{"id":2148914,"date":"2025-11-11T14:09:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T14:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2148914"},"modified":"2025-11-11T14:09:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T14:09:37","slug":"daft-punk-share-epic-new-fortnite-inspired-video-for-contact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/daft-punk-share-epic-new-fortnite-inspired-video-for-contact\/","title":{"rendered":"Daft Punk share epic new &#8216;Fortnite&#8217;-inspired video for &#8216;Contact&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/daft-punk\">Daft Punk<\/a> have shared a new official video for \u2018Contact\u2019, inspired by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/games\/fortnite\"><em>Fortnite<\/em><\/a>. Check it out below.<\/p>\n<p>The song is the closing number of the French electronic duo\u2019s fourth and final studio album, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/reviews-daft-punk-14423-306744\">\u2018Random Access Memories\u2019<\/a>, which was released in 2013 ahead of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/daft-punk-confirm-their-split-after-28-years-2886037\">their split in 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Contact\u2019 now soundtracks some cinematic, sci-fi-themed visuals, following <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/the-daft-punk-experience-is-coming-to-fortnite-3894423\">the launch of\u00a0 \u2018The Daft Punk Experience\u2019 on <em>Fortnite<\/em><\/a> in September.<\/p>\n<p>The clip was created by <em>Fortnite<\/em> developer\/publisher Epic Games and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magnopus.com\/projects\/daftpunk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magnopus<\/a>, and begins with Daft Punk floating in space above the Earth. \u2018Contact\u2019 opens with an audio snippet from the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, used courtesy of NASA and Capt. Eugene Cernan.<\/p>\n<p>From there, the epic new video sees the iconic robots on a dizzying, extraterrestrial mission as they speed through space towards a flashing signal. Watch it all unfold here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daft Punk - Contact (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZbbTmR6Xaag?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/daft-punks-new-music-video-fortnite-clip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Polygon<\/i><\/a> reports that studio Magnopus consulted Daft Life \u2013 the company which acts on behalf of Daft Punk \u2013 to produce the music video, and ensure that it aligned with their \u201ccreative vision\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Magnopus explained: \u201c\u2018The Daft Punk Experience\u2019 is a sonic and visual voyage through the minds of one of the most iconic and inspiring acts of the last 30 years. We brought it to life with multiple themed rooms, where players could remix music, battle robots, create a LEGO music video, and dance \u2018til dawn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuilding on that world, we took the opening sequence from the game and transformed it into a new music video for \u2018Contact\u2019 \u2013 the final track from Daft Punk\u2019s final album, \u2018Random Access Memories\u2019.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"210\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>Read More:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/its-a-golden-age-for-music-collaborations-in-gaming-3383562\"><b>It\u2019s a golden age for music collaborations in gaming<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2018The Daft Punk Experience\u2019 provides an immersive world that allows <em>Fortnite<\/em> players to explore 31 songs from across the group\u2019s catalogue, while there will also be custom outfits, all-night dance parties and opportunities to remix and mashup Daft Punk songs.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, there are custom outfits, all-night dance parties and opportunities to remix and mashup tracks by Daft Punk through the game. There is also a virtual concert, featuring moments from their celebrated \u2018Alive 2007\u2019 live album.<\/p>\n<p>Following its release, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/daft-punk-fans-praise-absolutely-incredible-fortnite-experience-3896112\">Daft Punk fans praised the new experience for <em>Fortnite<\/em>, with some calling it \u201cabsolutely incredible\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In early 2024, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/daft-punk-drummer-confirms-existence-of-lost-album-its-coming-out-of-the-locker-3580133\">a former session drummer for Daft Punk confirmed the existence of a lost album<\/a>, claiming that \u201cit\u2019s coming out [of] the locker\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daft Punk have shared a new official video for \u2018Contact\u2019, inspired by Fortnite. 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The song is the closing number of the French electronic duo\u2019s fourth and final studio album, \u2018Random Access Memories\u2019, which was released in 2013 ahead of their split in 2021. \u2018Contact\u2019 now soundtracks some cinematic, sci-fi-themed visuals, following [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2148915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[21937,32469],"class_list":["post-2148914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-dance","tag-electronic"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daft-Punk-share-epic-new-Fortnite-inspired-video-for-Contact.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2148914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2148914"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2148914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2148916,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2148914\/revisions\/2148916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2148915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2148914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2148914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2148914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}