Artist: Daft Punk
Album: Tron Legacy Soundtrack
Released: December 2010
Label: Walt Disney Records
Genre: Soundtrack / Electronic
Purchase Date: 17 Dec 2010
Format: mp3 files
Source: Amazon
While I found the movie Tron: Legacy to be a bit of a let-down, I did like the music of the film. So, when Amazon made this album available for just $5, I bought it.
Daft Punk are amazing electronic artists. For this album, the Disney Corp gave them a huge budget and tasked them to make a big soundtrack for a big-budget film. One of the resources at Daft Punk's disposal was, of all things, the London Philharmonic Orchestra. While the French duo is very much at home using music to tell a story, I feel that the big budget got in the way of their creativity. The main Tron: Legacy theme runs through almost the whole album, and it gets a bit repetitious. Also, the whole thing sounds very, um, movie-soundtrack-y.
That said, when Daft Punk lets go of the orchestra and focuses on being Daft Punk, the results are pretty darn good. One of the highlights of the album, and one of my favorite individual songs of the year, is the album closer "Tron: Legacy (End Titles)" which is a top-notch Daft Punk song.
So, a few standout tracks in a hum-drum electronic background, this is a decent soundtrack but not a standout.
Rating: C+
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