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- This article is about the soundtrack to the movie Tron. If you want to read about the movie, click here.
Wendy Carlos' original score for Tron. Additional music by the Canadian rock band, Journey.
Overview
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Releases
The soundtrack was originally released on vinyl and cassette and had 18 tracks from the movie. This was released along with the movie in 1982 and was sold out in the mid 80's. For the 20th anniversary of the release of Tron, Disney decided to re-release the soundtrack along with the 20th Anniversary DVD. When Carlos was preparing the master tapes for the CD release, she discovered that the tapes had become unplayable, due to a flaw in the chemical makeup of the tape in which the tape would absorb moisture in the air and cause the tape not to play (or in some cases, not even rewind). Carlos' master tapes for her score of wikipedia:The Shining (film) as well as several of her albums were also affected by this flaw. To fix this, Carlos literally baked the 1/2" tape reels in a dehydrator to remove moisture from the tape and make transfers from the master while they were temporarily playable.
The CD release of the soundtrack includes
Tracklistings
Vinyl Tracklisting
A-Side:
- Creation Of Tron
- Only Solutions
- We've Got Company
- Wormhole
- Ring Game And Escape
- Water Music And Tronaction
- Tron Scherzo
- Miracle And Magician
- Magic Landings
- Theme From Tron
- 1990's Theme
B-Side:
- Love Theme
- Tower Music - Let Us Pray
- The Light Sailer
- Sea Of Simulation
- A New Tron And The MCP
- Anthem
- Ending Titles
CD Tracklisting
- Creation Of Tron
- Only Solutions
- We've Got Company
- Wormhole
- Ring Game And Escape
- Water Music And Tronaction
- Tron Scherzo
- Miracle And Magician
- Magic Landings
- Theme From Tron
- 1990's Theme
- Love Theme
- Tower Music - Let Us Pray
- The Light Sailer
- Sea Of Simulation
- A New Tron And The MCP
- Anthem
- Ending Titles
Bonus Tracks:
- Tronaction (Original Version)
- Break In (For Strings, Flutes, And Celesta)
- Anthem For Keyboard Solo
Missing Cues
For unknown reasons, there are currently two cues in the movie that haven't been released yet. These are the "Laser Bay Theme" and "I/O Tower Cue". Unofficial recordings of these track can be heard here on Tron Wiki; these recordings were taken from the movie's surround soundtrack, so the music contains ambient sound effects as well.
The Laser Bay Theme is basically the Deleted Lightcycle music played by an orchestra. The I/O Tower Cue is an extended version of the song "Creation of Tron" with a couple of additional instruments.