Deconstructing "Tron" Music with Jonathan Goodman

About this episode

Brett Nachman interviews Jonathan Goodman to explore the iconic music of the Tron film series.

For some movies, the music is as much of a character as the figures we see on screen. In the case of the three installments of Tron, the score represents one of the most core elements. Whether Wendy Carlos’ work in the original 1982 film, Daft Punk’s and Joseph Trapanese’s contributions for Tron: Legacy, or what we heard from Nine Inch Nails for Tron: Ares, each is a product of their time and also has an amazing ability to envelop us. Today on Notably Disney host Brett Nachman brings on Jonathan Goodman of the Music Behind the Magic podcast to talk about the Tron scores! Check out the Music Behind the Magic podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about the podcast on its website. Follow Jonathan on Instagram (@musicbehindthemagic) and join the Music Behind the Magic community on Facebook. Feel free to reach out to Brett via Bluesky @drnachman and Instagram @drnachman, subscribe to the podcast, and send your feedback to notablydisney@gmail.com New episodes of Notably Disney debut on the first Tuesday of each month.

People in this episode

Hosts: Brett Nachman, Brett

Guest: Jonathan Goodman

Topics covered

• music
• film scores
• Tron
• interviews
• podcasts

Keywords

• Wendy Carlos
• Daft Punk
• Joseph Trapanese
• Nine Inch Nails
• Tron: Legacy
• Tron: Ares
• Music Behind the Magic

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Tron, Tron: Legacy, Tron: Ares

Books & works: Tron", Tron, Tron: Legacy, Tron: Ares, the Music Behind the Magic

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