Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is a science fiction action film based on Hasbro‘s Transformers toy line, and primarily influenced by the Beast Wars storyline. It was released in USA on May 9, 2023. The film is the seventh installment in the Transformers live-action film series. Serving as both a standalone sequel to Bumblebee (2018) and prequel to Transformers (2007), the film was directed by Steven Caple Jr. from a screenplay by Joby Harold, Darnell Metayer, Josh Peters, Erich Hoeber, and Jon Hoeber. It stars Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback, as well as the voice talents of Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Liza Koshy, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pete Davidson, Colman Domingo, Cristo Fernández, Tongayi Chirisa, and returning franchise regulars Peter Cullen, John DiMaggio, and David Sobolov.
Following the critical and commercial success of Bumblebee, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro announced a sequel in early 2019. In November 2020, Caple was hired as director for the film. By 2021, Ramos and Fishback were cast in the lead human roles, and details for the film were revealed that summer in a virtual event held by Paramount. Michael Bay, who directed the first five live-action Transformers films and produced Bumblebee, once again serves as producer. Principal photography took place from June to October 2021, with filming locations including Los Angeles, Peru, Montreal, and New York City.
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts had its premiere at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on May 27, 2023, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 9, 2023, by Paramount Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with many deeming it an improvement over its past four main installments (excluding Bumblebee).
Jongnic Bontemps provided the film’s score, after previously working with Caple on his directorial debut, The Land. Bontemps is the third composer in the series after Steve Jablonsky and Dario Marianelli. Recording sessions for the score began on March 27, 2023, at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros. Jablonsky would later be involved in the film’s score. The score will reference tracks written by Jablonsky for Transformers (2007), namely Arrival to Earth and No Sacrifice, No Victory, as well as Vince DiCola‘s Unicron Medley from The Transformers: The Movie (1986). To keep the authenticity of the film’s setting, Caple confirmed tracks from the rap groups Wu-Tang Clan and A Tribe Called Quest would be featured. On May 18, 2023, the song On My Soul, composed by Tobe Nwigwe and Nas and featuring Jacob Banks, was released as a single from the film’s soundtrack.
Tracklist:
- The Maximals
- Unicron / Scourge
- Autobots Enter
- What Are You
- More Than Meets the Eye
- Mirage
- Museum Heist
- Battle at Ellis Island
- Fallen Hero
- Chris Meets Mirage
- Arriving in Peru
- Hiding in Plain Sight
- The Cave
- Switchback Chase (Steve Jablonsky)
- The Village
- Saving Elena
- One Last Stand
- The Final Battle Begins
- Unicron Approaches
- Home Team
- Volcano Battle
- No Matter the Cost
- Till All Are One (Steve Jablonsky)
- Humans and Autobots United – Steve Jablonsky
- Here’s My Card
- A Long Time Ago
