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Hasbro has officially revealed a newly reimagined version of the legendary soundtrack from 1986's The Transformers: The Movie, and yes — Stan Bush is back.

Set for release on July 24, 2026, THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE: THE SOUNDTRACK - THE REFORMATTED EDITION features newly recorded and reimagined versions of classic tracks from the animated film that traumatized an entire generation of kids by killing Optimus Prime before they even finished their popcorn.

The album includes fresh takes on iconic songs like "The Touch," "Dare," "Nothing's Gonna Stand In Our Way," and "Dare to Be Stupid," along with a lineup of guest artists from across the rock and metal world. Most notably, Stan Bush returns four decades later to once again deliver new recordings of "The Touch" and "Dare."

Hasbro is tying the soundtrack into its ongoing "The Apology Tour" campaign celebrating the 40th anniversary of the film, which also includes the theatrical re-release of The Transformers: The Movie later this year.

Check out the full press release and track listing below.

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Hasbro has collaborated with record label Reigning Phoenix Music to announce THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE: THE SOUNDTRACK - THE REFORMATTED EDITION, the fully reimagined official soundtrack for THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE from 1986, continuing Hasbro’s “The Apology Tour” in celebration of the film’s 40th anniversary.

THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE: THE SOUNDTRACK - THE REFORMATTED EDITION brings 10 re-recorded, reimagined tracks from the iconic film, including performances led by “The Knights of Unicron,” a band of world-class musicians featuring Gus Rios, Matt Harvey and Ross Sewage, with guest appearances by Stan Bush, Sebastian Bach, Brittney Slayes, Mark Osegueda, Francesco Cavalieri and Torch.

Stan Bush returns as the original voice behind several of the film’s most beloved songs, recording new versions of “The Touch” and “Dare” 40 years later.

To kick off the album rollout, Hasbro has released the first single, Stan Bush’s re-recording of “The Touch,” along with a music video and vinyl pre-orders.

STREAM / PRE-ORDER HERE

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Track Listing

1. "The Touch" – Knights Of Unicron featuring Stan Bush
2. "Instruments of Destruction" – Knights Of Unicron featuring Francesco Cavalieri
3. "Death of Optimus Prime" – Vince DiCola
4. "Dare" – Knights Of Unicron featuring Stan Bush and Vince DiCola
5. "Nothing's Gonna Stand in Our Way" – Knights Of Unicron featuring Sebastian Bach
6. "The Transformers (Theme)" – Knights Of Unicron featuring Brittney Slayes
7. "Escape" – Knights Of Unicron
8. "Hunger" – Knights Of Unicron featuring Mark Osegueda
9. "Autobot/Decepticon Battle" – Knights Of Unicron
10. "Dare to Be Stupid" – Knights Of Unicron featuring Torch

Additional Album Credits

• Produced by Matt LaPlant (Cold Slither)
• Mixed by Zeuss (Rob Zombie)
• Recorded at Ripper’s Lair at an undisclosed location

About The Transformers: The Movie and Hasbro’s “The Apology Tour”

Hasbro, in collaboration with Fathom Entertainment, is bringing THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE back to theaters for its 40th anniversary, inviting fans to relive the action, the music and yes... that moment.

Beginning September 17, 2026, the beloved animated film will return to theaters across the United States in a special limited-run theatrical engagement through September 21. International markets are expected to follow.

Tickets for the 40th anniversary theatrical release will become available later this summer.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE THEATRICAL RELEASE

Alongside the cinema experience, fans can expect additional anniversary products, merchandise, publishing initiatives and more because apparently 40 years later, Optimus Prime’s death still hits like a truck.

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Not gonna lie, that is pretty rad. I'll likely only have the budget for the limited theatrical run though. I'd always wanted to see it on the big screen, but couldn't on account of only being a bit over two months old at that time.

On a side note: Did you mean to necro an 11-yr old thread?

Silver Wind wrote:Not gonna lie, that is pretty rad. I'll likely only have the budget for the limited theatrical run though. I'd always wanted to see it on the big screen, but couldn't on account of only being a bit over two months old at that time.

On a side note: Did you mean to necro an 11-yr old thread?

Absolutely! I figured there had to be a thread about the Vinyl records from a while back. Too bad this thread doesn't also have discussions about the CDs and Cassettes as well. It should!