Steve Jablonsky -Transformers

Jablonsky's Transformers is quite different from Avatar: It's not as clever and complex, not as sophisticated. Perhaps that is why it's much more commanding, a much more powerful experience. I remember when I went to see the movie -I didn't even notice the music until the very end. Not because it wasn't there, but because Jablonsky's score did what a great score does -it merges with the pictures, creating a complete experience. When it comes to Transformers I don't remember pictures or individual score pieces -I remember the scene as a whole. This differs from Avatar where I can clearly remember the music on its own, but not as a part of the film.

The score of Transformers is nothing new or unheard of. It's actually pretty much the generic super-powerful action -stuff you hear in Hollywood blockbusters, and the Zimmer -influence is clear enough even for me. But what Jablonsky has done, he has done well -Transformers is a perfect example what a score of this type should be like. Power, danger, desperation, growing suspension, and that theme that binds it all together into a strong and heroic roar. Transformers is a commanding score, demanding attention with every track, forcing you to stop what you were doing and to listen what it has to say. I haven't felt power like this in a long time.