Happy New Years and Quick Review of Daft Punk Tron Legacy
I want to preface this blog entry by saying happy new year! Here’s to 2011. We have some amazing designers working on some Dbmlabs shirts and tees that are going to make your mouth water. I recently saw TRON and figured that a mention of Daft Punk and their new soundtrack is in order. We might even have some daft punk inspired tees and shirts!
Superstar DJ’s, remixers, and producers Daft Punk recently released (well not really recently) their TRON soundtrack and, in my personal opinion, sound absolutely amazing. Although quite a departure from their original work, it’s an elegant transition into something that is original and different from their core competencies. And quite obviously, due to their relationship with Disney and the fact that this soundtrack plays in tune with the movie, it’s natural that the tracks won’t be similar to their usual club bangers. Historically, Daft Punk puts out jams that can be played on the dance floor and at the clubs but the album has very little music that can actually be mixed into another set without major edits. Except for ‘Derezzed’ most of them follow in suite with the scenes in the movies and not produced for prime time clubbing music. Orchestral and classical sounds blended with some synthesized drums and electronic influences is what makes this soundtrack worth taking a listen.
Apparently, they recruited a 90 piece orchestra, a huge departure from their drum machine, synthesizer days. Check out the short article from Dailymail regarding their inclusion of the orchestra into their soundtrack. Daft punk’s latest indicates quite a migration from their dance club hits like ‘Around the World’ and ‘One More Time.’ Yet, it’s still all love for the one and only Daft Punk.
Here’s an excerpt from Chris Lee’s article in LA Times about Daft Punk’s departure from their origins for this film.
“In a startling departure from the kind of techno-disco-heavy metal mash-ups and bombastic dance music that propelled them into international superstardom, the Grammy-winning French electronica duo put what they do best on the back burner, then went on hiatus from a lucrative touring schedule for nearly two years to compose and produce the “Tron: Legacy” soundtrack.”
Daft Punk – Derezzed from their OST
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