CD review: “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” soundtrack
From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.
Soundtrack
Various artists “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Album” (Reprise)
Modern and emo-rock bands like Staind, Hoobastank and Nickelback add extra sonic fuel to the many battles, crashes and explosions in the summer blockbuster “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.”
For the soundtrack, director Michael Bay and Co. assembled a collection of loud, driving rock tracks ideal for accenting the mega-hit movie’s biggest draw: the ginormous action sequences featuring the towering transforming robots known as Autobots (the good guys) and Decepticons (the baddies).
Linkin Park contributes the film’s theme and opening track, “New Divide,” and it’s vintage Linkin Park with Chester Bennington’s distinctive vocals soaring over colossal guitars, thudding drums and an electronic interlude.
Cavo and Taking Back Sunday offer the anthemic “Let It Go” and “Capital M-E,” respectively, to punctuate the film’s hero moments, while The Fray’s “Never Say Never” and Theory of a Deadman’s “Not Meant to Be” have the movie’s romantic aspect covered.
Stillwater’s The All-American Rejects put in a shot of energy with their dynamic, distorted “Real World,” and Green Day’s “21 Gun Salute” gives the album some tuneful gravitas.
The album’s standout track, which unfortunately wasn’t actually included in the film, has to be Cheap Trick’s fun, full-tilt remix of the 1980s “Transformers” cartoon theme song.
None of the tracks are unforgettable signature songs for the bands involved, but The Used’s shrill rendition of the Talking Heads’ “Burning Down the House” is more deadly than Starscream, Megatron and the other Decepticons combined.
- BAM
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