Michael Bay's "TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION" to Feature an Original Song by the Grammy Award-Winning Band IMAGINE DRAGONS
The Band Contributed Creatively in the Scoring Process with the Film's Composer Steve Jablonsky
Will Perform Live at the Film's World Premiere in
Following an early footage screening of the film, IMAGINE DRAGONS wrote
the original song "BATTLE CRY," which Bay used in critical points in the
film. Additionally, the band contributed original music during the
scoring process by recording cues with Jablonsky, the film's composer,
and
"We're incredibly lucky that Dan, Wayne, Ben and Daniel were available to work with us," says director Bay. "I remember being drawn to the emotion of 'Demons' and 'Radioactive' the first time I heard those songs, and I knew I wanted that same energy and heart for this movie. They've created a really epic, otherworldly sound for 'Battle Cry.'"
"The TRANSFORMER franchise has set the bar for cinematic innovation over
the years," says
IMAGINE DRAGONS will perform its new single live at the film's worldwide
premiere in
Grammy Award-winning rock band IMAGINE DRAGONS is one of 2013's breakout
artists, having played to sold-out audiences in
Certified multi-platinum selling over 4 million copies worldwide, the
album was propelled by the success of the multi-platinum single, "It's
Time," with follow-up singles "Radioactive" selling over 10 million
globally and "Demons," which has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Rolling
Stone proclaimed IMAGINE DRAGONS "the biggest breakout of the
year" and
IMAGINE DRAGONS are
"TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION" is the fourth film in director Michael
Bay's global blockbuster franchise.
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"TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION" opens in theaters on
Paramount Pictures
kmk@paramount.com
or
Interscope
Records / Imagine Dragons
Hillary.Siskind@umusic.com
Source: Paramount Pictures
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