Battle Cry (Imagine Dragons song) Extinction" from the previous films in the series, "Transformers" director Michael Bay sought out a new musical act to soundtrack the film and hand picked Imagine Dragons for the job. "Battle Cry" was written by the group members specifically for use in the film, inspired by the story as pitched to them by Bay. Lead singer Dan Reynolds revealed to "Billboard" that the aim with "Battle Cry" was to write "in a more cinematic way" to compose a song that was satisfying as a piece of music but also benefited the visual it was set to accompany. Imagine Dragons Additional
Dan Smith (singer) Dan Smith (singer) Daniel Campbell Smith (born 14 July 1986) is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. He is the lead singer, primary songwriter and founder of the British rock band Bastille. The band formed in 2010 and gained mass popularity in 2013 when the song "Pompeii" was released. The band released their second album, "Wild World" in September 2016. Smith was educated at the University of Leeds in Leeds, West Yorkshire, where he gained a degree in English Language and Literature while also writing about film and music for the Leeds student newspaper. A film obsessive from a