Transformer music

Many humans and Transformers enjoy special sound patterns termed music. Like many cultures, Transformers make music to express themselves. (The Decepticon Squawkbox, for instance, is a passionate musician.) However, very few of these alien songs have ever been recorded or played for human ears.

Generation 1 continuity family

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

During the ceremony where he was to be crowned Decepticon leader, Starscream had the Constructicons play a fanfare on brass instruments for his coronation. When their music went on for longer than he liked, he turned his null-ray on the trumpets. The Transformers: The Movie

The entire culture of planet Eurythma is based on musical harmony, much to Blaster's apparent awe. Soundwave personally referred to the harmony as "heaven". Carnage in C-Minor

The Headmasters cartoon

Hardhead enjoys karaoke after just a few drinks of energon. The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok

Generation 1 toy bio

Blaster loves magna marches, a form of music native to his homeworld, Cybertron.

G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers

At least in this continuity, Cybertron had a rich history of music. With his Matrix-granted powers, the former G.I. Joe commander Hawk had access to a database of at least 11 million traditional Cybertronian songs. One apparently has a line that goes: "Protoform/Protoform/What will you be?"

2005 IDW continuity

During the rule of the Thirteen Primes, Eucryphia composed The Empyrean Suite to commemorate Prima's Citadel of Light. The Permanent Revolution

In the interwar era between the First Cybertronian Civil War and the Great War, Jazz of Staniz was taken by the musical scene that sprung up around the city's pubs, creating a lifelong fascination with music. What It's Really Like During the Festival of Lost Light, the "Hymn for the Disappeared" was played. Twenty Plus One

During the Great War, Tarn appropriated The Empyrean Suite, blasting it at full volume to drown out the dying screams of the Autobots in Grindcore prison, forever tainting the song's reputation. Speak, Memory! (Part 2)

Stranded on LV-118, Wheelie resorted to music as a way of occupying himself—and taming the Chaosteros. The Stars My Destination

In the era following the Great War, Jazz teamed up with Sky-Byte at Maccadam's Old Oil House on Cybertron jamming out on an Aghartan electro-bass. Interference Patterns

2019 IDW continuity

Lightbright and Lodestar enjoyed listening to Cybertronian music to relax. The Change In Your Nature Part Five Light/Star

Energon Universe

Back on Cybertron, Jazz was part of a band with Arcee, Cliffjumper, Bluestreak, and Blurr only to be kicked out because he kept going off beat and improvising. Transformers Energon Universe 2025 Special story

Beast Era

Beast Wars cartoon

Rattrap mentions the existence of "cyber violins". Considering the (although sarcastic) context, it can be assumed to be an instrument to be played during events of mourning. Optimal Situation

Beast Wars II cartoon

A trio of Maximals, the Jointrons, travelled the galaxy with their song, which a Terran might liken to Mexican music. Their act involved shaking maracas, sometimes accompanied by classical guitar. DJ was also said to be able to use his Seven-Year Swords to produce music. The Combined Giant, Tripledacus

Unicron Trilogy

Transformers Armada

The Mini-Cons channelled their power through an electronic melody which Sky Blast used to awaken the Space Mini-Con Team. Desperate

Sparkplug later led the Mini-Cons in song, singing to the Matrix of Leadership and bringing Optimus Prime back to life. Miracle

Transformers Cybertron

A band played at the Planet Cup races on Velocitron. Champion

While downloading Jolt's memories, a bored Sideways listened to music on a microcassette recorder, even singing along until Starscream told him to quit slacking off on the job. Memory

Live-action film series

Grindcore enjoyed listening to Shock Pop, a type of Cybertronian music, while living in Vos.

Ironhide, presumably before the war, enjoyed many types of music back on Cybertron.

Animated

While floating in deep space with Megatron, Starscream decided to try to remove his former leader's stasis cuffs, deciding that playing "second SynthAxe" was better than the alternative. The AllSpark Almanac II