1 |
Prime
(2:14) |
2 |
Einstein's
Wrong (3:35) |
3 |
Nest
[Contains Instrumental Excerpt From "New Divide"
Written And Performed By Linkin Park] (2:08) |
4 |
The
Shard (2:42) |
5 |
The
Fallen (4:03) |
6 |
Infinite
White (3:58) |
7 |
Heed
Our Warning (4:26) |
8 |
The Fallen's Arrival (3:47) |
9 |
Tomb Of The Primes (2:47) |
10 |
Forest Battle (2:04) |
11 |
Precious
Cargo (1:38) |
12 |
Matrix Of Leadership (3:50) |
13 |
I Claim Your Sun (3:06) |
14 |
I Rise, You Fall (3:35) |
SOUNDTRACK REVIEW:
If you don’t already know, the box office success headlined
by Optimus Prime and friends are making waves as huge as director
Michael Bay’s signature explosions is one deafening
movie affair. And get prepared as this score album takes you
on a strident listening experience that the clunky robots
in disguise will be proud of.
Composer
Steve Jablonsky (TV’s Desperate Housewives, Friday the
13th) made news headlines when his score for the first Transformers
movie got released four months after the blockbuster’s
premiere. The album was only released after an online petition
signed by some 5000 fans surfaced. Naturally, we’d be
expecting a lot from this sequel score (thankfully, this one
got a timely release). To fans of the action genre, get ready
a high end sound system to blast this album loud and clear.
Kicking
off the disc is the grand “Prime”, which exemplifies
the Autobot leader’s majestic magnificence. Here you’d
pick up the main theme as strings escalate to a high point
at the end of the brief two minute runtime. Following that
is “Einstein’s Wrong”, an upbeat cue that
begins cheekily before the mood turns into something ominous
menacing (if you have watched the movie, you’d know
what’s happening here). And with “NEST”,
the soundtrack becomes a guilty pleasure where Linkin Park’s
song “New Divide” is infused into the rowdy electronica
arrangement.
After
the somewhat numbing “The Shard” and “The
Fallen”, chorals are introduced in “Infinite White”,
and the striking image of splendid landscapes come into mind.
One of the shortest cues on this album, “Forest Battle”
is a very engaging listen which starts off in a daunting and
intimidating manner before concluding with a pompous bang.
Tracks
like “Precious Cargo”, “Matrix of Leadership”
and “I Claim Your Sun” are intensely enjoyable
to listen to, with grand brasses and strings playing up the
immensity of the phenomenon that is The Autobots vs. The Decepticons.
The
movie may be 150 minutes long, but this album only gives you
44 minutes of listening pleasure – would another online
petition bring about more of the music that we heard on screen?
While we doubt so, we are not complaining, because playing
this album (warning: the music may not appeal to listeners
who are into more sentimental stuff) gives us a victorious
feeling we’ve never felt in a long time – it’s
almost like Optimus Prime crushing The Fallen in the finale
of the movie. You go, Optimus!
ALBUM RATING:
Recommended Track: : (10) Forest Battle
Review
by John Li
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