TMNT (2007) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

[gobo]

What should we expect? Let's speculate or invent a soundtrack for it.

My guess: We can probably expect a number of instrumental tracks (ala Batman). The few lyrical songs will likely be forgettable songs made exclusively for the project, like 'Ninja Rap' without the iconic performer whose name will later become the punch-line of many a joke.

What I'd like to hear: Industrial.

What I'd hate to hear: Pop, or anything else mainstream.

Lyrics they should avoid: Vulgarity and sexual references. That shouldn't need to be said, but there's no other way to explain the soundtrack to the live-action Street Fighter movie and tons of other comic films. TMNT is too good for that.

[Ecto Jedi]

I'd like to see a fair amount of rock tunes, sprinkled with a few rock/pop melodies for good measure. I don't expect there to be any heavy metal, per se, though some suitably deep, rockin' tunes would fit in nicely with the edgy look of the film. It also wouldn't hurt to have some solid songs by renowned artists, just to elevate the soundtrack to another plateau, so to speak.

...In any event, a remix of "Tarzan Boy" would officially make me wet my pants in excitement. :lol:

[PizzaPower]

anything but country and pop rock.

[Aztec General]

anything but country and pop rock.

Okay Vanilla Ice it is. LOL

[OldSchooler]

Gotta have some hip-hop!

[Buslady]

I wouldn't mind a little Zepplin or AC/DC...Raph type noise...I looovee those two ... or maybe the WHO...or....KISS...hahaha nah just kiddin:D

[RskimB]

Some NY undeground hip hop would be amazing but they should probably just stick to instrumental tracks.

[Sewer Bull]

It'll be mostly instrumental, I presume. With a slight hip-hop accent in the credits.

[XERO]

Wish I could make the music for the movie. Or at least help out.

[TerranigmaFreak]

Two words: John Williams

[Ecto Jedi]

Two words: John Williams

Now that would be totally awesome.

[Raven]

I'm sure they'll put together some amazing scores (I hope they put out a CD of the scores its self so I can use for a fan film I'm thinking of!)

but I hope they have a mix considering that I cant see all the turtles listening to the same kind of music.

[TerranigmaFreak]

but I hope they have a mix considering that I cant see all the turtles listening to the same kind of music.

Who do you think would be a fan of the Dath Vader theme? Mikey or Donny?

[PizzaPower]

what about some screamo in the fight scenes?

[gobo]

Who do you think would be a fan of the Dath Vader theme? Mikey or Donny?
Isn't Don into country? In the first videogame for the 2K3 series, they had him say "Yee-Haw", "Rawhide" & "Crack The Whip" so often that one would conclude... Mike's the one with the sci-fi fascination. Don doesn't have much time for television. When he does, he'd rather watch something educational.

[cormano]

Now that would be totally awesome.
yeah, that would be incredible.

i think they should stick mainly to score with maybe some instrumental hip hop for some lighthearted parts with mikey and stuff.

[CJStyles]

rap, rock mostly

This may be asking for too much but
Sevendust
Common
Shinedown
Styles of Beyond
The Roots
Nas
Linkin Park
Mos Def
Audioslave
Godsmack

etc etc

[iris]

I love rock, but I don't know if I'd like that for the soundtrack. Lyrics distract me; I'd just want instrumentals. I like cormano's idea.

Isn't Don into country? In the first videogame for the 2K3 series, they had him say "Yee-Haw", "Rawhide" & "Crack The Whip" so often that one would conclude... Mike's the one with the sci-fi fascination. Don doesn't have much time for television. When he does, he'd rather watch something educational.
Liking 'Western' stuff =/= liking country.

Howzabout some Jon Peter Lewis? I hear that guy's not bad. :P lol Don would LOVE his stuff.

[BigApple3AM]

I'd like a tiny throwback somewhere in the movie or in the credits where they play either
a) the original cartoon theme
b) the first movie's credits song "T-U-R-T-L-E Power"

The first is more likely, it'd be neat if they incorporated it into the movie. Like when Mike is in the Cowabunga Carl van it would play music like an ice cream truck, but instead of "Do your ears hang low" or whatever ice cram trucks play, the carl van would play an instrumental original toon theme. It'd go nicely with the "Cowabunga" part in the van's name.

[Ecto Jedi]

The first is more likely, it'd be neat if they incorporated it into the movie. Like when Mike is in the Cowabunga Carl van it would play music like an ice cream truck, but instead of "Do your ears hang low" or whatever ice cram trucks play, the carl van would play an instrumental original toon theme. It'd go nicely with the "Cowabunga" part in the van's name.

I can see that happening. Anyone want to place some bets?

[Masked Ninja]

I'm a HUGE fan of instrumentals, but the beginning/end credits should be fair game... just nothing too weird. And screaming vocals make my ears bleed.

Dangit, someone posted something really cool on this subject a while back that would be amazing if you could actually pull it off. I think I shall go forum digging...

[Spike Spiegel]

Something hip-hop, but not too much so...just needs to have a beat and you can dance to it.

[Masked Ninja]

Dangit, someone posted something really cool on this subject a while back that would be amazing if you could actually pull it off. I think I shall go forum digging...Haha, found it.
I was thinking how could it be to have a basic background instrumental that has a variaton depending on which character was being forcused on. It Unifies them as brothers and a team but changes to signify their personalities.
Example... it gets a little harder with some heavier bass on Raph or gets a little Techno with Don, becomes a little lighter bouncier with mikey or more melodic and fluid with Leo with the intensity about half of what Raph's may be but powerful cause he is the leader...It could be four themes in one song and at one point it could combine in a clever way...agh I wish I could compose! Darn my lack of musical talent!
I dunno just a random thought when I was walking to work listening to Sin City instrumental The Servant.
The idea is reminiscent of how Danny elfman works when he does stuff for tim burton. He gives everything it's own theme, there is never anything generic.Now, how cool would that be? :cool:

[Ra]

I would so fall out of my chair if Danny himself wanted to help out with the score :o Shemh, in my dreams, right? :P

I personally think a remix of T.U.R.T.L.E. POWER should be thrown in at some point. Say Casey is at a night club with April or something, and it's playing as they walk in. Just something that can blend in, but us older turtle fans can go "YEAH!" at. Or Vanilla Ice's "Ninja Rap" playing, with Casey looking at it and saying something like "Who the hell would listen to that stuff?" :lol:

For the score itself, I'm thinking of a very dark theme, but a bit hip-hoppy, rocky, underground-y or something-y for variety. I'm thinking more rock to be truthful. Maybe something similar to what they were playing in the background of the sneak-peek at the new game? (if ya want to see, just look on Youtube)

I have my faith in the makers of the score. I have a good feeling that they are trying to DO something, unlike the recent games people at Konami have thrown out...

[sdp]

I'm really not expecting a very memorable soundtrack, not that it'll be bad but nothing that WOWs me. Hopefully i'm wrong, i'd love for the TMNT movie to have an amazing "main theme".

[Zelda]

I *love* the idea of the Cowabunga Carl van playing the 80s theme! YES! I'd be cheering in the middle of the theatre! They definitely need to do some nostalgia for the credits too.

It'd be awesome to see a revamped version of that insturmental that plays in TMNT1 when you first get introduced to the guys, their shadows on the sewer. That one always makes me giddy and dancey (:

Maybe a kind of 'theme' music for each turtle? Nothing really hugely obvious, maybe variations on a theme. I'd like to hear Mikey's sounding like it was made on an old video game system.

For an overall feel, I'd like some rock but not pop-rock....more generic rock I guess with some leaning towards metal with non-boring guitar arrangements. Fights scenes = GUITARS to me. I think it would rather disturb my TMNT-watching experience if we've got 'crawwwlling innnn my skiiiiin!' as the TMNT are sneaking around though ^_~ I don't have anything against it as music, it just...doesn't seem to fit. I also agree that lyrics might get in the way. As much as I love a song to sing along to ;p

I do like the drum thing they've got going on in the trailer.....more of that would be cool. I can see it having some variations put into it to give us some Splinter music (traditional Japanese-esq), Raph music, etc. There is also something about the low booming cymbals/drums that reminds me of the first movie and I can see that 'intro music' I mentioned fitting well with it.

I can see it going the way of Blade's soundtrack too.

So many options!

[Spitfire]

It should be a hip hop-ish style soundtrack, just beats no vocals.

I hate rap, I hate beats, but it works. Pop music sucks, Rock sucks, and I can't stand that emo crap.

I love metal, good metal. Not slipknot, not Lamb Of God. I'm talking something that takes talent and has some bad ass solos. Like Arch Enemy or Children Of Bodom. But that would not work for a movie. To me though COB would be awesome for TMNT. It's up beat, fast, and gets you pumped but that's just me I guess.

[CJStyles]

I *love* the idea of the Cowabunga Carl van playing the 80s theme! YES! I'd be cheering in the middle of the theatre! They definitely need to do some nostalgia for the credits too.

It'd be awesome to see a revamped version of that insturmental that plays in TMNT1 when you first get introduced to the guys, their shadows on the sewer. That one always makes me giddy and dancey (:

Maybe a kind of 'theme' music for each turtle? Nothing really hugely obvious, maybe variations on a theme. I'd like to hear Mikey's sounding like it was made on an old video game system.

For an overall feel, I'd like some rock but not pop-rock....more generic rock I guess with some leaning towards metal with non-boring guitar arrangements. Fights scenes = GUITARS to me. I think it would rather disturb my TMNT-watching experience if we've got 'crawwwlling innnn my skiiiiin!' as the TMNT are sneaking around though ^_~ I don't have anything against it as music, it just...doesn't seem to fit. I also agree that lyrics might get in the way. As much as I love a song to sing along to ;p

I do like the drum thing they've got going on in the trailer.....more of that would be cool. I can see it having some variations put into it to give us some Splinter music (traditional Japanese-esq), Raph music, etc. There is also something about the low booming cymbals/drums that reminds me of the first movie and I can see that 'intro music' I mentioned fitting well with it.

I can see it going the way of Blade's soundtrack too.

So many options!

Yeah I know what you mean, now as far as the whole LP comments yeah I couldnt see it being in the movie either. I was just throwin out ideas. But most movie soundtracks dont have the songs on the CD in the movie...i know it has nothin to do with the topic im just sayin(well, it kinda does)

[Zelda]

Make Alexi mute and I'm ALL for Children of Bodom on the soundtrack :lol: I'd be dancing in the aisles!

Yeah, why is that? it's rare that I buy soundtracks, but when I do....and then end up with songs that weren't even in the movie so far as I can tell... what's that about?

[CJStyles]

Cause Hollywood is retarded?

[Spike Spiegel]

Cause Hollywood is retarded?

Precisely.

[Zelda]

I can see Mikey walking down the street/cruising through the shadows with his brothers and quietly singing Ninja Rap until Raph smacks him. He'd also be a good canditate to have a CD player playing one of the 80s/early 90s songs from the previous movies....or surf rock (...maybe not >_> ) or some kind of really bouncey pop rock (System of a Down? heh).

[Draconic]

I think that there should be a variation of music.

I think that some good Japanese Drumming would be good, maybe some heavy traditional Japanese-influenced mellow guitar solo ambiance.. maybe some Mad Capsule Markets (Scary? Pulse?) for a fight scene or two would be awsome.

Oh, and don't forget to throw in some turtle-tunes. I'm liking the idea of T.U.R.T.L.E. Power though.

[TMNT]

The TMNT site (http://www.ninjaturtles.com) has posted this information:

"I recently saw the Klaus Badelt, the great composer of "Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl" will be composing the music for the 2007 TMNT movie. This goes along with the interviews I've read about the movie makers attempting to create a recognizable theme for our favorite Turtles. Just thought I'd give a "heads-up" if it hadn't yet been reported."

It's apparently confirmed.

[Spitfire]

Make Alexi mute and I'm ALL for Children of Bodom on the soundtrack :lol: I'd be dancing in the aisles!

Yeah, why is that? it's rare that I buy soundtracks, but when I do....and then end up with songs that weren't even in the movie so far as I can tell... what's that about?

Alexi is a great singer, I love his vocals. I hate that whiny crap those other metal bands do where they have clean vocals. Clean vocals and metal is not cool and never was. People need to realize that and never do it again.

[NIN Dark Knight]

There's a new magazine out called 'Rocket' which features Ghost Rider on the cover but has a 4 page spread about TMNT. The interview is with Kevin Munroe and it's pretty enlightening, although most of it is stuff we've heard already. However...

On the last page they are asked about the soundtrack. Munroe replies that 'Panic at the Disco' is featured, then later he mentions 'Green Day', to what's happening now and hip-hop. I'm sorry I don't recall exactly what was said but if anyone can find the magazine it's there. I saw it at Borders earlier.

One thing that really bothered me was in that same reply he mentioned that they had to tone down Marco Beltrami's scrore (Hellboy and T3) because it was 'too dark' for fight scenes and they had to 'lighten it up'. I'm not sure how Klaus' name got linked with the score but Munroe clearly states Beltrami. I just don't want to hear Green Day over a fight scene or that "band" Panic at the Disco...

[Roseangelo]

First of all, the interview was with the Producer, Tom Gray, not Kevin Munroe.

All of the stuff regarding specific names of bands was simply in reference to the TYPE of music we can expect, not actually who we can expect.

Beltrami is mentioned because the interview took place approx. two months ago, so the score hadn't changed hands yet.

[NIN Dark Knight]

Thank God. That's definitely good news to hear, maybe I should have read the introduction before jumping to conclusions about it being Kevin Munroe. I'm glad the score went to Klaus, while I like Beltrami's work on Hellboy, I think Klaus could give it a more epic feel. Let's hope Munroe has enough sense to exnay Green Day (no offense to those of you who like the band).

[Raph'N'Roll]

So Marco's not doing the score, that's disapointing, and the reason being because it sounded too dark, oh for god's sake!
I don't like where they're going with this.
Maybe they should unsharpen Leo's Katana's, and make Raph less angry.
Kevin Munroe has stated numerous times that he loved Marco's score.
Klaus Badelt's CV just ain't as impressive, some terrible movies on it.
There goes the brooding atmosphere anyway, GRRRRR!
Well they should get someone else to voice Casey Jones, if they're in a mood for changing things around, why couldn't they get Eilas?
That would have been a great past reference for fans of the original movie.

[Rooish]

Oh man, that is not good. I personally would be very happy with a soundtrack with no popular music... I mean kids aren't going to care whether they hear Green Day or not. Can you seriously be required to change your musical score to keep it a PG movie? I didn't know music had ratings (unless there's swear words and sexual innuendo and stuff).

Someday... maybe in the TMNT's third wave of popularity (20 years or so from now), maybe we'll get to see a movie with gore and angst and a "dark" soundtrack. :roll:

[iris]

So Marco's not doing the score, that's disapointing, and the reason being because it sounded too dark, oh for god's sake!
I don't like where they're going with this.
I don't know. I'm all for "dark and brooding," but it has to fit the movie... and it has to fit the turtles. I think they're a little more rock n roll than gothic fugue.

[ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael]

There's a new magazine out called 'Rocket' which features Ghost Rider on the cover but has a 4 page spread about TMNT. The interview is with Kevin Munroe and it's pretty enlightening, although most of it is stuff we've heard already. However...

On the last page they are asked about the soundtrack. Munroe replies that 'Panic at the Disco' is featured, then later he mentions 'Green Day', to what's happening now and hip-hop. I'm sorry I don't recall exactly what was said but if anyone can find the magazine it's there. I saw it at Borders earlier.

One thing that really bothered me was in that same reply he mentioned that they had to tone down Marco Beltrami's scrore (Hellboy and T3) because it was 'too dark' for fight scenes and they had to 'lighten it up'. I'm not sure how Klaus' name got linked with the score but Munroe clearly states Beltrami. I just don't want to hear Green Day over a fight scene or that "band" Panic at the Disco...


The score was too dark? :|

Unless there were clear refrences to satan in it I don't see what made it so bad. They said they were going for a darker feel to the movie, yet the felt they needed to lighten the score?

It better fit, can't we get some samples here?

[Raph'N'Roll]

The idea of Raph and Leo kicking the crap out of each other to some heavy metal crap sounds terrible.

Does anyone know who's score it is with the new trailer?
If it is Klaus, well it sounds great, but if it is still Marco I think they've made a big mistake taking it from his hands.

[sdp]

Music can be very dark no need to mention 'satan' or anything, its like an insult to music (sorry if i over reacted but i love music).

Shame that the score was changed hopefully the new soundtrack is still somewhat dark, i'll try to be positive by thinking that maybe a really dark soundtrack wouldn't be the best for TMNT even if its a gritier movie.

Metal on fightscenes is usually good, i mean i enjoy an epic score for fight scenes as well but 'loud' music also goes well in fight scenes.

Hopefully the soundtrack is good.

I guess that is the reason the videogame was not able to have music from the movie since they changed it. I read they had to make their own 'turtle' music.

[CJStyles]

As long as there are guitar riffs in fight scenes its all good lol

[Raph'N'Roll]

I love guitar music, but if I want to hear that I'll go to a gig.
Big orchestral scores give movies bigger scope and really make a film, they're so much more dramatic and exciting, they create atmosphere, keep chart music for movies like The last Kiss or It's A Boy Girl Thing.

I'm so disapointed that they changed Marco's score, I'm not looking forward to the movie as much now, they seem to be moving away from the atmosphere created by the teaser by too far a margin and it's bloody frustrating.
I was delighted when I heard he was doing it, he seems like a really well respected composer, who's done tracks for some big franchise movies as well as other good action/sci-fi flicks.
But it's not to be:(

[ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael]

I love guitar music, but if I want to hear that I'll go to a gig.
Big orchestral scores give movies bigger scope and really make a film, they're so much more dramatic and exciting, they create atmosphere, keep chart music for movies like The last Kiss or It's A Boy Girl Thing.

I'm so disapointed that they changed Marco's score, I'm not looking forward to the movie as much now, they seem to be moving away from the atmosphere created by the teaser by too far a margin and it's bloody frustrating.
I was delighted when I heard he was doing it, he seems like a really well respected composer, who's done tracks for some big franchise movies as well as other good action/sci-fi flicks.
But it's not to be:(

I hope the dude doesn't just reuse the Pirates score with a ninja mix to it.

[Spitfire]

The idea of Raph and Leo kicking the crap out of each other to some heavy metal crap sounds terrible.

Metal crap? I don't know what metal you listen to but it's one of the most talent based genres out there. Sadly bands like Lamb Of God and Slipsuck ruin that imagine by being the most mainstream. So everyone's out look on metal is bad. While bands like Arch Enemy or Children Of Bodom are over looked, both of which contain some extremely talented musicians. Or played off because people would rather hear some guy cry over the microphone like he's doing a ballad instead of growling or screaming vocals.

Metal and clean vocals DO NOT and NEVER WILL go together. I don't get why people just won't understand that.

[Raph'N'Roll]

This is kinda off subject, but I'm not saying all metal artists are crap, while their lyrics and guitar hooks might be good, the way they scream and shout down the mike is not singing and I really hate the whole aggressive attitude/evil image these types of bands love to project.

[Spitfire]

Metal is about anger, that's the point. You can't get anger across by singing like your auditioning for American Idol.

And while some bands do project the image of worshiping Satan the good bands I'm speaking of do not and hardly promote that dark devil worshiper look.

Also anger and depression can go hand in hand, bands like Dark Tranquility use deep growling vocals and have some really good lyrics.

[Mr. Snackpants]

This is kinda off subject, but I'm not saying all metal artists are crap, while their lyrics and guitar hooks might be good, the way they scream and shout down the mike is not singing and I really hate the whole aggressive attitude/evil image these types of bands love to project.

Exactly why I hate Metal.

[Spitfire]

I guess I'm a talent based person, Rock is not half as talented as metal. And American metal is just above rock but still not as talented as European metal.

Classical stuff is usually boring because I've heard it all a million times over. Orchestral pieces are good for movies but they don't hold over well for something to sit down and listen to.

I have however become fond of the soundtracks for a few video games, Devil May Cry, Silent Hill, and Resident Evil. I actually bought the soundtrack for DMC and DMC 2. Oddly enough I find techno to be the most talentless brand of music next to rap but it still stimulates me.

But when it comes to guitars and drums I was screaming solos and impressive drum beats. Rock bands cannot deliver that in the least. And while the singer might be a good singer the band itself sucks. Most bands don't have solos in every song but that's what I love. I love to hear guys shred on guitar and you just don't get that in American music because for some reason us Americans just aren't as good of musicians as Europeans. It's always been that way in my opinion. There's exceptions to everything but all the good stuff that influences our rock and metal is European.

Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Dio, Scorpions, UFO, M.S.G., The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Who, and Yngwie Malmsteen. By far the best examples of what Europe has to offer.

[syk_skillz]

PLEASE NO METAL!!!
I can stand rock (Something like hero from the first Spider-Man movie would be ok with me)
I was raised on hiphop and rap (Not the mainstream crap of today) and can tell you if Metal is a main genre on the soundtrack I will stay way clear from purchasing the CD and it will ruin many parts for me and many that dislike the genre also throughout the movie. Metal is mostly a genre that you love or hate and I feel it will cut into sales for the CD and get on peoples nerve whom don't like it. I feel they should stick to a mix of Rock/HipHop with a very memorable ending-credits song like on all 3 of the other movies.

[Spitfire]

Kind alike how rap and rock music gets on my nerves and people like me won't buy the CD and would ruin parts of the movie for myself.

Funny how that works both ways?

I'm not saying Metal should be the soundtrack hell I just want orchestral music myself but if I had to pick I'd prefer a Batman Beyond-ish soundtrack to some hip hop beats.

[mikey2007]

i listen to every kind of music, but as far as metal is concerned, i love it just as much, but when the whole song is just a guy screaming so much that u can't understand a word he says, that's just not entertaining and i like them for the instrument playin and beats. screaming can be fine, but in moderation, it needs to be mixed with normal singing, for example Killswitch Engage or Mushroomhead, lol i know i'll prolly get more people complaining about them, but like i said, i listen to everything because i love music period, so sue me:P

[Venom Symbiote]

Ok, I don't want to come off sounding like a bastard here, but pretty-much everything Spitfire's just said about metal is wrong.

Clean vocals don't go hand-in-hand with metal? Are you kidding? Iron Maiden, anyone? Blind Guardian? Just about any power-metal band? Hell, the guy singing in Falconer is a professional opera performer.

Growling is the thing that's out of place in heavy metal, that only came later. With Hetfield and Mustaine and stuff, thrash. Traditional metal? Aside from maybe Ozzy and Lemmy, metal was always reasonably high-pitched and melodic in terms of vocalization.

Just pointing that out. Vocals like Trivium and System Of A Down are a new-ish phenomenon, not really representative of heavy metal music as a whole. Bruce Dickinson's singing is the type of thing you should be looking at when describing this type of music. That style.

Oh, and for the record, Ronnie James Dio is a New Yorker. Not European.

Also, heavy metal is rock music. Just as punk or new-wave or indie or ska are essentially rock music. Sub-genres.

Now, as much of a metal fan as I am, it's simply not right for the Turtles anyway. Non-lyrical orchestral score with maybe one or two goofy gimmick songs thrown in (a la the '90s flicks) is the way to go here.

[syk_skillz]

Kind alike how rap and rock music gets on my nerves and people like me won't buy the CD and would ruin parts of the movie for myself.

Funny how that works both ways?

I'm not saying Metal should be the soundtrack hell I just want orchestral music myself but if I had to pick I'd prefer a Batman Beyond-ish soundtrack to some hip hop beats.

I understand that. Thing is rock is accepted by more people and would make for better sales. Also I didn't say rap, I said Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop and Rap are 2 different things. Metal is a sub-genre of Rock as Rap is a sub-genre of Hip-Hop.

[Spitfire]

Ok, I don't want to come off sounding like a bastard here, but pretty-much everything Spitfire's just said about metal is wrong.

Clean vocals don't go hand-in-hand with metal? Are you kidding? Iron Maiden, anyone? Blind Guardian? Just about any power-metal band? Hell, the guy singing in Falconer is a professional opera performer.

Growling is the thing that's out of place in heavy metal, that only came later. With Hetfield and Mustaine and stuff, thrash. Traditional metal? Aside from maybe Ozzy and Lemmy, metal was always reasonably high-pitched and melodic in terms of vocalization.

Just pointing that out. Vocals like Trivium and System Of A Down are a new-ish phenomenon, not really representative of heavy metal music as a whole. Bruce Dickinson's singing is the type of thing you should be looking at when describing this type of music. That style.

Oh, and for the record, Ronnie James Dio is a New Yorker. Not European.

Also, heavy metal is rock music. Just as punk or new-wave or indie or ska are essentially rock music. Sub-genres.

I wasn't refereing to the older styles of metal. Obviously they go fine with that being as how that was how it was back then. NOW OF DAYS IN THE PRESENT, riffs are alot harsher and metal is alot stronger. People tune down lower and high pitch vocals do not sound good at all with with people playing in drop D.

Metal is a harsher version of rock, other then them using the same instruments their nothing alike.

James hardly growls, he yells. Same with Mustaine. You have no concept of what growling vocals are obviously.

Yeah Dio is from New York but he performed in many European bands and is currently bringing Sabbath back together as Heaven And Hell and doing a tour.

You can talk about 80's metal all you want newer metal maybe influenced by it but it's alot harsher and with harsher riffs comes in with harsher vocals. Have Bruce sing for Arch Enemy, or Dimmu Borgir and see how that sounds. When you have clean vocals in metal it ends up sounding like Into Eternity or *shivers* new Soilwork. It sounds terrible. Yeah it worked int he 80's and early 90's but it doesn't fly anymore.

[sgtfbomb]

I'm so disapointed that they changed Marco's score, I'm not looking forward to the movie as much now, they seem to be moving away from the atmosphere created by the teaser by too far a margin and it's bloody frustrating.
I was delighted when I heard he was doing it, he seems like a really well respected composer, who's done tracks for some big franchise movies as well as other good action/sci-fi flicks.
But it's not to be:(

Actually, I have always found Marco's scores to be quite dull. His emotionless score to T3 falls flat next to Brad Feidel's score on T2. The score on Hellboy was his best. Scream, other than Sydney's theme, pretty much became the template for most of his scores, and was even stuffed into Halloween H20.

If you ask me. John Ottman or Steve Jablonsky. Jablonsky, of course, composed for The Island(check out the My Name is Lincoln track), The Texas Chainsaw Remake(which I thought his score was the only positive thing about the film) and is working on the upcoming Transformers score. Ottman updated John Williams' Superman score for Superman Returns, and worked on Fantastic Four, X2, the good music from Halloween H20, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and the guy can double bill as an editor as well.

I also kinda wish they could throw in a little bit of DuPrez's score from the first TMNT film. Not really the main theme, but the subtle themes, like the one that plays when Raph is looking out of the sewer lid at April at the beginning. It has this kinda subtle eastern sound to it.

As far as Bladelt goes..I ain't too sure on the guy. The score for Pirates of the Caribbean is an amazing score, but I can never determine how much of it is his and how much of it is Hans Zimmer. Bladelt is credited for the first score, but Zimmer apparently worked on it as well, and takes the credit for the second film's score, which, other than a few themes, is mainly a rehash of the first film's score. Badelt aslo score Ultraviolet, but for the life of me, I cant remember that score, and that movie was so horrid, that I dont even want to remember it.

[Masked Ninja]

I frequent a site that streams soundtracks, and another score by Badelt (The Time Machine) comes up a lot, and it sounds pretty good. From what I hear, he's kinda like a student of Hans Zimmer, so we might get the same kind of style from him. Which would be OK by me.

I could agree with you on Jablonsky - The Island wasn't a terribly good movie, but I liked the score. I think Bedelt can pull it off, but there are so many other score composers whose takes on TMNT I can wonder about. I like being a movie score geek :)

[Kendamu]

The idea of Raph and Leo kicking the crap out of each other to some heavy metal crap sounds terrible.

Does anyone know who's score it is with the new trailer?
If it is Klaus, well it sounds great, but if it is still Marco I think they've made a big mistake taking it from his hands.
I think metal can very easily have it's place within a TMNT movie, but not necessarily as music set to a scene as much as music playing on a radio that happens to be playing during a scene. Similar to this one Vol. 1 TMNT comic where one of the TMNT commented that he heard some Metallica playing on a radio where a couple of rival gangs were about to go at it.

For the movie, I want to hear music similar to the teaser and the trailer. Dark, adventurous, martial arts-esque, and somewhat epic.

[sgtfbomb]

I really dont want to hear songs. I really want to hear score, a good score. I really wonder if the music in the trailers were part of films' score, and if so that wouldn't be too bad. I'm hoping they really pull something that's emotional and herioc and something I would want to listen day in and day out on my iPod, and not just the run-of-the-mill phoned in movie score.

[Masked Ninja]

I really dont want to hear songs. I really want to hear score, a good score. I really wonder if the music in the trailers were part of films' score, and if so that wouldn't be too bad.I agree with you. I'd prefer to hear 100% score and no songs at all. As for the trailer music, I believe that was covered in the "Front Lines" thread... Kevin said it was not the actual music, but quite similar to the sound they were going for. I might have to dig up that post for ya.

[Roseangelo]

I would actually love it if there was a soundtrack CD AND a score CD. I'm not too picky about the songs they use for the movie - it'll be labeled as Turtle music for me, so it'll all be good. The soundtracks for the first three movies all remain a guilty pleasure of mine. :)

And yes, I asked Kevin about the music in the trailer.. he said it wasn't from the actual score, but something similar to the tone/feel it will have.

[sgtfbomb]

I would actually love it if there was a soundtrack CD AND a score CD. I'm not too picky about the songs they use for the movie - it'll be labeled as Turtle music for me, so it'll all be good. The soundtracks for the first three movies all remain a guilty pleasure of mine. :)

And yes, I asked Kevin about the music in the trailer.. he said it wasn't from the actual score, but something similar to the tone/feel it will have.

Hmm...I wonder if i could find that music somewhere then. Actually, now that you mention it, some of the music in the newest trailer sounded kinda like music that was used in the trailer for the first spiderman movie.

I really hope the score IS better than the triailer music, becuase it is really disappointing when the trailer music is better than the film's actual music. Example:Troy. Man, was the trailer music really good. The actual score sucked!

I would like to actually have a score CD for TMNT. I think the only score made available for the first films was the "Shredder Suite" on the first soundtrack or am I wrong?

And that score is surprising good as funny as that sounds. I wouldn't mind hearing some refferences to it in the new score, but I doubt that will happen.

Anyways, to me the score is one of the things that can make and break some movies. I've hated movies just for having lousy music before.

[Masked Ninja]

That score track from the first movie (Shredder's Suite) was so '80s, and I love it. I wouldn't mind bits like that, but some good epic action music for most of it would be perfect for me. :)

[Raph'N'Roll]

And yes, I asked Kevin about the music in the trailer.. he said it wasn't from the actual score, but something similar to the tone/feel it will have.

The score in the Trailer will not be the score in the movie itself, but sound similar?
Does Kevin mean a different composer did the score for the trailer but won't do the movie one, or does he mean Klaus did one especially for the trailer?
I wish someone would clear up who is responsible for the score on the new trailer, I think it sounds really good.
I just hope it is Klaus, after all he is now officially the composer after Marco got the boot.

[Roseangelo]

It's probably just generic trailer music that WB has lying around.

[sgtfbomb]

It's probably just generic trailer music that WB has lying around.

Actually both tracks are performed by bands that specifically make trailer music. One of them is by a band called X-Ray Dog and the other is by Immediate Music. I know one of the tracks is called Heavenly Warriors. Although I can't find either to download anyway, which sucks about trailer music is that they are a pain to find sometimes

[Roseangelo]

Ah, this is news to me! Very cool!

And let us know if you ever find the tracks to download - even though they're not from the actual movie, I still really like them!

[Masked Ninja]

^ Ditto... in the theatrical trailer, the music that kicks in right as the title/weapons fly by still gives me happy-soundtrack-geek goosebumps. :tpizza:

[NightwatchersOnlygirl]

Some rock Raphael's kind off tunes

[Bevandera]

It's "Heaven's Warriors" by Immediate Music and "Alpha Commander" by X-Ray Dog. Immediate Music put out their first (public) CD Epicon last year under their commercial name Globus. Heaven's Warriors isn't on it though. X-Ray Dog's is probably the one everyone's remembering from the trailer...it's from the second half. Unfortunately, like most of Immediate Music's, X-Ray Dog's catalog of music is only available to movie studios.

If you'd like to hear these two songs though...send me a PM and I'll help you out when I'm not at the office.

[sgtfbomb]

I went on a heavy search yesterday to find these tracks, i found plenty of good ones, including some from that Epicon cd forthmentioned, but I didnt find either 'Heaveny; Warriors' or 'Alpha Commander', it sucks that there are no official releases of these tracks...this isnt the first time ive looked this hard for trailer music, ive been searching for some music used in one of the Kingdom of Heaven trailers for a while as well..

[Bevandera]

I'll be less subtle :D ...I have both of these group's industry sets and will 'help you find' the songs from the trailer. Send me a private message if you're interested, sgtfbomb.

[johnnyblaze]

did anyone see this post at superhero hype:

http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?t=263823

Cobra Starship has a song on the soundtrack and it was just recorded. You can go to there myspace add them as a friend and view the bulletin save the drama for your mama but heres what was said about it.



*speaking of Shredder. Did you know that there’s a new Ninja Turtles movie coming out? Yeah, but did you know that we just did a song for the soundtrack of said movie? Thought not! Yeah, yeah I know: First a movie about reptiles and now one on amphibians—mutated, teenaged, and trained in the martial arts— but nevertheless, amphibian. There was no way we could say no. You see, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (or TMNT, as I like to refer to them) were my favorite when I was growing up. I even had the original comic books (albeit the reissued graphic novels—but nevertheless, I delved deep into the dark side and past of the TMNTs). I always aspired to be an amalgamation of both Michelangelo and Leonardo’s best traits. I wanted to be a fun-loving party-dude, but also have a deep sense of right and wrong and a comprehensive grasp of philosophy. Naturally, of course, I failed at both. But I have been redeemed at last by being able to contribute to my heroes’ soundtrack! Our song is called “Bebop v. Rocksteady,” and it plays over a big fight scene in the movie. After we wrote it, I thought, “hey, this is a great song, but it feels like it’s missing something.” I felt like it still wasn’t as good as “Snakes/Bring it.” Then I had an epiphany! It was missing but one line: “Oh, I’m ready for it!” ** So I added that line, pressed the “#1 Hit Single” button on the console and WHAMMO: the song was complete.

Edit: I looked at their my space and it does say that so it looks like we have our first confirmed song for the soundtrack-'Bebop v. Rocksteady'. hopefully its as good as their snakes on a plane song.

[jezza]

I think my girlfriend will be less than pleased. She doesnt like Panic at the Disco! and I dont think she would like Cobra Starship. Oh well, maybe she wont notice.

[Raph'N'Roll]

The Snakes on a Plane song, so that's who Panic At The Disco are, they were responsible for that.
My God that song was utter crap, even their name sounds like some Abba rip off from the 70's.:x
God help us all, this soundtrack news just gets worse and worse by the day.

[johnnyblaze]

The Snakes on a Plane song, so that's who Panic At The Disco are, they were responsible for that.
My God that song was utter crap, even their name sounds like some Abba rip off from the 70's.:x
God help us all, this soundtrack news just gets worse and worse by the day.

Bring It (Snakes on a plane) was Cobra Starship. Their doing 'Bebop vs Rocksteady' for the new film. Panic At The Disco is who Gray said they were meeting with but has'nt been confirmed yet

Personally i'm looking forward to hearing it, especially considering its a fight song

[Roseangelo]

Ok, but why would there be a song titled "Bebop vs. Rocksteady"? It doesn't make any sense. :ohwell:

I did like the Snakes on a Plane song, but the title here worries me...

[johnnyblaze]

Ok, but why would there be a song titled "Bebop vs. Rocksteady"? It doesn't make any sense. :ohwell:

I did like the Snakes on a Plane song, but the title here worries me...
lol its just a song title that gives a shout out to 2 characters in turtles history. its not literally about them, its just a play on words because both names are not only turtle related, but music related as well (bebop and rocksteady are both music genres)

[Roseangelo]

lol its just a song title that gives a shout out to 2 characters in turtles history. its not about them its just a play on words because both names are not only music related but turtle related

As long as that IS the case, I can handle that.

I should find them on MySpace.. but you can't listen to the song, right?

[johnnyblaze]

they are on my space but the song is not out yet. in their blog they just mentioned that they recorded the song, that it plays during a fight scene, that they loved the turtles ect ect

[bmxbandit]

completely left field with this idea but i think they should have the song "second coming" by Juelz Santana in the movie. it is new enough to grab peoples attention and the song itself is a great fit for the rebirth of the turtles and the emphasis being placed on family. :) just my 2 cents

by the way here is a link to the song lyrics. take a look for yourself and see how perfect this song would be...
http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-second-coming-lyrics-juelz-santana.html

[jezza]

completely left field with this idea but i think they should have the song "second coming" by Juelz Santana in the movie. it is new enough to grab peoples attention and the song itself is a great fit for the rebirth of the turtles and the emphasis being placed on family. :) just my 2 cents

by the way here is a link to the song lyrics. take a look for yourself and see how perfect this song would be...
http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-second-coming-lyrics-juelz-santana.html

The lyrics down on paper make sense somewhat I agree, but after listening to the song, adding it to TMNT would be like using marilyn manson to do a opening theme to the Brady Bunch.

[Moplaya43]

I wish they would add a good band to the soundtrack like Chevelle or Breaking Benjamin

[bmxbandit]

I wish they would add a good band to the soundtrack like Chevelle or Breaking Benjamin

i thought you said add a good band. ;)

[mikey2007]

i thought you said add a good band. ;)

ouch, i'm gonna ignore that comment, because those bands are good, especially Breaking Benjamin, some people have too narrow of tastes:P

[Sewer Bull]

I think my girlfriend will be less than pleased. She doesnt like Panic at the Disco!

Panic! at the Disco has only one fine song - "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage". Now this one could be included in the soundtrack.

The rest is just boring.

[mikey2007]

Panic! at the Disco has only one fine song - "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage". Now this one could be included in the soundtrack.

The rest is just boring.

yeah, ur kind of right there, but they are another one of those bands that takes an acquired taste, i'm sure if u listened to them enough too a few more of their songs would come off as "catchy" and stick in ur head, even though most of their songs are a bunch of repeated lines over and over....

[Ecto Jedi]

Panic! at the Disco has only one fine song - "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage". Now this one could be included in the soundtrack.

Umm...Sounds a bit intense for Ninja Turtles, don't you think? :lol:

[iris]

I don't know anything about these bands. What kind of soundtrack are we looking at now? Genres?

a little help?

[Ecto Jedi]

I don't know anything about these bands.

Me neither, buddy. If it ain't 80s/early 90s rock, then I don't give a sh*t. ;)

[Sewer Bull]

yeah, ur kind of right there, but they are another one of those bands that takes an acquired taste, i'm sure if u listened to them enough too a few more of their songs would come off as "catchy" and stick in ur head, even though most of their songs are a bunch of repeated lines over and over....

Most probably. I've listened to their album two or three times and liked only "The only difference...". Maybe if I listened more to this album, I'd get used to it and even develop some liking.

Umm...Sounds a bit intense for Ninja Turtles, don't you think? :lol:

Well, maybe the title itself. The lyrics ain't that graphic, tho'. :)

[Mr. Snackpants]

i thought you said add a good band. ;)

Says the man who suggests Juelz Santana ;)

[bmxbandit]

Says the man who suggests Juelz Santana ;)

:lol: touche.

[mikey2007]

I don't know anything about these bands. What kind of soundtrack are we looking at now? Genres?

a little help?

well panic at the disco is ...well i don't really know how to explain them, prolly a pop-punk rock type stuff, while chevelle and breaking benjamin are more of an alternative rock/rock band, cobra starship is kind of pop/hiphopish

[Mr. Snackpants]

well panic at the disco is ...well i don't really know how to explain them, prolly a pop-punk rock type stuff, while chevelle and breaking benjamin are more of an alternative rock/rock band, cobra starship is kind of pop/hiphopish

I could possibly see Breaking Benjamin or Chevelle working, but it wont ever happen. Cool to think about though.

[Masked Ninja]

I don't know anything about these bands. What kind of soundtrack are we looking at now? Genres?

a little help?I agree with iris. ;)

Yeah, I'm pretty out of my element for music 10 years old or newer... unless they're movie scores. '70s-'80s are my music decades. And the synthesizer/techno sound to a lot of '80s movie scores is a bit cheesy, sure... but it's so much fun to listen to. :D

I listened to an alternative rock station a few years back because it was playing in an art class... It was scary...

[Roseangelo]

I'm pretty clueless on recent music, myself. I gave up on FM radio completely probably seven years ago, so I only hear new music on late night talk shows and movie soundtracks. I absolutely LOVE both of the Spider-Man soundtracks, because of both the type of music and how most songs have a loose connection to the story. If I can get anything like that out of the TMNT soundtrack, I'll be happy.

[Jo Dawn]

Isn't Don into country? In the first videogame for the 2K3 series, they had him say "Yee-Haw", "Rawhide" & "Crack The Whip" so often that one would conclude...

Not to mention the cowboy hat in the first movie. ;)

And I don't think Don's into country... I never read that, at least. But who knows.

As for the sayings... I think it's all kink. ;)

[Roseangelo]

Not quite the soundtrack, but here (http://www.soundtrack.net/news/article/?id=927) are some pictures of the TMNT score being recorded!

[gobo]

As for the sayings... I think it's all kink. ;)
You would. :goof:

[ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael]

Not quite the soundtrack, but here (http://www.soundtrack.net/news/article/?id=927) are some pictures of the TMNT score being recorded!

I really can't wait for this movie!

[Class is Pain 101]

I am sure it was mentioned before but does anyone know what exactly is on the soundtrack?

[gobo]

The only song I know about is "Bebop & Rocksteady" by Cobra Starship (or is it by Panic At The Disco?).

[Roseangelo]

Cobra Starship. Panic at the Disco has not been confirmed.

[VGiselleH]

Not quite the soundtrack, but here (http://www.soundtrack.net/news/article/?id=927) are some pictures of the TMNT score being recorded!

I'm not sure why, but that is so awesome to see...!

[gobo]

Cobra Starship. Panic at the Disco has not been confirmed.
Oh, right. Panic At The Disco was just referenced as what to expect them to sound like, right?

[Roseangelo]

Oh, right. Panic At The Disco was just referenced as what to expect them to sound like, right?

Yup, exactly.

[sgtfbomb]

I am alone in hating Panic at the Disco? Of course, I've only heard a few songs, but thats just not my sound.

[RskimB]

I am alone in hating Panic at the Disco? Of course, I've only heard a few songs, but thats just not my sound.
nowhere near alone

[Roseangelo]

I've honestly never heard anything from them, so I can't say either way.

[gobo]

P@tD is lame, but not hate-worthy as far as I know. Of course, I only know the Snakes On A Plane video/song.

[johnnyblaze]

Panic at the Disco does'nt sing that song. That's Cobra Starship

[gobo]

Oh. In that case, I'm not familliar with any of their stuff.

[PizzaPower]

I am alone in hating Panic at the Disco? Of course, I've only heard a few songs, but thats just not my sound.
no I hate them too.

[Hero]

I think the Bebop VS Rocksteady song title is a play on words more likely reffering the musical sub-genres of Rocksteady and Bebop as opposed to the old toon characters.

===HERO

[Ramboraph4life aka Matt]

And if there is a sequel, they should have:

Tangerine Dream (Sorceror, Legend) do the score...now THAT would be pretty damn interesting! lol i know wishful thinking hehe

[Roseangelo]

TRACK LISTING!!! (WOOT!)

Found this in another forum; the source is WalMart.com:

1. Rip It Up - Jet
2. Shell Shock - Gym Class Heroes
3. Bebop V. Rocksteady - Cobra Starship
4. Roses - Meg And Dia
5. This Will End With A Promise - Amber Pacific
6. Black Betty - Big City Rock
7. Lights Out - P.O.D.
8. Walking On Water - This Providence
9. Youth Like Tigers - Ever We Fall
10. Bring Me Along - Pepper
11. Red Flag - Billy Talent
12. There's A Class For This - Cute Is What We Aim For

The only group I know is Cobra Starship (and only because of the Snakes on a Plane song) but I don't care!!! YAY!!!

[bmxbandit]

awesome. i was hoping for panic at the disco but i'm glad to see gym class heroes, cute is what we aim for, and POD on there. i think its funny the song black betty is on the sound track. lol.

[Roseangelo]

i think its funny the song black betty is on the sound track. lol.

Is this not a new song, and thus something I could find/download now?

[bmxbandit]

Is this not a new song, and thus something I could find/download now?

not if it is the same song i'm thinking it is...

i can't remember the original band who did the song but here you can listen to spiderbaits cover of the song...
http://www.myspace.com/spiderbaittheband

[Roseangelo]

Cool! Thanks for the link!

[sdp]

the soundtrack is so so, there are a few stinkers (about half the album) but the other half is good. I expected a lot worse, especially after reading interviews about it. i posted links to youtube video's of songs by the artists the soundtrack one if i was able to find it.



1. Rip It Up - Jet
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7HkXI70t88)
2. Shell Shock - Gym Class Heroes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwbgEjFz394)
3. Bebop V. Rocksteady - Cobra Starship
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1wMyKQ6jUg)
4. Roses - Meg And Dia
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu-lpKKDbIE)
5. This Will End With A Promise - Amber Pacific (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn2J_RDhnTU)
6. Black Betty - Big City Rock (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HlJOr5DhOQ)
7. Lights Out - P.O.D. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkJVW4owLJM)
8. Walking On Water - This Providence (??? not familiar with them)
9. Youth Like Tigers - Ever We Fall (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDEfK_IK_60)
10. Bring Me Along - Pepper (dittto)
11. Red Flag - Billy Talent (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUbPydwtacQ)
12. There's A Class For This - Cute Is What We Aim For (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP-WT3apPwA)

[Roseangelo]

You can listen to "Roses" here (http://www.myspace.com/megdia).

[RskimB]

with the excepption of the gym class heros(i hope) i'll likely be sorely disappointed with all these tracks

[gobo]

Dang. This is a bunch of alright as long as you don't try to pick it apart. The soundtrack could have turned out 50 times worse. We could have had "oh, I'm ready for it" on every track. :P Really, my fingers are crossed that Cobra Starship didn't actually put that in 'Rocksteady & Bebop'. That was what I disliked most about the Snakes on a Plane track. The lyrics were pretty lame too, but that's off-topic. The music was all there.

[VGiselleH]

the soundtrack is so so, there are a few stinkers (about half the album) but the other half is good. I expected a lot worse, especially after reading interviews about it. i posted links to youtube video's of songs by the artists the soundtrack one if i was able to find it.



1. Rip It Up - Jet
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7HkXI70t88)
2. Shell Shock - Gym Class Heroes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwbgEjFz394)
3. Bebop V. Rocksteady - Cobra Starship
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1wMyKQ6jUg)
4. Roses - Meg And Dia
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu-lpKKDbIE)
5. This Will End With A Promise - Amber Pacific (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn2J_RDhnTU)
6. Black Betty - Big City Rock (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HlJOr5DhOQ)
7. Lights Out - P.O.D. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkJVW4owLJM)
8. Walking On Water - This Providence (??? not familiar with them)
9. Youth Like Tigers - Ever We Fall (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDEfK_IK_60)
10. Bring Me Along - Pepper (dittto)
11. Red Flag - Billy Talent (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUbPydwtacQ)
12. There's A Class For This - Cute Is What We Aim For (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP-WT3apPwA)

Thanks for those links! Some of those bands sound better than others, but overall, it sounds promising to me! ^_^

[Masked Ninja]

No scores? Aaw. :(

[Roseangelo]

I'm really hoping they release a separate score CD eventually.

[Sanjuro]

I'm very disapointed. I want a musical score not boy bands.

[Sabacooza]

I'm very disapointed. I want a musical score not boy bands.

Exactly! This soundtrack sucks.:x Guess I'll be canceling my preorder.:(

[Sanjuro]

Exactly! This soundtrack sucks.:x Guess I'll be canceling my preorder.:(
I would even be open to a soundtrack with 50/50 mainstream/orchestrated like the original films. It would have at least held me over until we saw an offical release or rips.

[Buslady]

I want a real soundtrack, not a buncha boy band crap! Jeez..
it was nice having the Shredder Suite on the original track but I wanted MORE from the original score.

[Masked Ninja]

I'm really hoping they release a separate score CD eventually.I figure they've got to - Klaus Badelt is a big enough name that they would be stupid not to do that, right? And... Narnia did get both a score soundtrack, as well as an "Inspired by" soundtrack (which I haven't heard, but some say it was actually decent, unlike most "inspired by" albums)

I certainly prefer instrumental music to songs-in-a-movie, anyway. :tgrumble:

[Sabacooza]

Originally posted by Masked Ninja
I certainly prefer instrumental music to songs-in-a-movie, anyway.

Right on sister. Some of the music that they had for the previous soundtracks was ok but when you listen to it now it sounds outdated. Orchestra music (instrumental) never sounds outdated and I guess rock kind of fits into that category as well to a certain degree but it's not my taste. So I think it would be wise to release an instrumental soundtrack as well.

[Kendamu]

I hope a musical score CD will hit shelves as well but I'm having no problem with this soundtrack.

[Roseangelo]

I've heard 6 of the 12 tracks and they don't sound anything like boy bands to me...

[gobo]

Gosh. I hope Meg & Dia was never a boy-band. They're too pretty. :goofygri:

[Raph'N'Roll]

I don't know any of these bands, but someone mentioned Black Betty, I wouldn't go near any soundtrack that had that on it, truly dreadful.

Bring on the orchestral score as mentioned, that's what I want to hear, and besideds that's what truly captures an adventure/action movie.

[Aztec General]

Welcome to 2007 ladies and gentlemen where boybands play instruments too!

[sgtfbomb]

they may play instruments, but they still suck

[Sewer Bull]

1. Rip It Up - Jet
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7HkXI70t88)
2. Shell Shock - Gym Class Heroes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwbgEjFz394)
3. Bebop V. Rocksteady - Cobra Starship
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1wMyKQ6jUg)
4. Roses - Meg And Dia
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu-lpKKDbIE)
5. This Will End With A Promise - Amber Pacific (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn2J_RDhnTU)
6. Black Betty - Big City Rock (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HlJOr5DhOQ)
7. Lights Out - P.O.D. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkJVW4owLJM)
8. Walking On Water - This Providence (??? not familiar with them)
9. Youth Like Tigers - Ever We Fall (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDEfK_IK_60)
10. Bring Me Along - Pepper (dittto)
11. Red Flag - Billy Talent (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUbPydwtacQ)
12. There's A Class For This - Cute Is What We Aim For (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP-WT3apPwA)

Not exactly my musical cup of tea but it might go pretty well with the fast-paced action.

And yeah - most of these bands are boys bands playing pop punk.

[VGiselleH]

I don't know any of these bands, but someone mentioned Black Betty, I wouldn't go near any soundtrack that had that on it, truly dreadful.

Lmao, it was the exact opposite for me. Of course it was the only song I recognized in that list, but still. That song is perfect for hyping up the emotions in a fast paced sequence, so I like the choice ^_^

[kerfootw]

I was hoping it would have some dramatic sounding orchestrated music from animated films such as Batman: Mask of the Phantasm would have. That would definitely clear it up from being labeled as another kiddie movie and make it more strong of a film without question!

[Ramboraph4life aka Matt]

I do have a question though.....did Kevin Munroe say at one time that he wanted a main theme music for TMNT, score wise like batman or superman has? Or was that with the original composer? Cause I don't think Mr. Arctic who say the movie said anything about a theme being heard....or is it just me?

Otherwise, these bands don't do it for me. Not one bit i'm sorry to say.

[raphaelprime]

i can't remember the original band who did the song but here you can listen to spiderbaits cover of the song...

Band called Ram Jam did the original.

And dear god, someone grab me a trash can.(hey, wheres the puking smiley? lmao). Only 2 i think are decent(even tho i havent heard the songs yet) would be Jet and P.O.D.

This is worse than the Fantastic Four soundtrack(only liked VR on it). Wheres the Nightwish? or Within Temptation? stuff that sounds alot better and is much better than whats ben compiled here....I'm just going to mix my own cd, and throw that cover pic onto the cd label.

[Raph'N'Roll]

VGiselleH:Lmao, it was the exact opposite for me. Of course it was the only song I recognized in that list, but still. That song is perfect for hyping up the emotions in a fast paced sequence, so I like the choice ^_^

I just have visions of hairy chested crooner Tom Jones singing that awful cover version he did 2 years ago.:lol:
(not that there's anything wrong with a hairy chest)

Do you have any idea who did the original version?

[bmxbandit]

This is worse than the Fantastic Four soundtrack(only liked VR on it).

the only noteworthy song on the F4 soundtrack was "error operator" by Taking Back Sunday. then again TBS is one of my favorite bands so i am biased. :)

[raphaelprime]

the only noteworthy song on the F4 soundtrack was "error operator" by Taking Back Sunday. then again TBS is one of my favorite bands so i am biased. :)


I felt "Come On, Come In" was the best tune(and pretty much the only) on it. But yeah, i understand some others may like other tunes. But this one, for TMNT, seems more like a commercial for the movie than an actual soundtrack. Because it seems like, with the exception of Jet and POD, this CD seems aimed at those who are Emo or Pop-Punk. Where are the bands from the comics that are on tombstones? (IE AC/DC and Metallica)

I still think 2 songs that shoulda been on it(atleast the first one of these) is
1. Within Temptation's 'Stand My Ground', and Nightwish's 'Feel For You'. the feel of both of them, woulda fit very nicely to the feel of the movie.

[sgtfbomb]

I do have a question though.....did Kevin Munroe say at one time that he wanted a main theme music for TMNT, score wise like batman or superman has? Or was that with the original composer? Cause I don't think Mr. Arctic who say the movie said anything about a theme being heard....or is it just me?


I think it was Marco Beltrami who said he was going for Batman-like theme. I remember reading it on superhero hype a while back. From the man's previous work though, I'm kinda glad he's off the picture. Not saying that his score would have sucked, but so far his only decent score was Hellboy, and even then I thought that movie deserved a Basil Paledorous-style score. On the other hand, the only Badelt score I remember is the Curse of the BlackPearl, which was an awesome score.

I myself would want to hear a powerful score. I love good scores, too bad that scores these days often get filtered out by teeny bopper songs!

[kerfootw]

Batman themes are great! It's one of the crucial reasons why I enjoy watching Batman so much. The scores in the 90's animated series, the scores by Danny Elfman in Tim Burton's films, Mask of the Phantasm, Return of the Joker, they were all great! I'd really like to see some MotP-like music in the movie somewhere, it would add a great deal of depth to the movie that'll really make it stand out.

[sgtfbomb]

Batman themes are great! It's one of the crucial reasons why I enjoy watching Batman so much. The scores in the 90's animated series, the scores by Danny Elfman in Tim Burton's films, Mask of the Phantasm, Return of the Joker, they were all great! I'd really like to see some MotP-like music in the movie somewhere, it would add a great deal of depth to the movie that'll really make it stand out.

I agree, the Batman scores are great..though the scores for Batman Forever and Batman and Robin were disapointing, only because Danny Elfman didn't score them, though they still used his music to advertise those movies. I even thought the Batman Begins score was great, it was kinda psychological, in a way, but it never reached it's true peak, and never delivered a hero theme, though debatably Batman hasnt earned it yet

[Sanjuro]

I agree, the Batman scores are great..though the scores for Batman Forever and Batman and Robin were disapointing, only because Danny Elfman didn't score them, though they still used his music to advertise those movies. I even thought the Batman Begins score was great, it was kinda psychological, in a way, but it never reached it's true peak, and never delivered a hero theme, though debatably Batman hasnt earned it yet
Your right about the Batman Begins theme. The lack of theme was done intentionally by the composter in an interview. But however I actually enjoyed the Batman Begins soundtrack a hell of alot more than Elfmans'. Its not as iconic but it paces the film incredibly well.

To the person that mentioned Batman: TAS it was composed by Shirley Walker who passed away last year. She mentioned working on a soundtrack or the desire to release one. I hope someone completes that and dedicates it to her memory. It was the best music for an animated series.

[Roseangelo]

I have an update on the Sountrack track listings; there have been a few changes/updates.

This comes straight from a WB representative:
Gym Class Heroes "Shell Shock"
Jet "Rip It Up"
Cute Is What We Aim For "There's A Class For This"
Cobra Starship "Awww Dip"
Meg & Dia "Roses"
Pepper "Bring Me Along"
Amber Pacific "Fall Back Into My Life"
Billy Talent "Red Flag"
This Providence "Walking On Water"
Ever We Fall "Youth Like Tigers"
P.O.D. "Lights Out" (Chris Vrenna Remix)
Bigh City Rock "Black Betty"
"I Love Being A Turtle"(score)
"Nightwatcher (score)


YAY for getting score tracks!!!

[Ecto Jedi]

I have an update on the Sountrack track listings; there have been a few changes/updates.

This comes straight from a WB representative:
Gym Class Heroes "Shell Shock"
Jet "Rip It Up"
Cute Is What We Aim For "There's A Class For This"
Cobra Starship "Awww Dip"
Meg & Dia "Roses"
Pepper "Bring Me Along"
Amber Pacific "Fall Back Into My Life"
Billy Talent "Red Flag"
This Providence "Walking On Water"
Ever We Fall "Youth Like Tigers"
P.O.D. "Lights Out" (Chris Vrenna Remix)
Bigh City Rock "Black Betty"
"I Love Being A Turtle"(score)
"Nightwatcher (score)


YAY for getting score tracks!!!

Cool, cool...But what happened to Cobra Starship's "Rocksteady and Bebop"?

[Roseangelo]

Cool, cool...But what happened to Cobra Starship's "Rocksteady and Bebop"?

My guess would be it just got a new title, but that's just a guess.

Amazon now has cover art (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MTFFIQ) for the soundtrack.

[Sanjuro]

So nobody has identifed the song in the TV spot yet?

[sgtfbomb]

Wasnt there supposed to be a score cd released as well..

[Sanjuro]

Wasnt there supposed to be a score cd released as well..
Negative..

[Sanjuro]

Sanjuro found previews.

http://www.warnermusic.ch/catalogue_detail-n12-i75678999703-sD.html

+++++++++For the orchestrated themes!

[Ralphmacchio]

Sanjuro found previews.

http://www.warnermusic.ch/catalogue_detail-n12-i75678999703-sD.html

+++++++++For the orchestrated themes!

Holy crap...those were good. The Asian sounding music is so dead on right.

[Raph]

ok and where is the song 'Bebop and Rocksteady" ??

[Sanjuro]

ok and where is the song 'Bebop and Rocksteady" ??

Its called Awww Dip now. Black Betty sounds very bad. I'm not enjoying any of these other songs. The only one I POSSIBLY see growing on me is Shell Shock. Even so it will be in a "hey that was in the credits way".

[Ralphmacchio]

Its called Awww Dip now. Black Betty sounds very bad. I'm not enjoying any of these other songs.

I doubt any of them make it in the movie besides the end credits and maybe a fight scene. I mean, what would be the point of bringing in a new composer, if they feature most of this soundtrack. It's like in the same vein as the nightmare before christmas. Inspired music.

[Raph]

the OST from TMNT the movie is still my favourite.
I love all the songs there: T-U-R-T-L-E power, 9,95, Spin that Wheel, This is what we do...etc..
Awesome album.

I do like the 2 score tracks on this one. I loves scores wish there was a score album from all TMNT movies

[Masked Ninja]

I didn't even remotely like anything on there except for the score tracks, and those previews were too short and didn't really feature anything exciting. Bleh. This is a CD I'm not buying.

[TMNT]

The two score pieces are great. Granted, the preview is short, but I'm sure they're good. I don't think it's a cd that I'll buy or one in which the songs will grow on me. Maybe they'll sound better in the actual film? Unless, I see the movie, I don't think I'll be able to decide if I want the cd or not. Right now, it doesn't look positive.

[raphaelprime]

I already knew i wasnt buying this crappy soundtrack, and listening to them previews, just confirmed it. I like the 2 scores, but even those 2 can't make me buy it.

Only other songs i was even remotely interested in were "Rip It Up"(Jet) which is a decent tune, "Lights out"(POD) but that remix version sucks, and "Black Betty"(Big Rock City) but i'll stick to the original RamJam version and Spiderbait's remake.

[Roseangelo]

I've been listening to six of the songs on the soundtrack for the last week or two and I've found I like five of those, although the sixth isn't bad.

I looove the previews for the score tracks - I definitely have high hopes for these! I think if there's enough positive feedback about these tracks it'll probably increase the likelihood that we get a dedicated score CD.

[VGiselleH]

I just have visions of hairy chested crooner Tom Jones singing that awful cover version he did 2 years ago.:lol:
(not that there's anything wrong with a hairy chest)

Do you have any idea who did the original version?

I'm fortunate enough to have missed that version of Black Betty I think, heh... And while I don't know who the original did, raphaelprime said in the post above you that's it Ram Jam, so I'll go with that :P

After hearing this TMNT version of Black Betty however, I'd like to take it back that I'm looking forwards to it...that is so the wrong kind of voice to use for that song...what a shame :(

And it somehow really amuses me to hear a song called "I love being a turtle" being a japanese-y sound, lol. At least it sounds good though. The Nightwatcher track sounds awesome however, even for that little bit of it.

As for the other songs, some good, some not so, but I think I'm ok with them overall. It'll sound good in the movie itself ^_^

[Raph's Girl]

Welp! The Soundtrack is gonna be released onlline on March 13th and then in stores on March 20th! I'll probably just end up buying it on the 23rd :lol:

http://www.comics2film.com/FanFrame.php?f_id=25124

Atlantic Records has announced the upcoming release of "TMNT - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Music from the Motion Picture." The album will be released for online purchase on March 13th, followed in stores a week later, March 20th. The Warner Bros. Pictures and The Weinstein Company's all-new CGI action-adventure "TMNT" opens in theatres nationwide on March 23rd.

"TMNT - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Music from the Motion Picture" features contributions from a host of recording artists, including new songs written expressly for the film by three of today's most exciting new rock 'n' roll bands. Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen recording groups Gym Class Heroes and Cobra Starship each contribute TMNT-inspired tracks, while Atlantic's Big City Rock offers up an "animated" rendition of the Lead Belly classic "Black Betty."

Other acts featured on the soundtrack include Jet, Cute Is What We Aim For, Pepper, Meg & Dia, Billy Talent, This Providence, Amber Pacific, and others (track listing attached). The iTunes release of the album will also include an exclusive bonus acoustic version of Amber Pacific's "Save Me From Me," along with video of the band in the studio recording "Fall Back Into My Life." Additionally, "TMNT - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Music from the Motion Picture" includes excerpts from the film's score, composed by Klaus Badelt ("Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," "Constantine").

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return to the big screen as never before in an all-new CGI action adventure, written and directed by Kevin Munroe.

After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their rat sensei, Splinter (Mako), becomes worried when strange things begin to brew in New York City. Tech-industrialist Maximillian J. Winters (Patrick Stewart) is raising up an army of ancient monsters, and only one super-ninja fighting team can stop them -- Leonardo (James Arnold Taylor), Michelangelo (Mikey Kelley), Donatello (Mitchell Whitfield) and Raphael (Nolan North)! With the help of old allies April O'Neil (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Casey Jones (Chris Evans), the Turtles are in for the fight of their lives as they once again must face the mysterious Foot Clan, who have put their own ninja skills behind Winters's endeavors.

Making this new incarnation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles truly cutting-edge, the film was created entirely with state-of-the-art CG animation, giving them a completely new look for the 21st century.

Warner Bros. Pictures and The Weinstein Company present an Imagi Animation Studios Production, "TMNT," featuring the voices of Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mako, Kevin Smith, Patrick Stewart, Ziyi Zhang, and narrated by Laurence Fishburne. Kevin Munroe wrote and directed the film, which is produced by Thomas K. Gray, H. Galen Walker and Paul Wang. The executive producers are Francis Kao, Peter Laird, Gary Richardson and Frederick U. Fierst, with Felix Ip serving as co-producer. The music is by Klaus Badelt.

Opening nationwide on March 23rd, "TMNT" will be distributed domestically and in select international territories by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. The Weinstein Company will distribute the film in other international territories.


"TMNT - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Music from the Motion Picture"
(Atlantic Records)
Release Date: March 20th

1. Gym Class Heroes - "Shell Shock"
2. Jet - "Rip It Up"
3. Cute Is What We Aim For - "There's A Class For This"
4. Cobra Starship - "Awww Dip"
5. Meg & Dia - "Roses"
6. Pepper - "Bring Me Along"
7. Amber Pacific - "Fall Back Into My Life"
8. Billy Talent - "Red Flag"
9. This Providence - "Walking On Water"
10. Ever We Fall - "Youth Like Tigers"
11. P.O.D. - "Lights Out (Chris Vrenna Remix)"
12. Big City Rock - "Black Betty"
13. "I Love Being A Turtle (score)"
14. "Nightwatcher (score)"

[Roseangelo]

*grumble grumble*

Sure, make me buy it on iTunes....

[syk_skillz]

*sigh*
Looks like I'm not getting that CD since I dislike Rock
IMO the OS Soundtracks kick this ones ass.

[CJStyles]

....the hell do you call this?!

[ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael]

The scores are great.

I Love Being a Turtle sound kinda Lord of the Ring-ish. And I was getting a heavy Batman vibe from Nightwatcher.

I did think some of the songs on the track were pretty good. I'll definatley buy.

[raphaelprime]

including new songs written expressly for the film by three of today's most exciting new rock 'n' roll bands. Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen recording groups Gym Class Heroes and Cobra Starship


WTF? How dare they call them "Rock 'n' Roll" bands...whoever wrote that press release needs to learn what rock n roll is and pop rock is, then be shot in the head. lol.

[Raph's Girl]

I did think some of the songs on the track were pretty good. I'll definatley buy.

Where'd u hear the songs at?!

[Roseangelo]

Where'd u hear the songs at?!

Several posts up, here (http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showpost.php?p=473917&postcount=162).

[Raph's Girl]

Well after listening to the snippits.... interesting song choices...some better than others. The "I Love Being a Turtle" score reminded me of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon more than anything else.... while Raphael's Nightwatcher score is reminiscent of The Last Samurai. ô,0

[Aignatius]

Gah, that just isn't the kind of music to inspire me to buy the album, either.

I do like in particular the "I love being a turtle" track, though. Reminds me of something from I Ching. Very Splinter-esque.
The Nightwatcher one, yeah, reminded me a bit of Batman and James Bond mixed. I was LOLing about that connection, but it's still cool. :P

[sgtfbomb]

From that 30 second preview, the title "I Love Being a Turtle" seems misleading..though this isnt an unusual occurance for scores..the title seems to give off a fun vibe, while that 30 seconds seem to sound something that would play during a splinter speech...but chances are, the preview probably cut off right before the music heightened..but the score did sound promising

[TerranigmaFreak]

Gah, I hate realplayer. The damn thing won't work on my computer for some reason!

[Leo's_Girl06]

Gah this soundtrack is crap and I am not buying it. I was soo looking forward to this and they pick crappy artists. The only decent artist on here is Meg and Dia witch I have their album with that song on it.

I mostly listen to Metal and heavy rock like Otep and My Ruin. But there is no way they would put them on a kids soundtrack lol. Very dissipointed in their artist selection not buying this crap.:x

[Raph's Girl]

Check it out... If ya wanna hear the entire song of P.O.D's "Light's Out" (one of the songs on the soundtrack) then here's the music video (courtasy of the G4 thread).

Uh...I don't like that song...it doesn't fit the TMNT at all. :ohwell:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkJVW4owLJM

[TerranigmaFreak]

Check it out... If ya wanna hear the entire song of P.O.D's "Light's Out" (one of the songs on the soundtrack) then here's the music video (courtasy of the G4 thread).

Uh...I don't like that song...it doesn't fit the TMNT at all. :ohwell:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkJVW4owLJM

Uck... that was terrible. I couldn't sit through the entire thing (only lasted about 40 seconds). One of my secret fears is coming true, sadly.

[raphaelprime]

Check it out... If ya wanna hear the entire song of P.O.D's "Light's Out" (one of the songs on the soundtrack) then here's the music video (courtasy of the G4 thread).

Uh...I don't like that song...it doesn't fit the TMNT at all. :ohwell:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkJVW4owLJM


Thats actually the album version(or radio), the one on the soundtrack is MUCH worse(see the Fight Clip from G4TV for more of the soundtrack version).

[Sanjuro]

Album is up on ITunes. Sadly to get the score tracks you need to purchase the entire album for $13.99.

[Ralphmacchio]

Thats so much bull, they know that's what you want to hear. Not some pop punk bands.

[Roseangelo]

So has anyone bought this? I want to listen sooooo bad, but I want to buy the CD next week and I'm not convinced the "bonus" stuff on iTunes is worth double dipping.

[Vegita-San]

Wow, that album snippet was just....bad.

I want songs that Rock in a turtles movie. And not heavy metal rock, just something that you can tap your foot too, in orchestral song form.

My guess is this album was a condition of the movie studios for giving the casting people permission to cast non famous actors to play the turtles..

[gobo]

So has anyone bought this? I want to listen sooooo bad, but I want to buy the CD next week and I'm not convinced the "bonus" stuff on iTunes is worth double dipping.
I did, and I'm really disappointed that I didn't just wait for the CD. There aren't enough tracks on there that don't make me cringe or roll my eyes. The bonus version that has an extra track from Amber Pacific is the one I got. I'm sure that track is supposed to mirror Raphael's and maybe even Leonardo's resentment issues. I haven't figured out how to view the 'TMNT in-studio footage with Amber Pacific' video track yet, but it's just a message from their manager with a replay of the track they have on both versions. When I see this thing finally, it better be mostly clips from the movie, or I'll be pissed. Also, I don't see how Cobra Starship could have reasonably called that track 'Rocksteady v. Bebop'. Did they provide a last-minute substitute, or were they joking with us from the start? Either way, 'Awww Dip' is a decent track though it seems to have no TMNT-ification to it whatsoever.

[jignat]

Hi guys, newbie here

I had a question: Does anyone know if the music in the 1 min G4 clip is in the actual film and what the artist/ssong name is ?

Also, does anyone know if the music in anoy of the commericals is actually in the film or just made for the ads?

Thanks

[Roseangelo]

The song in the G4 clip is "Light's Out" by P.O.D. (IIRC) and I'm quite sure it's the same in the movie.

The music from the trailers is not in the movie and I think the same is true of the TV commercials.. I don't think they've slipped any actually music into them, but I'm not 100% certain.

[gobo]

The soundtrack to the Courtyard Battle (the 1 min G4 clip) is 'Lights Out (Chris Vrenna Remix)" by P.O.D. which is in the film and on the CD, but I can't tell you about the other stuff. It was determined that the score in the earliest trailers were actually some of that music made specifically for movie trailers that may never get released in any form at all.

[raphaelprime]

The soundtrack to the Courtyard Battle (the 1 min G4 clip) is 'Lights Out (Chris Vrenna Remix)" by P.O.D. which is in the film and on the CD, but I can't tell you about the other stuff.


From watching the IGN clips i can add to that for ya, Jet's "Rip It Up" is in the movie(Mikey skating through the sewers) and the cover of "Black Betty" during the Nightwatcher Vs Jersey Devil scene.

And after watching the NWvsJD scene a few times, i can tell ya too, they coulda just went with either Spiderbait or Ram Jam's versions just as good without having to record yet another version of it.

[gobo]

the cover of "Black Betty" during the Nightwatcher Vs Jersey Devil scene
I am amazed to know that was a Lead Belly tune. The soundtrack press release on today's update to NinjaTurtles.com says so. But, whoever said it before was right. That singer didn't have a good voice for the song. It's like if Freddy Prinze Jr. tried to sing it. O_o Scary, huh?

[raphaelprime]

I am amazed to know that was a Lead Belly tune. The soundtrack press release on today's update to NinjaTurtles.com says so. But, whoever said it before was right. That singer didn't have a good voice for the song. It's like if Freddy Prinze Jr. tried to sing it. O_o Scary, huh?


I was too, since im not 100% sure who Lead Belly is. The oldest version of the song i know is Ram Jam's and that one came out in the 80's i believe. I think there was a couple people who said the cover on the soundtrack sucked and i believe i was one.

[kerfootw]

The song in the G4 clip is "Light's Out" by P.O.D. (IIRC) and I'm quite sure it's the same in the movie.

The music from the trailers is not in the movie and I think the same is true of the TV commercials.. I don't think they've slipped any actually music into them, but I'm not 100% certain.

P.O.D.'s a good band. I'll listen to it.

[Spitfire]

What the hell is this? POD, Gym Class Heroes?, Jet? What is this ass. I want a f'ing soundtrack not stupid ass radio music. I hear enough of that crap at work I don't need it in TMNT as well. Especially Gym Class Heroes. I can't stand them, I had to listen to their CD 3 times one night, I hate them more then Justin Timberlake now.

Where's the orchestral score? If this music is in the movie*Which I know that horrid POD song is form the clip I saw* it's going to piss me off.

[kerfootw]

I see nothing wrong with that.

[TMNT4Ever]

I hope there is a Score Soundtrack being released simultaneously with the song soundtrack. If not.....:(

[ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael]

I've been listening to some Gym Class Heroes, they're pretty ****ing good. I can't wait to hear the full version of Shell Shock.

[Roseangelo]

Shell Shock is the song I'm looking forward to most, too.

[raphaelprime]

What the hell is this? POD, Gym Class Heroes?, Jet? What is this ass. I want a f'ing soundtrack not stupid ass radio music. I hear enough of that crap at work I don't need it in TMNT as well. Especially Gym Class Heroes. I can't stand them, I had to listen to their CD 3 times one night, I hate them more then Justin Timberlake now.

Where's the orchestral score? If this music is in the movie*Which I know that horrid POD song is form the clip I saw* it's going to piss me off.


Jet is it in during a scene of mikey skating through the sewers, and the cover of "Black Betty" is too during the NW Vs JD scene.

[sgtfbomb]

The cover of Black Betty isnt too bad..I love the original RamJam version. Jet is OK too..and if they had picked a better P.O.D song I wouldn't mind either. I'm not too pissed at the music in the movie, but I would never buy the soundtrack..in fact, the only tracks I care about are the two score tracks, and it kinda annoys me that iTunes has them as "Buy Album" tracks (which to me defeats the purpose of buy albums on iTunes)

[CJStyles]

iTunes already has the songs up and I got the Gym Class Heroes song which songs ****in great! But the rest of the album sucks...sorry to the big heads invovled in making the soundtrack... could have done better like a Daredevil, Punisher, or hell even Spiderman soundtrack

[Cascadia]

Please do not spoil anything about the soundtrack for awhile.

[gobo]

Awww... I was planning to put a review up of the soundtrack later today. Here's the deal. I'll use spoiler tags. I might remove them on Tuesday, but I'll respect your choice to not be spoiled on this product. :)

[Cascadia]

Thank you for respecting my choice.:)

[ThemanthatwouldbeRaphael]

How the hell can you spoil a soundtrack?

[Ralphmacchio]

How the hell can you spoil a soundtrack?

? Me thinks these people are quite loony:lol: Well, whatever pushes your buttons I guess.

[gobo]

I've actually had it since last week. Bought it at iTunes for $15. Here's what I think of it now:

- SHELL SHOCK performed by GYM CLASS HEROES
Not what I'd choose for the soundtrack to a Turtles movie because it serves as a gateway to musicians with more vulgar and hateful lyrics. And, that's the only thing I thought of it the first several times I listened to it. Now, I'm digging it. It may sound an awful lot like some gangsta rap, but it's got an energizing beat to it. Like most of the soundtrack, it's best as background music. I'm sure that's why they put it in the background of the movie. ^_^

- RIP IT UP by JET
Pretty cool skater track. I can ignore the fact that they said "spread your legs for the silver screen" on the soundtrack to a PG movie. But, it's still funny. Good thing it's not a sing-along though. I like this track. But, I'll have to skip it in the presence of my niece who sings along with everything.

- THERE'S A CLASS FOR THIS by CUTE IS WHAT WE AIM FOR
My poor ears! That's some annoying, bland, whiny pop-punk junk. I've given it plenty of opportunity, but there's no hope of it growing on me. So, I'll drop everything to skip this track. There's really nothing else to say about it.

- AWWW DIP by COBRA STARSHIP
Better than the Snakes On A Plane track. It has the same sense of whimsy and unconventionality, but without the few annoying parts. But, wasn't this originally supposed to be a Turtle-shaded track? It was previously titled 'Bebop v. Rocksteady' or vice versa, so... Why do I detect absolutely no Turtle-theme now? Weird... Anyway, it's a favorite track of mine from the album.

- ROSES by MEG & DIA
GOBO LOVES CHICK ROCK!! ^_^ As biased as that sounded, I'm still picky. This track is way more interesting than anything I have heard from Evanescence. Also less dramatic. This is among my favorites on the album as well.

- BRING ME ALONG by PEPPER
Please... I just ate. I've never liked Pepper (though I don't know where they've been for the past decade. They were one-hit wonders when I graduated (though I couldn't stand their one hit), and this is the first I've heard of them since. The song is painfully dull (a step up from the painfully lame one hit they had in the '90s), but it sounds kinda similar to a Sugar Ray or Sublime track. Sorry to any Sugar Ray or Sublime fans, but that's the nearest parallel I could come up with. :embarass:

- FALL BACK INTO MY LIFE by AMBER PACIFIC
I forget where I heard this one before, but it's great. Not something I'd go out of my way to listen to, but it's rather enjoyable. It's more pop-punk, this time from the featured artist of the soundtrack, but not at all annoying. It's fairly energetic, and up-tempo. It's kinda' reminiscent of Jimmy Eat World.

- RED FLAG by BILLY TALENT
Oi! That's some full-blooded punk rock there. Me likey. ^_^ Makes me think of The Ramones even though I'm only vaguely familliar with them. This is probably the most angsty end of punk rock here though. So, brace yourselves. :D

- WALKING ON WATER by THIS PROVIDENCE
I liked this track for the most part. It started with a really awesome riff, but it gets a bit whiny in the vocals. The chorus is the least appealing part of the song. But, I think the awesome riff pretty well balances it out. Hardly a favorite of mine, it's pretty good if you don't dwell on the underlying tone of whininess.

- YOUTH LIKE TIGERS by EVER WE FALL
Eww... More whiny music. :( It has a victorious tone to it, so if you can stomach emo...

- LIGHTS OUT by P.O.D. (Chris Vrenna Mix)
I actually look forward to the P.O.D. track to cycle back through while I'm listening to the soundtrack. It may not be the right sound for a Turtles movie, but the remix on the soundtrack is leaps and bounds more catchy than the original. Chris Vrenna did an awesome job of validating P.O.D.'s tough guy act. Chris Vrenna is a miracle-worker! :evilgrin:

- BLACK BETTY by BIG ROCK CITY
The instrumental is almost identical to the Ramjam version (the one that played in Nintendo's earliest commercials for the DS). That's a good thing. But, the vocals just don't fit. It sounds like we have someone who never sang a rock song before doing the honors. He didn't do a bad job, but his voice had no bite to it. Oh well. This is a decent track for people who aren't already familliar with Black Betty or don't pay close attention to their music.

- I LOVE BEING A TURTLE by KLAUS BADELT
Didn't seem like it was appropriately titled because it just didn't sound very turtley. It really seemed like an overview of relatively different themes created for the movie. When I'm in the mood to listen to score music, I'm glad I have this. It's worth the entire album for anyone who likes score music.

- NIGHTWATCHER by KLAUS BADELT
This one is actually more like one single, continuous theme. It starts and ends with the same melody. Almost a Peter Gunn/Americana thing. It's probably the comparitive lack of variety in this track that makes me like the other score track better. But, this one is still quite good.

AVAILABLE ONLY ON THE $13.99 iTUNES BONUS CONTENT VERSION:
- SAVE ME FROM ME (ACOUSTIC) by AMBER PACIFIC
Awesome! When I first heard it, I thought it was to mirror the mood between Raph & Leo (and, it would do so perfectly), but this is a song Amber Pacific had already released on an album. It wasn't until I read the press release that I even noticed it was entirely acoustic. That adds something to it, I think. Anyhow, it's a bit sappy, but pretty damn fitting for the movie. It gets my approval, no problem.

- TMNT IN-STUDIO FOOTAGE WITH AMBER PACIFIC
Kinda lame. This is video content, obviously. However, it has nothing to do with TMNT other than being packaged with this soundtrack. It's just Amber Pacific's manager giving a progress report for a few seconds, followed by a 'recording of' video for Fall Back Into My Life. Nothing special unless you're a big fan of AP.


My overall opinion about this soundtrack is that I usually find it hard to associate with the Turtles at all. I guess that's one reason people have been griping about it. My one gripe about this being the soundtrack is that it seems to overemphasize the idea that they are just your typical, yuppie teens. Being that they aren't allowed to be social, that makes little sense from a psychological standpoint. Anyway, I consider this a worthy buy. Now, go buy it! ^_^

[Roseangelo]

Oh, so Save Me From Me is on the actual CD?

Where'd you get it and how much was it? I'll be buying after work.

[gobo]

I didn't get the CD yet. I'll be picking it up after class today. I was thinking that it would be (probably as a 'hidden' track) until I read the press release on NinjaTurtles.com after I had already added that part. If it's not on the CD, I'll edit the post to reflect that when I get back. It really would be a shame to not have it on the CD. It fits the movie better than the other AP song.

[Rooish]

Heh, gobo, I like how you started your own thread and referred to yourself in the third person. Mayhaps I'll do that. Mayhaps I'll buy the soundtrack ...

;)

[Garou]

"Save me from me" isn't on the soundtrack. I just got the list from the company, I'm ordering the soundtrack from:

Tracklisting:
1. Shell Shock - 3:17 (Gym Class Heroes)
2. Rip It Up - 3:21 (Jet)
3. There's a Class for This - 3:35 (Cute Is What We Aim For)
4. Awww Dip - 2:56 (Cobra Starship)
5. Roses - 3:28 (Meg & Dia)
6. Bring Me Along - 3:34 (Pepper)
7. Fall Back into My Life - 3:37 (Amber Pacific)
8. Red Flag - 3:17 (Talent, Billy)
9. Walking on Water - 2:37 (This Providence)
10. Youth Like Tigers - 2:44 (Ever We Fall)
11. Lights Out [Chris Vrenna Remix] - 2:56 (P.O.D.)
12. Black Betty - 3:32 (Big City Rock)
13. I Love Being a Turtle [Score] - 3:06
14. Nightwatcher [Score] - 3:00

[gobo]

Yeah. Just got home with the CD. It's not on there. It's a damn shame too. That song fit the movie perfectly, unlike any of the other songs. The press release for the soundtrack was absolutely right when they said that Save Me From Me (Acoustic) was an iTunes exclusive. It's available only on their $13.99 bonus content version, not the $11.99 version.

[sgtfbomb]

I wish there was a seperate score CD :( I love scores so much (good ones, at least) At lot of the score, that I heard form the clips , I liked.

The funny thing was, even though I'm only interested in 'Black Betty' and the two score tracks and even though all the other music on the cd makes me sick to my stomach from it's horrendousness, I was still almost tempted to by the CD today at Best Buy, just for the sheer fact that it was Turtles..

..but I got the game instead (along with Rocky Balboa, the whole reason I was there)..I almost bought the original series season 4 (or is it 5, I cant remember), but I figured Id buy it later, but I was stunned becauser they finally starting releasing them in seasons not volumes and that finally they have some special features this time around.

[raphael_is_cool]

I found the musical score to be really good whereas the soundtrack sounded like bland 'radio rock' and was used as unecessary background music for some scenes.

[Roseangelo]

For someone who has purchased it from iTunes, I'd be willing to send a pack of the exclusive Kmart trading cards if you can send me an MP3 of "Save Me From Me." Has to be the TMNT album version, has to be MP3 (or I'll settle for WAV, too).

[Rooish]

Is there any cool interior CD art?

[Roseangelo]

Just the banner image. I do like the design on the CD, which is just green with black shadows of each Turtle.

[Peanut]

God, that looks awful! And dude, Billy Talent...punk rock...no.

[VaughnMichael]

God, that looks awful! And dude, Billy Talent...punk rock...no.
hey Peanut can I just pay you a feww every month to speak for me hahahahah:lol:

[TheShowstoppa]

When I previewed the few songs that were available for the soundtrack, I kinda cowered. I really didn't like it. However, being as that it is a soundtrack for a movie I must own, I suppose I will get it.

[Peanut]

hey Peanut can I just pay you a feww every month to speak for me hahahahah:lol:

Sure thing. I have reasonable rates.

[gobo]

For someone who has purchased it from iTunes, I'd be willing to send a pack of the exclusive Kmart trading cards if you can send me an MP3 of "Save Me From Me." Has to be the TMNT album version, has to be MP3 (or I'll settle for WAV, too).
Can't. That would be unethical. Sorry. :ohwell:
God, that looks awful! And dude, Billy Talent...punk rock...no.
Find a place where you can take a listen to a sample of the track, and tell me what you think it is. I'm not that big on music anymore, so my terminology is rusty.

[Ralphmacchio]

So, is the theme to the turtles that one towards the end of i love being a turtle montage. You hear it in the second trailer.

[LogicDonny]

Well?
Which of the 4 teenage mutant ninja turtles movie soundtrack do you like the most?

[Ralphmacchio]

The composer for the first movie owns Klaus dabelt he recycles everything he does. Tmnt sounds alot like pirates, if you have a good ear for listening you will notice it.

[raphaelprime]

Yeah, so i got it(not saying how lol) and im sticking with my original thoughts, 'Black Betty' cover, 'Rip It Up'(Jet), and the 2 score songs are the only ones im really digging. And im actually used to the Billy Talent 'Red Flag' tune cause it was on NHL '06.

Oh and at 2:05 into 'I Love Being A Turtle' is it just me or does that little bit sound sorta like the tune from Spider-Man or X-Men(cant remember which it was)

[kryka83]

I love rock, but I don't know if I'd like that for the soundtrack. Lyrics distract me; I'd just want instrumentals. I like cormano's idea.


Liking 'Western' stuff =/= liking country.

Howzabout some Jon Peter Lewis? I hear that guy's not bad. :P lol Don would LOVE his stuff.


I agree about instrumental/score music - i really loved the score music that was in the new TMNT movie! I also played the "Nightwatcher" score song from the movie's cd and the trailer music for the movie is from the track!!! totally sweet!!! I really hope a score cd from the movie is released soon...

[Ralphmacchio]

Was the turtles theme that part in the i love being turtle song, that was in the second trailer?

[kryka83]

Was the turtles theme that part in the i love being turtle song, that was in the second trailer?

i'm not sure about the "i love being a turtle" song, i just noticed in either the featurette or one of the trailers that the music came from part of "Nightwatcher"'s score song on the soundtrack. I've heard that the trailer score from Spiderman3 was used in a TMNT trailer, but i haven't watched the Spiderman 3 trailer(s) for awhile.

[gobo]

I believe Kevin Munroe himself had said that this film didn't have any one particular theme. Of all the scoring I heard in the film, It was all represented on the CD. So, where should they come up with more to fill a CD? But, if you asked me (an idea that I'm sure never crossed your minds), if you needed to pick out something to call an official theme, it would be somewhere in the Nightwatcher track. That got the most replays in the film.

[MrOldSchool]

Which one is your favorite? I can't decide between the songs by Jet and Cobra Starship. Plus I never thought I'd see a TMNT album on Atlantic Records (the greatest record label of all time!).

[Nightwatcher]

I found the song at the beginning of the credits to be quite catchy as I walked out.

And the version of Black Betty made the scene it was in much more enjoyable.

[MrOldSchool]

Yeah, that version of the song was pretty badass, and made the scene more enjoyable. If you mean that song from the end credit sequence, I didn't like that one too much.

[johnnyblaze]

I couldn't get 'Shell Shock' out of my head all day yesterday, plus that 'Roses' song is pretty nice

[Dragnskull]

was "Black betty" the song playing during raphs fight with Gizmo on setroids?

that song + that fight scene = awsomeness.

SPOILER:::



i was laughing so hard when it went to the inside-raphs helm view with super gizmo on the outside, staring at him, then proceeding to beat on it, headbut it, try and bite it...o man...great

[lilraph]

i love the song where they were fighting the foot at the end before entering winters building . however i dont know what song that is on the list. any takers?>

[Warhorse]

I like the Black Betty one, as that was my personal favorite scene in the movie. That song mentions the word Rocksteady. As that just a cute little nod to the old toon fans that was thrown in when they chose the song, or just coincidence?

I also like the song in the beginning, the musical score while showing the beginning credits in the eerie green fog. I've seen that particular use of special effects and song used in another movie before, but I cant recall what.

[Phoenix Fire]

The soundtrack is not perfect but I can tell you this, its the first CD that I decided I HAD to buy in years. Jet's Rip it up is so far my favorite track on the Soundtrack, but it could have used a more industrial sound I think.

[Spitfire]

I sat there at the end of the film listening to the song that played. It then the singing kicked in and I got up and walked out as fast as I could. UGH horrid.

[Phoenix Fire]

I think the Rocksteady line was from the original lyrics. However Shell Shock mentions both Rocksteady and Bebop in the first few lines, nice little nod.

[Phoenix Fire]

Nice, it turned my stomache the first time. But, after 2 hours in the car listening to it on the soundtrack I feel alright with it.

[Brandatello]

hey i just got back from the movie and i was wondering if anyone had Shellshock-Gym class heroes for download cause i really love that song and i dont want to waste money on the whole cd...but on second thought i might ask for it for my b-day (april 8 )

[Ralphmacchio]

hey i just got back from the movie and i was wondering if anyone had Shellshock-Gym class heroes for download cause i really love that song and i dont want to waste money on the whole cd...but on second thought i might ask for it for my b-day (april 8 )

You can buy it on I-tunes for a 1 dollar.