A new video for Daft Punk’s “Contact” is out now, created in collaboration with Epic Games and Magnopus. The visual expands upon the world introduced in The Daft Punk Experience, which launched in Fortnite on September 27, reimagining its opening sequence with a cinematic twist.
In the game, players are launched through a portal into a kaleidoscopic audio-visual odyssey before arriving in the Daft Punk Experience. The “Contact” video follows the two Daft Punk robots as they embark on that same journey themselves - drifting through space toward a mysterious flashing signal that pulls them into an emotional, high-intensity voyage filled with nods to moments across their career.
Symbolic of both beginnings and endings, “Contact” closes Daft Punk’s landmark final album Random Access Memories, while serving as the opening sequence of The Daft Punk Experience. Just over a week ago, Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter opened his surprise DJ set at Paris’s Centre Pompidou (as part of the Because Beaubourg celebration) with the track, underscoring its enduring resonance. The event, which drew over 40,000 attendees across two days, marked the 20th anniversary of Because Music and the Centre Pompidou’s five-year closure for renovations - a fitting moment of transition as Daft Punk’s legacy continues to evolve.
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