Bro, this is a daft punk track as an ode to Giorgio Moroder. They brought him in to tell his story and they named it after him. So the idea that they’d disrespected him somehow by not using him for production is just nonsense. Additionally, while Moroder was incredible in his own right, this piece of music is so far beyond his capabilities it’s crazy - and he knows it. He has openly spoken about how masterful Daft Punk are and he loves the track so much he even performs it with his orchestra on all of his live tours.
they didnt let him get involved in the composition of this track at all; he only told the story and then the duo would make their own musical track using whatever elements what Moroder had convened with. This track is masterful.
I'm a metalhead through and through, but Random Access Memories, and Daft Punk in general, hold a special place in my heart. It's a shame they're not in the game anymore.
Daft Punk always has and always will be in my life no matter how extreme my musical tastes get. They're timeless and just fun. I don't really trust people who don't like Daft Punk...like how can you not like them?
Giorgio only told the story, no composition. But the click track could arguably be inspired by his story enough to count, which I think is the most important part imo. The synth humming and arpeggiating throughout the track, in the end, modulates and slows back into the same blip used for click track; returning to the conceptual beginning of the genre as told by Giorgio and showing the range of the synthesizer as an instrument for stretching and modifying sound. I don't think it was anything other than a celebration of the genre, the synth, one of its originators, and the versatility of its history into what Daft Punk plays now and beyond. I did mean to emphasize the generational difference between the artists when I suggested this song.
Oh wow, I completely missed that connection between the synth "evolving" from the click to the arpeggiating line and back. I love how they thought to connect the song, and thus the story, in that way.
"Daft Punk is known for Techno"? No, they aren't. They're known for french-house, which is a fusion of disco, funk and house music. It is quintessentially a disco style. They did have a more techno oriented phase, but it's not the music that people remember and celebrate. Their most popular albums are Discovery (2000) and Random Access Memories (2013) both of which are disco albums. I'm not sure why anyone would think this collaboration is unexpected.
When I was a little girl, Moroder was so hype, and consider as modern, just as Jean-Michel Jarre for example. I don't know how daft Punk has succeed in making such a mix of both music, but you can find elements of each worh. Stunning, even if far beyond my pathway
i met jean michel jarre, i wish i got his number or smth but i was just freaking out too much, i didnt bother him much, just a handshake and greetings, hes a very humble dude, this was either 2016 or 2017, here in brazil
"Vertical panning". Wow, I've probably have heard this song 50 times but never gotten the vertical panning concept until now, thanks! The track is pretty good on a closed headset, but it really comes alive on a properly set up stereo system or an open headset. There's a lot of space between the instruments in the track that I just love to listen to. If you ever get the chance, give the whole album a listen on a proper stereo or open headset. Great cold reaction, always interesting to hear the composers reaction!
I find this track exemplifies Giorgio's revelation about making music free from the constraints of what is "correct". While also being a journey through many music styles. They are showing how they can drift through so many modalities in one song and tie everything together as one track despite the sonic constituent parts being of different eras and styles. And have it all sound so damn good. The future of music is endless and unexpected as we explore our way through that infinite ocean of sound possibilities.
This one wasn't that much of an unlikely feature, yeah, but it's just so good! I really love this concept of musical evolution through synthetizers. It really shows the impact they had and I'm glad they don't just showcase disco, synthpop and EDM but also include elements of jazz fusion and prog throughout. I will comment later again because I'm only halfway the video, but to provide a bit of context, this is Daft Punk's "return to roots" album. Not a returning to their early sound (in fact this is probably the less Daft Punk-y sounding album of theirs) but a return to their actual roots, in funk, disco, 80s pop and even prog. It's a love letter to analog synthetizers and the sounds that made them. It's also fitting that it ended up being their last record. The big hit here was Get Lucky with Pharrell which I'm sure you know, and it's just a slice of funky goodness. Touch, which featured in the season 3 finale of Mr. Robot might be another one you know and it really emphases the prog influences hinted at here. EDIT: I said season 3 finale, but it seems it was actually the premiere for that season.
I always skipped this track, I thought it was just some guy talking and I clearly have no idea who Giorgio is or that it was actual song. Sooooo GLAD I watched this, this track is effing insane good.
I don't think the "future music" is about actual music that's beyond our time, but more as the music of the future by the time Giorgio started experimenting with synths. Which is actually accurate, he defined a whole era of music and still influences a ton of artists to this day. The thing is that what once was the future now is the past. Regarding disco and funk, they are both related but yeah, they are different. Funk influenced disco, as did soul, rock, several Latin genres and even classical music (there's a whole scene if not "subgenre" of disco tunes that feature motifs from classical compositions), but if someone where to define it as the pop version of funk, I wouldn't complain (too much at least). Great insight as always, Bryan! This actually got me checking out more info on the song due to all the questions you presented. I've always enjoyed it, but never thought too much about it tbh (I mean this literally, not really getting to think about it, it's more than worth dissecting, I just hadn't done it lol).
When I heard this song, what I heard was Daft Punk taking people on a musical historical tour, with Georgio narrating the origins and that click track providing the basis. The progression for my ears went mid 70's disco to late 70's where the synth started to become prominent, to the early 80's influence into bands like the Alan Parsons Peoject, and then seperately into the beginnings of hip hop as told by the introduction of the turntable scratch, and finally leading up to the beginnings of house where Daft Punk started. I especially loved the way various instruments came to the foreground as the track progressed to each era.
At 8:27 is where I feel the point of this song comes to a head: the strings (rivaling Platoon's Adagio for Strings) swell under the layers of rock guitar (rivaling Brian May), synthesizer (all DP), and scratching (rivaling Run DMC). Pure genius.
Normally not in my wheelhouse, but I really appreciated all of the different sections and styles this goes through, especially the jazz bits. Also really enjoyed the trip down the history of synth and electronic styles, brief though it was.
vertical panning is a combo of volume + frequencies bassier frequencies live lower in that vertical pan and vice versa. phase eq can definetely do that vertical panning
When creating movement in a mix, if you are trying to achieve vertical movement it is often acheive through the filtering of frequencies ( low pass filters, high pass filters, etc.) There is a way that some people look at it that translates to a 3d object where -X and X-axis translates to -X= Left and X= Right, The Y-axis is represented by the range of frequencies of human hearing (20Hz to 20,000 Hz), and the volume of the sound represented by the Z-Axis. Love the video!
There's another unlikely feature from Daft Punk, when doing the soundtrack for TRON Legacy there was an unfinished song featuring Jay z, the song was leaked, it's called Computerized
Not sure if the songs have already been picked, but Blackfield is an amazing collaboration between Steven Wilson and a pop star from Israel named Aviv Geffen. Their stuff is awesome, especially the song "Once"
You can in fact say _The Drummer_, it was John Robinson, and as I understand this whole album was an exercise in making the type of music they've been known for but having real people playing it instead of being purely electronic.
I have never taken this song as anything other than a tribute to a legend who doesn't get enough credit overall. By no means do I believe Daft Punk meant anything but respect for Moroder with this track, but I understand others may interpret this differently.
the storytelling of this song (starting with the click, then the different genres coming up, then blending and then finish on the click) that makes the track so awesome. Moreover, the genres are ones that Giorgio Moroder had been working with/for with all his movie tracks compositions
Dude daid daft punk isnt disco😂😂. They have a song called Verdis Quo. Say it fast a few times lol. On an album called Discovery! Say that fast a couple times😂😂😂
Random access memories album i think, some of the tracks they collected (recorded) has no definite destination, thus random. They are using humans to sample. Daft punk used to old tracks to remix. I would think their brainchild is ONE MORE TIME by Romanthony.. they sampled his (performance) then remixed it as the song we hear today.
Brilliant reaction and very insightful analysis! This is the most progressive track by Daft Punk. Tron Legacy soundtrack by them is a great choice for you to react to. 🌀🌀🌀🙏🙏🙏
Cans on my ears, surely there can't be any legit vertical movement. It's surely frequency based and a trick of the mind being higher frequencies have more... 'altitude'? When you enjoy the sections I enjoy I can't help but want you to hear some of the stuff I love :s Interesting that you don't seem to get bored or impatient of the repetitive nature. You accepted the music as it was presented. Yep, agree the Giorgio comment - only spoken word. Jazz? - Generous ;p Mouth sounds, ASMR audience. Instant subs for the fans...
Youre thinking too much trying to over analyse everything, just close your eyes and feel the music next time lmao, or listen to it twice and turn on your composer brain on for the 2nd watch, just experience the music for the 1st watch. You can do that for alot of music
Bro, this is a daft punk track as an ode to Giorgio Moroder. They brought him in to tell his story and they named it after him. So the idea that they’d disrespected him somehow by not using him for production is just nonsense. Additionally, while Moroder was incredible in his own right, this piece of music is so far beyond his capabilities it’s crazy - and he knows it. He has openly spoken about how masterful Daft Punk are and he loves the track so much he even performs it with his orchestra on all of his live tours.
they didnt let him get involved in the composition of this track at all; he only told the story and then the duo would make their own musical track using whatever elements what Moroder had convened with. This track is masterful.
I'm a metalhead through and through, but Random Access Memories, and Daft Punk in general, hold a special place in my heart.
It's a shame they're not in the game anymore.
Just the same for me
Same.
Same.
Daft Punk always has and always will be in my life no matter how extreme my musical tastes get. They're timeless and just fun. I don't really trust people who don't like Daft Punk...like how can you not like them?
Giorgio only told the story, no composition. But the click track could arguably be inspired by his story enough to count, which I think is the most important part imo. The synth humming and arpeggiating throughout the track, in the end, modulates and slows back into the same blip used for click track; returning to the conceptual beginning of the genre as told by Giorgio and showing the range of the synthesizer as an instrument for stretching and modifying sound.
I don't think it was anything other than a celebration of the genre, the synth, one of its originators, and the versatility of its history into what Daft Punk plays now and beyond.
I did mean to emphasize the generational difference between the artists when I suggested this song.
Oh wow, I completely missed that connection between the synth "evolving" from the click to the arpeggiating line and back. I love how they thought to connect the song, and thus the story, in that way.
"Daft Punk is known for Techno"? No, they aren't. They're known for french-house, which is a fusion of disco, funk and house music. It is quintessentially a disco style. They did have a more techno oriented phase, but it's not the music that people remember and celebrate. Their most popular albums are Discovery (2000) and Random Access Memories (2013) both of which are disco albums. I'm not sure why anyone would think this collaboration is unexpected.
When I was a little girl, Moroder was so hype, and consider as modern, just as Jean-Michel Jarre for example. I don't know how daft Punk has succeed in making such a mix of both music, but you can find elements of each worh. Stunning, even if far beyond my pathway
Look at Salvatore Ganacci racist carrot on RUclips now to learn more
i met jean michel jarre, i wish i got his number or smth but i was just freaking out too much, i didnt bother him much, just a handshake and greetings, hes a very humble dude, this was either 2016 or 2017, here in brazil
"Vertical panning". Wow, I've probably have heard this song 50 times but never gotten the vertical panning concept until now, thanks! The track is pretty good on a closed headset, but it really comes alive on a properly set up stereo system or an open headset. There's a lot of space between the instruments in the track that I just love to listen to. If you ever get the chance, give the whole album a listen on a proper stereo or open headset. Great cold reaction, always interesting to hear the composers reaction!
I find this track exemplifies Giorgio's revelation about making music free from the constraints of what is "correct". While also being a journey through many music styles. They are showing how they can drift through so many modalities in one song and tie everything together as one track despite the sonic constituent parts being of different eras and styles. And have it all sound so damn good. The future of music is endless and unexpected as we explore our way through that infinite ocean of sound possibilities.
This one wasn't that much of an unlikely feature, yeah, but it's just so good! I really love this concept of musical evolution through synthetizers. It really shows the impact they had and I'm glad they don't just showcase disco, synthpop and EDM but also include elements of jazz fusion and prog throughout.
I will comment later again because I'm only halfway the video, but to provide a bit of context, this is Daft Punk's "return to roots" album. Not a returning to their early sound (in fact this is probably the less Daft Punk-y sounding album of theirs) but a return to their actual roots, in funk, disco, 80s pop and even prog. It's a love letter to analog synthetizers and the sounds that made them. It's also fitting that it ended up being their last record.
The big hit here was Get Lucky with Pharrell which I'm sure you know, and it's just a slice of funky goodness. Touch, which featured in the season 3 finale of Mr. Robot might be another one you know and it really emphases the prog influences hinted at here.
EDIT: I said season 3 finale, but it seems it was actually the premiere for that season.
I always skipped this track, I thought it was just some guy talking and I clearly have no idea who Giorgio is or that it was actual song. Sooooo GLAD I watched this, this track is effing insane good.
I don't think the "future music" is about actual music that's beyond our time, but more as the music of the future by the time Giorgio started experimenting with synths. Which is actually accurate, he defined a whole era of music and still influences a ton of artists to this day. The thing is that what once was the future now is the past.
Regarding disco and funk, they are both related but yeah, they are different. Funk influenced disco, as did soul, rock, several Latin genres and even classical music (there's a whole scene if not "subgenre" of disco tunes that feature motifs from classical compositions), but if someone where to define it as the pop version of funk, I wouldn't complain (too much at least).
Great insight as always, Bryan! This actually got me checking out more info on the song due to all the questions you presented. I've always enjoyed it, but never thought too much about it tbh (I mean this literally, not really getting to think about it, it's more than worth dissecting, I just hadn't done it lol).
this is the most complex Daft Punk song, probably
Touch is their most complex piece
Definitely one of them but for me, it will always be Face To Face
When I heard this song, what I heard was Daft Punk taking people on a musical historical tour, with Georgio narrating the origins and that click track providing the basis.
The progression for my ears went mid 70's disco to late 70's where the synth started to become prominent, to the early 80's influence into bands like the Alan Parsons Peoject, and then seperately into the beginnings of hip hop as told by the introduction of the turntable scratch, and finally leading up to the beginnings of house where Daft Punk started.
I especially loved the way various instruments came to the foreground as the track progressed to each era.
At 8:27 is where I feel the point of this song comes to a head: the strings (rivaling Platoon's Adagio for Strings) swell under the layers of rock guitar (rivaling Brian May), synthesizer (all DP), and scratching (rivaling Run DMC). Pure genius.
8:27 in the original track. 9:43 in this video.
Normally not in my wheelhouse, but I really appreciated all of the different sections and styles this goes through, especially the jazz bits. Also really enjoyed the trip down the history of synth and electronic styles, brief though it was.
vertical panning is a combo of volume + frequencies
bassier frequencies live lower in that vertical pan and vice versa.
phase eq can definetely do that vertical panning
When creating movement in a mix, if you are trying to achieve vertical movement it is often acheive through the filtering of frequencies ( low pass filters, high pass filters, etc.) There is a way that some people look at it that translates to a 3d object where -X and X-axis translates to -X= Left and X= Right, The Y-axis is represented by the range of frequencies of human hearing (20Hz to 20,000 Hz), and the volume of the sound represented by the Z-Axis.
Love the video!
There's another unlikely feature from Daft Punk, when doing the soundtrack for TRON Legacy there was an unfinished song featuring Jay z, the song was leaked, it's called Computerized
Not sure if the songs have already been picked, but Blackfield is an amazing collaboration between Steven Wilson and a pop star from Israel named Aviv Geffen. Their stuff is awesome, especially the song "Once"
Two real drummers there and a percussionist. That's a big bite of the mystery of this track.
You can in fact say _The Drummer_, it was John Robinson, and as I understand this whole album was an exercise in making the type of music they've been known for but having real people playing it instead of being purely electronic.
I think on this track there are 2 drummers, John Robinson and Omar Hakim.
@@ramdam974 you are correct, I thought the first part was programmed.
I have never taken this song as anything other than a tribute to a legend who doesn't get enough credit overall. By no means do I believe Daft Punk meant anything but respect for Moroder with this track, but I understand others may interpret this differently.
the storytelling of this song (starting with the click, then the different genres coming up, then blending and then finish on the click) that makes the track so awesome. Moreover, the genres are ones that Giorgio Moroder had been working with/for with all his movie tracks compositions
Dude daid daft punk isnt disco😂😂. They have a song called Verdis Quo. Say it fast a few times lol. On an album called Discovery! Say that fast a couple times😂😂😂
Random access memories album i think, some of the tracks they collected (recorded) has no definite destination, thus random.
They are using humans to sample.
Daft punk used to old tracks to remix.
I would think their brainchild is ONE MORE TIME by Romanthony.. they sampled his (performance) then remixed it as the song we hear today.
How is it unlikely that giirgio moroder and daft punk do a song? Dadt punk made a whole album called Verydisco. DISCOVERY
The last 30 seconds the riff from”less talk more rock “by freeZepop
Brilliant reaction and very insightful analysis! This is the most progressive track by Daft Punk.
Tron Legacy soundtrack by them is a great choice for you to react to. 🌀🌀🌀🙏🙏🙏
Cans on my ears, surely there can't be any legit vertical movement. It's surely frequency based and a trick of the mind being higher frequencies have more... 'altitude'? When you enjoy the sections I enjoy I can't help but want you to hear some of the stuff I love :s Interesting that you don't seem to get bored or impatient of the repetitive nature. You accepted the music as it was presented. Yep, agree the Giorgio comment - only spoken word. Jazz? - Generous ;p Mouth sounds, ASMR audience. Instant subs for the fans...
Daft Punk were primarily known for house (specifically acid early on), they never made any techno
Everyone calls me Giorgio
Facts
Youre thinking too much trying to over analyse everything, just close your eyes and feel the music next time lmao, or listen to it twice and turn on your composer brain on for the 2nd watch, just experience the music for the 1st watch. You can do that for alot of music
3 Oscar and 4 Golden Globe. Giorgio is the King