Tron: Legacy Reconfigured

On Tuesday, along with the release of Tron and Tron: Legacy on blu-ray, Disney released a second Tron: Legacy soundtrack called Tron: Legacy Reconfigured.  This album features remixes of Daft Punk's original score by a slew of international music producers who specialize in electronica.

At first I was sort of worried that this album might be a hot mess of mixed up styles and random sounds and, though it's true that each artist has their own very individual style, each piece retains enough of Daft Punk's original work to make the album fairly cohesive.  It's sort of like a love letter to Daft Punk from their peers.  It's not all like an album of dancehall mixes.  It's more like further explorations of the original material with the artists trying to mine the original tracks for more gold.


For me, the highlights are "Arena" remixed by The Japanese Popstars, "C.L.U." remixed by Paul Oakenfold and "Fall" remixed by M83 VS Big Black Delta.

I would love to see Disney give the same treatment to Wendy Carlos' original Tron score.  I think it would be great fun to play with her work using the technology of today.

END OF LINE

Tron: Legacy Soundtrack

My Tron: Legacy soundtrack arrived from Amazon today and it blew me away!  Everything we've been hearing about Daft Punk's amazing score is absolutely true!

I can only imagine how the score will compliment the film at this point (4 days left!) but the album itself is really incredible.  The score is like some kind of cyber opera.  Daft Punk fuses their fascinating electronic sounds with the beautiful work of the London Philharmonic Orchestra to create a sort of dystopian, futuristic soundscape that really transports the listener.

Other artists have done work blending electronica and classic instrumental music but I don't think I've ever heard any that results in something so beautiful.  Some of Mark Snow's X-Files music maybe?  But this is so much BIGGER, darker and more engaging.

I've been a fan of Daft Punk since "Around the World" in 1997 and their work on this score has made me an even bigger fan.  I know that they were heavily influenced by the original Tron and that this film is ideal for them but I hope they'll do more score work in the future because they've truly done a masterful job.

END OF LINE.

Daft Punk "Derezzed" Music Video

This week the new Daft Punk video for "Derezzed" was released.

If you've been reading any of the early reviews of Tron: Legacy you'll know that most people are saying that the Daft Punk score is one of the best parts of the film.  The video seems to have the same quality of visual effects as the footage I've seen of the film.  It features two warriors on a game grid in some kind of jousting competition.  It's a pretty cool alternative to the lightcycles.

If I have a complaint about the video it's that it's too short!  The entire thing is only 2 minutes and 52 seconds long.  I wish they had done an extended version or something.

The score album for Tron: Legacy is now in stores.

END OF LINE.