Since the reissue, Daft Punk have climbed back to the top of Billboard’s Top 100 and now appear at number one on the dance and electronic albums chart.Īccording to Billboard, this marks the soundtrack’s 11th week in the top spot and it’s first in that position since April of 2011.Īfter the limited edition record was released as a Target exclusive, sales data proved that 94% of the 10,000 copies sold between December 10 and 16 were physical copies, opposed to digital. The double LP features two coloured vinyl one translucent, one clear blue. Read this next: A new book on Daft Punk will look at their lasting effect on music Originally curated for the Disney-released film of the same name, Daft Punk’s ‘Tron: Legacy’ soundtrack was the only film score from the French duo, one which received high acclaim.ĭespite parting ways earlier this year, the duo have now dropped a second limited edition vinyl reissue of the film score to celebrate its 11th birthday, with an earlier copy hitting stores just one year ago. For more information on Walt Disney Records' releases, please visit, become a fan at /disneymusic or follow us at /disneymusic.Daft Punk’s iconic 2010 'Tron: Legacy' score has been vamped up for a second time, 11 years after it first debuted. Fans can access a secret page with hidden Easter eggs by clicking HERE. The TRON: Legacy original motion picture soundtrack will be available nationwide on November 22nd wherever music is sold. Visit the official site for more info at and become a fan at Facebook. With the help of the fearless warrior Quorra ( Olivia Wilde), father and son embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe-a universe created by Kevin himself that has become far more advanced with never-before-imagined vehicles, weapons, landscapes and a ruthless villain who will stop at nothing to prevent their escape. When Sam investigates a strange signal sent from the old Flynn's Arcade-a signal that could only come from his father-he finds himself pulled into a digital world where Kevin has been trapped for 20 years. Sam Flynn ( Garrett Hedlund), a rebellious 27-year-old, is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his father Kevin Flynn (Oscar®- and Golden Globe®-winner Jeff Bridges), a man once known as the world's leading video-game developer. "TRON: Legacy" is a 3D high-tech adventure set in a digital world that's unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. "TRON: Legacy" will mark Daft Punk's first film score. Daft Punk performed with West on the Grammy Awards in 2008, marking the mercurial duo's first and only television appearance anywhere in the world. Their collaboration with Kanye West on his #1 hit single "Stronger" was hailed as "The Song of the Year" by SPIN Magazine ( January 2008 issue), which also saw Daft sharing the cover with Kanye, having been awarded "Tour of the Year" by the magazine. In 2006, their directorial art house film debut, "Daft Punk's Electroma," premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and in 2007 they toured internationally with a jaw-dropping live show that was an awe-inspiring combination of their musical and visual prowess. Daft Punk are known as much for their music and technical innovation as their groundbreaking and elaborate visual universe, which centers around their irrepressible and mysterious Robot personas. Following their seminal debut in 1997 ( Homework), the band went on to release two more studio albums ( Discovery-2001, Human After All-2005) and two live albums ( Alive 1997, Alive 2007), winning them both critical and popular acclaim throughout the world. The duo assembled a symphony of one hundred world class musicians in London and recorded the orchestra at AIR Lyndhurst Studios, Britain's premier scoring facility.įrom Daft Punk's first single release in 1993, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter were hailed as a new breed of electronic music innovators. Having grown up with admiration of Disney's groundbreaking original 1982 film "TRON," Daft Punk took on the scoring of the next chapter of the story with extraordinary thought and precision.
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