Tron Music Documentary

Was Tron ever cool? I remember in the ’80s it was this kind of also-ran sci-fi movie that had a unique look and cool concept—but dramatically, was pretty inert.

It was this sort of intriguing flop that we’d revisit once in a while. I never would have pegged it as a franchise, but Disney has tried anyway, and, well, zzzzzzz.

The original Wendy Carlos score is super cool and here’s a video on it which I enjoyed:

It comes from a unique point in time when mixing synthesizers with orchestra was a pretty big technical challenge. I always liked it.