Tron: Legacy (soundtrack)
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Released | December 3, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2008–2010 | |||
Studio | Air Lyndhurst Studios, London | |||
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Length | 58:44 | |||
Label | Walt Disney | |||
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Tron: Legacy is the soundtrack album to the 2010 film of the same name, released by Walt Disney Records on December 3, 2010.[3] It is the only film score by French music duo Daft Punk.
Background
Tron: Legacy director
The score of Tron: Legacy features an 85-piece orchestra, recorded at AIR Lyndhurst Studios in London.[8] Kosinski stated that the score is intended to be a mixture of orchestral and electronic music. Daft Punk's score was arranged and orchestrated by Joseph Trapanese,[9] who stated he is a fan of Daft Punk as a duo and as solo artists. The band collaborated with him for two years on the score, from pre-production to completion. The orchestra was conducted by Gavin Greenaway. Trapanese cited the collaboration between the different genres to work out well in the end, stating:
It seems complicated at the end of the day, but it’s actually quite simple. I was locked in a room with robots for almost two years and it was simply a lot of hard work. We were just together working throughout the whole process and there was never a point where the orchestra was not in their minds and the electronics were not in my mind. It was a continual translation between the two worlds and hopefully we put something together that will be something different because of that.[10]
In an interview regarding the Tron: Legacy score, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo noted that "Synths are a very low level of artificial intelligence, whereas you have a Stradivarius that will live for a thousand years. 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."[6] Daft Punk cited Wendy Carlos, the composer of the original Tron film, as well as Max Steiner, Bernard Herrmann, John Carpenter, Vangelis, Philip Glass, and Maurice Jarre as inspirations for the soundtrack.[11][12] Homem-Christo also stated that Tron 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."[12] Bangalter recalled that he had composed heroic themes for the protagonists, while Homem-Christo had written the darker musical cues.[13] Homem-Christo concluded that Tron: Legacy "was cut to the music. Usually, composers come in at the end when everything is done."[14]
The song "Computerized" featuring Jay-Z surfaced online in 2014, almost a half decade after the film was released. It tells a cautionary tale about relying too much on technology, with a robotic voice singing "Everyone will be computerized" in the chorus. Jay-Z takes on the role of a Luddite in the lyrics, complaining about holding conversations over text messages and having a "broken heart on the email" and "an iTouch but I can't feel". Later, he raps: "Somebody tell me what's real / I don't know how I feel." "Computerized" was originally intended to be a single to appear in and promote Tron: Legacy, but was discarded after concerns of the lyrical content being too grounded to fit the fantastical setting of the film. Portions of the score appear in the song's instrumentation.[15][16]
Promotion
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.[17] The official music video for "Derezzed" was released online on December 7, 2010.[18] The video features Daft Punk playing an old arcade game in Flynn's Arcade, and an appearance by Tron: Legacy cast member Olivia Wilde. The video was later included as a bonus feature on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of Tron: Legacy.
A deluxe edition of the album was made available from the official Tron: Legacy soundtrack website that includes a poster of Daft Punk as they appear in the film.
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 71/100[24] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The A.V. Club | B[25] |
Chicago Tribune | [26] |
Clash | 7/10[27] |
Entertainment.ie | [28] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[29] |
Los Angeles Times | [30] |
NME | 8/10[31] |
Pitchfork | 5.5/10[32] |
Rolling Stone | [33] |
Slant Magazine | [34] |
Spin | 7/10[35] |
At
Christian Clemmensen of
The soundtrack debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with sales of 71,000 copies.[37] This marked the duo's first top 10 album/soundtrack in the United States.[38] In its second week, the soundtrack dropped to number 33 on the Billboard 200. It managed to sell an additional 67,000 copies in its third week of release, coming in at number 27 on the Billboard 200.[39] In its fourth week, the soundtrack rose to a new peak position of number 6 on the Billboard 200 selling an additional 54,000 copies.[39] In its fifth week, the album reached a new peak of number 4 by selling 34,000 copies.[40] As of November 17, 2011, Tron: Legacy was awarded with a gold certification for 500,000 units sold.[41] On January 10, 2023 it was certified platinum with over 1 million units sold.[42]
Tron: Legacy received an award for "Best Original Score" from the
Track listing
All music is composed by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Overture" | 2:28 |
2. | "The Grid" (featuring Jeff Bridges) | 1:37 |
3. | "The Son of Flynn" | 1:35 |
4. | "Recognizer" | 2:38 |
5. | "Armory" | 2:03 |
6. | "Arena" | 1:33 |
7. | "Rinzler" | 2:18 |
8. | "The Game Has Changed" | 3:25 |
9. | "Outlands" | 2:42 |
10. | "Adagio for Tron" | 4:11 |
11. | "Nocturne" | 1:42 |
12. | "End of Line" | 2:36 |
13. | "Derezzed" | 1:44 |
14. | "Fall" | 1:23 |
15. | "Solar Sailer" | 2:42 |
16. | "Rectifier" | 2:14 |
17. | "Disc Wars" | 4:11 |
18. | "C.L.U." | 4:39 |
19. | "Arrival" | 2:00 |
20. | "Flynn Lives" | 3:22 |
21. | "Tron Legacy (End Titles)" | 3:18 |
22. | "Finale" | 4:23 |
Total length: | 58:44 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "ENCOM, Part I" | 3:53 |
2. | "ENCOM, Part II" | 2:18 |
3. | "Round One" | 1:41 |
4. | "Castor" | 2:19 |
5. | "Reflections" | 2:42 |
Total length: | 12:53 |
No. | Title | Length |
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23. | "Father and Son" | 3:12 |
24. | "Outlands, Part II" | 2:53 |
Total length: | 6:05 |
No. | Title | Length |
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23. | "Sea of Simulation" | 2:41 |
Total length: | 2:41 |
No. | Title | Length |
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23. | "Sunrise Prelude" | 2:50 |
Total length: | 2:50 |
No. | Title | Length |
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23. | "Sea of Simulation" | 2:42 |
24. | "ENCOM Part 2" | 2:18 |
25. | "ENCOM Part 1" | 3:53 |
26. | "Round One" | 1:41 |
27. | "Castor" | 2:19 |
28. | "Reflections" | 2:42 |
29. | "Sunrise Prelude" | 2:51 |
Total length: | 18:21 |
No. | Title | Length |
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23. | "Sea of Simulation" | 2:42 |
24. | "ENCOM Part II" | 2:18 |
25. | "ENCOM Part I" | 3:53 |
26. | "Round One" | 1:41 |
27. | "Castor" | 2:19 |
28. | "Reflections" | 2:42 |
29. | "Sunrise Prelude" | 2:51 |
30. | "Father and Son" | 3:12 |
31. | "Outlands, Part II" | 2:53 |
Total length: | 24:26 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Tron: Legacy soundtrack liner notes.[48]
- Daft Punk – producer
- Mitchell Leib – producer
- Joseph Kosinski – executive producer
- Sean Bailey – executive producer
- Jason Bentley – music supervisor
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[78] | Gold | 35,000^ |
France ( SNEP)[79]
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Gold | 50,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI)[80] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[42] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Remix album
Walt Disney Records released a remix album of the score titled Tron: Legacy Reconfigured[81] on April 5, 2011. The album features remixes of selections of the film score by various artists.
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