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{{disambig3|Death of Optimus Prime}}
 
{{song
 
|title=Death of Optimus Prime
|image=TFTM dead gray Prime.jpg
|caption=I'm not dead yet! I'm getting better!
|series=[[The Transformers: The Movie]]
|position=insert song
|position=insert song
|performer=[[Vince DiCola]]
|performer=[[Vince DiCola]]
|composer=Vince DiCola
|composer=Vince DiCola
|production=Vince DiCola, [[Ed Fruge]]
|production=Vince DiCola,  
|arrangement=Vince DiCola, Ed Fruge
|arrangement=Vince DiCola, [[Ed Frugé]]
}}
}}
"'''Death of Optimus Prime'''" is an instrumental synthesizer piece by [[Vince DiCola]], featured on the [[1986]] album ''[[The Transformers: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''. It is featured in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' during, unsurprisingly, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s death scene, and it has the ability to make a tear run down the cheek of many a Transformers fan.
"'''Death of Optimus Prime'''" is an instrumental synthesizer piece by [[Vince DiCola]], featured on the [[1986]] album ''[[The Transformers: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''. It is featured in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' during, unsurprisingly, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s death scene, and it has the ability to make a tear run down the cheek of many a Transformers fan.


==Cues==
==Cues==
*0:09 - Prime's body comes into view.
*0:09 - Prime's body comes into view.
*1:05 - [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] takes Prime's hand.
*1:05 - [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] takes Prime's hand.
*1:25 - Prime reveals the [[Matrix of Leadership]].
*1:25 - Prime reveals the [[Matrix of Leadership]].
*1:48 - [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] catches the falling Matrix.
*1:48 - [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] catches the falling Matrix.
*2:10 - Optimus flat-lines.
*2:10 - Optimus flat-lines.
*2:26 - His eyes go dead.
*2:26 - His eyes go dead.
*2:41 - His body turns grey.
*2:41 - His body turns grey.
*2:46 - Children start to cry
*2:57 - Parents storm out of the cinema with bawling kids in tow.
*2:57 - Parents storm out of the cinema with bawling kids in tow.


==Note==
==Edits==
*From 2:29 there are ten seconds of music which is not in the version played during the movie. Whether there was ever any animation made for this sequence is unclear, but it probably wasn't [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers#The_Transformers:_The_Movie|Optimus crumbling into dust]].
*Unlike many of the other instrumental tracks, "Death of Optimus Prime" is included in the movie relatively intact. The only edit occurs 2:29 into the track, losing the next ten seconds of the song. Whether there was any corresponding animation cut is unclear, but it probably wasn't [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers#The Transformers: The Movie|Optimus crumbling into dust]].
 
==Notes==
*An upbeat remix of "Death of Optimus Prime" was later used as the ending theme of the [[Commodore 64]] version of the computer game ''{{w|Turrican}}''.
 
==Releases==
*1986 — [[The Transformers: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]] ([[Scotti Bros. Records]])
*2001 — [[Vince DiCola Presents: The Protoform Sessions]] ([[3H Productions|3H Enterprises]])
*2001 — [[Lighting Their Darkest Hour: The Complete Music Score for TFTM]] (3H Enterprises)


[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Generation 1 songs]]

Latest revision as of 21:24, 1 August 2019

The name or term "Death of Optimus Prime" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Death of Optimus Prime (disambiguation).
The Transformers: The Movie insert song

I'm not dead yet! I'm getting better!
"Death of Optimus Prime"
Performed by: Vince DiCola
Composed by: Vince DiCola
Arranged by: Vince DiCola, Ed Frugé
Produced by: Vince DiCola,

"Death of Optimus Prime" is an instrumental synthesizer piece by Vince DiCola, featured on the 1986 album The Transformers: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. It is featured in The Transformers: The Movie during, unsurprisingly, Optimus Prime's death scene, and it has the ability to make a tear run down the cheek of many a Transformers fan.

Cues

[edit]
  • 0:09 - Prime's body comes into view.
  • 1:05 - Ultra Magnus takes Prime's hand.
  • 1:25 - Prime reveals the Matrix of Leadership.
  • 1:48 - Hot Rod catches the falling Matrix.
  • 2:10 - Optimus flat-lines.
  • 2:26 - His eyes go dead.
  • 2:41 - His body turns grey.
  • 2:46 - Children start to cry
  • 2:57 - Parents storm out of the cinema with bawling kids in tow.

Edits

[edit]
  • Unlike many of the other instrumental tracks, "Death of Optimus Prime" is included in the movie relatively intact. The only edit occurs 2:29 into the track, losing the next ten seconds of the song. Whether there was any corresponding animation cut is unclear, but it probably wasn't Optimus crumbling into dust.

Notes

[edit]
  • An upbeat remix of "Death of Optimus Prime" was later used as the ending theme of the Commodore 64 version of the computer game Turrican.

Releases

[edit]
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