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[randombs]

If you run the thingy on the CD you get to the 'bonus' site which basically has four videos and some nifty DP images ripe for turning into wallpapers.

For anyone who cba to register or doesn't have the CD, I've uploaded them here.

They're the ones starting GAL_567

[randombs]

Here's a dodgy shot of the poster in the dark. I must've fluked it as all the others I took were even worse than that.



It looks really when viewed with actual eyes.

[Dogg Thang]

Yeah, it's really cool isn't it? I had an old frame and I've put it up. I love it. Assuming it passes my wife's 'will it scare the kids' test. Stupid kids!

[buster_broon]

Been listening to it this morning and it's pretty special, right up there with my other favourite soundtrack of the year (Inception) which I'm sure was zimmer

But it's very John carpenter-esqe and the kind of music I would expect to hear in escape from [insert random city here] If he decided to do a third movie in the series

[Mad Gear]

Who delivered your poster mate as i'm still waiting for mine.

[Dogg Thang]

Mine came from some people called AmWorld, who I've never heard of before.

[randombs]

Mine was sent by Royal Mail Tracked(no signature required) and I chose courier when I ordered. It wasn't delivered by the regular postie, probably a Parcelforce van or something.

Interestingly, Royal Mail inadvertently(or purposely) added an extra line to my address - Masanduku lane - which is in... Nairobi! WTF?

[QualityChimp]

Has anybody else seen the film yet? Looks like it's a good use of 3D.

This week I've been watching the original and I was reading about how it looks really ropey these days and not aged well.

I disagree! I think the CGI is still amazing and works so well because it's not supposed to imitate anything in the real world. It's kind of like a digital Wizard of Oz, where Flynn has to discover this new realm.

Soundtrack is aces too. Does the Daft Punk soundtrack pay homage to it? It should do!

[Mad Gear]

I've heard that the film is technically great but a bit of a dud storywise.

Also young Jeff Bridges looks terrible.

[Dogg Thang]

There are a few bass sounds in the Legacy soundtrack that might be a nod to the original score but, to be honest, I might be really just looking for similarities there. It really is its own thing.

I love the score to the original in terms of the sounds but, watching the original again a few nights ago, I think the score is fairly unsuccessful in terms of what it should really do - heighten the emotions of the movie. Many sections that should have power just didn't for me and the right score can make all the difference in those moments. I think Wendy Carlos's score has really interesting moments but just doesn't seem to do what it's supposed to for me.

[englishbob]

For once a fairly spot-on review from Pitchfork...

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14938-tron-legacy-ost

"Most of the soundtrack's 22 pieces don't last more than three minutes"

[Dogg Thang]

I find myself wondering why the length of the individual tracks matters.

[SuperBeatBoy]

I find myself wondering why the length of the individual tracks matters.

If i could like this i would. Totally agree with that, i find the soundtrack well above average even on my original first impressions. Think its fantastic stuff and hope to hear the guys in more films in the future.

[randombs]

That reviewer just sounded like someone who wanted the old Daft Punk, which isn't going to happen. It's like when Human After All was released and people were saying it was crap because it was rushed and that it was rushed because they had a deal with Virgin to make one more album or something along those lines.

DP just do whatever they damn well please, and they've proven that enough times already. In the Dazed and Confused interview, Bangalter said that when people went nuts for Da Funk they thought they'd found a formula and went back to the studio to start working on Da Funk 2 - they figured people wanted to hear more of Da Funk but then scrapped it and went in different directions and came up with Rollin' and Scratchin' and the other stuff. Imagine how different things would be if they'd stuck with Da Funk 2...

The length of the tracks is irrelevant because it's a score, not an album, so not every scene needs 4+ minutes of music.

[mr_fantazmo]

Finally recieved my Cd and poster today and i'm not impressed at all.

Which bright spark thought it would be a good idea to put a loose rolled up poster and a loose CD case in one big tube??

The poster is all dog eared where the CD has obviously been moving around in transit and basically bashing the end of the rolled up poster.

Now when i unfurl the poster the entire right edge of the poster looks like ****.

Not a great experience!!