The two Stan Bush songs are the most famous, but the hair-metal version of the actual Transformer’s main theme, performed by the band Lion, is pretty amazing. The Transformers: The Movie soundtrack is brazen and singular, it would be like if Queen had written songs for Masters of the Universe instead of Highlander. Name another ‘80s movie, made for kids, that had rock opera moments like this. But, the second use of “The Touch” in the film, when Hot Rod becomes Rodimus Prime, and says “This is the end of the road, Galvatron,” is equally awesome. Most people reading this sentence probably remember the first time the song plays in the movie slightly more: Optimus Prime says “Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost,” then transforms from robot to truck mode, and gets down to business. There’s an “Eye of the Tiger” quality to both tracks, encouraging a hero to get things done, with a silly mix of metaphors that barely makes sense in the context of the song, but somehow crystallizes when the song plays in the movie - twice. Ebayīoth “The Touch” and “Dare,” are the kinds of ‘80s rock earworms that could also have easily appeared in some kind of Rocky spin-off. The original vinyl release of Transformers: The Movie. This is the hero theme for Transformers the movie, and though it was famously (infamously?) rerecorded by Mark Wahlberg for Boogie Nights, and remixed and recorded by Bush himself in 20, the original version, written and recorded for the Transformers soundtrack album remains a fist-pumping rock anthem, which can really only be described as a song Kenny Loggins probably wishes he’d written. ![]() The big song we’re talking about here is the Stan Bush hit “The Touch,” in which the lyrics You’ve got the touch/you’ve got the power/yeaaah! were burned into the brains of various kids, forever. But why? There are many theories, but the most compelling reason why the ‘86 Transformers is still so great is both simple and unique: Its rock soundtrack is amazing, and, gives that famous Tom Cruise airplane movie soundtrack (released the same year!) a run for its money. Still, the 1986 animated movie holds up better than any Transformers artifact, ever. Of all the movies that have been spun out of the Michael Bay Transformers films, Rise of the Beasts (along with, maybe Bumblebee) feels the closest to the kind of movies we’d all hope for from this franchise. The brazen decision from Hasbro and the Transformers powers-that-be in the ‘80s was brilliant and probably helped more kids understand grief than any other movie released in that decade.Īlthough Rise of the Beasts has plenty of charm and feels like the perfect summer movie for a parent and their 7+ kids, it’s still hard for any Transformers movie to top the 1986 accidental masterpiece. You remember Unicron devouring a peaceful robot planet in the opening scenes, and you remember, crucially, Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen), dying in the first 20 minutes. But, these famous names are likely not the reasons you remember this movie as a kid. Eric Idle of Monty Python fame appears late in the movie as a junk robot named Wreck-Gar, the legendary Robert Stack plays Ultra Magnus, Leonard Nimoy plays the other villain, Galvatron, and ‘80s Brat Pack star Judd Nelson leads the cast as Hot Rod, the Autobot who would be king. It was one of Welles's last movies ever, but the rest of the voice cast was just as impressive. ![]() Sound familiar? If you’re pushing 40, it should! Back in 1986, Unicron first appeared in the beloved Transformers: The Movie, and at that time, he was voiced by the late great, Orson Welles. Not only does Optimus Prime look boxy and trucky the way he should, but the movie also features the live-action debut of the planet-destroying Transformer, Unicron. ![]() And, if you’re a child of the eighties or nineties, the latest live-action epic, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, will remind you of your childhood in one specific way. Those robots in disguise, the Transformers, have returned to movie theaters.
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