Daft Punk
Profession
Soundtrack, Writer, Actor, Music department
Fast Facts
- Received the Wall Street Journal Entertainment Innovator Award in 2013
- To raise money for the Red Cross' earthquke relief efforts in Japan in 2011, they auctioned off the 1987 Ferrari 412 featured in their film "Electroma․"
- Formed in 1993 by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter in Paris, France
- Started out as a three-person band named Darlin'
- Quote: "(from Bangalter) "Technology has made music accessible in a philosophically interesting way, which is great, but on the other hand, when everybody has the ability to make magic, it's like there's no more magic․""
- Recognized for wearing their trademark robot masks
- Got the group's name from a bad review they received in the music newspaper "Melody Maker․"
- Wrote the entire album "Homework" in Thomas Bangalter's bedroom
Awards
- 2010AFCA Award - Best Score:Winner
- 2010ACCA - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2010Sierra Award - Best Score:Nominated
- 2011Saturn Award - Best Music:Nominated
- 2011COFCA Award - Best Score:Nominated
- 2011DFCS Award - Best Original Score:Winner
- 2011Gold Derby Film Award - Original Score:Nominated
- 2011IFMCA Award - Film Score of the Year:Nominated
- 2011IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film:Winner
- 2011IFMCA Award - Breakthrough Film Composer of the Year:Nominated
- 2011OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Original Score:Nominated
- 2012Grammy - Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:Nominated