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The music of Daft Punk has always gelled beautifully with cinema. As early as the Spike Jonze directed video for their debut single “Da Funk” – a surreal but melancholy tale about an anthropomorphic dog wandering through the moonlit streets of New York, solidifying their music as the eternal soundtrack for nocturnal meditations – the electronic duo exhibited a mastery of visual iconography unlike anyone else. Their continually evolving sound and perchance for experimentation resulted in some of the most imaginative videos of their era, but it’s clear that Daft Punk’s obsession with film could not be contained to such minor excursions. Some of these flirtations were better than others – their directorial debut Electroma produced an honorable (if not altogether successful) result, while their tremendous work composing the soundtrack for Tron: Legacy elevated a potentially middling watch into an enthralling exercise in audio-visual synergy – but it was in 2003 that they...

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 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.

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Exclusive: Margaret Yen has joined This Machine as Senior Vice President of Music.

At the production company founded by Emmy-winning documentarian R.J. Cutler (Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry), she’ll work alongside senior execs Trevor Smith and Elise Pearlstein, overseeing and growing Cutler’s slate of music-driven projects.

This Machine (an Industrial Media Company) launched in October of last year. In the time since, it has put together a diverse slate of projects, including Big Vape and an Untitled Martha Stewart Documentary for Netflix, and Murf the Surf for Epix.

Yen’s hiring at This Machine comes on the heels of her collaborations with Cutler on a number of documentary films and series, including 30 Days and Sundance Award winner The September Issue, among others.

“We could not be more excited to welcome Margaret to This Machine,” said Cutler. “She’s a brilliant producer and a great executive, and her taste,...

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,...

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 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.

Exclusive: Producer Andrew van den Houten’s fledgling New York-based finance, sales, distribution company has boarded world sales rights ahead of the film’s world premiere at Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal on July 21.

Music video director Michael Reich’s feature debut is based on his experiences as a dog groomer and follows a character with artistic ambitions who inhabits a lo-fi dreamscape that explodes when he meets a special woman.

Reich said She’s Allergic To Cats was funded entirely by savings accrued from his work as a body double for one of the Daft Punk robots, a role he has performed since 2005 when he starred in Electroma.

The film-maker’s music video credits include Ryan Adams, The Shins, Bad Religion, Yuck, and My Chemical Romance.

van den Houten has been involved in the development, financing, production and distribution of more than 20 features and his producer credits include All Cheerleaders Die, The Woman and [link...

“She’s Allergic To Cats” follows Michael Pinkney (played by Michael Pinkney), a dog groomer in Hollywood who strives to be more than his lowly job. He lives in the shadow of the film industry and resides in a crappy, rat-infested apartment. His mind constantly wanders into a dreamscape that resembles his analog video experiments. B

ut when Pinkney meets Cora (Sonja Kinski), the girl of his dreams, his life soon spirals out of control. On their very first date, they travel through a dark path that descends into surreal chaos where Pinkney’s greatest hopes and worst fears are realized. Breaking down the barriers between fantasy and reality, “She’s Allergic To Cats” dives deep into psychological insanity via experimental video art techniques and romantic comedy tropes. Watch an exclusive teaser and see the film’s poster below.

Read More: Watch: Trailer For Documentary ‘Daft Punk Unchained’ Brings Out Kanye West,...

No stranger to the world of film, Daft Punk has provided the scores for Tron:Legacy and Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, made their own film with Daft Punk’s Electroma, and were even depicted (briefly) in this year’s stellar Eden. They’re now getting the documentary treatment in Daft Punk Unchained and today brings the first trailer.

Airing this summer in France, it’ll now hit worldwide sometime later this year and comes from director Hervé Martin Delpierre. This first preview seems to go deep into the mystery surrounding Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, but hopefully it also explores the process of making their distinct music.

Featuring interviews with Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers, Giorgio Moroder, Kanye West, Michel Gondry, Paul Williams, Peter Lindbergh, Leiji Matsumoto, Pete Tong, and much, check out the trailer and poster below.

Daft Punk Unchained, directed by Hervé Martin Delpierre,...

It's been a while since we last had a look at a film from the central Asian nation of Kazakhstan in these pages but with Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov hailing from that nation and actively looking to spur and support local production - particularly of action oriented cinema - it seems only a matter of time before we see a whole lot more. Case in point, Kairzhan Orynbekov's Heist He Wrote.Orynbekov's directorial debut after picking up support credits on Daft Punk's Electroma and 2005 action epic Nomad: The Warrior, Heist He Wrote revolves around a group of would-be screenwriters who capture a little more attention than intended when a script they wrote for a competition catches the eye of a local mobster who forces them...

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Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, better known as the french electronic duo Daft Punk, are noted for straying from conventions and playing by their own set of rules. This could partially explain why the duo’s directorial debut Electroma- 1) does not feature any music by Daft Punk, and 2) does not feature the musicians themselves in their iconic robotic garb (Peter Hurteau and Michael Reich are credited as Robot #1 and Robot #2 in the film).

Take everything you would picture in your mind when thinking about a “Daft Punk movie” and throw it out the window. Instead of creating a musical synth pop adventure for the whole family, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter take a much more experimental and moody approach in Electroma. There is no dialogue whatsoever, and the pace of the film is very subdued and deliberate. Some might even consider Electroma to be a tad pretentious,...

Walt Disney Pictures has released the official first look image of Daft Punk against the visually stunning backdrop of the Tron: Legacy digital grid. Check it out below, along with a sample from the upcoming soundtrack.

Check out the 90 second preview of the Daft Punk track, The Game Has Changed below.

Daft Punk – Track 01 – The Game Has Changed

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The highly anticipated original motion picture score for Tron: Legacy, composed and produced by the iconic and critically acclaimed Grammy® Award-winning French duo Daft Punk, will be released by Walt Disney Records on Tuesday, December 7 2010. Presented in Disney Digital 3D™, Walt Disney Pictures’ “Tron: Legacy” hits U.S. theaters on December 17, 2010, in Disney Digital 3D™ and IMAX® 3D.

Having grown up with admiration of Disney’s groundbreaking original 1982 film “Tron,” Daft Punk took on the scoring of the next chapter of the story with extraordinary thought and precision.

The official kickoff of .Tron Tuesdays., the 10-week global countdown to the release of Tron: Legacy has begun!

We are pleased to release the official first look image of Daft Punk against the visually stunning backdrop of the Tron: Legacy digital grid. 

Additionally, fans can listen to 90 seconds of the track .The Game Has Changed. from the original motion picture soundtrack on the official Tron Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/Tron  or http://www.facebook.com/Tron?v=app_154470761259443&ref=ts

Additionally, don.t forget that tickets will be available beginning 10am/Pt for .Tron Night: An IMAX 3D Experience. giving audiences worldwide the first opportunity to see a 20-plus-minute sneak peek of Tron: Legacy for free on October 28th.  For free tickets and more information, visit http://www.facebook.com/Tron.

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The highly anticipated original motion picture score for Tron: Legacy, composed...

You know how a new track will come out and you'll start listening to it constantly? Yeah, that's what I'm doing right now. The first official track for the "Tron Legacy" soundtrack from Daft Punk is out, and it's the tune you've been hearing echoing in the background for the trailers. Despite that, it's still pretty neat to just listen to the pure instrumentals and get a better taste of what else to expect from Daft Punk.Along with that, there's a picture down below of the guys all Tron-ed out. If you're interested in getting the "Tron Legacy" original motion picture soundtrack it'll be out in stores on December 7th. Do you want to purchase it now? If you're a huge Daft Punk fan you probably should because you'll get a movie-sized poster of the guys. Having grown up with admiration of Disney’s groundbreaking original 1982 film “Tron,” Daft Punk...

The official kickoff of “Tron Tuesdays”, the 10-week global countdown to the release of Tron: Legacy has begun! Disney has released the official first look image of Daft Punk against the visually stunning backdrop of the “Tron: Legacy” digital grid (Click to Enlarge). It’s pretty cool looking and to go with it the studio has also released a 90 second preview of one of the tracks from the official soundtrack of the film. The track is titled “The Game Has Changed” from the original motion picture soundtrack on the official Tron Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/Tron or http://www.facebook.com/Tron?v=app_154470761259443&ref=ts.

Reminder: tickets will be available beginning 10am/Pt for “Tron Night: An IMAX 3D Experience” giving audiences worldwide the first opportunity to see a 20-plus-minute sneak peek of Tron: Legacy for free on October 28th.

The highly anticipated original motion picture score for Tron: Legacy,...

Daft Punk‘s hotly anticipated soundtrack to Tron: Legacy will be released on November 22nd. The soundtrack will be the French duo’s first full cinematic film score and was partly recorded at Air Lyndhurst Studios in London with an orchestra featuring 100 musicians.

Check out the soundtrack cover art, the official press release and a 20 second snippet from the score below!

Official Press Release:

The highly anticipated original motion picture score for Tron: Legacy, composed and produced by the iconic and critically acclaimed Grammy® Award–winning French duo Daft Punk, will be released by Walt Disney Records on Monday, November 22, 2010. Presented in Disney Digital 3D™, Walt Disney Pictures’ “Tron: Legacy” hits U.S. theaters on December 17, 2010, in Disney Digital 3D™ and IMAX® 3D.

Having grown up with admiration of Disney’s groundbreaking original 1982 film “Tron,” Daft Punk took on the scoring of the next chapter of the story with extraordinary thought and precision.

For those of you looking forward to Daft Punk's Tron: Legacy soundtrack, you should be happy to here that it will be released on November 22nd, a month before the actual film is set to be released in theaters! I love what I've heard from the films soundtrack so far. It's perfect for this movie nad goes great with the style and visuals of the movie!

The score’s official site has preorder information on it, as well as a tease of an upcoming poster, a taste of the music that Daft Punk has created and some other potential cool little things to check out.

Here's the official press release:

The highly anticipated original motion picture score for Tron: Legacy, composed and produced by the iconic and critically acclaimed Grammy® Award–winning French duo Daft Punk, will be released by Walt Disney Records on Monday, November 22, 2010. Presented in Disney...

Tron: Legacy soundtrack will be released on November 22 The highly anticipated original motion picture score for Tron: Legacy, composed and produced by the iconic and critically acclaimed Grammy Award-winning French duo Daft Punk, will be released by Walt Disney Records on Monday, November 22, 2010. Presented in Disney Digital 3D, Walt Disney Pictures' Tron: Legacy hits U.S. theaters on December 17, 2010, in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D.

Having grown up with admiration of Disney's groundbreaking original 1982 film Tron, Daft Punk took on the scoring of the next chapter of the story with extraordinary thought and precision. The duo assembled a symphony of one hundred world class musicians in London and recorded the orchestra at Air Lyndhurst Studios, Britain's premier scoring facility.

From Daft Punk's first single release in 1993, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter were hailed as a new breed of electronic music innovators. Following their seminal debut in...

• Every Saturday we feature a collection of works from some of our favorite filmmakers - the kind of works that you sometimes catch on the tube, on the net or when wasting away in front of MTV. Ioncinema.com's Eye Candy of the week is ... -- In what seems to be one of the most existentialist and pretentious films ever made, there is indeed a hint of genius in the teaser for Daft Punk’s Electroma. Not much is known about this film made by regular Daft Punk collaborators Thomas Bangalter and Guy Manuel De Homen- Christo. The film follows the story of two robots, on their quest in becoming human. The film premiered in Cannes in May 2006 to mixed reviews. Specifically for the monotonous pacing. However, as a film buff, I appreciate new experiments in the medium. However, will it be all style and no substance? Too often,

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