The Transformers The Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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This article is about the soundtrack to the 1986 animated film. For the soundtrack to the 2007 live-action film, see Transformers: The Album.
The Transformers The Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Transformers The Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack cover
Soundtrack by Various artists
Released (US) 1987
(JP) 1989
(US Re-release) 1992
Genre Soundtrack
Length 37:45
Label (US) Scotti Bros. Records
(JP) Pony Canyon
(US Re-release) Volcano Entertainment

The Transformers The Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the 1987 soundtrack from the motion picture The Transformers: The Movie. It was released in the US by Scotti Bros. Records on LP and cassette. It was released in Japan by Pony Canyon on CD in 1989. In 1992, Scotti Bros. released the album on CD. By 1999, a subsequent re-issued was released by eventual successor company Volcano Entertainment.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

1989 Japanese release of the Transformers: The Movie Soundtrack by Pony Canyon.
1989 Japanese release of the Transformers: The Movie Soundtrack by Pony Canyon.
  1. "The Touch" (Performed by Stan Bush) (Produced by Richie Wise)
  2. "Instruments of Destruction" (Performed by N.R.G.) (Produced by Ernie Burns)
  3. "The Death of Optimus Prime" (Performed by Vince DiCola) (Produced by Vince DiCola and Ed Fruge)
  4. "Dare" (Performed by Stan Bush)
  5. "Nothin’s Gonna Stand in Our Way" (Performed by Spectre General)[1]
  6. "The Transformers (Theme)" (Performed by Lion) (Produced by Richie Wise)
  7. "Escape" (Performed by Vince DiCola) (Produced by Vince DiCola and Ed Fruge)
  8. "Hunger" (Performed By Spectre General)[1]
  9. "Autobot/Decepticon Battle" (Performed by Vince DiCola) (Produced by Vince DiCola and Ed Fruge)
  10. "Dare To Be Stupid" (Performed by "Weird Al" Yankovic)

[edit] 2007 re-release

Transformers: The Movie
Transformers: The Movie cover
Soundtrack by Various artists
Released May 29, 2007
Genre Soundtrack
Length 54:40
Label Volcano Entertainment

On May 29, 2007 the soundtrack was given the 20th Anniversary Special Edition treatment as did the movie when it was released on DVD on November 7, 2006. This version includes all 10 tracks from the original soundtrack, plus brand-new bonus material provided by Vince DiCola, the composer and producer of the film's score. The bonus material includes three additional score cues and an alternate version of the Transformers Theme performed by Stan Bush.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "The Touch"
  2. "Instruments of Destruction"
  3. "The Death of Optimus Prime"
  4. "Dare"
  5. "Nothin’s Gonna Stand in Our Way"
  6. "The Transformers (Theme)"
  7. "Escape"
  8. "Hunger"
  9. "Autobot/Decepticon Battle"
  10. "Dare To Be Stupid"
  11. "Unicron Medley"
  12. "Moon Base 2 - Shuttle Launch"
  13. "Megatron Must Be Stopped (Pts. 1 and 2)"
  14. "The Transformers (Theme) (Alternate Version)"

[edit] Trivia

  • The original recorded version of Instruments of Destruction had slightly different lyrics from the one that ended up being used. The words "foreplay", "torture", and "seduction" were deemed offensive and were replaced with "fortune", "torment" and "eruption" respectively.
  • Power-metal band N.R.G. has since been reborn as Damn Cheetah, with a first album release titled Primal.[2]
  • "Subsong 2" from the Commodore 64 game Turrican is actually the song "Escape" from The Transformers: The Movie soundtrack.[3]
  • The song "The Touch" is performed by Mark Wahlberg's character Dirk Diggler in the 1997 film Boogie Nights. His performance appears as a hidden track on the soundtrack album to the film.
  • The Bonus tracks are made up of songs found in Til All Are One and Lighting Their Darkest Hour albums.
    • "Unicron Medley" is made up of the songs "Unicron's Theme", "Witness to a Funeral" & "The Enemy Revealed"
    • "Moon Base 2 - Shuttle Launch" is the song "2005"
    • "Megatron Must Be Stopped (Pts 1 and 2)" are made up of the songs "City Under Siege" & "Showdown"

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Spectre General" was credited on the soundtrack album under its original name, Kick Axe. The producers of the film thought the name "Kick Axe" sounded "too threatening," so they listed them as "Spectre General" instead. The band was not notified about the change.
  2. ^ Area 403.
  3. ^ Facts about Turrican.

[edit] See also


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The Transformers: The Movie (1986) · Transformers: Theme Song Collection (2003) · Transformers: History of Music 1984-1990 (2004) · Transformers: The Album (2007) · Transformers: Song Universe (2007) · Transformers: The Score (2007)
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The Transformers (1986) · Battle to Save the Earth (1986) · Convoy no Nazo (1986) · The Headmasters (1987) · Beast Wars (1997) · Beast Senshi Saikyō Ketteisen (1999) · Beast Wars Transmetals (2000) · DreamMix TV World Fighters (2003) · Transformers (2003) · Transformers (2004) · Transformers: The Game (2007)