Linkin Park have confirmed that they are contributing to the score of Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. They have been working with Steve Jablonsky (credited for scoring Transformers 1 & 2), who is part of Hans Zimmer’s production company, Remote Control Productions.

Band member Mike Shinoda wrote on his blog about this:

“We met with Hans [Zimmer] last week, and heard some of the incredible things he and his guys have done with our new song. In the next few days, we’ll be doing some work with Hans’ amazing writing and recording crew. Michael Bay has shown us select scenes from the film, and it looks incredible. I can’t wait for you to see it.”

Shinoda also gives us a description of the song:

“The backdrop for the song is built on layered, heavy synths and a sharp performance by Mr. Bourdon. We’re keeping the drums a little looser on this track, not doing too much studio trickery…it creates a nice interplay between the organic feel of the rhythm track and the more robotic feel of the keyboards. Bass and guitar are next, meanwhile Chester and I are emailing lyric notes back and forth…”

A couple movie blogs initially thought this was a huge surprise and a big deal.  I feel, given the facts, this is no big surprise. If you’ve seen any Linkin Park videos or even album art, they are huge fans of gigantic robots and CGI effects. So, for what it’s worth, even though I rag on Linkin Park I think this will fit nicely with Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.

[Source: Slashfilm, Firstshowing, MikeShinoda]