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So I've been listening to the Transformers soundtracks obsessively. I've been restraining myself from blabbering about them but I gotta get this one off my chest. There is a lot of play with theme in the 5 soundtracks. More than most would assume. Each soundtrack is it's own individual being but it also has flashes of evolution throughout all the soundtracks.

There is one theme that is present in every single soundtrack in some capacity. I always thought of Bumblebee Captured as it's own separate entity when listening to the soundtracks because it's my favorite track. Its probably one of my favorite songs of all time. It's emotive, it's rich, it's dynamic. It draws me in every time. This listen thru though I realize oh that's the No Sacrifice, No Victory theme. It's obvious I have no idea why I missed it. Simultaneously I got really and I do mean really into the track Optimus. The flute was so beautiful with just a hint of grief. I felt very connected. And then I realized they all 3 have the same melody and felt like an absolute idiot.

So I kind of thought for a minute about the melody and its connections. Who is the melody associated with? What is its purpose thematically? Which is when I was like Optimus, duh. There's a reason it's on all five scores. So I had the thought: why is it on Bumblebee Captured? And then it hit me.

It wasn't Sam's sorrow nor Bee's nor even the audience's. It was Optimus'. The LAYER that adds to the story. That when Bee is captured we are hearing the raw grief of being a leader in an endless war.

THIS is why you shouldn't sleep on soundtracks for blockbusters. This is why you should always give things a chance. My favorite song got just even more my favorite by adding a whole new layer. Someday I might analyze all the soundtracks for more of this but for now I'll hide in my hole with Optimus' theme and cry, thanks