Daft Punk Charts A Brand New Hit Album, Though Fans Already Love The Music
Daft Punk's Tron Legacy soundtrack returns to the U.K. charts as a renamed version, earning spots on ... More the Official Dance and Soundtrack Albums rankings. INDIO, CA - APRIL 20: Guests dressed as Daft Punk performs with Arcadw Fire at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at The Empire Polo Club on April 20, 2014 in Indio, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage)
Daft Punk may have disbanded years ago, but that hasn't stopped the French electronic duo from continuing to land wins on the charts. While the musicians behind the name have gone their separate ways, the brand lives on through a mix of remastered projects, remixes, and re-releases that keep the music they made alive. This week in the United Kingdom, a slightly updated take on one of the duo's most beloved works launches on a pair of rankings, giving the act yet another hit.
This frame, Tron: Legacy — a project Daft Punk originally dropped more than a decade ago — makes a comeback on two U.K.-based charts. Technically, it's not a brand new release, but rather a slightly altered edition that appears to have been labeled just differently enough to be counted as a distinct charting entity.
The collection has already spent time on both of the rankings it now appears on, but the new version, titled Tron: Legacy OST (for "original soundtrack"), is being treated separately by the Official Charts Company. That minor name tweak likely played a role in its eligibility this week, and it works out in Daft Punk's favor.
Among the two U.K. rankings on which Tron: Legacy debuts, it performs best on the Official Dance Albums chart. The set starts at No. 21, which is a solid showing for a project that isn't technically new. The debut gives Daft Punk its twelfth appearance on the dance-only tally.
In addition to performing well on the dance-specific ranking, Tron: Legacy also appears on the Official Soundtrack Albums chart this week, which is fitting. Daft Punk has now scored three appearances on that tally, and all of them are tied to Tron: Legacy in one form or another.
The original Tron: Legacy soundtrack was a sizable hit in the U.K., spending seven weeks at No. 1 on this list. A companion remix project, Tron: Legacy: Reconfigured, also performed well, missing out on becoming a second leader by just one space.
Even though it was tied to a blockbuster film, Tron: Legacy never earned quite the level of critical acclaim or awards recognition that some fans felt it deserved. Still, the album has become a cult favorite — not just among Daft Punk devotees, but also within the modern film score space. The soundtrack is often cited as one of the more inventive uses of electronic music for a movie.
There's more to come in the Tron universe, but not from Daft Punk. A follow-up film, Tron: Ares, is on the way. The upcoming installment stars Jared Leto and Jeff Bridges to front the movie. This time around, the score is being handled by Nine Inch Nails — specifically Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, who have already claimed the Best Original Score Academy Award in the past.
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