arrangers:
- link: artist/5128
  names:
    en: Vince DiCola
- names:
    en: Charles Calleo
catalog: N/A
categories:
- Animation
category: Animation
classification: Original Soundtrack, Vocal, Prototype/Unused
composers:
- link: artist/5128
  names:
    en: Vince DiCola
- names:
    en: Ford Kinder
- names:
    en: Anne Bryant
- names:
    en: Norman Swan
- names:
    en: Douglas Aldrich
- names:
    en: Joe Bacal
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  name: ''
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Unicron's Theme
    track_length: '2:32'
  - names:
      English: Main Title
    track_length: '2:41'
  - names:
      English: '2005'
    track_length: '2:36'
  - names:
      English: '"More Luck Than You Imagine"'
    track_length: 0:55
  - names:
      English: Attack on the Shuttle
    track_length: '1:46'
  - names:
      English: Gone Fishin'
    track_length: 0:45
  - names:
      English: Autobot™/Decepticon™ Battle
    track_length: '4:17'
  - names:
      English: City Under Siege
    track_length: '3:45'
  - names:
      English: Showdown
    track_length: '2:33'
  - names:
      English: Death of Optimus Prime™
    track_length: '2:57'
  - names:
      English: Witness to a Funeral
    track_length: 0:37
  - names:
      English: Contest for Leadership
    track_length: '2:05'
  - names:
      English: Transformation
    track_length: '4:26'
  - names:
      English: Coronation
    track_length: '2:04'
  - names:
      English: Destruction of Moon Base One
    track_length: '2:05'
  - names:
      English: Destruction of Moon Base Two (I)
    track_length: '1:02'
  - names:
      English: Destruction of Moon Base Two (II)
    track_length: 0:59
  - names:
      English: Escape
    track_length: '4:47'
  - names:
      English: Pursuit
    track_length: '4:53'
  - names:
      English: Arrival on Junk
    track_length: '2:08'
  - names:
      English: Unwelcome Visitors
    track_length: '4:54'
  - names:
      English: An Unexpected Friend
    track_length: '2:00'
  - names:
      English: The Matrix Survives
    track_length: 0:53
  - names:
      English: Ambush
    track_length: '1:07'
  - names:
      English: Another Leader Dies
    track_length: '2:03'
  - names:
      English: Judgment/Rescue
    track_length: '1:09'
  - names:
      English: All Hope Is Lost
    track_length: 0:29
  - names:
      English: Unusual Allies
    track_length: '3:47'
  - names:
      English: The Enemy Revealed
    track_length: '2:59'
  - names:
      English: Confrontation
    track_length: '1:45'
  - names:
      English: United Against the Enemy
    track_length: '1:00'
  - names:
      English: In the Belly of the Monster
    track_length: '2:26'
  - names:
      English: Their Darkest Hour
    track_length: '1:46'
link: album/144799
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2024-11-28T11:45
  edited_date: 2024-11-28T11:47
  fetched_date: 2026-06-07T11:53
  freedb: 0
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 519
name: 'Lighting Their Darkest Hour: The Complete Music Score for TFTM'
names:
  en: 'Lighting Their Darkest Hour: The Complete Music Score for TFTM'
  ja: 'Lighting Their Darkest Hour: The Complete Music Score for TFTM'
  ja-latn: 'Lighting Their Darkest Hour: The Complete Music Score for TFTM'
notes: 'Released exclusively at the Transformers convention BotCon 2001, held from
  July 13 to July 15, 2001, in Durham, North Carolina.

  Track 2 and 5 were not used in the final cut of the movie.

  Composed and Arranged by Vince DiCola (except Track 2)

    (Track 2 Composed by Ford Kinder/Anne Bryant/Norman Swan/Douglas Aldrich/Joe Bacal)

  Produced by Vince DiCola and Ed Fruge

       Keyboards and Drums: Vince DiCola

       Synthesizer Programming: Casey Young

       Guitars: Scott Shelly

       Drums: George Perilli

       Percussion: Michael Fisher

       Lead Vocals: Stan Bush (Track 2)

       Background Vocals: Gary Falcone, Stan Bush, Joe Pizzulo

  Music Supervised by Bill Ring

  Music Score by Vince DiCola

  Score Arranged and Produced by Vince DiCola and Ed Frugé

    Recorded on May 5 and August 15, 1986 at Santa Monica Sound, Santa Monica, California.

    ARRANGER: Charles Calleo

    COPYIST: Frank Kavelin

  VINCE DICOLA would like to thank...

  Ed Fruge...for his musical assistance and companionship on this and other projects.

  Tony Papa...for all the tremendous engineering and mixing, not only on this but
  all the other great projects we''ve worked on together, including ROCKY IV.

  Casey Young...for supplying such a crucial element to my music.

  Michael Fisher...for providing some of the most colorful percussion tracks I''ve
  ever heard.

  Scott Shelly...for the wonderful guitar work, and for the great lyrics on "Dare"

  George Perilli...for supplying the ''backbone'' on this and past projects we''ve
  done together, and for all the great talks over the years about anything and everything!'
organizations:
- &id001
  names:
    en: 3H Enterprises
    ja: 3H Enterprises
    ja-latn: 3H Enterprises
  role: publisher
performers: []
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platforms:
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products:
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  names:
    en: 'The Transformers: The Movie'
    ja: 'The Transformers: The Movie'
    ja-latn: 'The Transformers: The Movie'
publish_format: Commercial, Event Only
publisher: *id001
related:
- catalog: Z 40430
  link: album/55691
  names:
    en: 'The Transformers: The Movie Original Motion Pic...'
    ja: 'The Transformers: The Movie Original Motion Pic...'
    ja-latn: 'The Transformers: The Movie Original Motion Pic...'
  type: anime
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/83045
  names:
    en: 'Stan Bush in Concert with Vince Dicola: Botcon ''97'
    ja: 'Stan Bush in Concert with Vince Dicola: Botcon ''97'
    ja-latn: 'Stan Bush in Concert with Vince Dicola: Botcon ''97'
  type: bonus
- catalog: HHH-0701
  link: album/75263
  names:
    en: 'Artistic Transformations: Themes and Variations...'
    ja: 'Artistic Transformations: Themes and Variations...'
    ja-latn: 'Artistic Transformations: Themes and Variations...'
  type: anime
- catalog: 88697 09656 2
  link: album/35449
  names:
    en: 'The Transformers: The Movie Original Motion Pic...'
    ja: 'The Transformers: The Movie Original Motion Pic...'
    ja-latn: 'The Transformers: The Movie Original Motion Pic...'
  type: anime
- catalog: ISC 263
  link: album/55700
  names:
    en: 'THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE ORIGINAL MOTION PIC...'
    ja: 'THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE ORIGINAL MOTION PIC...'
    ja-latn: 'THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE ORIGINAL MOTION PIC...'
  type: anime
- catalog: INT 3006
  link: album/57938
  names:
    en: 'The Transformers: The Movie Original Motion Pic...'
    ja: 'The Transformers: The Movie Original Motion Pic...'
    ja-latn: 'The Transformers: The Movie Original Motion Pic...'
  type: anime
release_date: 2001-07
release_events: []
release_price:
  price: Unknown
reprints: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/144799?perpage=99999
votes: 0
websites:
  Reference:
  - link: https://www.discogs.com/release/6061922
    name: Discogs
  - link: https://musicbrainz.org/release/88f88b23-a7fb-4800-808b-bf5be8112502
    name: MusicBrainz
  - link: http://www.cybernetspacecube.com/tftm/music.shtml
    name: 'TFTM.net - The Transformers: The Movie - Un-official Fansite'
  - link: https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Lighting_Their_Darkest_Hour:_The_Complete_Music_Score_for_TFTM
    name: Transformers Wiki
  - link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Transformers_audio_releases#Lighting_Their_Darkest_Hour
    name: Wikipedia (EN)
  - link: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BC%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B1%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A2
    name: Wikipedia (JP)
