing as I remembered, Steve Jablonsky was allowed to do a complete album cut for every song on this CD, so it's 5.5 bloody minutes long! I also found out this song is referenced in most of the others on the CD, effectively making it the theme song for the movie. Didn't notice when I was watching it. For me at least, every song on this CD is somewhere between great and mind blowing. I love soundtracks like this. Basically, I found out the unbelievable awesomeness of the movie itself was distracting me from an utterly amazing cinematic score. MAD props to Steve Jablonsky. What did you guys think? Oh one more thing. If you'd like to discuss Transformers in their numerous and sundry incarnations, this is not the thread you're looking for. Start one in Unmod. EDIT: My age is showing. Since Unmod hasn't been there for roughly a year, try OffTop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampire Hunter Dan Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 I don't have much to say about the Transformers soundtrack, since I've only heard bits and pieces, but it seems fairly epic and the sort of thing I'd enjoy. Steve Jablonsky also scored the anime film Steamboy, which is one of my favorite soundtracks of all time; very epic in scope, lots of heavy brass and string parts, but also some nice, soft, emotional themes. In Steamboy, the main character's theme is used a few times throughout the score to great effect, and absolutely gets me every time I hear it. If you enjoyed the Transformers soundtrack, then I'd highly recommend checking out both the Steamboy film and--especially--soundtrack. Additionally, Jablonsky scored The Island, a film (and soundtrack) that I also thoroughly enjoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum4n After All Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 I couldn't find it at all yesterday. Shit out of luck. Although I just reserved it for an in store pick at Borders right now. So its cool. All I can say is that promo CD wasn't enough! I can't wait until the score destroys my ears with an onslaught of bad assness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Wolf Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 Steamboy = not the most creative name ever, but I'll definitely check a movie if it has a good soundtrack. But yeah, this score CD is 58 minutes of epic badassness. Not only that, Warner has said they'll consider releasing a 90 minute complete cut of the score if they get enough response from this one. An now I shall continue watching Transformers. Generation 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Must... Have... The .. Awesomeness.... Edit: I now have this CD and it is mind-blowingly spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum4n After All Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 To be honest, I'm just a little disappointed. It doesn't have the Soldier/Army theme on it. WTF?! It was awesome. The promo CD had it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellywu2 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Agreed 100%. That section of the movie was the absolute defining moment. Brought me back to being 8 years old watching the autobots landing. The score to that section, 'Arrival to Earth' is amazing. Beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnsalot Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 I just finished listening through the score. It's one of the best I've heard in a while. Optimus, Bumblebee, The All Spark, and Arrival to Earth are really doing it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nulion Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 I was just reading this thread, and had to go and check out this music for myself....Wow. It's every bit as good as the score he'd composed for the movie "The Island". (Thank you for the suggestion! I nearly forgot how much I loved this movie's score ) Anybody here listen to that score, as well? It's got plenty of great tracks, my favorites being "The Island Awaits You" and "My Name is Lincoln", along with "Mass Winnings". This guy seriously has some talent...He's apparently worked on everything from some of the music in the Pirates of the Caribbean Movies, to a bit of the music in Metal Gear Solid 2. (That's according to IMDb, at least.) Also did the full score for Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, and is working on the score for its expansion pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum4n After All Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Oh yeah I see. Steve was uncredited. Although I could see how he helped. Just some of the various and subtle sounds and just basically the style almost. Other than that it was Harry Gregson-Williams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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