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BRIAN TYLER I AM COMING FOR YOU YOU MUSICAL LEGEND HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME
(I am thankful you did)
Guys guys I had a breakthrough
In my mind this is what the Empyrean Suite might sound like.
I really jive with the concept of Cybertronian music having heavy electronics and computerized elements with melodic harmony.
Specifically for this piece, it plays like a reverent symphony, but I can envision the haunting connotations of impending doom it could embody if you were a victim of the DJD. Like, to a normal Cybertronian, it would probably be an enjoyable, reflective piece of music, but the same song could quickly turn dreadful and full of anguish to someone being tormented physically and psychologically.
I know I'm probably being delusional again lol, but this song and similar ones are on rotation for writing the Tarn x Reader fic for sure
EVERYONE ADD THIS TO YOUR MUSIC PLAYLIST RN!!!!
WHY IS IT GENUINELY FIRE 🔥 🔥 🔥
Vinyl single released to promote the French release of Transformers The Movie titled "La Guerre Des Robots"Track 2: Transformers pour un monde meilleurFor mo...
Just so you all know, France got a special French language album released for the original Transformers movie, and honestly, it kicks ass. Very 80s disco.
This seems to be a unique Transformers album, in that most if not all of the tracks are completely original to the French promotion/release of the film, and don’t seem to sample any audio from any other Transformers music produced and released elsewhere.
The track linked above is “Transformers pour un monde meilleur”, and honestly, it’s an incredibly good track!
I’m unsure if this track was used in the film (perhaps credits) at any point, or if it was used in any TV materials (either the series itself post-movie release), or if it may have been part of an advertising campaign or other promotion.
Either way, it’s rare to see an international release with 100% locally produced original content for a show in the 1980s!
Especially as it seems most other international translations of Transformers (aside from the Japanese version, for obvious reasons) generally kept the USA release tracks/albums, albeit sometimes with lyrics removed (turning some songs into instrumental only tracks) or sometimes with translated lyrics being performed by a singer cast by the localisation/translation teams of various respective countries.
If you are someone who grew up with the French language media for Transformers, I would be interested to know how this album was utilised in TF media in France!
Interestingly, other French speaking nations (or even primarily French speaking regions of certain nations such as Belgium) do not seem to have had this French TF album released, as far as I can tell. So this album may have been 100% unique solely to France!
EDIT: Although this perhaps isn’t surprising, as my favourite part about the French version of the movie is that they made Starscream female.
This is presumed to be because they were not provided with many translation notes (according to what I’ve heard, which also seems supported by the TF Wiki notes on the French version) and they assumed the high pitched English language voice meant Starscream was female:
“In the French dub of The Transformers: The Movie (but not in the TV series), both Starscream and Shrapnel were referred to as female, with Megatron calling Starscream "une imbecile" at one point (French articles are gendered), and Shrapnel referred to as "Mademoiselle". The reason for this gender-switch was never fully explained, though it is possible that Starscream's and Shrapnel's rather high-pitched voices were mistaken for women's voices.” - TF Wiki
YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE OFFICIALLY FEMALE FRENCH STARSCREAM HERE.
Honestly? I fucking love the French Starscream. She’s amazing.
I’d love to know more about the French language TF dub, especially the original movie, because it seems to have an all around somewhat unique take on everything-- And I wonder why, as many other national/regional dubs don’t have quite the wide range of unique content!
Transformers Tracks: Some of the Objectively Best Transformers Theme Songs
Because I’m a playlist nerd, you can find all of these tracks below compiled into a YouTube playlist here.
(Please do note that the playlist is arranged in the order they are in below, and not in chronological order!)
I have also included the album art for each track/OST so that you can find the right album if you would like!
TRANSFORMER (トランスフォーマー) Scramble City Intro by Satoko Shimonari for G1 is extremely and wonderfully 80s, and would absolutely make an amazing Future Funk remix. Reminds me somewhat of Sailor Moon theme tracks! Pro Tip, this one is also great for karaoke.
1986 Movie Theme by Lion - We all know this one’s obligatory.
Transformer V: Victory Opening Theme ( Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (戦え!超ロボット生命体 トランスフォーマーVビクトリー) by Koji Kaya is so completely slept on by the entire fandom, but it has the perfect mix of 80s vocals and 70s big band flavour which makes it a definite all-time great. Has a very 80s Voltron feel to it, almost.
TRANSFORMERS EVO. by JAM Project for Transformers Animated isn’t particularly my style, but I know it’s extremely popular amongst the wider fanbase so I’m including it here. It’s very high energy!
The Headmasters (トランスフォーマー ザ★ヘッドマスターズ ) by Hironobu Kageyama is another delightfully 80s track, with a touch of 70s big band but with the addition of power guitar which gives it an extra dramatic, powerful flair. This also has an 80s Voltron vibe.
Tamashii no Evolution (魂のエヴォリューション, "Evolution of the Soul") from Beast Wars Metals is interestingly also by Hironobu Kageyama and evokes early 2000s rock, which reminds me of early Fullmetal Alchemist theme songs. That’s a good thing. (It was released as one of the several Beast Wars albums; Please check the track lists, as the above album cover may not be 100% correct.)
Transformers Prime Theme by Brian Tyler does a lot to establish the mood of the series right out the gate, and matches the tone of the series. Love a good orchestral opening in a Western series.
Arrival to Earth by Steve Jablonsky for the first live action Transformers film is probably the best thing to come out of the Bayverse live action Transformers films. (If you like the movies, I’m not hating on them or you, I’m just saying the soundtrack is great and I’m still personally mad about the rest of it.)
Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (キュートランスフォーマー 帰ってきたコンボイの謎 Theme - Physical by OLDCODEX is so wildly funny, mostly because it is a heavy metal track for a series that is essentially about little chibi versions of the characters. It rocks though, so if you’re into metal, here’s the track for you. I have no idea if this ever got released as a single anywhere, because I can’t seem to find it if it was, but above is the series logo.
TRANSFORMER -Dream Again- by Psychic Lover for Transformers Armada is another metal track that manages to also feel like early 2000s rock music, and it’s pretty solid. If the Q-Transformers track is too much for you, this one is the perfect medium. The album this track is on includes a bunch of the other Japanese theme songs across all shows, which is also pretty cool and is probably why they went with the G1 Autobot/logo design here.
Back to Life (80s Remix) · Hailee Steinfeld for the Bumblebee live action movie is an interesting combo of current 2020s pop music with a replica-retro vibe, which makes it fit in nicely with a lot of the classic Transformers tracks.
Honō no Overdrive ~Car Robot Cybertron~ (炎のオーバードライブ ～カーロボットサイバトロン～, "Blazing Overdrive ~Car Robot Autobots~) by Koji Wada is the opening for RID. It’s another high energy rock theme, very late 90s/early 2000s as was the trend. It’s a good track though, and I feel like it should be included primarily because the vocal performance is great.
CALL YOU... 君と僕の未来, "CALL YOU... The Future of You and Me" by Shinji Kakijima for Galaxy Force is yet another rock/metal track, but a little softer than some of the other Transformers metal tracks and very much an early 2000s metal revival type rock song. (Lots of these in modern Transformers.)
Taiyō no transform!! 太陽のtransform!!, "Solar transform!!" by Hiroshi Kitadani for Super Link is great because it evokes the 80s power guitar and keyboard with very 90s (and almost cheesy feeling) vocals and beats. It’s refreshing after all the metal and rock music to get a little bit of a throwback theme.
The above is not a fully comprehensive list, but they are the tracks that first come to mind when I think of pretty solid Transformers jams!
Here’s the link to the playlist again so you don’t have to scroll through this whole mess lmao.
BONUS: Album Recommendation!
Transformers History of Music 1984-1990 produced by Colombia Music Entertainment contains what is as far as I can tell every single piece of Japanese Transformers music created between those dates. It is an absolutely fantastic album, and if you can find it, I would recommend you get it, because every track is a banger. 10/10
What are your favourite Transformers theme songs? I will add any below a cut if you feel I have left out a theme that you particularly like!
Vinyl single released to promote the French release of Transformers The Movie titled "La Guerre Des Robots"Track 1: La Guerre Des RobotsFor more rare TF medi...
There were a couple songs produced specifically to promote the French release of the Transformers movie, “La Guerre des Robots”!
Honestly, the opening of this one is a little weird, but the rest of the song is genuinely a banger. Give it like 10 seconds, and then it gets good!
I never see anyone talk about regional release soundtracks (aside from some of the Japanese tracks), so I thought I’d share. :)
IF I CANT PLAY IT OVER THE END OF A TRANSFORMERS MOVIE I DONT WANNA HEAR IT
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