Takara Tomy Promoting Transformers: The Last Knight and Merchandise at Tokyo Comic Con 2017

It's a little late to be 'promoting' TLK isn't it? The movie went in and out of theaters, and it's been on DVD for a few weeks. Seems to me the ship set sail a long time ago. Unless of course, they're trying to lure people into buying all the TLK figures that they made too much of...

DeathReviews wrote:It's a little late to be 'promoting' TLK isn't it? The movie went in and out of theaters, and it's been on DVD for a few weeks. Seems to me the ship set sail a long time ago. Unless of course, they're trying to lure people into buying all the TLK figures that they made too much of...

It's not out in Japan until December 13.

Plus they have all those upcoming movie figures to promote, even if it is indirectly.

Emerje

Welp, I knew this day would come. I'm almost afraid to watch it, because they've ruined stuff I've liked before. One the other hand, I want to watch something with some humor in (maybe).

Everything Wrong With Transformers The Last Knight

We had reported on Takara Tomy's presence at Tokyo Comic Con 2017, and their Transformers promotion for The Last Knight's home release (due in Japan on 13th December) back here - and we now have some extra images from the event that took place on the main stage!

The event took place at the Main Stage area and featured a guest performance by musician/comedian Junichi Davidson, along with some toy showing off, what looks like some singing and a transformation contest (perhaps), according to Japanese movie news website eiga.com. Snuck in with all the promotion, Takara also showed off a Gold Version of the Optimus Prime figure from the movie's toyline, to accompany the likes of the Golden Vector Shield and the Clear Voyager Optimus available in the country with the BluRay released of the film. Check out some images below!

i still want those cool dioramas.

Furio Tedeschi has posted a gallery of concept art on his website. The characters featured in his work are Optimus Primal, Sqweeks, Quintessa and HotRod. It is interesting to see how some of these characters differ from their looks in the movie. Most notibly Hotrod being called Sidekick (Probably a pre-production name) and being colored black or green when we know he looks completely different in the movie.

There are also some nice pieces to help build the world these characters live in such as the knights and statues. You can tell by looking over the pictures in this set how well all of these things create an environment that feels truly epic. One of the coolest features in the gallery is the up close look at all of the detailed swords in the movie, including Excalibur.

If you enjoy Furio Tedeschi's Artwork, we reccomend having a look at his concept art of Barricade and the Giant Robot Snake.

WreckerJack wrote:

Truly the stuff of nightmares...

I kinda prefer Day trader without a beard,it makes him more distinct from Hound.

In our coverage of the events from Tokyo Comic Con 2017, we included images of the main stage with the Takara Tomy promotional celebration of Transformers: The Last Knight, with its home release hitting Japanese retail next week - as you can see here, the stage hosted both comedian Junichi Davidson (wearing the G1 art t-shirt) and music artist Okazaki Taiiku / Physical Education.

The latter was apparently involved in launching his latest single, a collaboration between the artist and the Transformers franchise, titled Emblem. This is not the first song connected to the movie, as Torches received both the Chinese release treatment with a cover by Zhang Jie and the original version in the trailer from X Ambassadors, as well as Steve Jablonsky and Celldweller working on the score. The track, which you can find on iTunes here, or check out a sample below, is closer to the style of the latter as you'll see - give it a listen!

Very bizzare music...

I clicked stop as soon as I heard the autotune.

Neat how he worked the English phrase "Freedom is the right sentient beings" into the song.

This is cool

It must feel amazing to actually drive one of the Transformers's vehicles.

Tsutaya video rental retail chain in Japan is hosting a cross-promotion contest with TakaraTomy regarding figures from the fifth Transformers film, The Last Knight. The contest runs from December 13th, 2017 until January 8th, 2018 and is open for residents of Japan.

The instructions are simple enough, all one has to do is to rent the movie from Tsutaya's chain of stores and From there the entrant must answer a brief questionnaire to be entered. From there you will stand a chance to win (A) TLK-15 Calibur Optimus Prime, (B) TLK-19 Megatron or (C) RC Autobot Sqweeks. It's pretty simple, best of luck to our Japanese fans in entering the contest! More information can be found on Tsutaya's page regarding the contest.

is optimus doing the haters gonna hate walk?

Love Optimus chill walking.

Optivince Prime? There's really only one person in the world that actually walks like that.



Emerje

It's been just under a month since the last batch of Transformers: The Last Knight concept art, and now we have a few more concept images for the film to share, this time from artists James Paick and Wesley Burt. Shared by Paick on his Instagram account is an image of "Cybertron Vines", seemingly attached to and invading Earth. This is in contrast to the final film, which featured Cybertron crashing to Earth in chunks, but no kind of merging between the two planets.

Burt, meanwhile, has shared two images through his Twitter account. The first is an early concept for Barricade's appearance in The Last Knight, hewing much closer to his appearance in previous films with iconic character features like his long arms and insectoid face. (An animated version of the Barricade concept can be found on Burt's Instagram by following this link.) The second picture is another rough idea for Daytrader (simply called "Trader" here), appearing much thinner and far less similar to Hound in body-type, as well as sporting long "hair", goggles and a bandanna.

Check out the images below, and share any thoughts you may have in the Energon Pub Forums! It seems like concept art for The Last Knight is showing no signs of stopping either, so keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for any more Transformers news - movie-related or otherwise - that comes around!

James Paick wrote:What a cyber mess #jamespaick #art #conceptart #digitalpainting

Wesley Burt wrote:This was an early idea for revamping Barricade a bit in TF5 compared to his TF1 incarnation

Wesley Burt wrote:and another rough Daytrader idea, this one sort of rustic americana Willie Nelson inspired

Now that's a proper Barricade update! I like that way more than the one we actually got.

Emerje

Head's way to small on that Barricade it's otherwise a great design, not sure if it would have looked good on the big screen though.

Anyways the more important news to me is the fact we now have an actual Barricade cgi render from movie 1!

No those promotional pictures of the movie one cast like this one are not actual movie cgi renders.

Eh, that Barricade concept's alright though I don't like that spoiler sticking out the back so high in robot form unless there's a practical reason as to why he hasn't broken it down into parts to fold away. i didn't like TLK Barricade at first cos he seemed too 'human' in proportions but I'm kinda used it now. Hell I kinda wish he could just be both. Like the TLK form is his calm patrol bot form and the more alien one there is when he gets pissed off and ready to 'interrogate' the hell out of someone with a vicious beatdown.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Eh, that Barricade concept's alright though I don't like that spoiler sticking out the back so high in robot form unless there's a practical reason as to why he hasn't broken it down into parts to fold away. i didn't like TLK Barricade at first cos he seemed too 'human' in proportions but I'm kinda used it now. Hell I kinda wish he could just be both. Like the TLK form is his calm patrol bot form and the more alien one there is when he gets pissed off and ready to 'interrogate' the hell out of someone with a vicious beatdown.

I think that's just because he's hunched over.

I think I would've liked this version of Daytrader a lot more than what we actually got.

you know, i would prefer that barricade much more than the one we actually got.

That barricade is based on the S197 II Mustang, which either means this concept is a bit older or they decided to scrap and remake the design when the S550 became Barricade’s new alt Mode. As much as I like sleek new barricade I woulda preferred if they just took his new chest and arms and slapped it on that swole Barricade concept though.

I also like this concept Barricade over the one actually used in TLK. I think if they would've used it there would have been more of a connection to the character. In my opinion they should have at least use the head design of the concept, because if his was not named in the movie, would anyone have guessed that he was Barricade, or just think he was some random new Con.
I did still enjoy him in the film, and yes The Last Knight design for him did grow on me as well.

For those of you who follow the wider entertainment world, you'll be aware of this being awards season - and the Oscars are up soon (March 4, 2018) - and that movie companies and productions are gearing up for the consideration of the industry and the Academy. In light of that, Paramount has made available 'For Your [ours too] Consideration' the full score by Steve Jablonsky from the 2017 live-action movie Transformers: The Last Knight, for free, from their website!

If you already had a copy from the previous retail release, you may spot some differences between that and this version, with some the tracks not corresponding in the two copies, but rather this current release being the exact score used in the movie itself - as you can see already from the track listings. Take a listen, and join the discussion in the Energon Pub!

Woah. Over 80 tracks. Dang.

Would have been nice as a download.

No download, the tracks are waaayyy too short and it's to TLK.

No thanks, Paramount. Stick this "gift" where the Matrix doth not shine our darkest hour...

There are downloads but only one by one.

primalxconvoy wrote:=the tracks are waaayyy too short and it's to TLK.

Obviously.

These are the tracks for the scenes their only as long as the scenes that use them.

primalxconvoy wrote:No thanks, Paramount. Stick this "gift" where the Matrix doth not shine our darkest hour...

Well I know who not to buy gifts for.

I suspected that they were for each scene. Usually, to make a soundtrack for sale, they have to rescore the music, right? The version up for listening is great as a bonus CD, but not as THE MAIN event, as it were.

Thanks for clarifying that it's downloadable. I cannot see the option for that on my phone.

If anyone downloads the whole thing, zips it and shares it here, maybe that would be OK? Yes, I'm that lazy...

Definitely not ideal in formatting, but it's a free 83 song soundtrack... so beggars can't be choosers.

Have to select each track then scroll back to top to hit download. Takes some effort... even more effort if you want to number the tracks and add their file names correctly.

Set aside a little time to do this tedious work... or ask around for a friend who will send you a ZIP file of the MP3s as a better option.

I downloaded each and every track and used the proper album art. I can post a drive download link if anyone wants?


~Grimes

gothsaurus wrote:Definitely not ideal in formatting, but it's a free 83 song soundtrack... so beggars can't be choosers.

Have to select each track then scroll back to top to hit download. Takes some effort... even more effort if you want to number the tracks and add their file names correctly.

Set aside a little time to do this tedious work... or ask around for a friend who will send you a ZIP file of the MP3s as a better option.

First world problems, I suppose. I too, like to order them, both in file name and in the tag description, plus download the artwork, etc.

I'll make my bed and sleep in it when I state that it's too much hassle to bother over for such a trivial thing, relating to a really, really bad film.

CaptainGrimes wrote:I downloaded each and every track and used the proper album art. I can post a drive download link if anyone wants?


~Grimes

Lazy, entitled PrimalXConvoy likes this.

I wanted to post this because everyone complained about the 83 individual tracks. So I zipped them together with Album art and in numerical format. So It's here to download for all. Here you go. Enjoy!




Sincerely,

Grimes

Sorry but I can't allow the link. While I, and no doubt many others, appreciate your efforts, you're a new member, and without downloading and scanning the files myself, I simply can't allow a file from a new member to be accessed by existing members.

While I'm sure you're on the up and up, please understand WHY I've taken this route.
(By all means, if you wanted to post HOW others can download the files then please do)

Burn wrote:Sorry but I can't allow the link. While I, and no doubt many others, appreciate your efforts, you're a new member, and without downloading and scanning the files myself, I simply can't allow a file from a new member to be accessed by existing members.

While I'm sure you're on the up and up, please understand WHY I've taken this route.
(By all means, if you wanted to post HOW others can download the files then please do)

That's an interesting rule. I didn't consider what you wrote before this. Is that because you cannot validate it for viruses etc? How about long term users? Can we post similar links instead? Or is it because it's in a zip and noone can tell WHAT type of files are in is (as opposed to links to "raw" files themselves? It might be worth adding it to the board rules a-proper.

I'm sure it's not copyright, as the files are there, officially, for the taking, right?

EDIT: - Could anyone here send them to you, Burn, and, once vetted, they be hosted at this site, or the links given validation?

CaptainGrimes wrote:I wanted to post this because everyone complained about the 83 individual tracks. So I zipped them together with Album art and in numerical format. So It's here to download for all. Here you go. Enjoy!




Sincerely,

Grimes

Big thanks, regardless!

Steve Jablonsky is really good at making chicken salad. You know how the rest of the saying goes

I daresay there's a hint of DiCola's Unicron theme in that last track. Might have to replay that turned up to 11 at some point to try and override any confirmation bias.

ScottyP wrote:Steve Jablonsky is really good at making chicken salad. You know how the rest of the saying goes

Actually, I don't I actually even tried looking it up to see if I could find the saying, but I'm fairly certain you weren't actually talking about recipes for good chicken salad, nor any of the multitudinous UrbanDictionary entries which are as rubbish as ever. I think I can get the meaning from context well enough, though

I daresay there's a hint of DiCola's Unicron theme in that last track. Might have to replay that turned up to 11 at some point to try and override any confirmation bias.

Nah, I agree with you too now that you mention it! Sounds almost exactly like DiCola's Unicron put through a "generic modern action movie" filter. The timing and approximate sounds of the drums, the humming background note... it's all there, more or less, except for the most iconic electronic bits.

As for whether I think it's any good, that's a different matter. Without trying to draw parallels to DiCola's score, this song in particular is extremely tedious and utterly forgettable. I don't frankly remember the score from the movie itself, but I'm sure most of the other tracks in here are much better - I just don't really have the time or the data allowance to listen to them all. Not every song can be a winner I suppose.

So I went ahead and remade the album art for the Transformers: The Last Knight Score. Hope you like it!



Sincerely,

Grimes

CaptainGrimes wrote:So I went ahead and remade the album art for the Transformers: The Last Knight Score. Hope you like it!

THELASTKNIGHT_SCOREART_TYLER.jpg

Sincerely,

Grimes

Nice!

Btw, I've no idea what the "chicken salad" reference was, either. Is it an Americanism?

Nah, bro. I'm 'Murican, and I never heard it until now.

EunuchRon wrote:Nah, bro. I'm 'Murican, and I never heard it until now.

I'm British, but I've been out of Blighty for a while so I'm not up to speed if it's from my Homeland.

Hmmm...

primalxconvoy wrote:

Burn wrote:Sorry but I can't allow the link. While I, and no doubt many others, appreciate your efforts, you're a new member, and without downloading and scanning the files myself, I simply can't allow a file from a new member to be accessed by existing members.

While I'm sure you're on the up and up, please understand WHY I've taken this route.
(By all means, if you wanted to post HOW others can download the files then please do)

That's an interesting rule. I didn't consider what you wrote before this. Is that because you cannot validate it for viruses etc? How about long term users? Can we post similar links instead? Or is it because it's in a zip and noone can tell WHAT type of files are in is (as opposed to links to "raw" files themselves? It might be worth adding it to the board rules a-proper.

I'm sure it's not copyright, as the files are there, officially, for the taking, right?

EDIT: - Could anyone here send them to you, Burn, and, once vetted, they be hosted at this site, or the links given validation?

I think the members want you to do some vetting...I too would like to see that zip file made available, preferably in MP3.