Or think of a somewhat less common example. That’s one of the reasons why scales, runs and harmonic progressions can’t be copyrighted like melodies can. As for the scale movement, it gets used all over the place by people that may never have heard of either example. Jurno, the section you referenced is moving 5 steps up and down a scale diatonically all with the same rhythmic value (unless the link has changed since then), but if you mean a specific orchestral sound then it’s not unique to either composition in any way. If you’ve listened to the Tron: Legacy soundtrack, leave a comment and let us know what you think of it! The Tron: Legacy soundtrack is currently available at Amazon for $7.99. There’s more to the duo than dance music and robot suits, and their score for Tron: Legacy has me wondering what they will do next. The Overture, especially, takes advantage of the power of the orchestra, starting quietly with strings and horn and then building to a bombastic, brassy climax.Īll-in-all, there’s a lot to recommend Daft Punk’s Tron: Legacy soundtrack.
Several tracks, like Solar Sail, feature arrangements that skillfully blend orchestral and electronic elements.Īnd the score includes several primarily orchestral pieces, including the Overture, Adagio For Tron and Finale, that are neo-classical surprises. You may find yourself wondering if the music is still Daft Punk. Putting aside the hype, though, the Wendy Carlos legacy, and inflated expectations for Daft Punk – the Tron: Legacy soundtrack can be enjoyed for its own merits.ĭaft Punk’s more electronic tracks on the soundtrack, like Derezzed, draw on the duo’s electronic dance music strengths. It’s not unlike the way Philip Glass extended the orchestra with synths on soundtracks like Koyaanisqatsi, 30 years ago.Īs a result, most of the soundtrack doesn’t sound especially “Daft Punk”. For the most part, the strings play minor key ostinati, brass play “pads” and synths are used to add deep bass. This tends to emasculate the power of the orchestra, removing meter, dynamics and tempo changes as expressive options.ĭaft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter also make surprisingly conservative use of the orchestrational possibilities of both the orchestra and electronics. Most of the soundtrack conforms to dance music norms: compressed sound, rigid 4/4 meter and 16-beat sequences. The combination of brass, strings and deep electronic bass shakes the room.ĭaft Punk’s music, though, is less satisfying. The soundtrack sounds huge – there’s no doubt that it will be effective as background to Tron’s visuals. The Tron: Legacy soundtrack is a agreeable collection of short tracks, most of which combine orchestra and synths to various degrees. If, on the other hand, you thought that Daft Punk bit off more than they could chew taking on scoring a major motion picture soundtrack and following in Wendy Carlos’s footsteps – you may be pleasantly surprised. If you’re expecting a great cutting-edge soundtrack or a great Daft Punk album, the Tron: Legacy soundtrack doesn’t really deliver. It depends on what you’re expecting from Daft Punk’s soundtrack. And the Disney hype machine has whipped up enough buzz for Tron 2 that most people have already had a preview of the film and soundtrack.ĭoes the Daft Punk Tron: Legacy soundtrack live up to the hype? Visit the official website for the Tron Soundtrack.Daft Punk’s Tron: Legacy has been one of the most anticipated and hyped electronic music releases of the year.ĭie hard fans have been waiting since it was first announced that Daft Punk would be scoring Tron: Legacy. On that day you can order the $9.99 digital copy of the soundtrack, or for $39.98 you can order a CD version that comes with an exclusive poster and one magical secret exclusive track.
November 22 is the glorious day when we can all sit back in our infinite glowing black glass alternate world living rooms, crank up the volume on our custom-made Daft Punk 80′ tall pyramid speakers, lean back in our plush Daft Punk pyramid chair wearing our custom-made Daft Punk helmet, sipping a cold & icy delicious Daft Punk vodka cocktail, and be carried away to the magical world of TRON. Fans of the upcoming TRON: Legacy (in theaters December 17) and fans of Daft Punk (or “Daftron Punks” as I like to call them–including yours truly of course) can rest a little easier today as an official release date for the soundtrack has been announced.
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