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Following its CinemaCon presentation, Disney will bring “Tron: Ares” to San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H, The Wrap has exclusively learned.

The sequel, directed by Joaquim Rønning (“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales”), follows a program called Ares (Jared Leto) who is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings.

The third film in the “Tron” franchise, which began way back in 1982, arrives this Oct. 10. It is currently unknown if Leto will be in attendance since nine women have accused him of inappropriate conduct in an exposé published by Air Mail, including a strong denial from unnamed reps for the actor and 30 Seconds to Mars frontman.

In addition to Leto as Ares, the cast also includes Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Hasan Minhaj, Jodie Turner-Smith, Arturo Castro, Cameron Monaghan, Gillian Anderson and, of course,...

Jeff Bridges and Jared Leto took the CinemaCon main stage on Thursday amid a light show to introduce “Tron: Ares.”

The sneak peek starts with two Tron cycles evading the police on a freeway. “I’m looking for something, something I did not understand,” Bridges says.

Shots of figures coming to life from the grid ensue. “Ready? Because there is no going back,” Bridges added.

The third film in the “Tron” franchise, which began way back in 1982, arrives this October, with Jared Leto starring as a program named Ares who finds himself in the real world.

In addition to Leto as Ares, the cast also includes Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Hasan Minhaj, Jodie Turner-Smith, Arturo Castro, Cameron Monaghan, Gillian Anderson and, of course, Bridges as Kevin Flynn, the creator of the computerized world of Tron.

Following in the footsteps of electronic music pioneer Wendy Carlos and French duo Daft Punk...

Wolfgang Flür, who played with electronic pioneers Kraftwerk from 1973 to 1987, was reportedly the victim of an elaborate hoax at the hands of someone who claimed to be Daft Punk member Thomas Bangalter. According to a Daft Punk archivist who shares news about the band under the umbrella of The Daft Blog, a recently released collaboration credited to Bangalter actually has nothing to do with him at all.

“He sent me a message on social media,” Flür recently told journalist Ban Cardew, who wrote the book on Daft Punk’s Discovery. “He said, ‘We love you guys. Without Kraftwerk we would not find our own robot style, being on stage with the helmets, you know. And I love you Wolfgang. And please, can you send me [an album]?”

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​Flür explained that after a bit of back and forth, they began to tease the idea of working on a song together.

In 2003 came out what can only be described as an unidentifiable grooving object from another music galaxy, the fascinating outcome of the collaboration between French electro duo Daft Punk and manga and anime master Leiji Matsumoto. The resulting musical science fiction anime, “Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem”, is now primed for rediscovery by a new generation of electro and anime fans in a new 4K remastering.

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The film, directed mainly by Kazuhisa Takenouchi for Toei Animation but supervised by Matsumoto, is essentially a visual companion piece to Daft Punk’s 2001 album, “Discovery”, with no dialogues and few sound effects. For many years since its release. the movie was mainly available as a series of music video clips set to such world-famous tracks as “One More Time” (the opening act in the film) or “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger...

“Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem” has returned to our solar system.

The Japanese animated feature, built around Daft Punk’s 2001 breakthrough album “Discovery,” was released back in 2003 and has long been unavailable. But all that changes this week. After a series of special screenings (including one earlier this year at the Tribeca Festival in New York), the movie will have a wide re-release – in over 800 cinemas in 40 countries. (Get your tickets here.)

TheWrap spoke to Pedro Winter, the former manager of Daft Punk (nee Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo), about the creation of the movie and its long overdue return.

“Interstella 5555” follows a band of blue-skinned alien musicians (later labeled the Crescendolls) who are abducted and forced to battle an ancient evil. The project, directed by Kazuhisa Takenouchi and written by the band and Cédric Hervet, the band’s creative director.

According to Winter,...

Although the legendary electronic music duo Daft Punk parted ways in 2021, no other musical group has matched their experimental creativity. It's rare to find musicians who go beyond the extraordinary to convey the story of their songs. However, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo rocked the world when they released an anime musical sci-fi film as a visual companion for their Discovery album. And best of all, the film is making a stellar comeback!

When Daft Punk parted ways in 2021, fans around the world were left devastated, holding on to the legacy of a duo that redefined electronic music. So the rare chance to see the band's 2003 movie, Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, in movie theaters will be a welcome treat, celebrating the significant contributions the band made to art.

Cinemas across the planet, from LA to Tokyo to Berlin, will host a special screening of the anime film for one night only, Dec. 12, 2024. The screening offers to unite their extensive fandom and presents a chance for new admirers of the band to experience an audiovisual treat of allegorical storytelling on the big screen for the first time.

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Interstella 5555 is more than a film; some say it's one of the longest and most satisfying music video to ever exist. Daft Punk members Thomas Bangalter...

Daft Punk and Leiji Matsumoto’s 2003 anime film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem will screen in theaters worldwide for one night only on December 12th, 2024.

Essentially an anime visual album of Daft Punk’s seminal sophomore record Discovery, Interstella 5555 follows the abduction of an alien music band by an evil human character with some dark plans. It was created by Daft Punk and Cédric Hervet in collaboration with Leiji Matsumoto (who passed away in early 2023) and Toei Animation, and was originally cut as individual music videos — now, fans will finally have the chance to view the film in its entirety.

Interstellar 5555 will be screened in over 800 cinemas in 40 countries on December 12th. A list of participating theaters and on-sale ticket info can be found here.

Following the one-day-only screening, Daft Punk will unveil a limited-edition physical release, Discovery: Interstella 5555 Edition, on December 13th. This special...

Daft Punk and Leiji Matsumoto’s 2003 anime film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem will screen in theaters worldwide for one night only on December 12th, 2024.

Essentially an anime visual album of Daft Punk’s seminal sophomore record Discovery, Interstella 5555 follows the abduction of an alien music band by an evil human character with some dark plans. It was created by Daft Punk and Cédric Hervet in collaboration with Leiji Matsumoto (who passed away in early 2023) and Toei Animation, and was originally cut as individual music videos — now, fans will finally have the chance to view the film in its entirety.

Interstellar 5555 will be screened in over 800 cinemas in 40 countries on December 12th. A list of participating theaters and on-sale ticket info can be found here.

Following the one-day-only screening, Daft Punk will unveil a limited-edition physical release, Discovery: Interstella 5555 Edition, on December 13th. This special...

Daft Punk’s “Intersella 5555” is ready to touch down in Los Angeles.

The animated feature, based on the band’s 2001 album “Discovery,” from director Kazuhisa Takenouchi with supervision from Leiji Matsumoto, recently received a new 4K remaster and had screened in various cities across the world. Now, it finally comes to Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 30, at the United Theater on Broadway. Tickets go on sale at noon, September 23.

The screening is being put on by Daft Punk and Iheartcomix. A moderated panel with “Interstella 555” co-writer Cédric Hervet and Pedro Winter, Daft Punk’s former manager, who was instrumental in the creation of the movie, will follow the screening. After that will be an after-party with a DJ set by Winter (in his Busy P guise), plus secret guests.

“Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem” was a unique project, especially at the time. It was conceived during the production of the album,...

Ahead of the release of his animated Lego biopic “Piece by Piece” with Focus Features, Pharrell Williams was the star guest at a special event held by Lego in Paris, where the multi-hyphenate took to the stage to discuss his growing collaboration with the company.

Alongside the film, which is directed by Morgan Neville and recently screened at Telluride and Toronto to reviews praising its originality, Williams has teamed with Lego on a new toy set, which features a black-and-gold rocket ship with a vibrant jet stream of colors.

The new set, titled “Over the Moon,” was on display at the cosmic-themed event, held at Espace Niemeyer, the iconic Oscar Niemeyer-designed former headquarters of the French Communist Party. The event was attended by an array of local creatives — of which Williams is now one, having recently moved to Paris to take up his position as Louis Vuitton’s men...

“Tron: Ares” is on the horizon.

The third film in the “Tron” franchise, which began way back in 1982, arrives next year, with Jared Leto as a program named Ares who finds himself in the real world.

If you’re unfamiliar with the “Tron” franchise or just want to know more about one of Disney’s biggest movies of 2025, read on to find out everything we know about “Tron: Ares.” Throw on Journey’s “Separate Ways.” Prepare to be digitized. Here we go.

When is the release date?

“Tron: Ares” arrives in theaters Oct. 10, 2025. We imagine it will be in premium format theaters. You’ll want to see this one big – and loud.

Who’s in the cast?

In addition to Leto as Ares, the cast of “Tron: Ares” also includes Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Hasan Minaj, Jodie Turner-Smith, Arturo Castro, Cameron Monaghan, Gillian Anderson and, of course, Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn,...

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are getting zapped into the grid — and Nine inch Nails is back.

Disney announced, during its Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23, that the influential composers behind “The Social Network” and HBO’s “Watchmen,” would be composing the original score for the forthcoming “Tron” sequel, “Tron: Ares,” which is scheduled to be released in theaters on October 10, 2025.

And the composing duo were there to make sure fans know it’s real.

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Reznor and Ross, who in addition to being Hollywood’s most in-demand composers are also members of industrial rock outfit Nine Inch Nails, have some mighty big shoes to fill. 1982’s “Tron” had a cutting-edge score composed by Wendy Carlos, who had also composed the score to Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” and “A Clockwork Orange.”

For “Tron: Legacy,” eventually...

Thomas Bangalter, one half of Daft Punk, has revealed Chiroptera, an original piece composed for artist Jr and choreographer Damien Jallet’s dance/art project of the same name.

The project debuted in front of Paris’ Place de l’Opera last November, featured over 150 dancers, and ran for two exclusive performances on the same night. Now, Bangalter is sharing the music he composed for the dance project: Chiroptera, the 17-minute “single” version, and Chiroptera Matiere Premiere, a much longer, “uncut”-styler version that clocks in at five hours and 50 minutes. You can stream both versions below.

In addition to releasing Chiroptera and Chiroptera Matiere Premiere digitally, Bangalter is also offering an exclusive 10xLP vinyl of the latter. The vinyl is a strictly limited edition release comprised of 200 numbered and signed copies, available in person at the Galerie Perrotin in Paris and on Atelier Jr webshop. Pre-orders for the 10xLP vinyl are on-going.

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.

French filmmaker Quentin Dupieux has been creating some pretty surreal masterpieces over the years, including Deerskin, in which Jean Dujardin’s Georges is obsessed with the tasselled loveliness of a suede jacket, and the utterly bonkers and highly entertaining Mandibles, in which two jokers find a giant fly which they hope will make them their fortune. So it was just a matter of time before this master of madness should focus his attention on the grand master of Surrealism, Salvador Dalí, the two coming together in the perfect storm that is Daaaaaali!

The film takes place in the 1980s and follows journalist Judith (Anaïs Demoustier) as she tries to pin down the artist and get an interview out of him for her documentary. Much of the film takes place in the hotel where said interview is to take place and the scenes in the hotel corridor are a joy to behold.

Thomas Bangalter, one half of Daft Punk, contributed the score to Quentin Dupieux (Mr. Ozi)’s latest comedy film, Daaaaaalí! Now, he has announced the soundtrack’s official release on February 7th via Ed Banger.

Daaaaaalí!, which premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival, features a variety of French actors all playing the surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. It will receive a theatrical release in France on February 7th.

Due to their respective efforts in the French electronic scene of the late ’90s, Bangalter and Dupieux have been longtime friends; Bangalter previously cameoed (sans his usual Daft Punk mask) in Dupieux’s 2014 film Reality.

Bangalter released Mythologies, his first album post-Daft Punk, in 2023. During an appearance on BBC’s The First Time with Matt Everett podcast last year, the artist said he was “relieved” that the Daft Punk era was over and expanded on the duo’s 2021 breakup.

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Bananarama is one of the biggest pop acts of all time!

The British troupe, formed back in 1980, notched a Guinness World Record for the world’s highest number of chart entries by an all-female group: between 1982 and 2009 alone, they had 30 singles reach the Top 50 of the UK Singles Chart.

Glorious- The Ultimate Collection, the group’s upcoming compilation out on March 8, 2024, celebrates the many milestones of Bananarama members Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward‘s career, featuring personally curated career highlights and smashes like “Cruel Summer,” “Venus,” and “Love In The First Degree.”

Ahead of the release of their upcoming release, the duo is dropping two brand new remixes, out today (December 1).

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The Reflex supplies a French touch to the band’s 1984 Top 10 hit “Robert De Niro’s Waiting…,” and even sourced the original recording tapes for new elements, including bass and guitars.

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Daft Punk have released Random Access Memories (Drumless Edition) via Columbia Records. The re-release, which has removed all drums and percussive elements from their final studio album, arrives at the 10-year anniversary of the 2013 Grammy-winning Album of the Year. Stream the album below.

According to the album’s press release, the drumless edition of hit album Random Access Memories aims to give listeners “the ability to dive deeper into the layers of each track.”

The record arrives shortly after the release of Random Access Memories (10th Anniversary Edition), which included nine unreleased tracks for a total of 35 minutes of all-new music. The release saw Random Access Memories return to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.

Daft Punk have also commemorated this anniversary with an ongoing content series called Memory Tapes, which pulls back the curtain on the French house duo’s creation of Random Access Memories.

Daft Punk are still keeping the good times rolling as they celebrate the 10th anniversary of their final studio album. After sharing an extended deluxe version of it earlier this year, the French house duo have announced Random Access Memories (Drumless Edition), a track-by-track reimagining of the record without a single drum beat.

While it’s hard to imagine most Daft Punk songs drumless, Random Access Memories (Drumless Edition) should pique interest in fans wanting to delve deeper into the layers of the band’s compositions. Pre-orders are ongoing now before the album is out in full November 17th.

See the artwork and tracklist for Random Access Memories (Drumless Edition) below.

Earlier this year, Daft Punk released a deluxe edition of Random Access Memories, featuring 35 minutes of previously unreleased music. In an interview corresponding with its release, Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter said he was “relieved” that the duo disbanded,...

Salvador Dalí is walking down a hotel corridor. A hotel corridor is being walked down by Salvador Dalí. In a hotel, there is a corridor down which Salvador Dalí walks. So begins — and begins and begins – Quentin Dupieux’s giddy, glitchy altogether delightful “Daaaaaali!” (imagine the title delivered by a practiced yodeler in the middle of a morning gargle). It’s the oldest and lo-fi-est of cinematic tricks: a few simple cuts make it seem like a hotel hallway’s finite, solid space is elastic, stretching from the lift doors into carpeted absurdity. Like the film as a whole, the gag gets funnier as it gets sillier, and becomes more of a homage to the surrealist painter’s ability to warp the reality around him, the more drunken its time-loop chronology.

“A story should have a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order,” said Godard,...

The Weeknd is ending his musical collaborations with all artists, except for one he’s holding out hope for.

The Grammy-winning singer announced the career decision onstage Tuesday while performing his “After Hours Til Dawn” tour in Warsaw, Poland.

“This next song I’m about to perform is an unreleased record. I haven’t dropped it yet,” Abel Tesfaye told the crowd in a video shared to his social media accounts on Friday.

Read More: The Weeknd Breaks Michael Jackson’s Record For Highest Grossing Tour By A Black Artist

“It’s called ‘Another One of Me'”, he revealed, “but I just want to say this is gonna be the last feature I ever do, ever, in my career so I want to perform it for you guys tonight.”

In the clip from the concert, the intro beat from the upcoming track is teased as it cuts off before the Weeknd begins to sing.

If we’d have to guess which two questions Daft Punk have probably been asked the most, we’d go with: “Why did you break up?” followed by “Why the robot helmets?” The French house duo, who called it called it quits in February 2021, are famously rarely interviewed, but Thomas Bangalter offered a little insight to the inner workings of Daft Punk — and being “relieved” that the era is over — on a recent episode of BBC’s The First Time with Matt Everett podcast.

Bangalter previously gave a kind of vague explanation for why Daft Punk broke up, saying that “the last thing I would want to be, in the world we live in, in 2023, is a robot.” Speaking with host Everett, he dug deeper into his and bandmate Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo’s relationship with their art.

“There’s a connection between fiction and reality, and everything we did was...

Rise director Cédric Klapisch with Anne-Katrin Titze on seeing dance at 14: “My parents brought me … It was the time of Merce Cunningham, Carolyn Carlson - they were the hit dancers in the Seventies.”

Classical ballet dancer Elise (Marion Barbeau) in Cédric Klapisch’s riveting and dynamic Rise (co-written with Santiago Amigorena) suffers an ankle injury during a performance of La Bayadère right after having spotted her boyfriend and dance partner with another woman. With her future unclear on all fronts, Elise rises out of the ashes with the support of a number of illustrious characters in her life. Choreographer Hofesh Shechter (and Rise composer with Thomas Bangalter) playing a version of himself makes very clear that dance can have many forms. There is physiotherapist Yann (François Civil) who is overcoming his own heartbreak, and friend Sabrina (Souheila Yacoub) who also had to transition out of the field of dance.

One Piece chronicles the adventures of a pirate crew functioning as a found family as they embark on their mission to acquire the legendary eponymous treasure. Throughout their journey, the Straw Hats encounter many friends and foes, featuring imaginative and often eccentric character designs.

Related: Nami's 15 Best Outfits In One Piece, Ranked

Notably, One Piece's creator, Eiichiro Oda, has publicly disclosed that many of the characters are modeled after real-life public figures and celebrities from around the world. This revelation has prompted fervent speculation among the series' fans as they endeavor to discern the real-life inspirations behind each character. While some characters only bear vague resemblances to their real-life counterparts, others possess notably similar clothing and accessories.

Killer, Inspired By Daft Punk's Guy Manuel

One of the more obvious comparisons is "Massacre Soldier" Killer and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo from the electronic duo Daft Punk. Killer dons a smooth, striped...

Daft Punk are getting lucky again: The French duo’s fourth and final studio album Random Access Memories has returned to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart, and now sits at No. 8 on the all-genre Billboard 200.

Per Luminate, Random Access Memories saw a 1,046% spike in equivalent album units in the US, in the week ending May 18th. The revived buzz comes thanks to Daft Punk’s new 10th anniversary edition of the album, which has now spent a grand total of 22 weeks at No. 1 including its original stint on the chart in 2013. Billboard adds that since 2001, only six albums have spent more time at No. 1 on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart — with the gold medal going to Lady Gaga’s 2008 album The Fame, with 175 weeks at the top.

The re-released edition of Random Access Memories includes nine previously unreleased tracks, including “Infinity Repeating (2013 Demo)” with Julian Casablancas + The Voidz,...

Ever see a pregnant robot? The video for “Infinity Repeating (2013 Demo) shows mankind’s Darwinian evolution from an amoeba to a primate to a man to a robot to an enceinte automaton (that looks a lot like a female version of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo’s stage costumes). The track is an outtake from Daft Punk’s blockbuster Random Access Memories album that paired them with Julian Casablancas. Three animation houses — London’s Picnic Studios and Paris’ H5 Studio and Light Studios — collaborated on the clip, which filmmaker...

Daft Punk have unveiled the 10th anniversary reissue of their final album, Random Access Memories. Featuring nine previously-unreleased tracks — totaling 35 minutes of new music — the release offers a unique glimpse into the French duo’s creative process, and pays homage to the celebrated, 2x album that marked the end of their run.

The duo also unveiled a video for the new track “Infinity Repeating (2013 Demo),” featuring Julian Casablancas + The Voidz, which they note will be their final music video. Watch it below.

“Infinity Repeating (2013 Demo)” was recorded during the initial sessions for Random Access Memories at Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles and Electric Lady Studios in New York. Built around a literal loop, the song (and its animated video) allude to the confluence of humanity and technology, a theme present throughout the album. “It’s lovely and bizarre, like a human,” Casablancas said in a statement. “And, like a human,...

Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter has traded in his helmet for a baton. Today, April 7th, the French musician released his first solo work since the group’s breakup, an orchestral album called Mythologies.

The project was initially commissioned in 2019 by choreographer Angelin Preljocaj for a ballet of the same name. The end result is a 90-minute composition that “reveals a love of Baroque music and hints to traces of American minimalism,” according to a press release. Take a listen below.

After 28 years together, Daft Punk formally called it quits in February 2021. In a recent interview, Bangalter shed light on the reason for their breakup, saying he became increasingly uncomfortable with the convergence of music and technology.

On May 12th, Daft Punk will release a 10th anniversary edition of their final album, Random Access Memories. In the meantime, revisit their 10 most memorable musical moments here.

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Daft Punk officially split two years ago, but until now the band members — err robots, have remained mum on the reason for their breakup. Co-founder Thomas Bangalter has now shed some light on the decision in an interview with BBC, revealing that he became increasingly uncomfortable with the convergence of music and technology.

“[Daft Punk] was an exploration, I would say, starting with the machines and going away from them. I love technology as a tool [but] I’m somehow terrified of the nature of the relationship between the machines and ourselves,” Bangalter explained.

“We tried to use these machines to express something extremely moving that a machine cannot feel, but a human can. We were always on the side of humanity and not on the side of technology,” he added.

But with the rise of artificial intelligence and algorithmic technologies, Bangalter said, “the last thing I would want to be, in the world we live in,...

Daft Punk have offered a look behind their recording process with “The Writing of Fragments,” the first preview of the French duo’s 10th anniversary edition of Random Access Memories. Stream it below.

As the title suggests, “The Writing of Fragments” is a recording of Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter workshopping the Random Access Memories cut “Fragments of Time” with featured artist and co-producer Todd Edwards. It was captured on tape at the legendary Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles on February 29th, 2012.

Over the course of more than eight minutes, Bangalter and Edwards build out the track’s production and put together several lines from the second verse: “If I had my way, I would never leave/ Keep building these random memories/ Turning our days into melodies/ But since I can’t stay.”

Excited after the breakthrough, Bangalter says, “I think sometime the hard thing is just finding a melody.

Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter is gearing up to release Mythologies, his first orchestral album. Ahead of its released on April 7th, he’s shared “Le Minotaure,” the 13th movement of the piece. Check it out below.

“Le Minotaure” begins with slow, growling double bass before building to a sort of military stomp. The piece ebbs and flows over seven minutes, jumping from a chorus of string instruments to virtuosic violin solos.

Out in full April 7th, Mythologies is the 90-minute score to a ballet of the same name, commissioned by choreographer Angelin Preljocaj. Previously, Bangalter shared “L’Accouchement,” a composition performed by the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine under the conduction of Romain Dumas. Pre-orders for the album are ongoing.

Bangalter also has a new(ish) Daft Punk release coming up: a 10th anniversary reissue of the French group’s last album, Random Access Memories, complete with previously unreleased tracks,...

Just when we thought we’d heard the last of Daft Punk, the French funk duo are gifting us with nine unreleased tracks.

The new songs will feature on a new edition of 2013’s Random Access Memories to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

The Grammy winning album was originally released in 2013 and included tracks including “Get Lucky”, “Lose Yourself to Dance” and “Instant Crush”.

The album also features collaborations with the likes of Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers and Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas.

The duo, made up of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo – who always appear under the guise of helmets – announced the end of the band in 2021.

At the time, the pair revealed the news in an eight-minute video titled “Epilogue” on their YouTube channel. The clip is an excerpt from their 2006 science-fiction film Electroma.

Random Access Memories was their last full album release before their split after nearly 30 years of making music together.

Daft Punk will mark the 10th anniversary of their fourth and final album, Random Access Memories, by releasing an expanded edition featuring 35 minutes of unheard music. The deluxe reissue will be available in a variety of formats, including digitally and as 3xLP and 2xCD sets, beginning May 12th (pre-order here).

The expanded tracklist includes nine previously unreleased tracks, demos, sketches, and other rarities. Among the notable tracks are “Horizon” (previously only available in Japan), a demo of “Infinity Repeating,” and “Touch (2021 Epilogue).”

The announcement of this expanded release comes two years to the day of Daft Punk’s breakup on February 22nd, 2021. Last year, Consequence slotted Random Access Memories at No. 19 on our list of the 75 Best Albums of the Last 15 Years.

On April 7th, Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter will release his first solo work since the group’s breakup, an orchestral album called Mythologies.

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Leiji Matsumoto, the popular Japanese manga and anime artist known for his work with Daft Punk, has died at the age of 85.

Among his many works, Matsumoto created the popular manga series Space Pirate Captain Harlock. In an interview, Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo cited the manga as one of their biggest early influences. “At around the age of 5 years old, we would watch Captain Harlock,” they explained. “The music we have been making must have been influenced at some point by the shows we were watching when we were little kids.”

Alongside co-writer Cédric Hervet and director Kazuhisa Takenouchi, Daft Punk collaborated with Matsumoto on Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem. The 2003 animated film served as the visual companion to the group’s second album, Discovery. Scenes from the film were also released as standalone music videos for songs like “One More Time,...

Thomas Bangalter — one half of the duo Daft Punk, who announced their split in 2021 — has released the first track, “L’Accouchement” from Mythologies, his upcoming debut solo album. It arrives on April 7 via Erato/Warner Classics.

Bangalter’s orchestral composition — along with the rest of Mythologies — is performed by the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine under the direction of conductor Romain Dumas.

The work was initially commissioned by choreographer Angelin Preljocaj for a ballet for which the album is named. According to a statement, the project began in 2019 when Preljocaj asked...

Thomas Bangalter, who made up half of the electronic duo Daft Punk, is releasing a solo album.

The French musician, who announced the split of Daft Punk with fellow member Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo in 2021, has also unveiled an illustration of his face for the first time, obtained by Variety as part of the announcement.

Since the early days of their career, the two have concealed their identities by continuously wearing lavish futuristic-looking helmets during musical performances and other public appearances.

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Bangalter’s first orchestral solo album titled Mythologies will arrive on April 7 on Warner Classics and Erato.

The project initially was developed back in the fall of 2019 when it was commissioned by choreographer Angelin Preljocaj for the ballet of the same name. It was premiered by the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine under the direction of Romain Dumas.

“As a substantial lyrical work,...

Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter will release his first solo album, Mythologies, which will feature an orchestral piece he wrote for a ballet of the same name. The album is set to arrive on April 7 via Erato/Warner Classics.

Mythologies is Bangalter’s first independent orchestral work, commissioned by choreographer Angelin Preljocaj. The ballet premiered last summer, a collaboration between Ballet Preljocaj and the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, which performed Bangalter’s score under the direction of Romain Dumas. The ballet is an exploration of contemporary rituals, as well as...

This was music’s emancipation year. After 18 months of delay, restraint and career/identity crises, pop music returned – rejuvenated – to the dancefloor, flouting a revived sexual confidence but also struggling with a hangover of pandemic introspection. Its lockdown listening appeared to have exploded its horizons; industrial rock, experimental electronics and a leftfield sonic mindset were wholeheartedly embraced by the mainstream, making ear-widening, genre-fluid pop records virtually the norm.

Alternative acts, meanwhile, pivoted away from the ghetto. Yard Act, Fontaines DC and Wet Leg evolved the post-punk and sprechgesang trends in more accessible directions, the latter act even defying the algorithm’s diktat of conformity to shed welcome light on their eclectic Isle Of Wight scene, turning heads to the wonderful Plastic Mermaids. There was oversharing and tubthumping aplenty in 2022, but largely in the spirit of musical renaissance and tentative celebration. And here are the records most worth celebrating.

20. Lizzo – Special...

This was music’s emancipation year. After 18 months of delay, restraint and career/identity crises, pop music returned – rejuvenated – to the dancefloor, flouting a revived sexual confidence but also struggling with a hangover of pandemic introspection. Its lockdown listening appeared to have exploded its horizons; industrial rock, experimental electronics and a leftfield sonic mindset were wholeheartedly embraced by the mainstream, making ear-widening, genre-fluid pop records virtually the norm.

Alternative acts, meanwhile, pivoted away from the ghetto. Yard Act, Fontaines DC and Wet Leg evolved the post-punk and sprechgesang trends in more accessible directions, the latter act even defying the algorithm’s diktat of conformity to shed welcome light on their eclectic Isle Of Wight scene, turning heads to the wonderful Plastic Mermaids. There was oversharing and tubthumping aplenty in 2022, but largely in the spirit of musical renaissance and tentative celebration. And here are the records most worth celebrating.

20. Lizzo – Special...

“Woo-ha! Singing Ha-lle-lu-jah!” yelps Thomas Mars on the title track of Phoenix’s seventh album, Alpha Zulu. The tensely sprung indie-pop groove was apparently inspired by a bout of airplane turbulence – during which Mars heard the pilot repeating the words “alpha zulu”. And the twitchy-twang of the song brilliantly captures the strange sensation of exhilaration-anxiety you get on a bumpy flight: a stomach-dropper of a bass line, glitchy exhalations from the keyboard, and the sweet thermals of vocal melody. Meanwhile, Mars blurts out surreal and surrendering lines: “Pray to your God/ Cover your lies… There’s a purple cloud in the consommé, ouais!… Why choose your body over time?”

The album – like the song – is packed with an impressive amount of energy and ideas for a band celebrating their 25th anniversary. From the rubbery bounce of Ezra Koenig collaboration “Tonight” through the shimmering pulse of “Winter Solstice”, to the moody...

Swedish Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander (“Ex Machina“) is leading a series remake of “Irma Vep” that hails from A24 Films, HBO, and director Olivier Assayas (“Carlos“). The project is a remake of the French film “Les Vampires,” which got a cinematic remake, also directed by Assayas, starring Maggie Chung back in 1996.

Continue reading Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Scoring Alicia Vikander’s ‘Irma Vep’ Remake Series at The Playlist.

Daft Punk have shared a behind-the-scenes clip revealing the original storyboards for their beloved 1997 Michel Gondry-directed music video for “Around the World.” The video — originally part of the band’s DVD, D.A.F.T., also released in 1997 — showcases hand-drawn storyboards with scribbled instructions.

The original music video features numerous dancers moving around a stage in various costumes, including a group of mummies and women in synchronized swimming attire. The placement of the groups of dancers, drawn as stick figures, can be seen in the storyboards.

Daft Punk called...

Daft Punk will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut album, Homework, by releasing a deluxe edition of the album and hosting a one-time-only livestream of a 1997 concert. Both the deluxe edition and the livestream will drop today, 2/22/2022 at — fittingly — at 2:22 p.m. Pt (that’s the less numerically-pleasing time of 5:22 p.m. on the East Coast).

The livestream will take place on Twitch, where Daft Punk will share footage from their Dec. 12, 1997 show at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles. The gig came at the tail end...

To mark the 20th anniversary of Daft Punk’s Discovery — released March 12th, 2001 — Spotify has created an “enhanced playlist” of the recently disbanded dance duo’s second album with archival footage, anecdotes, and more.

Accessible via Spotify’s Canvas and Storylines functions, the Discovery – Enhanced Playlist features never-before-seen original concept art and storyboards from Interstella 5555, Discovery’s animated companion film, as well as short clips from the movie to accompany each song.

Daft Punk’s unearthed 2001 interview with a Japanese magazine also finds the duo breaking down their history, their creative process,...

Fans of Daft Punk streamed the French electronic duo’s music by the millions on Monday after the group, who have pushed the boundaries of electronic music and repeatedly cast a gleeful, grooving spell on the world, announced that they were calling it quits after nearly 30 helmeted years together.

Streams for Daft Punk’s catalog soared nearly 500% on Monday compared to Sunday, while song sales were up 1,335% and digital album sales were up 2,650%, according to Alpha Data, the data analytics provider that powers the Rolling Stone Charts. From the brilliant...

Of their nearly 30 years together, Daft Punk probably only spent a small fraction of that time on the road. But the acclaimed electronic duo, which announced its breakup today, will still be remembered as one of the most important, influential and — crucially — entertaining live acts of this young century.

Live performances were a bit more common during Daft Punk’s earlier days in the Nineties, but the group embarked on just two official tours: the “Daftendirektour” in 1997 in support of their debut, Homework, and then their 2006–07 Alive run.

The latter...

Pioneering electronic duo Daft Punk have decided to call it a day. The French group's publicist has confirmed that they have decided to retire. To announce their retirement, the group released a video titled "Epilogue," which is an excerpt from their 2006 film Electroma. Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo started Daft Punk in 1993, and went to great lengths to keep their personal lives out of the way. They adopted ornate helmets and gloves to assume robot personas, later creating a rabid following and influencing the worlds of electronic and dance music.

In the "Epilogue" video, the Daft Punk members are out in the desert, wearing their iconic helmets, when one of them removes their jacket to reveal an energy pack. The first robot presses a button on the pack and walks away as the other one explodes. The camera cuts to a sunset, while Daft Punk's "Touch" is played in the background.

Daft Punk, the masked and highly influential Edm duo, has signaled its retirement in an announcement as enigmatic as the rest of the pair’s three-decade career.

In a stark, new eight-minute video called “Epilogue,” posted today (watch it above), Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, maintaining their robot/racing personas, walk toward one another through a purple-sky desert. After standing helmet-to-helmet for a bit, one pushes a button on the other’s power pack, setting off a countdown alarm. They separate and prepare for self-destruction. The dates “1993-2021” then appear.

Publicist Kathryn Frazier has confirmed the split but provided no details.

The video ends with the song “Touch” from Daft Punk’s Grammy-winning 2013 album Random Access Memories.

Daft Punk’s hits include 2013’s “Get Lucky,” as well as “Da Funk” and “Robot Rock.” The duo recorded the the Tron: Legacy soundtrack album in 2010.

Daft Punk, the widely celebrated and influential electronic duo, have broken up.

The group announced the decision via an eight-minute sequence, dubbed “Epilogue,” taken from their 2006 film, Electroma, in which two robots — meant to represent band members Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter — venture into a desert where one gets blown up. An image of two robot hands forming a triangle then flashes on-screen with the time-stamp: 1993-2021.

Kathryn Frazier, Daft Punk’s longtime representative, confirmed the breakup to Rolling Stone but declined to provide any details on the split.