<P> Composer Steve Jablonsky, who had before collaborated with Bay on The Island and the first two Transformers films, returned to compose the Dark of the Moon score . Jablonsky's musical score was lauded by critics and fans . The score was released on June 24, 2011, five days before the actual release of the film . </P> <P>--Allison Loring, reviewing the film's soundtrack </P> <P> The album was originally set for release on June 28, 2011, but Amazon.com listed the album as unavailable while the album was still being listed for release during the week of the film's global release . It was available for download on Amazon on June 30, 2011, and the score currently features 17 pre-recorded tracks that are featured in the final film . The score's length is approximately 59: 47 . The album for the film was released on June 14, 2011 . It consists of singles produced by different artists and bands, and rock and alternative tracks . American rock band Linkin Park composed the lead single for the film, "Iridescent", as they did with the first two films: "What I've Done" was used in the 2007 film and "New Divide" for the 2009 film . The sound effects for the Transformers and foley was synthesized and developed by electronic music producer Christian Valentin Brunn (born 20 July 1994), better known by his stage name Virtual Riot . The music video for "Iridescent" was directed by Joe Hahn . Two other singles were released specifically for the soundtrack, "Monster" by Paramore and "All That You Are" by the Goo Goo Dolls . Several other unreleased songs make their debut on the album, including "The Pessimist" by Stone Sour and "The Bottom" by Staind . My Chemical Romance's song "The Only Hope for Me Is You" also appeared and can also be found on their fourth studio album Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys and on the soundtrack . The song was not exclusively for the movie, and was featured in the credits . The Black Veil Brides' song "Set The World on Fire" is also included . </P> <P> Most of the characters returned for Hasbro's new toyline, which was released on May 16, 2011 . In October 2010, Entertainment Tonight previewed the behind - the - scenes filming in Chicago . A two - minute teaser trailer was announced on November 27, and was posted to the Internet on December 9, 2010 . A 30 - second television advertisement for the film aired during Super Bowl XLV on Fox on February 6, 2011 . The first full theatrical trailer was released on April 28, 2011 . The very first clip was released on May 18 . A second clip was released the next day on May 19 . The North American promotional costs came to approximately $75 million . </P>

Cast and crew of transformers dark of the moon