Preview: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

The "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" is headed for release in two weeks on July 12. But already now you can listen to a 60 sec preview of each track of the Alexandre Desplat composed score right here

Upcoming releases, January and February 2011

Releases this December, check them out after the jump!

'Gnomeo & Juliet' original song 'Hello, Hello' by Lady GaGa and Elton John coming in February

'Derezzed' Music video

Check out this video for 'Derezzed', out now on Daft Punk's soundtrack for Tron: Legacy

You thought Hans Zimmer was the composer of the new Superman? Well, he isn't.

There have been some rumors about Hans Zimmer doing the new Superman movie. It was also said that Hans Zimmer would confirm doing the score on the 'Inception' DVD/Blu-ray. But turns out it wont happen: "Here's the thing: no Ronni. Suddenly all sorts of stuff starts flowing around with no warning," he said.

"You know, I can't even remember ever talking about Superman. It's a little bit like 'guilty by association,' isn't it?"

"John Williams, the greatest living composer -- full stop. And that happens to be one of his greatest themes," he said. "So no. And I'm not thinking of rewriting Beethoven's ninth either. It just sounds like a thankless task, you know? So that's unequivocally a no. I have never spoken with Zack Snyder."


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Review roundup: ‘Tron: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’

Someone thinks it's too much of a soundtrack album and not a Daft Punk album, others just think it's a great soundtrack. Check out the latest reviews of the score, and don't forget to read our own review her.

Allmusic: Tron: Legacy's legitimacy as a score may surprise listeners unaware of Bangalter's fine work on 2003’s Irreversible; while that score actually hews closer to Daft Punk's sound, it showed his potential for crafting music beyond the duo’s usual scope. Working with the London Orchestra, Bangalter and de Hominem - Christo fuse electronic and orchestral motifs seamlessly and strikingly. 4 out of 5


The Independent:  The opening "Overture" sets out their stall, its French horn sunrise swelling to a vaunting full orchestral climax. Much of the album then juggles different orchestral gambits - the thunderous percussion of "The Game Has Changed", the fatalistic doom-chords, urgent string motif and triumphant horns of "Recognizer" - while the duo's synths roll out the stalking synth lines and cycling arpeggios beneath the foreboding sheets of strings. 3 out of 5

Empire: Despite flashes of synth-favouring composers Hans Zimmer and Vangelis, the Punk create aural backdrops that suit Tron’s digital realm to a tee. With Disc Wars and CLU, they showcase a sonic largesse, with synthetic percussion and pounding bass pulses colliding with shredding strings. Fans of their day job need not feel alienated either: the pulsating electronica of Rinzler and End Titles would fit just as easily on their albums as they do here. 5 out of 5


Rolling Stone: Whether Daft Punk have created a worthy soundtrack is for filmgoers to decide. As for the album they've made — it's so-so mood music, full of dramatic, string-suffused sounds that are sometimes moving and sometimes just there. Daft Punk cut much of Tron: Legacy in London with a 100-piece orchestra. 3 out of 5

REVIEW: ‘Tron: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’ by Daft Punk

'Tron: Legacy’ the 3D sensation of 2010 and sequel to the 1982 cult film is about to hit cinemas next week. In ‘Tron: Legacy’ 27-year-old Sam Flynn is in the search of his father Kevin Flynn. While looking into his father’s old computer he gets sucked into the program his father made.  French electronic music duo Daft Punk was set on the task of scoring the film and was told to “do whatever they want”.  

Obviously they didn’t chose to just make a score that just sounded like Daft Punk album, as they perfectly bled electronic synths and classic orchestral music (and yes it is a real orchestra, if you wondered).  Anyway we are introduced to the theme in key tracks ‘Overture’ and ‘The Grid’ are it is both chilling and dramatic, just like a theme should be.  Blending to styles of music makes the album a really great listening experience were the variation is big from the orchestral-only tracks ‘Arrival’ and ‘Flynn Lives’ to the very dizzy ‘Derezzed’ (apparently there is a cameo during the scene with this track) and ‘Tron:  Legacy (End Credits)’, were we on the last one get a electronized version of the theme.  

Daft Punk is definitely one of the most creative composer choses of the year. But no doubt it was a bad choice, as their electronic sound fits the programing world like hand in glove.

We like:

‘The Grid’, ‘Arena’, ‘The Game Has Changed’, ‘End of Line’, ‘Fall’ and ‘Flynn Lives’