TRON: Legacy

I was very disappointed by this album. I'm a big fan of Daft Punk and like a good and original soundtrack album. I expected a Daft Punk electronic and bleepy variation on a soundtrack album, but most of the tracks are the default Hans Zimmer way of making a soundtrack: big orchestral pieces with a log of big gestures and cheap emotions and lots of bombast. The occasional electronic tracks (especially "Derezzed" and "Troy Legacy (End Titles)") are great and really stand out. Of course these few songs can't save this album from mediocracy.

I knew this soundtrack and liked it back when it was new. It’s very interesting, though, listening to it now. Several months ago I saw Daft Punk’s Interstella 5555 movie release in the theatre and was enthralled at the colorful animation and music. TRON: Legacy is a very different thing. Daft Punk shows incredible versatility creating an orchestral, dramatic, and suprisingly dark soundtrack. I happened to have the opportunity to listen to this on a night-time drive and it was perfect for the occasion. So many great moments that gave me goosebumps - and other moments that felt almost out of a horror movie soundtrack. Such a contrast to their other work. Great selection… a surprise because I would never have thought to nominate this.

I think the 2010 Tron movie would not have been made if Daft Punk hadn't existed. It was just a perfect blend of visuals and sound that had to happen. Very cool.

hell yeah

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: End of line, Derezzed, Disc wars, Tron legacy end titles

Epic. Much better than I expected. 4 stars.

With the exception of Broadway adaptations, it's hard to think of an OST that has so completely eclipsed the source material it's part of. Daft Punk was a slam dunk choice for soundtracking a Tron movie, giving the world the chance to hear the robots' classic electronica melded with brass and strings for a wall-to-wall listening experience. Some of the hard edges had to be sanded away to meet the Mouse's standards (no acid or saw synths here), but for the most part, this LP sounds like DP had free rein to inject their unique flavor of French house alongside orchestral accents to make something wholly unique. It sits a bit awkwardly in the duo's discography given the lackluster nature of the film, but I still throw this on regularly when working or driving later at night and am just happy it exists. Would love to see more notable OSTs on the list, indie artists have had an increasing stake in pictures big and small, and there are some great soundtrack LPs worthy of recognition here as a result.

I've never seen the Tron movies and this is absolutely not the vibe I've associated with this franchise. Ultra-epic generic Hans Zimmer ass orchestra. It's just nothing. Wouldn't even guess this was Daft Punk in a million years if I didn't see the artist name. Very much not a fan.

BRILLIANT, top class instrumental album. Move over Shostakovich and Beethoven, make room for Daft Punk!

One of the all time great soundtracks to one of the all time okay movies.

A soundtrack 500x better than its movie

I love this movie and the soundtrack is perfection. Bio-digital jazz, man.

Movie was okay. Soundtrack made it much better. Some tracks sound 100% Daft Punk. But the more 'classical' songs are cool too

Real good

It's fine

Listened to this before, but it's just not enough I need at least ONE leitmotif from this album 3

I'd give this a 3.5. I think it perfectly fits with the TRON theme and they did a great job. A couple of the songs had their own trade mark sound. I don't think I would listen to this outside a movie setting, but it was a nice listen.

It's a little bit of a bummer to see Daft Punk credited underneath that Disney logo (and now Nine Inch Nails!). But hey, who am I to begrudge anyone a big paycheck? This sounds like soundtrack music and I won't deny it made my session of cleaning and detailing my car's interior feel very epic. I don't think it's the band's best or most important work but I liked it OK.

Inte dåligt men kanske inte jättespännande med filmmusik. Daft Punk har dessutom något album för mycket på den här listan.

I don’t really listen to Daft Punk yet every time I do I enjoy it. This was no exception. Although it wasn’t as amazing as the others I have heard from them. Recently I listened to the new Tron soundtrack by NIN I enjoyed that one more.

3rd Daft Punk on this user list and still no R.A.M.? Is it not cool to like that album anymore, or... ...cuz I still like it... Anyway, I'm curious how this will go; I've never watched any of the Trons, so my brain can't fill in the blanks like I did with the Blade Runner soundtrack. I guess the original had Virgin Suicides and Shalimar, soundtracks to movies I have yet to see. And those were fine! I definitely support soundtracks as standalone pieces of art, and am kinda mad I didn't even consider one when submitting my album(s). Hmm... while I had my expectations tempered somewhat with the Apple Music blurb- basically "expect something darker and more orchestral than Discovery"- I still didn't have as much fun as I expected. Kind of like Hans Zimmer's work in the Dark Knight, there are a lot of loud, urgent, pounding moments that I'd bet would feel amazing in a movie theatre. But that also means that a lot kinda blended together for me, to the point I have a hard time saying exactly what moments I liked best about it. (Highlights are below ;D ) Damn that synth brass in "Finale" resembles the Shining. Oh Wendy Carlos did both the Shining and the original Tron? Guess at least part of that must have been lifted from the earlier movie. HL: "Adagio for TRON", "Derezzed", "Finale", "Sea of Simulation" (bonus) 3.5 December 5, 2025

TRON: Legacy suffers from the same issue as a lot of soundtracks or scores we've had on the list; it's fine in and of itself but it was made for a more complete experience and we only get part of it here. It turned out to be fine music to work to this morning, it's undeniably atmospheric but also pretty much the same thing for 31 tracks? I wouldn't actively seek it out to listen to nor would I listen again but it's just a solid movie soundtrack that can't get more than a 3/5.

I have the feeling I’m going to listen to every Daft Punk album except for Human After All because of these two lists.

Someone added the TRON Legacy soundtrack to the user list before Random Access Memories. Well, it's a soundtrack. The duo certainly did a fine job scoring the film, but a lot of it feels contextual to what should be happening on-screen. Noticeably lacking is Daft Punk's distinct personality on any of these tracks, save for Derezzed which was used as a sort of lead single for the OST. I like Derezzed! It's the one track on here that sounds like an actual song I would listen to divorced of any movie. It's got a dirty electrohouse hook, great dance beat, and it's only 1:44. Oh what the fuck, the best song on here is less than two minutes long? That somehow makes everything worse. I don't think this is necessarily a bad soundtrack, but it doesn't make for an interesting album. Also, does anyone even remember what happens in this film? Jeff Bridges was there, I remember that. CONTENDER FOR THE LIST: I can think of ten other soundtracks that I would include before this one. In no particular order: Blade Runner, Koyaanisqatsi, O Brother Where Art Thou?, The Blues Brothers, Minecraft Volume Alpha (who said video game OSTs didn't count?), Saturday Night Fever, This Is Spinal Tap, Repo Man, The Shining, and the Muppet Movie. I can also think of one other Daft Punk album that I would include before this one.

It was pretty good. Nothing special but nothing bad.

Film score, orchestra, synthesizer music, electronic. Me ha aburrido. Un 2.

Me ha decepcionado.

Film score, orchestra, synthesizer music, electronic. Me ha aburrido. Un 2.

Didn't hold up as well as I thought it was going to. Like in context of the movie, sure, it's the only worthwhile part of the thing. But on it's own, it only really shows some signs of life for "Derezzed," and the rest of it is just variations on That One Motif over and over and fucking over. Further demerits for said motif sounding way too close to Ennio Morricone's "The Ecstasy of Gold"

irrelevant addition to the project

Doesn't really scream Daft Punk to me. Other than that, it's exactly what it says: a score to a movie I have no interest in.

Was not to my taste listening to old movie soundtracks, but whatever floats your boat, buds.

This isn’t the typical daft punk. It’s very much a score that daft punk made instead of daft punk music used as a score. It isn’t bad but scores just don’t have the same impact listening wise without the film to accompany it. 5.0/10

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I really like DP but this is mostly Zimmer like builds which dont really work out of context. Great choice for the film though.

This is non-essential Daft Punk. Decent soundtracking, but as an album listening experience it doesn't reach that level of their other works. I like them too but this is scraping the barrel in terms of inclusion on this list. Really hoping that Random Access Memories was already included by someone else, because otherwise... oy

Soundtrack- not eligible

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