I for one, enjoyed the new Tron movie.

Of course my appreciation of it is mostly from the score and sound design, but hey, what would you expect?

Check out this video about the audio production on film:

SoundWorks Collection: The Sound of TRON LEGACY from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.

I really dug the soundtrack, electronic minimalism from Daft Punk that recalled at times their own work as well as the scores Philip Glass and Hans Zimmer. The "single" from the soundtrack, "Derezzed" is probably the worst cut on the whole thing so don't judge it by that.

My worry was that with all the eyeballs and approvals that this thing would have to go through that the final product would be so diluted as to be unrecognizable, but it wasn't the case. The film itself wasn't like the greatest thing of all time, but come on, a sequel to Tron is what they promised and a sequel is what we got. The soundtrack however, was certainly worth the price of admission (forget the fact that I paid $0).

Perhaps take a listen to "Outlands" and "End of Line", and "Solar Sailer" from this playlist:

Daft Punk - Tron: Legacy (OST) & Bonus Tracks by SeekSickSound

2010 saw some exceptional soundtracks, Tron: Legacy, Inception, and The Social Network. Could we be entering a renaissance for film scores?

I look forward to seeing what else Daft Punk will come up with on future projects, which I'm sure they will be able to land thanks to the great work on Tron: Legacy.