Summary
- Tron 3 has begun filming, but it's unknown who will compose the movie's music after Daft Punk's split in 2021.
- Fans of Tron: Legacy loved Daft Punk's score and doubt Tron 3 can live up to it without their involvement.
- Potential replacements for Daft Punk in composing the Tron 3 soundtrack include Joseph Trapanese, Junkie XL, and Kavinsky.
The filming of Tron: Ares is officially underway, yet it's still a mystery who will be behind the musical composition for the film, which was a critical part of Tron: Legacy's popularity. TRON 3 began filming recently after spending years facing development setbacks and delays. Not many details have been released yet about the plot of the third film in the Tron franchise. Beginning with Tron (1982) and followed by Tron: Legacy (2010), the films center around a virtual reality known as "the Grid" and detail the battle between humans and antagonists within the program for power.
Something that fans of Tron: Legacy adored about the film was Daft Punk's score. Known for their electronic music, the group dazzled fans by combining their signature, techno flair with orchestral music, creating the perfect musical backdrop for the electronic, sci-fi adventure in Tron: Legacy. In light of the music duo parting ways in 2021, it's unlikely Daft Punk will be back to compose the music for TRON 3. Fans have very strong opinions about this, and it can only be speculated who might pick up the torch and craft the soundtrack for Tron: Ares.
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Daft Punk's Split In 2021 Makes A TRON 3 Return Unlikely
The French electronic duo, Daft Punk, composed the music for Tron: Legacy. The album was beloved by fans and was even certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Unfortunately for fans of their work on the film and fans of Daft Punk in general, the pair split in 2021.
Thomas Bangalter, one half of the duo, told the BBC that they decided to stop making music because they feared what impact the rise of artificial intelligence could have on the music industry. They became uncertain about continuing their robotic personas in light of this. Bangalter said "as much as I love this character, the last thing I would want to be, in the world we live in, in 2023, is a robot," (via Billboard). Considering this, it's unlikely that Daft Punk will return to create music for Tron: Ares.
Daft Punk made a cameo appearance in Tron: Legacy as DJs at Castor's End of Line Club.
TRON 3 Replacing Daft Punk's Music Will Be A Massive Challenge For Disney
Some have even said that they don't think it's possible for TRON 3 to live up to Tron: Legacy if Daft Punk doesn't create the music for the film.
Many fans of Daft Punk and their work on Tron: Legacy have expressed an ardent desire for the pair to return to compose the soundtrack for TRON 3. Some have even said that they don't think it's possible for TRON 3 to live up to Tron: Legacy if Daft Punk doesn't create the music for the film (via EDM.com). This clearly shows just how powerful of an impact Daft Punk made on fans of the Tron franchise, meaning Disney has its work cut out for it with TRON 3 if it hopes to choose a musical replacement that will live up to fans' expectations.
The Best Replacements For Daft Punk In TRON 3
Fans on a Tron subreddit discussed who they hope to fill Daft Punk's shoes to create the TRON 3 score. Some fans mentioned Joseph Trapanese as being a worthy musical successor (via Reddit). After all, he collaborated with the duo on the Tron: Legacy soundtrack. He's also known for his work on the Tron: Uprising television series, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, two of the Divergent films, and for composing the score for Oblivion alongside French electronic music group M83.
Another fan in the thread mentioned composer Junkie XL as a fitting, potential candidate to compose the TRON 3 soundtrack. He's known for his musical collaborations with Hans Zimmer on films such as The Dark Knight Rises, Megamind, and Inception. He also helped compose the scores for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Mad Max: Fury Road, and the 2021 release of Zack Snyder's Justice League.
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Kavinsky was also mentioned as being a potential choice. He achieved mainstream success when his song, "Nightcall," was featured in Drive. In 2013, the song peaked at number five on the UK Indie charts. The song was produced by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, one-half of Daft Punk, and Kavinsky's music has been compared to Daft Punk's, meaning he could bring the type of sound that Tron fans may hope for. While there are several composers fans have mentioned could be worthy successors to Daft Punk, the composer for the Tron: Ares score has yet to be confirmed.
Sources: Billboard, EDM.com, Reddit
Tron: Ares
Not Yet Rated
Sci-Fi
Action
Adventure
- Release Date
- December 19, 2025
- Director
- Joachim Rønning
- Cast
- Jared Leto
- Writers
- Jesse Wigutow
- Studio(s)
- Disney
- Distributor(s)
- Disney
- prequel(s)
- TRON , TRON: Legacy
- Franchise(s)
- Tron
