Another piece of good news for those that love music from the Transformers universe – the Beast Wars Soundtrack will be joining Beast Machines an Generation 1 starting this June. No word yet on physical releases, but it will at least be streaming at your regular players starting June 28th. Read on for official press info and the album cover art.
Hasbro Presents The TRANSFORMERS: Beast Wars Original Soundtrack on June 28
40 years. One legacy. Hasbro, a leading toy and game company, is celebrating 40 years of the TRANSFORMERS franchise with a variety of products, promotions, experiences, and entertainment inspired by the brand’s origins.
With music playing a key role in the TRANSFORMERS fan experience, Hasbro is proud to release several new TRANSFORMERS-inspired music offerings this year. Announced today is the latest addition to the growing stable of TRANSFORMERS music albums – Hasbro Presents The Transformers: Beast Wars Original Soundtrack. Available to stream digitally for the first time from June 28th, experience the magic and nostalgia of the ‘90s Transformers: Beast Wars animated series with 14 tracks off the original soundtrack, composed by Robert Buckley.
This album continues momentum from several exciting music-related announcements from the franchise:
- Hasbro Presents Transformers: Music from the Original Animated Series (#ad) – Fans can jam out to music from 1984’s The Transformers classic animated series (seasons 1-3). Originally released in 2019 with over 45 minutes of music, this reissue album includes bonus tracks and a mixture of remastered orchestral and ‘80s inspired synth tracks from the original tapes by composer Rob Walsh. The vinyl album is available for preorder now, and a first-ever digital release of the album will be offered later this year.
- Hasbro Presents The Transformers: Beast Machines Original Soundtrack – Journey back to the cybernetic battlegrounds of Cybertron with the long-awaited release of the original soundtrack to ‘The Transformers – Beast Machines’ animated series which aired from 1999-2001. Crafted by the series’ composer, Robert Buckley, this electrifying album matches the same energy that fueled the iconic battles of the late ‘90s series. Unleashing a wave of nostalgia for fans of the series, this upbeat and dynamic soundtrack promises to reignite the passion, transporting them once more into the heart of the mechanical mayhem that defined an era. Listen to all 11 tracks now wherever you stream music!
- JLab x TRANSFORMERS 40th Anniversary Collection – Released in honor of the franchise’s 40th anniversary, this collection includes includes the newly released JLab JBuds Lux ANC Headphones, providing immersive sound and incredible comfort to TRANSFORMERS fans. It also includes a more compact listening experience with new 2024 active noise canceling true wireless earbuds, the JLab JBuds ANC 3 model. For more information visit jlab.com.
siniquezu
I went back to the episodes and I'm disappointed they didn't include the music from the final episode with the stasis pod launch. That song was amazing. Hopefully there is a season 2 soundtrack. The music there was much darker. I want the code of hero and that Transmetal showdown song.
Afterburner
Like G1 need the later series music too, but this is a nice start. Great summer background music.
OrangeLightning
Ah fair enough, well let's hope if this is sold enough or listened too enough for them to warrant another album.
megatron990
The Other Voices track on the album comes from specifically Other Voices Part 1, making up the score of the last few minutes of that episode after the aliens trigger the termination sequence and that is how it ends in that episode. But yeah, there are other variations of it that continue past that point heard in other episodes that aren't on the album that I'd definitely like to have on a possible second volume.
stormflash
Agreed, I remember thinking that depth charge scene from the intro being really badass as a kid: "HE'S JUST WALKING OUT OF THE WATER… MENACINGLY". I don't care what anyone says I think depth charge is probably my favourite character design out of the entirety of beast wars, something about his headsculpt just does it for me when it comes to the cool factor
OrangeLightning
Yeah there's multiple lengths of that first series I even heard once the theme was shortened and called beasties for some country lol wtf.
German dvd plays the full theme but with no written credits in the theme. I also luckily managed to get the Australian box set two years ago off eBay.
Season 2 in the UK they never played the full theme on TV they cut it very short. I never see the full season 2 theme until home release.
Also Season 2 UK never released the episode aftermath in official VHS volumes…. apart from the single tape with the episode they put with a toy combo. And optimal situation was a Toys r us VHS exclusive, you'd get it free if you spent £10 on beast was toys (easy) or you paid £10 just for the VHS.
Let's hope if this album does well they'll release more.
FigureGunplaFan
>releases the 40 second version of the Intro theme
I was expecting the full version. are you kidding me, Hasbro?
lord ginrai
Could you guys try reaching out to your contacts to suggest replacing the first track with the full version of the intro tune?
Yeah the season 3 visuals are dope, but the actual song is the exact same between all 3 original intros.
TF Hot Rod
Ah, I like the S3 intro the most, like how the BEAST WARS comes a little later in, also helps with the cool S3 scenes like The Ark launching and Depth Charge walking out of the water.
lord ginrai
Season 2 and 3 original intros are the exact same length as season 1. But seems like in some syndications and DVD releases a shortened version was used.
Shortened version sucks. It sounds so rushed. I had never heard it until this album dropped.
Repainted
I've been able to enjoy most of it between things today. A very long awaited moment in time for sure and just as much so for more score from BW seasons 2 & 3 (I still want the remixed Other Voices and the temporal wave theme from "The Agenda" part 1). I might be using this set of tunes all weekend and into the new week.
Aernaroth
Canadian version of the theme when?!
O.Supreme
That's interesting. As you say, I guess it depends on where you lived. I cant quite remember if I stopped watching the Power Block just because S1 ended, and I had all the episodes, or what, but I don't recall S1 airing t least in my area outside the Power Block. But I do remember in the very early days of the internet finding out when S2 would air. It didn't air until October of 1997 (In the U.S. at least), and it was syndicated. My market had it on Saturday at 6:30 am (was already an expert at programming my VCR though)
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Also I remember having to plan which weekends were new episodes, and which were reruns as from October 1997-February 1998 they only showed 8 of the 13 episodes, then later that spring they showed the last 5 on CN all in one week. That was like a euphoric overload!
Then in fall 1998 had to wait for those last 5 S2 episodes to air AGAIN, until S3 finally started airing. Lastly, I remember when BM started airing on Fox (Saturday Morning proper) in the fall of 1999, they showed BW in rerun M-F, but I never watched it because I already had all the episodes on tape, so I'm not sure which intro they used.
Beast_Megatron
I actually saw both intros in my market. On weekdays, the Power Block episodes used the shortened intro for season one. Season one episodes also aired on Sundays as standalone episodes (outside of Power Block) with the full intro. Once Power Block ended, season one episodes also aired in reruns on weekdays with the full intro.
Depending on what market you lived in, you may have seen one or both intros. It’s just a bummer that the full first season version hasn’t been officially released outside of old VHS tapes. Seasons 2 and 3 always used the longer version of the intro.
The DVDs also swapped one scene with the Ark in the season three intro. I have my old VHS recordings to prove they made a change. Not sure what the rationale behind that one was.
TF Hot Rod
The Guitar riffs go so hard and yes S2 and S3's version of the intro's where shorter which this versions for S1 reminds me of. Like the G1 soundtrack I definitely would like to see a vol.2 of tracks that where left out.
Op Minor
Yup.
Robomaster726
I'm gonna guess the third option.
Op Minor
This will be played in my Transformers display room (aka extra bedroom), all weekend, non-stop, maybe even until the end of time. Or at least until my beautiful wife tells me to turn that s#*t off.
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O.Supreme
You are not wrong. Fans who saw BW S1 in the United States as part of the "Power Block" initially in syndication in 1996 (would run BW 2 or 3 days a week, along with Reboot and GI Joe Extreme) had a shortened version of the S1 intro. I actually thought it was odd when I finally saw the Full S1 intro, because I had recorded all those episodes on VHS, and it wasn't until they were on DVD did I see the full S1 opening. They had to shorten it, because after the "power block" intro, each show had its own intro as well