Music Review: Transformers The Score - Composed by Steve Jablonsky

Back in July the live-action Transformers movie rolled out to theaters. It was a film that could go either way in terms of its support.

Sure, it was expected to do big business, and it did. I would suspect that it was bigger than anyone would have anticipated. It currently sits as the third biggest box office hit of the year, and has a sequel already penciled in to open June 26, 2009.

Now we get to one of the problems with the promotion of the film. There was a soundtrack album released, but it was the one with all of the rock songs featuring bands like Linkin Park, Smashing Pumpkins, and Goo Goo Dolls. This is all well and good, but it is only half of the story. What many fans and music lovers wanted was the score by Steve Jablonsky, and there was no release in sight. It was a sad day for score lovers.

I remember watching the film and being slightly underwhelmed by the work, although it was still an exhilarating action film that deserved to be seen on the big screen (how's that for playing both sides of the coin?).

Anyway, I do remember liking the music a good deal. I could not recall anything specific, but there was something big and epic about it that liked. It was akin to how I like the Pirates of the Caribbean scores.

There was this big feel to them, recurring themes and just a really big sound. I recall whisperings that the score was coming around the time of the release. I remember looking for it, not finding it, and figuring that it would come a month or two down the line, as happens on occasion. Then I heard that it was not going to be coming at all.

My smile returned when I saw the press release announcing the score was coming after all. The release stated that there was a large demand from fans, including a petition requesting its release. Fans rejoiced and were rewarded with this score album.

The big question now is whether or not everything that went on to get the album released was worth it. In my opinion there is no question.

Although I was not involved in the activity behind the release, I say without hesitation that it was most definitely worth it. This album works perfectly well as a separate work, or as a tool to reminisce on your favorite scenes.

Article Author: Chris Beaumont

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