‘Transformers One’ Composer on Megatron’s New Theme and Convincing Ty Dolla Sign and Quavo to Sing the Credits Song ‘If I Fall’
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans Editor “Transformers One” director Josh Cooley wanted an end credits song that captured the tone of his new animated feature.
He had already enlisted composer Brian Tyler to compose the film’s score, and as they were putting the finishing touches together, Tyler was simultaneously juggling other projects and on the cusp of releasing his new immersive audio-visual project “Are We Dreaming.” Cooley happened to be in the studio watching clips from “Are We Dreaming” and suggested taking the theme and turning it into a song.
Tyler immediately got to work, pulling material from his audio-visual project. It started as an instrumental with influences of “trap, hip hop, leading into the momentum of a rock song,” explains Tyler.
Once he had that, he came up with a few verses and even sang on the chorus for the work-in-process. The producers sent the song to Quavo. “He said, ‘I’m down.
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