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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
When a movie's main selling point is that it's really big and really loud, the soundtrack's got to keep up. But oddly, this CD falls short--tellingly, the first single is a power ballad by the Goo Goo Dolls, "Before It's Too Late", featuring the kind of emoting previously heard in Spider-Man's "Hero." The album's producers have mostly focused on arena guy rock circa 2007, with songs pulled from new or recent albums by the likes of Linkin Park or Taking Back Sunday. There should have been more tracks like the Smashing Pumpkins' rumbling juggernaut, "Doomsday Clock," Disturbed's compact "This Moment" or the Used's riff-a-rama "Pretty Handsome Awkward." Slightly surprising is the absence of electronics and hip-hop, the only exception (sort of) being Styles of Beyond's "Second to None," which sounds like the Beastie Boys on EPO, and Julien-K's "Technical Difficulties". While the big names are packed in the first two thirds of the CD, the last third serves as a showcase for upcoming bands (whose songs aren't in the movie) that sound exactly like their elders--glossy, huge, based on big guitar riffs. In the end, all this aggro energy feels more cosmetic and corporate than authentic. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Fantastic!
Review date: 2008-03-03 Rating: 10 out of 10
I have never been a huge fan of soundtracks but this one completely engrossed me, I just had to buy it and I was not disappointed!
The score is fantastic, I've never heard anything like it.
All I can say is, wow!
This is a must-have soundtrack.
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Reviews
Well....
Review date: 2007-08-04 Rating: 8 out of 10
This album is great! It wouldnt appeal to everyone, as it has a slightly metal feel to it, but for people who like that stuff... wow! the linkin park song, which is played at the end of the film compliments the tone of the film perfectly, and smashers like disturbed's this moment and the used's pretty handsome awkward should be sole reasons to buy this album.
decent soundtrack shame about the last track
Review date: 2007-07-21 Rating: 6 out of 10
The soundtrack i felt failed to match the lofty expectations of the biggest film to date, firstly there are too many second tier metal/rock bands whose songs barely reflect what makes the battles between autobot and decepticon entertaining on this cd yet its saving grace is Disturbed's This Moment and HIM's passion killing floor but the main let down and the reason why i rate this album 3.5 is MuteMath's efforts on the Transformers Theme which is lame compared to Lions heavy effort on the original movie soundtrack.
overrall a decent soundtrack.
Product Details/Specifications
Artist(s):
Original Soundtrack
Recording label: Wea
Manufacturer: Wea
EAN: 0093624995012
Binding: Audio CD
Format: Soundtrack,
Release date: 2007-07-16
Universal product code (UPC): 093624995012
Number of discs: 1
Disc 1 Tracks:
1. Linkin Park "What I've Done"
2. Smashing Pumpkins "Doomsday Clock"
3. Disturbed "This Moment"
4. Goo Goo Dolls "Before It's Too Late (Sam and Mikaela's Theme)"
5. The Used "Pretty Handsome Awkward"
6. HIM "Passion's Killing Floor"
7. Taking Back Sunday "What It Feels Like To Be A Ghost?"
8. Styles Of Beyond "Second To None"
9. Armor For Sleep "End Of The World"
10. Idiot Pilot "Retina and the Sky"
11. Julien-K "Technical Difficulties"
12. Mutemath "Transformers Theme"
Publishers: Wea