Tron: Legacy is the soundtrack album for the 2010 film Tron: Legacy composed by French duo Daft Punk. The album was released on December 7, 2010. It is the first film score released by Daft Punk.
Background
Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski and music supervisor Jason Bentley approached Daft Punk and requested that the duo compose the film score.[1][2] When asked why he wished to work with the duo, Kosinski replied, "How could you not at least go to those guys?"[2] The score features an 85-piece orchestra, recorded at AIR Lyndhurst Studios in London.[3] Kosinski referred to the score as being a mixture of orchestral and electronic elements.[2] Daft Punk's score was arranged and orchestrated by Joseph Trapanese.[4] Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk had previously produced the Irréversible soundtrack and served as sound effects director for the film Enter the Void.
Commenting on the Tron: Legacy score, Bangalter noted that "We knew from the start that there was no way we were going to do this film score with two synthesizers and a drum machine.” Daft Punk cited Max Steiner, Bernard Herrmann, John Carpenter, Vangelis and Maurice Jarre as inspiration for the soundtrack. Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo also stated that the original Tron film was a strong influence on him as a child. "Maybe I only saw it two or three times in my entire life, but the feel of it is strong even now, that I think the imprint of the first [film] will not be erased by the new one. It has a real visionary quality to it.[5]
The first theatrical trailer for Tron: Legacy featured the track "The Game Has Changed". A "special presentation" trailer featuring Daft Punk and their track "Derezzed" was released online on October 26, 2010.[6] A deluxe edition of the album will be released that includes a poster of the duo from the film.[7] As a pre-order bonus for the album on the iTunes Store, "Derezzed" was released as a promotional single on November 9, 2010. The iTunes release of the album includes two bonus tracks: "Father and Son" and "Outlands, Pt. II".[8]
Track listing
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References
- ↑ KCRW and Disney to host preview of Daft Punk's 'Tron: Legacy' score on Saturday latimes.com. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 'Tron Legacy' Panel Report, Fresh From San Diego Comic-Con. MTV.com (July 23, 2009). Retrieved on July 29, 2009.
- ↑ Tron: Legacy | Music. waltdisneystudiosawards.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
- ↑ Daft Punk’s Classical Meets Cyberpunk Approach to “Tron: Legacy” culturemob.com. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ↑ Daft Punk tell all about Tron: Legacy on Factmag.com
- ↑ Teaser trailer with "Derezzed" by Daft Punk (October 26, 2010). Retrieved on October 26, 2010.
- ↑ Official website of Tron Legacy's soundtrack. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
- ↑ TRON: Legacy by Daft Punk - Preorder TRON: Legacy on iTunes. Retrieved on November 19, 2010.