http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14938-tron-legacy-ost/
ouch . . . daft junk, indeed.
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the review negates itself in the first paragraph: "This is not the new Daft Punk album. It's a score for a Disney franchise film... And while we knew this was going to be a score since it was first reported nearly two years ago, it's tough to shake the gloom of blown expectations... The French duo's current move is almost undeniably disappointing, but it's also not a surprise."
their current move IS TO WRITE A SOUNDTRACK. the only expectations blown are those of reviewers who were hoping for a dance album- something DP never set out to make. it's like saying the latest dylan album lacks a bangin' club hit or the new kanye album fails on the country charts. evaluate something according to goals it never set out to meet, and of course you'll get disappointment - and a useless evaluation.
" Naturally, the music synchs a hell of a lot better when you're watching the stunning images it was made to accompany." really? ya think?
"Even so, it hems frustratingly close to the sweeping classical film music style..." - again, ai iz shokt. a soundtrack that sounds like a soundtrack.
this album isn't the pinnacle of their career. they were asked to do a soundtrack, and they made a good one (even PF agrees on this). maybe they're victims of their own success: people now want to deny them the right to take a side-trip and do something non-dancey. how enlightened.
on the upside maybe this horrible, disappointing album will make the bandwagoners jump ship. makes sense, LCDSS is on the outs too.
