Daft Punk To Score TR2N (Tron 2)
Billboard reports that Daft Punk has been signed to score the soundtrack for Tron 2 (TR2N):
Daft Punk, the French electronica duo known for their robot personas, have been tapped by Walt Disney Pictures to compose the score for “TR2N”, an update of the studio’s 1982 science fiction classic “Tron”, Billboard has confirmed.
The film, currently in production, is tentatively scheduled for a 2011 release.
The “TR2N” score marks Daft Punk’s first foray into the studio since 2005’s “Human After All.”
The musicians, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter split their time between Paris and Los Angeles, where they have have assembled a new recording studio for the TR2N project.
“We’re always trying to do something that hasn’t been done, or ultimately, that we aren’t doing ourselves yet,” notes Banglater.
The original Tron featured an original electronic score by synth pioneer Wendy Carlos.
What do you think about Daft Punk doing the score for Tron 2? Do you think that they are up to the task? Should they have gone back to Wendy Carlos to score the sequel?
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I will reserve judgement until I hear the result.
As far as the original soundtrack is concerned, I’d encourage everyone to refresh their opinion with a listen to the CD release. I can’t think of a better example of synthesis merged with orchestra.
Reserve judgment? How about reserve it forever and keep it to yourself when you do hear it, and just enjoy it and everything else and shut the f-up. People just cant wait to judge shit.
Having said that, the original score sounds a bit dated these days, moog sounds have been flipped upside down since then. And this new Daft score will be a very important piece of music.
No one knows how the result will sound…Daft punk for me are not music geniuses. I love most of their tracks but i find it a little hard to accept the big usage of very long and clear samples in some, like they were djing in a club. They have a talent in production though, and much higher level of music and technology knowledge than most of “top” commercial djs.. On the other side, Wendy Carlos was a modern composer – not so radical IMO – and she knew how to use the technology of her age, to bring proper “new” timbres to her compositions. For 2011, i prefer Daft Punk. Carlos has stuck with a specific music genre, which is hard to fit in the futuristic era we live nowadays. I think that i don’t even liked Tron 1 soundtrack on the movie. It was a wonderful piece of music, but it wasn’t so proper for the specific movie…it didn’t sound “futuristic” IMO…
Not sure what to think here. The director (or Disney) felt that Daft Punk’s style (house, though it occasionally varies) would fit the film, but to me, having house in Tron doesn’t seem like much sense. I’d rather have something more like Benny Benassi, though I’ve not seen Tron in awhile.
Also, I agree with Alex, they’re not geniuses. They know how to produce, mix, spot samples, make songs, and they’re damn good at all of this, but there’s so many four beat loops that it’s a bit ridiculous. I hope they think “Voyager” or “Face to Face” when they sample, not “Robot Rock” or “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” (though HBFS is still a great song).
PS: I think we all (or at least most of us) can agree that we don’t want it (overall) to be like Human After All!
WTF? Disney is releasing sequels to both “Tron” and “Dark Crystal” (it’s true) DECADES after the originals came out? Perhaps someone with some creative talent took a look at their recent works and decided to rehash some of their classics. “Witch Mountain” is also being re-released, “Black Hole” is probably next. Maybe they can re-do “One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing”. As far as Daft Punk doing the soundtrack, I will wait and see/hear….
Daft Punk is a very marketable choice. They’ve got a keen ear for catchy samples, but virtuoso performers they aren’t.
So, it’ll be intriguing to see who else collaborates with them for their score — it seems unlikely they’d do it by themselves without an orchestrator or other talents skilled at less linear arrangement. A Carlos-Daft Punk blessed collaboration would be dreamy.
I’m skeptical about the idea of a TR2N and about having Daft Punk score it – but it should at least be interesting to see what comes of this.
are you guys joking? a daft punk soundtrack would be INCREDIBLE. they've done soundtrack work before, and it wasn;t all loopy disco-house. this is going to be very cool.