Paris, France.
after his separation, What are the plans of the French duo Daft Punk? Solo albums, soundtracks, video games? “Everything is possible” with these musicians who “tend to emerge where they are least expected,” according to specialists consulted by the AFP.
“No one has ever managed to penetrate their minds: it’s hard to pierce the helmets of robots” they wore for almost three decades Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Says Patrice Bardot, co – author of a book on the French electronic music.
“It’s very easy to identify their music, with all its references, but in terms of their personality, it’s more complicated,” agrees Yves Bigot, a specialist in this Parisian duo who composed hits such as Good luck i Around the world.
In any case, no one is betting on a definitive exit from music. “They are still alive and will continue their careers,” predicts French composer Jean-Michel Jarre, a tutelary figure in electronic music.
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A solo album is the step taken by separating several groups from the “French Touch” –as the phenomenon of French electronic music is known–, as was the case of Air members Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel, currently engaged in various personal projects.
– Behind the camera? –
For Bardot, the future of Daft Punk “already corresponds to his past”, as since his last album, “Random Access Memories”, 2013, “everyone was already busy by his side”.
Indeed, Bangalter, 46, composed the soundtrack for several films by Argentine director Gaspar Noé and Homem-Christo, 47, worked with Charlotte Gainsbourg and produced for compatriot Sébastien Tellier.
“Between soundtracks, music for video games, cartoons … there are so many possibilities,” explains Bigot, for whom “we must not forget that cinema also interests them behind the camera.”
For example, the video in which they announced their separation on Monday contains scenes from “Electroma”, a film made by the Parisian duo and released in 2006 at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes.
But “will a Bangalter or Homem-Christo project cause the same hysteria? I’m not sure, it was their alliance that caused this effect. Just look at the announcement of their separation: it looks like they’re dead,” Bardot said. .
“Anything is possible, I even wonder if there won’t be a last album called + Epilogue +,” says Bigot, alluding to the title of the video they posted on Youtube on Monday to announce the end of their career together.
– Their faces “will remain hidden” –
“They will be attracted to projects in which they will enjoy great independence, as they do not need money,” Bardot explains. “They tend to emerge where they are least expected.”
Mustache stresses that with his “aura” of planetary stars, they will be able to work with whomever they choose. “Who would tell them no? Spielberg? Coppola?” He asks.
Regardless of their plans, “they will not change policy,” their faces “will remain hidden“, Bardot advances.
“Guy-Manuel is shy, he’s the one who talks the least in interviews and Thomas isn’t going to become a David Guetta,” Bigot adds.
“And nothing prevents them from reuniting later. There are many examples in the history of music,” he concludes.