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Daft Punk recruited 90-piece orchestra for Tron: Legacy soundtrack

French duo reveal love of violins inspired the 'retro-futurism' of their new albumDaft Punk have revealed the surprisingly vintage inspiration behind their new album: a love of the violin. As the French DJ duo prepare to unveil their glitchy new soundtrack for Tron: Legacy, they have revealed a new passion for creaky old classical music. "The soul and emotion of it is so powerful," explained Thomas Bangalter. "A Stradivarius ... will live for a thousand years.""This is what Daft Punk would have ...

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11:30 on November 19 2010

Daft Punk recruited 90-piece orchestra for Tron: Legacy soundtrack

Guardian Music — French duo reveal love of violins inspired the 'retro-futurism' of their new albumDaft Punk have revealed the surprisingly vintage inspiration behind their new album: a l... more info
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10:38 on November 19 2010

Daft Punk: 'Why we dropped synths for strings for 'TRON' soundtrack'

NME — 'TRON: Legacy' soundtrack album out on December 6 more info
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18:57 on November 19 2010

Sample Daft Punk Tron Soundtrack

Stereogum — Daft Punk’s Tron: Legacy soundtrack is out 12/7 via Disney Records, has given us a listen of the title track and “Derezzed.” Now you can hear short snippets of each... more info
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09:55 on November 19 2010

Daft Punk Urge Fans To Go Classical

ContactMusic — Daft Punk hope their 'Tron Legacy' soundtrack will encourage fans to listen to classical music. The French dance duo - whose score is the first recorded material... more info
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16:06 on November 19 2010

Daft Punk Talk About TRON: Legacy Soundtrack

411 Mania — Band on using an orchestra instead of synths... more info
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