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Tron; Legacy soundtrack
TRON: Legacy
Media Type Soundtrack
Artist Daft Punk
Studio Walt Disney Records
Release Date December 7, 2010
Running Time 58:44
The Complete Edition.

The Complete Edition.

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 only 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.

The score of TRON: Legacy features an 85-piece orchestra, recorded at AIR Lyndhurst Studios in London. 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, 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."

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.” 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. De 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."[5] Bangalter recalled that he had composed heroic themes for the protagonists, while de Homem-Christo had written the darker musical cues. De Homem-Christo concluded that TRON: Legacy "was cut to the music. Usually, composers come in at the end when everything is done."

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] In regions outside of the United States, a two-disc deluxe edition of the album featuring the bonus tracks "ENCOM Part I", "ENCOM Part II", "Round One", "Castor", and "Reflections" was released with a poster of the duo from the film for a limited time.[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] The Amazon MP3 Download version of the album includes the bonus track "Sea of Simulation". The Nokia Ovi Music Store release of the album includes the bonus track "Sunrise Prelude". The Complete Edition includes all bonus tracks in addition to the standard edition tracks. The songs "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" by Journey and "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics are featured in the film, but are absent from the soundtrack album.

OST Track listing[]

  1. Overture (02:28)
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  2. The Grid (01:36)
  3. The Son of Flynn (01:35)
  4. Recognizer (02:37)
  5. Armory (02:02)
  6. Arena (01:33)
  7. Rinzler (02:17)
  8. The Game has Changed (03:25)
  9. Outlands (02:24)
  10. Adagio for TRON (04:11)
  11. Nocturne (01:41)
  12. End of Line (02:36)
  13. Derezzed (01:44)
  14. Fall (01:22)
  15. Solar Sailer (02:24)
  16. Rectifier (02:14)
  17. Disc Wars (04:11)
  18. C.L.U. (04:39)
  19. Arrival (02:00)
  20. Flynn Lives (03:22)
  21. TRON: Legacy (End Titles) (03:17)
  22. Finale (04:22)

Special Edition bonus disc[]

  1. ENCOM, Part I (03:53)
  2. ENCOM, Part II (02:18)
  3. Round One (01:40)
  4. Castor (02:19)
  5. Reflections (02:42)

iTunes Store bonus tracks[]

  1. Father and Son (03:12)
  2. Outlands, Part II (02:53)

Amazon MP3 Download bonus track[]

  1. Sea of Simulation (02:41)

Nokia Ovi Music Store bonus track[]

  1. Sunrise Prelude (02:50)

Vinyl Edition bonus tracks and Collector's Digital E.P.[]

  1. Sea of Simulation (02:41)
  2. ENCOM, Part II (02:18)
  3. ENCOM, Part I (03:53)
  4. Round One (01:40)
  5. Castor (02:19)
  6. Reflections (02:42)
  7. Sunrise Prelude (02:50)

Translucence (E.P.)[]

  1. Derezzed (01:44)
  2. TRON Legacy (End Titles) (03:18)
  3. End of Line (02:36)
  4. Castor (02:18)

The Complete Edition bonus tracks[]

  1. Sea of Simulation (02:41)
  2. ENCOM, Part II (02:18)
  3. ENCOM, Part I (03:53)
  4. Round One (01:40)
  5. Castor (02:19)
  6. Reflections (02:42)
  7. Sunrise Prelude (02:50)
  8. Father and Son (03:12)
  9. Outlands, Part II (02:53)

Complete Soundtrack[]

"Complete Motion Picture Score (MetroTokyo Edition*)" front album cover

"Complete Motion Picture Score (MetroTokyo Edition*)" front album cover

The complete film score for TRON: Legacy is broken up over several special editions, and a couple tracks featured in the film were not released on any form of the soundtrack. Below is a listing combining all the tracks, released and unreleased, in the order in which they appear in the film, according to the two-disc "Complete Motion Picture Score (MetroTokyo Edition*)" version of the score album.

Disc 1:

  1. Overture
  2. The Grid (film version, instrumental)
  3. Father and Son Prelude (unreleased)
  4. Missing (unreleased)
  5. The Son of Flynn
  6. ENCOM, Pt. I
  7. ENCOM, Pt. II
  8. The Acrade (unreleased)
  9. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) (performed by Journey) (not included on album)
  10. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (performed by Eurythmics) (not included on album)
  11. Recognizer (film version)
  12. Not the Games (unreleased)
  13. Armory
  14. Arena
  15. Round One
  16. Round Two (unreleased)
  17. Rinzler (film version)
  18. Not Your Father (unreleased)
  19. Fireworks (unreleased)
  20. Challenge of the Grid (unreleased)
  21. The Game has Changed
  22. Outlands
  23. Father and Son (film version, alternate)
  24. Father and Son (film version)
  25. Your Move, Flynn (unreleased)
  26. Adagio for TRON
  27. Nocturne
  28. Flynn's Dream (unreleased)
  29. Outlands, Pt. II

Disc 2:

  1. End of Line (film version, Castor edit)
  2. Reflections (film version)
  3. Castor (film version)
  4. Derezzed (film version)
  5. Fall (fall film version)
  6. Sea of Simulation
  7. The Boy and Flynn Are Gone (unreleased)
  8. Father and Son II (unreleased, alternate)
  9. Father and Son II (unreleased)
  10. Footprints (unreleased)
  11. Enjoy the Drink (unreleased)
  12. Sunrise Prelude
  13. New Course (unreleased)
  14. Rinzler II (unreleased)
  15. Rare Bird (unreleased)
  16. Rectifier
  17. Disc Wars (film version, alternate)
  18. Disc Wars (film version)
  19. C.L.U. (film version)
  20. TRON (unreleased)
  21. Arrival
  22. Flynn Lives
  23. Alan Bradley's Message (unreleased)
  24. Sunrise (unreleased)
  25. TRON Legacy (End Titles - film version)
  26. TRON Legacy (End Titles)
  27. Solar Sailer (film version)
  28. Solar Sailer
  29. Finale (film version)
  30. Finale
    Tron; Legacy score soundtrack album tracks listing

    "Complete Motion Picture Score (MetroTokyo Edition*)" track list

Trivia[]

  • Mitchell Lieb, President of Music and Soundtracks for Walt Disney Records, asked Daft Punk to create a "conventional" single for TRON: Legacy's credits. The duo collaborated with rapper Jay-Z, resulting in the song "Computerized", in which Jay raps about how technology is making his relationship with a woman less and less personal. When Daft Punk presented "Computerized" to Lieb, he ultimately decided not to use it because he felt the filmmakers would find it “too rooted in real life and rap for their fantasy movie.” However, the backing track of the song was used in the film's credits. "Computerized" eventually leaked online (without context) in 2014.[9]
  • Before Daft Punk could fully commit to working on TRON: Legacy's score, composers such as Hans Zimmer and Alexandre Desplat were interviewed to potentially co-score the film.[10]

References[]

  1. KCRW and Disney to host preview of Daft Punk's 'Tron: Legacy' score on Saturday latimes.com. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
  2. 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.
  3. Tron: Legacy | Music. waltdisneystudiosawards.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
  4. Daft Punk’s Classical Meets Cyberpunk Approach to “Tron: Legacy” culturemob.com. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
  5. Daft Punk tell all about Tron: Legacy on Factmag.com
  6. Teaser trailer with "Derezzed" by Daft Punk (October 26, 2010). Retrieved on October 26, 2010.
  7. Official website of Tron Legacy's soundtrack. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
  8. TRON: Legacy by Daft Punk - Preorder TRON: Legacy on iTunes. Retrieved on November 19, 2010.
  9. [1]Computerized: The Never-Before-Told Story of how Disney got Daft Punk for TRON Legacy Retreived September 9, 2016
  10. Ibid

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