1/17/2024 0 Comments Lockdown transformers soundtrack![]() ![]() The track is rather peaceful and relaxed, comprised almost entirely of slow, pensive strings and calming vocals that primarily just sing out the notes of the family theme. The family theme (or Tessa) then makes its first appearance on the score in Best Thing That Ever Happened, a primarily vocal piece that as a result is probably the most noticeable musical shift in comparison to Jablonsky’s previous three entries. Frantic percussion then takes over briefly before the track then ends. Strings and more percussion then appear in the background, and the music then really begins to rise as brass then takes the forefront, playing the main theme once again but this time in a far more epic and heroic style. Light percussion greets you at the start, slowly getting louder and more prominent until a piano kicks in and begins playing the opening notes of the main “battle” theme of the film. It may not have had the thematic continuity I wanted (well, not enough of it anyway) but Age Of Extinction is easily one of Jablonsky’s best works for the series.ĭecision opens the score, and one thing that it does incredibly well is setting the scene getting across the darker and more serious tone expertly as well as letting you know that this is not the Transformers world you knew. Fast-forwarding to now, I must have listened to the score about a hundred times. In hindsight though, I really needn’t have worried. ![]() The full album release then rolled around, and feeling more than a little bit of dread I sat down and listened to it. With this new musical direction that Jablonsky appeared to be going in, the original themes just didn’t feel like they’d fit. ![]() None of the previously established themes featured on the EP, and judging by the darker and more dramatic tone the music had, I didn’t have much hope for them in the full album either. It was a spectacular entrance for the new score, as these four tracks do an excellent job of showcasing what Jablonsky has to offer with Age Of Extinction as well as shining a bright light on just how different this one would be from his previous compositional entries to the franchise. specifically), Autobots Reunited being the new motif for the Autobots, and Lockdown bringing up the rear as the villain theme. Hunted is the main “battle” theme for the movie overall, with Tessa representing family (Cade Yeager and co. The answer of course, was a lot.īefore the full album came out, Steve Jablonsky released an “extended play” (or EP) via iTunes that consisted of the four overarching themes Hunted, Tessa, Autobots Reunited and Lockdown. As a massive fan of Steve Jablonsky’s previous Transformers scores, the biggest question on my mind at the time was how this “reboot” would affect the music. One thing that became very clear as the film came out was that it was a bit of a soft reboot, as other than a select few of the core Autobots (and one particular Decepticon), no characters from the previous three movies would be returning. Transformers: Age Of Extinction was a bit of an oddball when it was first released. Despite ditching most of the established themes and shifting significantly from the tone of the previous scores, Steve Jablonsky manages to make some of his best Transformers work yet with Age Of Extinction, an album that has since become one of my favourite movie soundtracks of all time. ![]()
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