Wendy Carlos - Tron (Original Soundtrack) [RePoPo] (CD-Image)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a Media Descriptor (.mds) Image file from the retail CD of Wendy Carlos' 1982 Tron Movie Soundtrack. It contains (uncompressed) the 100% of the information contained on the original retail CD. You can use a tool to mount this image on your PC and use it virtually as a regular Audio-CD, or either burn it with your regular burnig soft on a CD. So, if you prefer a .FLAC, .MP3 or whatever other audio format, now you have the basic tool to encode the CD and upload it for others, that'd be OK for me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release Notes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wendy Carlos - Disney's TRON Original Soundtrack Release date: January 29, 2002 Original Release date: July 9, 1982 Label: Disney Total running time: 58:47 Tracklist 1. Creation of TRON 2. "Only Solutions" - Journey 3. We've Got Company 4. Wormhole 5. Ring Game and Escape 6. Water, Music and TRONAction 7. TRON Scherzo 8. Miracle and Magician 9. Magic Landings 10. Theme from TRON 11. 1990's Theme 12. Love Theme 13. Tower Music - Let Us Pray 14. The Light Sailer 15. Sea of Simulation 16. A New TRON and the MCP 17. Anthem 18. Ending Titles 19. TRONAction (Original Version) 20. Break In (For Strings, Flutes and Celesta) 21. Anthem for Keyboard Solo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOME REVIES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- by David A. Koran (Soundtrack.net) on May 13th, 2002 This review has been a long time in coming, due to both my procrastination, and the length of time it's taken for Tron to be released on CD (and properly on DVD). In the day, both the movie and the music were the seminal works of their time: one with groundbreaking animation and computer generated graphics and another integrating synthesized music with a full orchestra. Since its release in 1982, the movie has inspired many, from filmmakers, animators, and scientists all the way to musicians, designers, and artists. One of the more particularly innovative items from the film, the music, has been the one item languishing in obscurity. A "digital" film (in many respects), Tron had not had the advantage of releasing its music on the most popular format of today, that being a compact disc. Listeners in 1982 were treated to cassette tapes and vinyl LPs for their fix. There were hopes of a release back in the early 1990's when composer Wendy Carlos was asked by Disney to re-master her surviving tapes for a collector's edition laser disc release. However, the only isolated example of her hard work was relegated to a section of the special features of the discs. Upon the rise of the Internet, I was able, under my own fruition, to contact Carlos's representatives and asked the status of the tapes, since Ms. Carlos has become quite expert at the fine art of "baking" master tapes. As it came to be, the Tron masters were some of the first bit of this work she had actually completed, however, there were rights issues with Disney (as it has been for many of their works by other composers for their films), and a future release was in legal limbo that would take more than a technical achievement to overcome. Fast forward a decade or so, and, according to Ms. Carlos, Disney called out of the blue about preparing a release to accompany their special edition DVD set. No sooner said than done, we have the release that is the subject of this review, which, is the same as the LP released in 1982 (in content) plus three additional tracks. For the casual listener, one could easily write the sound off as dated, due to the over saturation of electronics in modern (if you can call it that) music. However, to fans, and aficionados of classic "electronic" music (akin to comparing CDs versus LPs), one cannot overlook the warmth that analog synths bring to the overall atmosphere of the score. An interesting item mentioned in the liner notes (and on Carlos' website), is that the score was to be split along a full orchestra, representing the "analog" flesh and blood world, and the synthesizers, representing the "digital" computer world. The only superbly discernable crossover (outside of live percussion) between the two occurs during the "Creation of TRON", a blend of orchestra, chorus, and electronics, "Miracle and Magician" and "End Titles", which occur, coincidentally when the analog human world comes in contact with the digital computer world. At times, some of the pieces are dissonant in sound, but it helps provide a transition between some of the major melodies and overt passages in the score. However, if one looks back on Carlos' entire recording career, the solo works as well as the coverage of Bach, this approach wouldn't sound as strange as it may appear. The most recognizable themes from the score (some of which even my co-workers have a penchant for humming incessantly all day at times) are from three pieces on the album, "TRON Scherzo", "Theme from TRON", and "The Light Sailer". Although the themes that comprise these three pieces do show up earlier in the score, these tracks represent a coming together of each musical idea (in correspondence to the plot progression) that had been given birth in other areas of the film. Carlos mentioned that she had intended two thematic motifs to be used: one a militaristic sounding theme, corresponding to the MCP and it's cohorts, and a second theme, based on love story between Tron (Bruce Boxleitner) and Yori (Cindy Morgan). Although there is a "Love Theme" track, the full theme is best realized during the "End Titles" piece where every major musical point is brought to a resolution. A nice touch on that track is the addition of the large pipe organ, which really acts as a successful middle ground between the synthetic and organic elements of the score. The 20th Anniversary DVD set is truly worth the investments if you grew up admiring the film. For those that find the CGI special effects of today as something that has become second nature, it's also a history lesson as to how far we've come since those days. In fact, I purchased the latest advance in CGI animation the same day I picked up the DVD for Tron as a comparison, which was Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. Both shared a few central ideological themes, but other than that they are entirely different films, both in look and feel as well as the technology. Tron sparingly used CGI effects since it took so long to generate even the most simple computer animation, whereas the latter film was completely computer generated, even down to the actors within. One could only wonder what will happen within the next 20 years. As for the music, one could say it's gone backwards, from introducing electronics in the production of film scores to add something unique, to where the more popular scores are completely generated within a computer (which I have a tendency to dislike). However, for Final Fantasy, composer Elliot Goldenthal chose the classic route with a full orchestra and very little, if any electronic support. You can use Tron as a history lesson, and example of a genre, or let it stand alone as it may, but I'm sure you'll find it as fun and as interesting as I have for the past 20 years. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RandyAU93 (Lithia Springs, GA United States) (Taken from Amazon) For reasons unbeknownst to us (but knownst to Disney), the soundtrack to their 1982 film "TRON" completely missed the digital revolution. You would think that a movie whose whole premise is digitally-grounded would have been an early adopter of compact disc technology. But it wasn't. I still have my old LP version of the soundtrack, but it certainly doesn't fit in my car's CD changer, and my tape of the soundtrack is old and over-used. Well, just in time for the movie's 20th anniversary year, Walt Disney Records has finally brought the soundtrack to the CD format, and believe me, it was worth the wait. The album has been completely remastered with the full assistance of the composer, Wendy Carlos. The CD's liner notes include a recent interview with Carlos, who details the creation of the unique digital/orchestral score that accompanies the on-screen computer animation. Being something of a novice when it comes to modern music composition, many of the terms sailed clear over my head, but she managed to provide more than enough context to make her descriptions make sense. On to the tracks: All the tracks from the original LP soundtrack are here, arranged in an order reasonably consistent with the progress of the film. What makes this soundtrack so intriguing is not so much how it evokes memories of the film (which it certainly does) but how the merger of sythesized music with the work of a symphony orchestra came across so well. Considering the movie itself was a merger of traditional film techniques with cutting-edge (for the early 80s) computer animation, the fact that the soundtrack is similarly composed makes it that much more engrossing. As owners of the original soundtrack might recall, 80s supergroup Journey prepared two tracks (one song, one instrumental) for use with the movie. Both tracks are in the movie, but there's nothing to call attention to them; check the arcade scenes in the film and you'll hear them. They do seem somewhat out of place, especially the anacronistically-named "90s Theme," but not so much that you'll skip them. An added bonus on the CD is three previously unreleased tracks; Carlos mentions in her interview that they were intended for the original soundtrack, but were left out because of lack of space on both the LP and cassette formats. The first track is an early "draft" of one of the action themes, the second is a piece that was used in the film but not on the old album and the third is a simple single-instrument version of the "TRON" theme (being the last track on the disc, it's a welcome cool-down). The liner notes go into greater detail about how these tracks came to be. The fact that this disc has never been available before is enough of a selling point. If you're on the fence, however, you would do well to pick up this exceptional compilation that was some twenty years in the making. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some additional info... thanks to Amazon! 01.- Creation of TRON Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 02.- Only solutions Composed by Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neil Schon Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 03.- We've Got Company Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 04.- Wormhole Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 05.- Ring Game and Escape Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 06.- Water, Music, and TRONaction Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 07.- TRON Scherzo Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 08.- Miracle and Magician Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 09.- Magic Landings Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 10.- Theme from TRON Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 11.- 1990's Theme Composed by Jonathan Cain, Neil Schon Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 12.- Love Theme Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 13.- Tower Music-Let us Pray Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 14.- The Light Sailer Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 15.- Sea of Simulation Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 16.- A New TRON and the MCP Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 17.- Anthem Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 18.- Ending Titles Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 19.- TRONaction Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 20.- Break In (For Strings, Flutes, and Celesta) Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley 21.- Anthem for Keyboard Solo Composed by Wendy Carlos Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wendy Carlos, Martin Neary Conducted by Annemarie Franklin, Douglas Gamley ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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dlaird042903 (2008-09-30)

Cool Torrent. For some reason I'm stuck at 53% even though it says their are 3 seeders though.

dlaird042903 (2008-10-01)

I love this soundtrack already. Its really imaginative.

i-am-lost (2008-10-06)

i agree, loved the film so i downloaded this torrent. sadly i was unable to do anything with it because i am a mac-user and this image can only be opened with a special windows software called alcohol. maybe the uploader will use the next time a more common file-format like bin-cue or dmg/img. (would be nice).
so thanks anyway

i-am-lost (2008-10-06)

yes, i know -- maybe i should have read the description more carefully ... so in the future i will.

getack (2011-02-01)

I have a better suggestion. Next time ul in the .iso format? The .bin/.cue/.mdf/.mds is not compatible for us linux users. .iso is the standard for optical disk images.
You go through so much trouble ul'ing a propper image, you can save yourself a lot of effort using a universal format.

User897 (2011-02-07)

How the fuck do you convert these to something usable?