The music of the animated direct-to-video feature films based on the Bionicle toy line by Lego was composed by Nathan Furst and John D'Andrea.
Nathan Furst's preferred musical style of grand orchestra and electronica was what the producers of Mask of Light were looking for in a composer.
[1] Furst was initially unaware of the Bionicle toy line and started reading about the universe on the official website before beginning the composition process.
As The Legend Reborn was produced by a different crew than the original trilogy, Furst was not asked to return to score the film and the job went to John D'Andrea instead.
The soundtrack albums for the first three films are available in digital music stores such as iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play.
[14] Unlike the other two soundtracks, the Mask of Light release is labeled as a "14th Anniversary" edition for unknown reasons.
[9] Some tracks contain sections of music that were apparently silenced in the film itself, most notably "Escaping Dark Hunters" and "Lhikan's Death / Vakama's Power Found".
[23][24] Furst's work on Legends of Metru Nui also earned the film a nomination for Best Original Score at the 2004 DVD Exclusive Awards.
[25] David Molina, co-director of the first three films, gave praise to Furst's work on Web of Shadows, saying that "watching the picture with his music for the first time is an amazing experience.
[26] Furst himself has described the Bionicle scores as some of the best music of his career, citing the creative freedom granted to him by the filmmakers.