Tron: Legacy soundtrack

[Andrew Tarpinian]

On Dec 13, 2010, at 2:09 PM, Peter Korsten wrote:

> Op 13-12-2010 16:44, James R. Coplin schreef:
> 
>> Not to nitpick, but there is such a thing as prepared piano which came about
>> precisely because people were dissatisfied with the "preset" grand piano
>> sound.  That being said, I've never heard a prepared piano piece that
>> compares for me to a non-prepared piano.
> 
> Well, yeah, that's my point. Do Vangelis' 'Direct' and 'The City' albums 
> sound crap because he uses practically only presets from the Korg T1? 
> They do not, if you ask me. Would they have sounded better, if all-new 
> sounds had been used. Doubtful, because the whole feel of each piece 
> comes from the sounds used.
> 
> With different sounds, probably the pieces would have had to be 
> different as well. But it's all "what if" speculation; point is, you can 
> write great music without re-inventing the wheel every time. Sound 
> engineering is not the same as composing.

Daft Punk did put a bit reducer/crusher on the London Orchestra though :)

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