Transformers: The Score

Steve Jablonsky, one of Hans Zimmer's composers and one of the brilliant masterminds alongside other major composers, now shares the same limelight with his score to the 2007 live-action, Steven Spielberg executive produced, Michael Bay-directed Transformers film.

Like the score, it provides the listener with a lot of perfect orchestral suites like "Autobots", "Decepticons", "Arrival to Earth", "Sam at the Lake", "Downtown Battle", "Soccent Attack" and others.

Even though it lists the tracks as "different versions", they were contained in the movie. No worries there.

If only Vince DiCola would rerelease his Transformers the Movie score for the general public. That would be a great companion along with Steve's current score album.

Transform and roll out!

If you're a fan of Hans Zimmer's film music, particularly Crimson Tide, Gladiator, and Batman Begins, you'll be a fan of this too. It has powerful echoes of all those films' music. Jablonsky does his very best Zimmer impression and pulls it off in a way that probably made Zimmer himself proud. Lots of music to enjoy here. (And if you've never heard of Hans Zimmer, start your familarization process with the soundtrack to Crimson Tide. The Zimmer phenomenon really began there.)

I downloaded the MP3 version, as this disc has inexplicably been discontinued and so costs around $99 dollars new on a cd. The MP3 version is definitely the way to go, with the only caveat being that the continuity between tracks is lost in a couple places because of the separate track downloading process. But it's a small wrinkle, and a small price to pay for a rousing, inspiring, heroic soundtrack that has become quite difficult to find at a reasonable price. But if you're an audiophile of the most discriminating taste, and you must have the continuity intact, and money is no object, you'll probably want to go with the CD version.

When I first heard the music while watching the movie I would've bet money it was Hans Zimmer (who I think is one of the best composers ever!). I hadn't heard of this composer before but this soundtrack will definately make me want to look up other stuff he's done.

I wasn't that impressed with the Transformers movie, but I was totally enthralled by the score for the film & I find this cd definately enjoyable. While it certainly is a pulse pounding score there are quieter moments that are more circumspect. While it's not good enough to get into even my top 20, it's certainly up there in the good score section. Overall I'm totally pleased with this score.

Play this in your car when you're trying to get somewhere in a hurry. Very dramatic, serious music that sounds like Gladiator.