Tron Mus(ic)ings...

Music from da Grid...

A week from today, the soundtrack to the Disney XD animated television show, "Tron: Uprising" will be released...

If you haven't seen the show, it's really good.  If you love Tron, or the world he lives in, Uprising is a fantastic journey into the world of the Grid.  When "Tron: Legacy" came out, one of my favorite things was the music.  In fact, it was my favorite soundtrack of the year.  I say the Oscars are rigged!  But I digress.

The music from the show is by Joseph Trapanese, and he does a very good job of taking what Daft Punk did and transferring the essence of it to the television show.  If you'd like to hear what it sounds like, here's the first track on the album to give you a feel of what it's like.  So the show has a soundtrack, what could be next?

Disney Consumer Products, your marketing is calling you...

Dark Music...

I'm bat, um, man...





Warner Bros. has given you and me a wonderful gift in advance of their upcoming film...

Hans Zimmer's score for "The Dark Knight Rises" is now available for listening thanks to Empire. The entire score, not pieces of it, but the whole score for you to listen to. Which, if you like, you can purchase here.

And thankfully, you can listen to it before you decide (and you will) to buy it...

R3mix...

Music 2 listen too...





While watching the Oscars the other night I still couldn't believe that the soundtrack to "Tron Legacy" hadn't at least been nominated...

I personally think it was the best score of the year. No matter what anyone thought about the film, there has been almost universal praise for the soundtrack. And it got shafted. Hollyw00d is filled with strange folk, I guess.

Well, now the Mouse is about to release (April 5th) a second album with the film's music. This time a remix of all the Daft Punk tracks done by various artist. I can't wait to get this. Nothing like driving along the coast at night with the cool wind blowing through your window and this awesome soundtrack to enhance the ride.

Now, there's more for you programs to 3njoy...

A Tangled Soundtrack...

Walt Disney Records released the soundtrack to "Tangled" today...

It's hard to believe, but Walt Disney Animation Studios' 50th animated feature is just right around the corner. Those of you watching the World of Color show over in Disney California Adventure will soon notice the inclusion of this latest princess during the show.

Hopefully, she'll join the ranks of all the rest of the Mouse's royalty...

Ten Weeks, 10 Peeks...

Come on, Flynn...





It's hard to believe there are only ten weeks between now and the release of "Tron Legacy" from Walt Disney Pictures...

Over the next ten weeks the Mouse will have what is known as Tron Tuesday in which they will release clips/surprises from the upcoming film. This week the first is a clip from Daft Punk's score with the track: "The Game has Changed." Enjoy it and await each week until you can purchase that ticket. What a difference twenty-eight years makes.

The game really has changed...

Music 2 My Ears...

Yeah, mmmmmm mmmmmm...




Everything for "Tron Legacy" seems to be building very positively for the Mouse...

It's now been announced that the soundtrack to the sequel to the cult classic will be released almost a month before the film. November 22 will see Tron fans everywhere getting a preview of the film by being able to hear the music from it. Check out the official website for the soundtrack.

The official press release:

The highly anticipated original motion picture score for TRON: Legacy, composed and produced by the iconic and critically acclaimed Grammy® Award–winning French duo Daft Punk, will be released by Walt Disney Records on Monday, November 22, 2010. Presented in Disney Digital 3D™, Walt Disney Pictures’ “TRON: Legacy” hits U.S. theaters on December 17, 2010, in Disney Digital 3D™ and IMAX® 3D.

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. 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.

From 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. “TRON: Legacy” will mark Daft Punk’s first film score.

Looking forward to everything associated with this film: the movie, the music, the merchandise...

Hat Tip to /Film.

Hearing The Legacy...

Even though it's only a year and a half away, there are things you wonder...

Like, what does it sound like to be trapped inside a computer world?

Want to hear what "Tron Legacy" will sound like? Give a listen HERE.

Interesting...

Punks Are Doing the Score...

The website Upcoming Film Scores is reporting that Daft Punk is recording the score for "Tron 2" and has gotten confirmation of this apparently...

This will be their first film score. Interesting move. Things are coming into play. People are starting to fit in the missing pieces of the puzzle. The story is being revealed to us, page by page... or maybe that should be webpage by webpage? This film has gone from almost zero to white hot in a little more than half a year.

Developing...

Hat Tip to /Film.

Four Scores & Several Years Ago...

If you're an avid collector of soundtracks like me, then you're gonna love this...

Of course, if you love Indiana Jones like me, then you'll be in heaven when you get it. Even if the Box Set includes the very generic soundtrack from the very bland "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull".

Sweet music.

Hat Tip to Ain't It Cool News.

Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Notes...

Want a clue to what's going to happen in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? Take a look at the track listing of the Soundtrack at Amazon...

1. Raiders March
2. Call of the Crystal
3. The Adventures of Mutt
4. Irina's Theme
5. The Snake Pit
6. The Spell of the Skull
7. A Whirl Through Academe
8. The Journey to Akator
9. "Return"
10. The Jungle Chase
11. Orellana's Cradle
12. Grave Robbers
13. Hidden Treasure and the City of Gold
14. Secret Doors and Scorpions
15. Oxley's Dilemma
16. Ants!
17. Temple Ruins and the Secret Revealed
18. The Departure
19. Finale

Hat Tip to Dark Horizons.

Musical Notes On Bolt...

It's been confirmed that John Powell has been hired as the composer on Walt Disney Pictures "Bolt". He's a great composer... it'll be interesting to see how his collaboration with Chris Williams and Lasseter will turn out in the final product.

Hat Tip to LR.