[PIGMI] TRON the game

[Damian Del Borrello]

Hey George,

Sorry for the late reply, been flat out getting work done before Xmas.

When I talk about a soundtrack am 100% talking about the combination of those elements (D,M,E) and it comes from the physical 'track' of sound that exists on a film print for a movie (it says this in the wiki link you sent - talking about the origin of the word). Since all movies that have major distribution (some limited release movies too) are still exhibited using 35mm film projectors I think it is still a very current term. It's a turn of phrase that I picked up while being mentored by some of australia's top mixers and sound designers at AFTRS. It is very much an industry standard in describing the sound and music for a movie. Most of the top sound designers and mixers in the gaming industry use the word it in that way too.

Semantic - no, pedantic - yes! : D
Like everyone on this list I'm very passionate about my craft and believe it's important for people to understand our value as technical artisans and respect what we do. I think discussions like this are always great for highlighting the 'unseen' collaborators role and raising awareness of the importance of every creative team member in a production.

*phew* I have a dream!! 

Cheers,

daMo

On 22/12/2010, at 8:56 PM, George <gt at crunchyfrog.com.au> wrote:

> Hi Damian,
> 
> That seems overly semantic - it's widely accepted to refer to the music score of a film as the "soundtrack".
> 
>        Web definitions for Movie soundtrack
>        A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, television program or video game; a ...
>        en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movie_soundtrack - Definition in context
> 
> In this case specifically referring to Daft Punk. I wouldn't classify them as 'film makers'.
> 
> I think the point you are making is that there was collaboration between the film makers and Daft Punk, such that they can indeed claim a degree of credit for the score? (correct me if I'm wrong).
> 
> If so, fair enough. I agree the music was perfectly suited to the film - both supremely unimaginative and dull :)
> 
> 
> On 22/12/2010 5:28 PM, Damian Del Borrello wrote:
>> I have to pipe in here.
>> The soundtrack of a movie is made up of a few components: dialogue, music and effects.
>> 
>> There are two heads of department that are responsible for making the soundtrack; the sound designer (sometimes called the supervising sound editor) and thhe composer. BOTH of these people, in the context of a movie (especially one so reliant on the soundtrack) are considered to be 'film makers'.
>> 
>> BTW derezzed IMHO is a killer track...
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> daMo
>> 
>> On 22/12/2010, at 8:13 PM, George<gt at crunchyfrog.com.au>  wrote:
>> 
>>> I can't believe you guys are serious. The film is good by virtue of the soundtrack, which wasn't even made by the movie makers themselves... ??? That's almost like saying a movie was good because the seats were comfortable ;)
>>> 
>>> And speaking of the soundtrack...here's a link to tron/daft punk facebook page:
>>> 
>>> http://www.facebook.com/Tron?v=app_154470761259443&ref=ts
>>> 
>>> Scroll down a bit and you can press play to listen to derezzed.
>>> 
>>> One techno riff about 2 seconds long, repeated over and over with some heavy doof doof added in.
>>> 
>>> I like doof. But if this is "killer"....then dare I ask what constitutes "bad"? :)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 22/12/2010 4:40 PM, Andy Hawkins wrote:
>>>> thank you simon.  Yeah the soundtrack was killer.  So back to my original question, anyone played the game yet?
>>>> 
>>>> Andy H.
>>>>> +1 (to what Simon wrote)
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Simon Wittber<simonwittber at gmail.com<mailto:simonwittber at gmail.com>>  wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>    On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 10:16 AM, George<gt at crunchyfrog.com.au
>>>>>    <mailto:gt at crunchyfrog.com.au>>  wrote:
>>>>>    >  No spoilers here:
>>>>>    >
>>>>>    >  The film was at all times tedious, witless, nonsensical and
>>>>>    completely
>>>>>    >  pointless.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>    I've just seen it, and I respectfully disagree. The soundtrack is the
>>>>>    best I've heard in a long time, the CG is outstanding and I would
>>>>>    recommend the film. Some very powerful moments during the picture.
>>>>>    Enjoyed it a lot!
>>>>> 
>>>>>    -Sw.
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