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Tron: Legacy soundtrack by Daft Punk

Shares rank 5 of 10 albums by recommenders

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.

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.

6 people gave an opinion

recommend it
5
criticize it
1
approval share
83%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 1 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

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Why people recommend it

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  • Acclaimed as a masterpiece soundtrack

    “the Daft Punk soundtrack that accompanies this film is an absolute masterpiece”

    Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Nitpicking the shell history scene in 'Tron: Legacy'”

    “one of the best movie soundtrack's of all time”

    Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Nitpicking the shell history scene in 'Tron: Legacy'”
  • Fits the original film's electronic sound

    “did a fantastic job with the soundtrack, maybe the only person that could've fit in daft punks shoes”

    Comment from 29 May 2026 in “Nitpicking the shell history scene in 'Tron: Legacy'”

    “I do think they were a pretty good choice to follow on from the original movie's electronic score”

    Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Nitpicking the shell history scene in 'Tron: Legacy'”

Other albums people recommend

The four most recommended other albums, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Tron: Legacy soundtrack by Daft Punk compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno10191%1——
In Rainbows by Radiohead70100%1——
OK Computer by Radiohead60100%3——
Doom soundtrack by Bobby Prince60100%2——
Tron: Legacy soundtrack by Daft PunkThis page5183%1——
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What people said

All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“The Overture sounds like Chariots of Fire and The Lord of the Rings had a baby in the beginning”

CriticizesComment from 30 May 2026 in “Nitpicking the shell history scene in 'Tron: Legacy'”

“It's still among my favorite music to listen to while coding; something about it just puts me in the "flow" frame of mind right away.”

RecommendsComment from 29 May 2026 in “Nitpicking the shell history scene in 'Tron: Legacy'”

“did a fantastic job with the soundtrack, maybe the only person that could've fit in daft punks shoes”

RecommendsComment from 29 May 2026 in “Nitpicking the shell history scene in 'Tron: Legacy'”

“I do think they were a pretty good choice to follow on from the original movie's electronic score”

RecommendsComment from 28 May 2026 in “Nitpicking the shell history scene in 'Tron: Legacy'”

“one of the best movie soundtrack's of all time”

RecommendsComment from 28 May 2026 in “Nitpicking the shell history scene in 'Tron: Legacy'”

“the Daft Punk soundtrack that accompanies this film is an absolute masterpiece”

RecommendsComment from 28 May 2026 in “Nitpicking the shell history scene in 'Tron: Legacy'”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.