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The Producers of Transformers The Movie first approached me in early
1986. They were familiar with some of my previous film scores and felt
my composing style would be effective for their new Transformers
animated film. Up until that point, I had very little knowledge of
Transformers, other than being vaguely aware of the toy line. I was
honored by their enthusiasm for my music and accepted their offer to
score the movie.
From the beginning, I found this to be a very challenging project. The
first surprise was realizing that about 75 minutes worth of music would
be required. This amount of music is not particularly uncommon for a full
length animated film, but was currently more than I had ever been
asked to produce for one movie. Another surprise nearly threw me into a
panic mode. I was told that I would be writing most of the music not to
picture, as is usually the case, but to "storyboards," which is far from the
norm. I traded in my initial shock for a more of a can-do and told
the producers, "Oh sure, no problem at all… I can do that!"
Thanks to the help of a great team of people, including fellow producer
Ed Frugé, engineer Tony Papa and all the great musicians who played on
the soundtrack, I was able to create a score that I continue to be proud
of and one that I believe holds up quite well even after all these years.
One of the more aspects of this project was the evident trust that
the producers and director had in my ability. This allowed me the freedom
to write, play and produce music without their constant oversight.
I assumed that when the score was finished and the film was released, my
involvement with Transformers had come to an end. But a few years later,
I was approached by Glen Hallit, the executive producer of the Transformers
convention known as "BotCon," who asked me to appear as a special
guest at the convention in Rochester. NY the following year. I had a hard
time believing that there was much interest left in Transformers. Just out
of curiosity, I accepted the invitation. When I arrived, I was totally amazed
that , even years after the movie released, Transformers was still so popular
that it attracted thousands of fans to this convention! Glen had another
revelation for me. Not only was there a tremendous amount of interest
in the Transformers franchise in general, but there was still a huge
amount of interest in the 1986 movie, and more specifically, my score! I
had never performed for such an enthusiastic audience. Because of that
first experience, I have appeared at more Transformers conventions
over the years, but the first one in 1997 really holds a special place in my
heart. It is so gratifying to see that my contribution to Transformers
The Movie has continued to hold such value for so many fans, for
so long.
I'm very pleased that SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT has asked me to
be involved in this reissue of the original soundtrack. I'm also quite
honored that four new pieces of music from my original score are being
added as bonus tracks.
Special thanks goes to Glen Hallit for years of service to the wonderful
legion of Transformers fans and for keeping the culture alive. And a
very special personal thanks to all my fans for your continued support
and encouragement. This has been quite a ride!
Vince DiCola (April, 2007)
