# Tron: Legacy soundtrack by Daft Punk

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Tron: Legacy soundtrack by Daft Punk and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Praised as an electronic score that suits coding focus and follows the film's original sound. One critic finds the overture derivative of other epic film scores.

## Why people recommend it

- Acclaimed as a masterpiece soundtrack (2 comments): "the Daft Punk soundtrack that accompanies this film is an absolute masterpiece" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48315134)) "one of the best movie soundtrack's of all time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48315932))
- Fits the original film's electronic sound (2 comments): "did a fantastic job with the soundtrack, maybe the only person that could've fit in daft punks shoes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48318222)) "I do think they were a pretty good choice to follow on from the original movie's electronic score" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48316143))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ambient-1-music-for-airports.md): 10 recommend
- [In Rainbows by Radiohead](https://hackerapproved.com/p/in-rainbows.md): 7 recommend
- [OK Computer by Radiohead](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ok-computer.md): 6 recommend
- [Doom soundtrack by Bobby Prince](https://hackerapproved.com/p/doom-soundtrack.md): 6 recommend
- [Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich](https://hackerapproved.com/p/music-for-18-musicians.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Tron: Legacy soundtrack by Daft Punk", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tron-legacy-soundtrack/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).