(Transformers One (soundtrack))

简介

In May 2024, it was announced that Brian Tyler, who had previously provided the score for the animated television series Transformers: Prime (2010–2013), would compose the score for Transformers One. The score was recorded at the Eastwood Scoring Stage in Warner Bros. Studios Burbank. Tyler wanted to avoid a purely electronic sound for the score so integrated a full orchestra and choir. He described the Transformers as mechanical but very much human and with souls. Inspired by the music of Vangelis, he incorporated a Yamaha CS-80 into the score.

Tyler spent a lot of time on D-16's theme. Though D-16 eventually becomes the villainous Megatron, Tyler wanted to first make sure audiences understood where the character started from, which required an innocent and tragic sound. The composer aimed for an original sound that also highlighted the character's biomechanical nature. Brass and cellos were used for chord progression underneath the melody, alongside a "brassy synth".Tyler changed the chord progression to reflect D-16's corruption as the story progresses, while keeping the melody unchanged. He sought to capture something that sounded similar and still tragic but notably more villainous. To achieve this, Tyler kept the orchestra but drowned it in electronic instruments, most notably a Jupiter-8 synthesizer from 1982.

The soundtrack album features the score and was released by Sony Classical Records and Milan Records on September 20, 2024, the same day as the film's United States release.The film's main theme was released as a single on September 13 in promotion of the album.