In the early 2000s I was only just discovering the joy that is Vince DiCola, from the music in the original Transformers Movie.
I was overjoyed to discover he had a web presence, and that he was embracing his Transformers music, including releasing a CD of the full score, a CD of related demos, and an album of solo piano interpretations of music from the score, "Artistic Transformations". I jumped at the chance to buy the discs, with "Artistic Transformations" becoming one of my favourite albums ever.
I'm horribly biased, as I love the original 80s melodies, but I strongly feel even those unfamiliar with the original songs would enjoy this album. The melodies, and percussive playing, are so infectious.
But why listen to me, when you can purchase Artistic Transformations on Bandcamp, as well as the demo collection The Protoform Sessions. The exact score CD that was released at the time isn't available, however the amazing Intrada Records has recently released a very similar album (that of course I purchased), remastered.
My only complaint about the album is that perhaps it gets a little old toward the end, blowing all the amazing music at the beginning, but I happily leave it on repeat for hours regardless.
8/10
