Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (soundtrack): History and Key Facts

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack to the 2023 film of the same name. The score was written by Jongnic Bontemps, the third composer to work on the Transformers film series after Steve Jablonsky and Dario Marianelli. Recording of the film score began in November 2021 and ended in May 2023. It was released by Milan Records and Paramount Music alongside the film on June 9, 2023.

The score references Jablonsky's themes from Transformers (2007) and Vince DiCola's theme from The Transformers: The Movie (1986). Bontemps felt that the main goal was to influence Jablonsky's score for the first five films directed by Michael Bay, but he also needed to provide fresh music for Rise of the Beasts, as the film is set in 1990s Brooklyn and Peru. Accordingly, Bontemps handled the elements for the Brooklyn-based scenes and employed several prominent soloists from Latin America and Africa for the Peruvian portions. The music received generally positive reviews from critics.

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