Tron: Legacy

Billboard - "[The duo] surprises with the austere beauty of cuts like 'Adagio for Tron' and its seamless fusion of organic and electronic elements." Record Collector - 3 stars out of 5 -- "TRON sounds big, loud, and is an accomplished mix of old synth, digital modernism and orchestra." Paste - "TRON: LEGACY is, amazingly, the duo's best work in years....All 22 pieces flow almost seamlessly with the same textural template: orchestral arrangements augmented with their trademark, gloriously recorded sequenced synthesizers." Mojo - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] brace of tracks -- the 303 bass nightmare of 'Derezzed' and 'End Titles' -- startle with squelchy metallic madness." Rolling Stone - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Daft Punk cut much of TRON: LEGACY in London with a 100-piece orchestra....On 'The Game Has Changed,' they swell and flutter alongside acid-damaged synths and digital thuds, suggesting a particularly suspenseful Radiohead track." Clash - "[A] studiously solid offering that has all the grandeur and dystopian trajectory of acclaimed godfather of cinematic scores Vangelis but with the odd cheeky electronic bed from which their sonic structures can twist and grow." CMJ - "While most definitely a soundtrack, TRON: LEGACY works as a standalone album due to the gauntlet of emotions that it runs through..."

When it was announced that Daft Punk would score the sequel to one of sci-fi's most visionary movies, it seemed like the perfect fit: Their sleek, neon-tipped, playful aesthetic springs from their love of late-'70s and early-'80s pop culture artifacts like Tron. However, Tron: Legacy takes a much darker, more serious approach than the original film and the duo follows suit, delivering soaring and ominous pieces that sound more like modern classical music than any laser tag-meets-roller disco fantasies fans may have had. Working with the London Orchestra, Daft Punk fuse electronic and orchestral motifs seamlessly and strikingly. It's not until the score's second half that their more typical sound emerges on "Derezzed" and "End of the Line." ~ Heather Phares|

ダフト・パンクと＜トロン＞。こんなにハマる組み合わせってあるでしょうか！？　ハウス／テクノ好きも流石にこのサントラは気になったはず。“Derezzed”のような、ファンがいちばん聴きたいであろうダンス・トラックの格好良さ当然のこと、オーケストラを配したり、レトロな味付けを施したエレクトロニック・トラックが、映画の世界とリンクして耳を奪われます。初の映画音楽にしちゃ出来すぎだね！
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