Transformers: The Movie Expanded Edition Soundtrack Tracks Revealed

Hmmm...the last one sounds interesting...but w00t! Ready to buy!

So what are the new tracks? I'm assuming track 14 is new, but what others?

Looks like ill have to pick it up if i can find it.

If I find this real cheap, I'll upgrade my copy.

Damn, and I still have a copy of the original sealed in it's package.

You mean UniCRON Medley! Unicorn was a Beast Machines thing. (Again, just being a smartass.)

I torrented the soundtrack and score because I needed them in highschool, so I have to buy this one. Will it be a 2 CD set? With lenticular cover?

i_amtrunks wrote:So what are the new tracks? I'm assuming track 14 is new, but what others?

11-14 wern't on the originol cd.

thats nothing compared to the original movie score that has 36 tracks plus the music soundtrack which has 10 tracks. all they put on
extra was 4 more tracks to the music soundtrack.

Hmmmm . . . seems to me they're just using music that was released in BotCon CD: Till All Are One.

im sticking with the botcon one. still might get it anyway if the cover art is nice

if its at best buy, i can finally use my giftcard.

First-Aid wrote:Hmmm...the last one sounds interesting...but w00t! Ready to buy!

i_amtrunks wrote:So what are the new tracks? I'm assuming track 14 is new, but what others?

that last track is actually on the Lighting Their Darkest Hour, a Botcon 2001 exclusive CD with the entire musical score to the film. That song is basically the Transformers theme in hair metal form with Stan Bush singing it.

Koontah wrote:Hmmmm . . . seems to me they're just using music that was released in BotCon CD: Till All Are One.

Yup, but I guess it's better than nothing. perhaps an incentive to the hardcore fans will be some awsome artwork or something.

AWESOME!

Actually, I'm a bit shocked. I own the Botcon CDs and these seem to be at new titles (at the least), possibly the same music. Really surprises me. I wonder if it was a legal thing? In any case, I could use a new copy of the soundtrack. I can't wait!

I could use a new copy of the Soundtrack. My old one is scratched all to hell, along with my copy of the Botcon disc.

11 bucks? I'm totally sold.

I'm thinking of what these could be right now. I assume that the "Unicron Medley" is his theme, "The Enemy Revealed". I recognize "Moon Base 2 Shuttle Launch" at the beginning of the movie, but "Megatron Must Be Stopped" is a new one on me. The New TF's theme should be something though...............

I'm so getting this, seeing as I don't have the soundtrack. But I'll be skipping over "The Touch", I can't stand that song.

Decepticlone Soundwave wrote:I'm thinking of what these could be right now. I assume that the "Unicron Medley" is his theme, "The Enemy Revealed". I recognize "Moon Base 2 Shuttle Launch" at the beginning of the movie, but "Megatron Must Be Stopped" is a new one on me. The New TF's theme should be something though...............

I thought the "new TF theme" was just the alterante version as released on the Botcon CDs. Is it something new?

I'll buy it.
That botcon cd sounds neat. This is the first I've heard of it. Or the first I remember hearing of it.

I remember reading somewhere that Lion missunderstood the name of the character and actually sang and recorded the lyric of the song as "...and the evil Unicorn...". It's 80's hair metal, sang at a decent speed. I don't know, it could be true, but that missprint (or potential missprint) made me think of it.
Man, I need to move out of my parents basement and kiss a girl at some point.

It always baffled me why the Unicron theme was left off the original soundtrack. That was the coolest section of the score in my opinion.

11. Unicorn Medley - Vince DiCola is that the cool track that we her wen Unicron first showes? if so yay!

Well 'medley' refers to multiple things put together. Ideally, its Unicron's Opening theme, the Birth of Galvatron, the Destruction of the Moonbases, and Unicron's transformation, ALL on one LONG track.

I picked this up the other night. I'm surprised this hasn't been talked about more. I've always had a soft spot in my heart for the original movie soundtrack, nearly as much as the movie itself. The metal tracks were certainly considered cheesy even in 1986 but Vince DiCola's score was certainly the heart and soul.

As mentioned previously, the 20th Anniversary edition is simply the standard soundtrack we all know and love with the addition of some of the better Vince DiCola score cues missing from the original release but available on the Til All Are One Botcon disc. Vince DiCola wrote the liner notes which mentions a lot of the things that fans probably already know but still fun for nostalgia.

RUNDOWN:

(Tracks 1-10 are from the original soundtrack, sound nearly the same, maybe a little "brighter" but casually I'd never notice the difference)

11. Unicron Medley (5:27) - As the name implies this is an amalgamation of the Unicron theme cues with the first 2 and a half minutes being the initial track "Unicron's Theme" from Til All Are One.

12. Moon Base 2/Shuttle Launch (2:33) - This is exactly the same track as "2005" from the Till All Are One disc.

13. Megatron Must Be Stopped (pts 1 and 2) (6:15) - This is the combination of "City Under Siege" and "Showdown" from the Til All Are One disc.

14. The Transformers Theme (Alternate) (2:39) - This is the identical track from the Til All Are One disc. For those not familiar, it is an alternate theme song in place of the Transformers theme from Lion during the opening credits of the movie. It is basically the regular theme song from Seasons 1 and 2 sung by Stan Bush jazzed up with Vince DiCola's movie score.

My impression, going back to the Til All Are One score, was that this alternate Transformers theme was the original opening intended for the credits and created but unused in 1986.

This would make sense as DiCola's complete score is just over 76 minutes, credits roll at around 79:15 and DiCola already worked with Stan Bush on co-producing "Dare". Some of DiCola's score was jettisoned (specifically "Attack On the Shuttle") or shortened/tweaked to accomodate the metal tunes that were certainly added later.

agentprime wrote:I picked this up the other night. I'm surprised this hasn't been talked about more. I've always had a soft spot in my heart for the original movie soundtrack, nearly as much as the movie itself. The metal tracks were certainly considered cheesy even in 1986 but Vince DiCola's score was certainly the heart and soul.

As mentioned previously, the 20th Anniversary edition is simply the standard soundtrack we all know and love with the addition of some of the better Vince DiCola score cues missing from the original release but available on the Til All Are One Botcon disc. Vince DiCola wrote the liner notes which mentions a lot of the things that fans probably already know but still fun for nostalgia.

RUNDOWN:

(Tracks 1-10 are from the original soundtrack, sound nearly the same, maybe a little "brighter" but casually I'd never notice the difference)

11. Unicron Medley (5:27) - As the name implies this is an amalgamation of the Unicron theme cues with the first 2 and a half minutes being the initial track "Unicron's Theme" from Til All Are One.

12. Moon Base 2/Shuttle Launch (2:33) - This is exactly the same track as "2005" from the Till All Are One disc.

13. Megatron Must Be Stopped (pts 1 and 2) (6:15) - This is the combination of "City Under Siege" and "Showdown" from the Til All Are One disc.

14. The Transformers Theme (Alternate) (2:39) - This is the identical track from the Til All Are One disc. For those not familiar, it is an alternate theme song in place of the Transformers theme from Lion during the opening credits of the movie. It is basically the regular theme song from Seasons 1 and 2 sung by Stan Bush jazzed up with Vince DiCola's movie score.

My impression, going back to the Til All Are One score, was that this alternate Transformers theme was the original opening intended for the credits and created but unused in 1986.

This would make sense as DiCola's complete score is just over 76 minutes, credits roll at around 79:15 and DiCola already worked with Stan Bush on co-producing "Dare". Some of DiCola's score was jettisoned (specifically "Attack On the Shuttle") or shortened/tweaked to accomodate the metal tunes that were certainly added later.

This is indeed a great CD and the sound quality totally owns the original CD release! It's a great investment even if you already own the first release!