Daft Punk - Tron: Legacy (Soundtrack) (Deluxe Edition)

by itemvn  |  December 16, 2010

Tron: Legacy is the soundtrack album for the 2010 film Tron: Legacy composed by French duo Daft Punk. The album was released on December 6, 2010. It is the first film score released by Daft Punk.

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. A deluxe edition of the album was released that includes a poster of the duo from the film. 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".The Amazon MP3 version of the album includes the bonus track "Sea of Simulation". The Ovi release of the album includes the bonus track "Sunrise Prelude". The official music video for "Derezzed" was released online on December 7, 2010. The video features Daft Punk playing an old arcade game in Flynn's Arcade, and an appearance by Tron: Legacy cast member Olivia Wilde.

A review in allmusic commented on the blend of electronic and orchestral music, specifically noting that in one track the "arpeggios and strings are so tightly knit that they finish each others' phrases".The A.V. Club observed the "synergistic dream" of Daft Punk's robotic personae with the film's science fiction aesthetic, further stating that the album "is neither groundbreaking experiment nor crucial entry in the duo's catalog, but it’s an adeptly realized, tonally complementary companion" to the film.