Ain’t It Cool News just posted a version of the theme to Transformers that’s allegedly going to be on the soundtrack to the Michael Bay multiplex-buster; somehow, it retains none of the fun of the original, unless you think “figuring out which band made a boatload of money by phoning in a crummy early-’00s take on the Transformers theme” is an enjoyable way to spend your day. There’s no artist listed on the file, perhaps because the band that put it out is too embarrassed to claim it as theirs, so it’s up to you, readers, to figure out who engaged in this cynical cash-in (to be honest, our money’s on Cobra Starship):
[Unknown Artist] – Transformers Theme [MP3, link expired; hat tip Side One, Track One]
[Photos via Jalopnik]
dude, the original film theme is still the best.
Honestly, guys, who else but an overproduced metal band should be doing the Transformers theme for a multi-zillion dollar Michael Bay movie?
White Stripes?
@WhineyPTW: Arcade Fire?
Eeewww.
why didn’t they just call Jay Z?
Sounds like a really lazy Lincoln Park track.
The best Linkin Park cover band money can buy is my guess.
That “rapping” sounds a lot like Mike Shinoda. Fort Minor, maybe?
First thing I thought was LP.
Dear God that was bad.
I’m guessing Human Giant?
Seriously. This movie’s gonna suck. You can take my word for it or confront the inevitable disappointment later.
Lol, I totally wrote a quick article about this piece of shite…… man it’s terrible.
Doesn’t the guy from Fountains of Wayne do a lot of music for movies?
Isn’t everything just a product of Pete Wentz these days? Lets just lay it on him. It does sound odd, much like a slowed down Linkin Park track like someone said. I definitely don’t have a clue. The only band I knew of so far was Goo Goo Dolls, and unless they underwent a rapid format change, that ain’t their track ;)
Who knew Shootyz Groove was still around?
They should have got Def Jux to do this instead.
I actually did it over coffee this morning
all I can say is MAXIMUM SUCKAGE!!!
The 80′s hair band version from the animated movie was better than that.
must mean the movie’s going to be good. I’d be concerend if the soundtrack kicked ass
Mutemath?
The Goo Goo Dolls track is actually up on iTunes already; it’s your typical Johnny Rzeznik string-heavy ballad, a la “Iris.” The lineup for the rest of the soundtrack hasn’t been officially announced.
This is basically the “robot role call” from Mystery Science Theater 3000, but pissier.
Full Soundtrack Listing:
http://music.ign.com/articles/794/794821p1.html
…..Mutemouth, eh? Hmm. The rappy bit is going to piss off the metalheads, and the generic Mesa-Boogie chunking is going to piss off the rappers. Can’t win with this one…
…..You would have thought there would have been at least something flashy/ear-popping on a Transformers Theme. They could have hired The Immortals to do it. That “Techno Syndrome” thing for “Mortal Combat” was the penultimate cheezy action movie theme.
Never heard of them, but having switched off in disgust in less than a minute, and having seen the line up of the soundtrack, I have to say that musically this film is made of fail. Lazy numetal, god awful emo-pop and Billy Corgan further pissing away any goodwill he may have had.
They couldn’t call up White Lion to reprise their version? I’m sure they’re available.
>> it retains none of the fun of the original
This seems true of the movie as well, at least based on the clips I had hammered into my skull during the two-hour Transformers infomercial broadcast under the title “2007 MTV Movie Awards” last week.
Ack! I really surprised that Mute Math did the track…they’re normally not too bad…
Korn and Linkin Park…
@tigerpop:
Lawl. Shootyz would have done it in a second. And sadly, they are still around and on tour with 311 this summer, heh.
Wish Taking Back Sunday would have done a new song for the soundtrack instead of an album reprise. Then again, they did a song for Fantastic Four and put it on their album – same, just the other direction.
I think Linkin Park put that thing on their remix album’s cover. Actually, no, I think that robot was even nu-er and metallier.
@kninja:
Huh?
Sorry dude. White Lion didn’t have anything to do with it.
The original movie theme was performed by, simply, “Lion.”
Call me crazy, but doesn’t the voice sound a bit like Weird Al Yankovic?
@EuropaBambaataa: Hey, there’s no need to insult Weird Al like that.
…..@kninja: That’s not a bad idea, at all! I don’t think White Lion had anything to do with the original, though.
…..I’d buy it, though, to hear Vito’s kick-ass guitar playing! That guy has a GIFT, and it’s a damned shame he’s not getting published.
I really hate when soundtracks use the tired cliche ‘inspired by’… just fucking ugh.
Either get some fucking good instrumentals and / or decent new songs or remixes that fit the fucking mood, and leave all the tired love songs, love themes, connecting themes or just skip all the BS and do the right thing, which is hire Clint Mansell or Rob Zombie and let them sort it out.
I dunno, the only soundtracks I’ve like is sadly, Snakes on a Plane, since at least I never heard any of those songs in my life, Mortal Combat 2, which while full of the campiest industrial name check song ever, still rocked harder than anything on this album.
Goo-Goo Dolls? THE FUCKING GOO GOO DOLLS? This isn’t fucking Armageddon 2 Mr. Bay sir!
Holy crap, thats horrible. It has to be linkin park. No other band could make a song that bad.
The funny thing is that the song is clearly lame and outdated, but just not enough.
Well, it looks as if the artist of the track has not yet been identified.
Check out the real Mute Math version here….
http://www.myspace.com/mutemath
At least it’s not as awful.