New Chemical Brothers soundtrack scores BIG

You can't read a review of the new Hanna soundtrack without references to Daft Punk and Tron: Legacy. Daft Punk's Tron soundtrack was a smart move for the French producers and The Chemical Brothers seem to be emulating that tie-in with their soundtrack to Hanna.

The Chemical Brothers outperform their musical counterparts with a soundtrack that is richly layered and potently strange — and occasionally bangin' too. Whereas the Tron soundtrack thrived only after you'd seen the film (and the group's role in the movie), the Hanna music works on its own.

The Chemical Brothers know their way around a melody and manipulate that into a rich score of electronic music that isn't afraid of circus-inspired ditties (The Devil Is in the Details) and spooky lullabies (The Sandman).

At 20 tracks, it surely has a few fillers. But as the film will testify, the soundtrack's energy is paramount to the action sequences. The Chemical Brothers proved they're up to the task with songs including Hanna vs. Marissa and Escape Wavefold. Plus, Hanna's Theme might be the best Chemical Brothers track we've heard in a while.

Have a listen below before the lablel reps make us remove this killer soundtrack!

Chemical Brothers Confirmed to do Movie Score for Hanna

According to Filmonic, Hanna director Joe Wright confirmed at the New York Comic Con that British electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers “will be scoring the entire movie to provide a more ‘modern beat’ instead of the classical scores of his previous films.”  The new movie is expected in theaters April 2011.