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’