Comments on: Soundtrack Review: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

By: Jorn Tillnes

Jorn Tillnes — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:50:59 +0000

It’s a 10 simply because it’s an awesome score from start to finish. No need for memorable when a score is this consistently good in my opinion. I honestly don’t remember much of it, but when I listen to it I get goosebumps

By: carl

carl — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:35:27 +0000

Why the hell has this one got a 10 points Geek Score?

I’ve heard it some times, and no track is memorable, only with exception of “The Fallen”.

As to the rest… It’s okay, it’s cool and it’s functional to the movie.

However, as standalone music, this is nothing more than a loud compilation of generic action cues and heroic tracks.

Loud and generic it’s not great.

At least this is good to fit any kind of trailers of hopefully better upcoming movies (:

By: Top 15 Scores Of 2009

Top 15 Scores Of 2009 — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:11:22 +0000

[...] 06. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen by Steve Jablonsky Before I start I have to say something: This is a great action score. An over the top action score that doesn’t hold back. Yes it’s quite anonymous . Steve Jablonsky, Michael Bay and Hans Zimmer decided to not overuse the old themes and not create too much new stuff. Instead they just decided on pure action scoring of the highest grade and they succeed with this in my opinion. Yes it’s one of the “one night stands” type of scores that is incredibly good while you listen to it, but be honest, can you remember anything from it? For a pure impact score, they don’t come much better than this. Read my review here. [...]

By: Junichi

Junichi — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:51:44 +0000

This may seem like a out of topic question, but there exactly does the Scorponok theme play? I mean, during what scene? Thanks in advance!

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By: Jorn Tillnes

Jorn Tillnes — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:56:57 +0000

Interesting that you found it of Zimmeresque quality. I found it quite different. Zimmer usually always incorporates some themes in his work (even if some are well hidden), but here there wasn’t much of that (except the themes from the first Transformers movie). Themes is not what I wanted here and I got just that. Ok, the choirs are Zimmeresque, I’ll give you that. There’s a lot of new material here however that makes this score stand head and shoulder over most MV scores. Nest for example is an excellent theme on it’s own (but it’s not Jablonsky’s original work). The Shard is another great cue with some great choir works and the composition reminds me slightly of The Island, another marvelous score by Jablonsky.

‘Infinite White’ also deserves special mention. One of the more “quiet” cues here, but the beautiful voice makes it worthwhile. ‘Heed Our Warning’ is just great the way it starts and the rhythm of it. The choir adds to the doom-like cue making this an easy favorite.

Almost all the cues make it an almost perfect mix and it’s even better when you mix them all together (I’ve created a continuous score to create a massive cue and play it on my mp3 player on a daily basis). It’s like a big adventure, a massive story and each day I learn something new.

By: Jon Blough

Jon Blough — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:25:54 +0000

Well, we don’t differ as radically as we don’t on Outlander, but the gap between our ratings is still wide. I found this score to be completely on Zimmeresque autopilot, lacking competent thematic development and a distinct aversion to originality. The new themes are too simple and are regrettably restrained to singular cues. Most of the vocal work (which conceptually is a welcome addition) apes prior MV scores. The old themes mostly get lip service, with only Prime’s theme getting acceptable variations. There’s nothing new here, and even if one likes the material (I did enjoy the first Transformers score in a guilty-pleasure fashion) there is nothing in the album that suggests masterpiece, especially with so many other, better MV/RC scores scattered throughout the decade.
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By: Jorn Tillnes

Jorn Tillnes — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:16:17 +0000

And your point has been heard and most appreciated

By: nedved5000

nedved5000 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:47:54 +0000

i did not mean in my last comment that the GoW2 soundtrack was better,i simply said that Steve should have included a “heroic” theme SUCH AS “armored prayer”.you cannot tell me that the Transformers 2 soundtrack did not need its own heroic theme.
i shall give “blue control” a good listen,but i already know that Steve is capable of it.im just wondering why on god’s earth he didnt compose one for Transformers 2!
and i stand by my statement: “Scorponock should have been included in the OST”
alright put it in the movie once,but do not let a great track such as that fade away as a memory.
haha ill stop bothering you now
i just wanted to make my point heard

By: Jorn Tillnes

Jorn Tillnes — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:53:06 +0000

Gears of War 2 is far inferior to Transformers 1 and 2. There’s a few good cues on GoW 2 though like ‘Expectations’ and ‘Armored Prayer’ but overall it’s not consistent enough. Listen to C&C 3: Tiberium Wars for an awesome Jablonsky-experience. He did that score with Trevor Morris. ‘Blue Control’ have me reaching for my battle gear