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June 2, 2023 (updated 1st paragraph, June 8, 2023)

TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS: Single Released – Soundtrack following – Music by Jongnic Bontemps

Milan Records today has a single, “The Maximals” from TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by composer Jongnic Bontemps. The soundtrack album will follow on June 9th, featuring music written by Bontemps for the seventh live-action installment in the blockbuster film franchise. TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS is the latest collaboration between director Steven Caple Jr. and composer Bontemps, the duo having previously worked together on Caple Jr.’s directorial debut THE LAND and 2018’s hit film CREED II. According to Hans-Zimmer.com on Facebook, the album contains 3 tracks by Steve Jablonsky who wrote additional music for it.

Of the soundtrack, Jongnic Bontemps says, “I wish I could tell my pre-adolescent self that one day the toys that you’re having endless hours of fun with, will one day be a movie series, and that you’ll write the music for TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS. That might have kept me out of a lot of trouble… Scoring the movie and working with my longtime collaborator Steven Caple Jr. has exceeded my wildest dreams and I’m deeply honored to be a part of the Transformers legacy. We worked tirelessly to honor the musical language of the previous films, and reimagine it through the lens of our current world.”

Returning to the action and spectacle that have captured moviegoers around the world, TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS will take audiences on a ‘90s globetrotting adventure with the Autobots and introduce a whole new faction of Transformers – the Maximals – to join them as allies in the existing battle for earth. The film stars Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, and Michelle Yeoh.

Composer Jongnic “JB” Bontemps

“We are excited to bring a new sound to TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS,” adds director Steven Caple Jr. “To the fans, our music will feel fresh, nostalgic of the 1990s, and it will achieve a reimagining of the musical composition these films are known for. With Jongnic Bontemps as this franchise’s first black composer, we are proud and excited for audiences to connect with the film and culture through our music.” Paramount Pictures’ President of Music Randy Spendlove echoes this sentiment, adding, “We are proud and excited to welcome Jongnic Bontemps to the TRANSFORMERS universe. His music is epic, emotional, and inspired and will be an amazing addition to the legendary franchise.”

“Film music has to tell a story without words,” Bontemps adds. “Its job is to add depth and dimension to the images and words presented on screen. That’s what attracted me to the medium; the opportunity to really express emotion with music.”

TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS arrives in theaters June 9 from Paramount Pictures.

Watch the film’s final trailer: