🚀BIG Thanks to 🤖 Pad Chennington REFERENCES Anime Akira (1988) UFO Grendizer Candy Candy Captain Harlock Galaxy Express 999 Arcadia of my Youth Dragon Ball Z Macross Do you Remember Love Interstella 5555 The Wall The Mouse and his Child UYlsses 31 Daicon 4 Mignight Run Toonami Music Videos Music Sounds Better With You Around the World - DAFT PUNK Tanuki -Babybaby Killing the Habit- Linkin Park Porter Robinson feat Madeon- Shelter Get Lucky- DAFT PUNK Prime Time of Your Life- DAFT PUNK Daft Punk Unchained Interstella 5555 Behind the Scenes Daft Punk - Something About Us (not interstella video) BOOKS The Real Daft Punk What West Is It? Anime and Manga according to Candy and Goldorak thehundreds.uk/blogs/content/paris-back-to-the-future-daft-punks-creative-director-his-retrofuturistic-creations?country=GB web.archive.org/web/20060327234551/www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=40 www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv65sw7r.9?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=anime&searchText=in&searchText=france&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3Facc%3Doff%26amp%3Bfc%3Doff%26amp%3Bwc%3Don%26amp%3BQuery%3Danime%2Bin%2Bfrance%26amp%3Bgroup%3Dnone&ab_segments=0%2Ftbsub-1%2Frelevance_config_with_defaults&refreqid=search%3A23c59bf22a76578f1e8dee9934847457&seq=5#metadata_info_tab_contents web.archive.org/web/20040627180234/www.cartoonnetwork.com/toonami/reactor/features/daftpunk.interview.html animekritik.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/interstellar-love/ www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-02-04/manga-mania-in-france www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=FR&id=_fINTERSTELLA555501 www.thefader.com/2013/06/28/daft-punk-the-creators www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7662364/daft-punk-homework-anniversary-future-edm-rock medium.com/micro-chop/there-is-no-formula-to-our-music-the-making-of-daft-punks-discovery-90e7b2978333 www.gq.com/story/daft-punk-random-access-memories-profile-gq-may-2013 thehundreds.uk/blogs/content/paris-back-to-the-future-daft-punks-creative-director-his-retrofuturistic-creations?country=GB Cedric Hervet Piers Martin's exclusive interview with Daft www.vice.com/en_uk/article/wnyekw/daft-punk-birth-of-robots tonedeaf.thebrag.com/meet-the-guy-who-created-daft-punks-helmets/ pitchfork.com/news/50746-daft-punk-cover-story-outtakes/ web.archive.org/web/20060819003804/j.knoertzer.free.fr/chalopin.htm ua-cam.com/video/13IwuRt2DbY/v-deo.html Unmasked Interview web.archive.org/web/20080503064751/remixmag.com/mag/remix_robopop/ Interview 2001 Leji www.blackgate.com/2014/01/10/leiji-matsumoto-bushido-manhood-and-womanhood-pt-1/ www.blackgate.com/2013/12/19/futuristic-myth-the-space-opera-of-leiji-matsumoto/ DISCOGS blog.discogs.com/en/the-200-best-albums-of-the-2010s/ AV CLUB web.archive.org/web/20020109093458/avclub.theonion.com/reviews/music/music_d/discovery01.html
Oh I think Guy-Manual is pronounced "Gi" in French but I didn't catch it in time The shelter animation is Porter Robinson's child more so than madeon he was just on the song.
@@Stevem it was just the one clip they played at Coachella and on SNL. Other than that they played it live with Stevie Wonder, and almost all the other musicians who recorded the track originally
I know there's a fan video in that style someone made for 'give life back to music' if you're looking for something like that, but definitely something official for that would've been amazing! also I've seen a video that aired on MTV in another country, it was get lucky but had clips from 5555 intertwined between the ones from the original... worked pretty well imo!
a couple weeks ago i was at kumoricon and i cosplayed stella from this movie to compete in the cosplay contest, i was thinking that at best like two or three people would recognize me but i kept getting stopped every other minute by people who told me about how much they love interstella and daft punk and how much everything meant to them and it made me so so happy that there are still a lot of people out there that love the movie just as much as i do this one person walked up to me and said that it meant so much to them to see it being cosplayed and that i made them really happy, and another told me that his family was super into the movie and he was so surprised to see me and that his daughter had always planned on cosplaying her and seeing me made her want to do it case in point i should bring stella to more cons haha, shes a lot to wear with her facepaint and the wig i made for her is huge so its also hard to wear so i can only wear her for a few hours at a time but whenever i do its always sooo worth it to see peoples reactions and make a few people happy
@@Stevem there were two booths in the artist alley selling daft punk merch that i thought was sooooo good who loved the cosplay and i wish i could've bought their stuff but i didnt have any money on me haha, my cosplay instagram is average.cos, i posted my walk on performance in my post about kumoricon which i believe is my second most current post atm if you want to see it!!
@@atarii that's pretty legit, to be honest you would have been great for their business if you just stuck by their booth haaha even if you couldn't buy anything
i actually was one of the people who saw and stopped you for a photo!!! i saw you going down the stairs and ran to go ask for your pic before you walked off!! it makes me so happy to see you got lots of nice comments on your cosplay :-)
@@525Lines The kid actually dreamt the whole story while sub-consciously listening to discovery album. It's the reason why the tracks are played throughout the movie in the album order.
Great stuff thank you. Clearly a lot of work put into this. I never knew anything about anime or even much about Daft Punk when I met my husband 15 or so years ago. And on his birthday i bought the DVD of this for him as I heard he wanted it. He proposed to me that night and we watched this in celebration. I will never forget it. Now i know a lot about anime and this music, so a whole new world has opened thanks to his great taste in music and culture!!
Thank you so SO much for making this, I've been looking for a video on Interstella 5555 like this for MONTHS and my thirst has finally been quenched :)
Interstella 5555 was honestly, absolutely incredible! The animation is actually pretty good for its time, the storyline is fascinating, and of course, Daft Punk's music is spot on. I love this film a lot, but I feel like a lot of people don't really talk about it (or really acknowledge it for that matter). Thank you for not being one of those people. (Fun Fact: This film actually introduced me to Matsumoto Leiji and his animating style AND Daft Punk, and was the first Daft Punk album I ever listened to. I also discovered the fascinating way they sampled older artist's music and how they shaped different parts and sounds to create awesome tracks. Discovery is now my favorite Daft Punk album and I literally play it every day.)
Now i know why Daft Punk's music videos with the blue anime aliens were looking so familiar all throughout my childhood, and why they reminded me of Galaxy Express 999
Excellent discussion. As an older anime fan, when I first watched Interstella, it was a step back into my personal past with anime. The iconic designs of the characters and simple techniques tell an amazing story. Shemp's large eyes and big pupils indicate an innocence and soft kindness, while the villain's small, beady eyes indicate a narrow view of the world, seeing everyone as nothing but tools to accomplish his goals. These are simple designs that help tell a wordless story. This is missing in a LOT of not just anime, but animation and even comics today. Awesome job. Interstella deserves all the love and attention it gets, and probably more. Keep up the good work.
My dad would always have Discovery playing on shuffle whenever he’d pick me up from my Ma’s. We’d be shooting down the freeway in his red Acura, listening to Aerodynamic. Real happy I snagged a copy of this movie
Gotta be honest, Interstella is the best movie I've watched. It's the reason I love Daft Punk in the first place, and even though I don't listen to them as much as I used to, I still have some of my favorites like Face to Face and Aerodynamic in my spotify playlist.
I recorded the first four tracks from Toonami on a VHS tape which my brother and I watched so much that they were destroyed. I now have a niece under a year old named Stella and I don't think my brother understands why she's named that.
I agree; it really is inspiring how fresh this movie (featurette?) still is! Believe it or not, I only learned about this album/movie by cruising UA-cam just 2 years ago! And the only part I recognized was 'One More Time', from late-night MTV re-runs! This is exactly why it's such a shame that concept-albums (and bands, period) are almost entirely a thing of the past. Things like this are a perfect representation of how multiple art-forms can come together to create something transcendent! Great video! =)
First and foremost...thank you! For creating this! I LOVE the Discovery Album and consider it one of the best albums of all time. Also because it is a story in itself if you listen to the whole album by itself. But thank you so much Stevem
To give it some perspective, any wider variety of anime was mostly aired and popular in France. Here in 80s/90s The Netherlands we mostly got stuff aimed at young kids as far as I know. In Paris you can currently find manga ads on the subway.
This movie is the reason it bothers me so much that the original version of “One More Time” was replaced with a single edit on a lot of music streaming services; instead of ending abruptly when the band is kidnapped, it just fades out. That might sound better in a playlist of assorted songs from different artists, but it messes with the flow of the album.
Loved Discovery when it was released. Loved anime at the same time. I watched the video segments of the first four tracks when they got played on TV as advertisement for the movie(had it on MTV here in the UK far as I remember), and I got the DVD soon as it released 2003. It seemed largely unknown for a long time but I'm glad it's become known to a whole lot more people with the help of youtube.
Genuinely brilliant video. The discovery album and Interstellar are both truly something special. Discovery was the sound of my Childhood and Interstellar introduced me into the world of anime
The glory years of the early 2000s! It was thanks to Toonami, I got a clear picture of who Daft Punk was right alongside fellow mystery artists Gorillaz. They both have this sense of anonymity and that's okay. It's what makes them and their respective works enjoyable!
It really is the coolest thing when in Face To Face it's revealed to the world that the Crescendolls are aliens, and everyone has the same thought... "Well, we'd better get them home." (On an unrelated note: good work on all the Daft Punk song title puns in the script.)
It's seems like, how another video describes it, anime was popular throughout South America before the US caught on. The US was late with its introduction to this media.
it's true some scholars say it's because america had so much animation made in house at the time anime had a hard time fighting for slots, especially in the 70s the 60s saw a minor boost with speed racer and astro boy but a lot of 70s stuff didnt make it over
Captain Harlock was available here in Finland as well, on VHS. I had all but forgotten it, as I was maybe 7-8 years old when I last saw it. But I immediately recognized that scar.
Managed to find Limited edition on Amazon for 6 bucks a while ago but if they released updated version or merchandise... Oh boy, how awesome would that be.
I was thinking about this the other day what if toei , matsumoto (or another creator) came together with daft punk again, for a new album, not even a whole movie it could be just a Music video, would be cool.
@@Stevem Sorry, I read it wrong XD. But I will also agree, I would like it to happen, because I honestly miss something here. Although I don't know if that would happen because I don't see any specific things about it. It should also be noted that most people would like this second part to be, however.
@@liberty6908 i doubt Leji would come back just because he's pretty old now and was hospitalized the other week albeit he's recovering i expect he'll be slowing down from here
I remember hearing one more time when I was younger and I never knew about them till I got older glad I did shoutout to toonami for putting me on interstellar
I grew up watching captain harlock, galaxy railways, galaxy express 999, and Space Battleship Yamato. All great shows that hold up today. Highly recommend these shows and if possible review these
I remember seeing the music videos on tv over and over again, but i was so used to our tv culture being years behind the west that i didn't realise it was brand new, and not decades old. I guess those music videos featuring Ghost in the Shell and Patlabor didn't help either. Anyway its a dear memory from my childhood, which is pretty on the nose isn't it?
I absolutely love Interstella 5555 God I remember about 12 years ago taking mushrooms ad watching it all the way through twice then staring at the ceiling thinking about if that story was fact or fiction. If theres a galaxy where everyone looks like they do in the movie and all that. Eventually falling asleep next to my friend and his girlfriend on my shitty reclining couch type thing (kinda like a futon). Man those were the days.
@@Stevem LOL its definitely was. Its definitely a good trip movie. I don't do anything like that anymore but I would totally go relive those days if I could.
Early Japanese Anime was entering American television, and becoming highly popular, since the late '60's with shows such as Prince Planet, 8 Man, Marine Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Speed Racer. This was due to the quirky development of the UHF stations in many cities, which desperately needed shows for presentation, and along comes American International with lots of different packages of Japanese cartoons and movies to show. Those early Japanese cartoons were a hit with the kids (including me). Although their target audience was primarily children's television, still, it was Japanese Anime nonetheless. Popularity would increase, albeit very slowly in the '70's as American animation dominated Saturday morning television shows, but some Japanese cartoons found their way into the daily lineups for after school television. Starblazers, the Americanized version of Space Battleship Yamato, would thrive on the popularity of Science Fiction in the period just after Star Wars. Then, several years later, Robotech would hit in '85, as many of the former elementary school 8 Man and Speed Racer fans were then entering college. It was this timeline that paved the way for the popularity of Akira, Macross and Record of Lodoss War. It was a unique slice of American, and World History, with definitive sociological effects, including a seeming preference for Japanese animation styles, with American animation styles disappearing. Most American animation is actually done in South Korea nowadays. I think the fact that in Japan, Anime was seen as an art form and method of storytelling, while in America, animation was seen as the appetizer before the main feature in the cinemas, kind of like the warm up band at a rock concert, or primarily an advertising tool, used to sell products from Alka Seltzer to Corn Flakes and Pop Tarts on Saturday Mornings. Of course, that's why Saturday morning cartoons were developed. Children's programming to sell children's products to the baby boom generation. We got some gems from the era, but, animation was diminished in the American mind nonetheless. But, if you get a chance, there is some animation gold out there that is worth seeing, such as the hand-painted beauty of the very early Superman cartoons. And I don't have time to discuss the animation of Disney and some of the other studios. Right now I think I'll pop in Filmation's Flash Gordon, and then watch some Starblazers. I'll watch Record of Lodoss War later.
Excellent video, explains a lot. This film means so much to me that I'm thinking to do an animation tribute of One more time but with characters from a cartoon. Not sure if I will ever finish it but time will tell.
So often artists decide how to place/decide (how to place) their tracks into an album. I had No Indra they made this into a movie/anime before it was an album. I've always loved this album and felt like this movie was a ment to be and I didn't know why, I was so surprised when you revealed at the beginning that it was a ment to be… You said four five, is that how it's supposed to be said? I just watched 'breaking the habbit' today funny you referenced it at the end there, I noticed immediately that that was made by the same guy who did the Kill Bill scene But damn thanks, I had no idea about alot of this thanks so much for all the work you put into this video, not just the edit, but the research I learned alot about one of my favourite albums and band. So thanks for your dedication to producing a good video/project. So glad I watched this. I may not watch more of your vids but I will sub and that ding ding bell. Well done thanks again.
Yeah Toonami was probably how I learned of this music. Its funny this video is coming out now when I just started watching Galaxy Express 999 a few days ago.
Interstella is both my favorite album and movie of all time. Discovery is easily THE album of the 2000's, setting the bar for an entire new century of sound. I highly believe that if Discovery had not become popular as it did, 2000's music would sound a lot different than it does now. Almost 20 years later, it is still their best work, and that is saying A LOT compared to their other albums, but it just shows how immortalized Interstella has become. Everyone should watch this move AT LEAST once!
@@Stevem I've heard some talk about a 2020 release, or maybe I'm wrong, but I hope not! If so, it will be the biggest news in music media since Gorillaz finally came out of hibernation with their latest 2 albums. A new DP album will blow everything out of the water and I can't wait!
I honestly wonder what the theme will be? How their voices will sound this time around? I listened to that fanmade song "Very Disco", and that's a possibility.
My family lived in the SF Bay Area during the 1970s, and I saw quite a bit of anime programming back then. But that was due more to the large Asian community than other factors. It wasn't the poppiest of pop culture like it is now. Seeing as the US is a large country, and a widespread population, It can be a trick for outside influences to take hold, especially back then.
I just watched an AI upscaled version of this same film, and then went looking for video comments on it. And got to the part about AI upscaling, and had to comment: hey, they exist now. :-}
@@Stevem Yeah, it didn't get played that much in Japan either. Too much of a trope for clubs I guess. I'm positive that slow section in "One More Time" is put in for the MDMA moments...
I love this movie, I remember sometimes passing on TV in my country on a Kids tv block, with Gorillaz. Such good memories. Ps: The mashup of Plastic love and Something about us is incredibly good and the lyrics kinda completely itself. Just remember that...
🚀BIG Thanks to 🤖 Pad Chennington
REFERENCES
Anime
Akira (1988)
UFO Grendizer
Candy Candy
Captain Harlock
Galaxy Express 999
Arcadia of my Youth
Dragon Ball Z
Macross Do you Remember Love
Interstella 5555
The Wall
The Mouse and his Child
UYlsses 31
Daicon 4
Mignight Run Toonami
Music Videos
Music Sounds Better With You
Around the World - DAFT PUNK
Tanuki -Babybaby
Killing the Habit- Linkin Park
Porter Robinson feat Madeon- Shelter
Get Lucky- DAFT PUNK
Prime Time of Your Life- DAFT PUNK
Daft Punk Unchained
Interstella 5555 Behind the Scenes
Daft Punk - Something About Us (not interstella video)
BOOKS
The Real Daft Punk
What West Is It? Anime and Manga according to Candy and Goldorak
thehundreds.uk/blogs/content/paris-back-to-the-future-daft-punks-creative-director-his-retrofuturistic-creations?country=GB
web.archive.org/web/20060327234551/www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=40
www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv65sw7r.9?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=anime&searchText=in&searchText=france&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3Facc%3Doff%26amp%3Bfc%3Doff%26amp%3Bwc%3Don%26amp%3BQuery%3Danime%2Bin%2Bfrance%26amp%3Bgroup%3Dnone&ab_segments=0%2Ftbsub-1%2Frelevance_config_with_defaults&refreqid=search%3A23c59bf22a76578f1e8dee9934847457&seq=5#metadata_info_tab_contents
web.archive.org/web/20040627180234/www.cartoonnetwork.com/toonami/reactor/features/daftpunk.interview.html
animekritik.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/interstellar-love/
www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-02-04/manga-mania-in-france
www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=FR&id=_fINTERSTELLA555501
www.thefader.com/2013/06/28/daft-punk-the-creators
www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7662364/daft-punk-homework-anniversary-future-edm-rock
medium.com/micro-chop/there-is-no-formula-to-our-music-the-making-of-daft-punks-discovery-90e7b2978333
www.gq.com/story/daft-punk-random-access-memories-profile-gq-may-2013
thehundreds.uk/blogs/content/paris-back-to-the-future-daft-punks-creative-director-his-retrofuturistic-creations?country=GB
Cedric Hervet
Piers Martin's exclusive interview with Daft
www.vice.com/en_uk/article/wnyekw/daft-punk-birth-of-robots
tonedeaf.thebrag.com/meet-the-guy-who-created-daft-punks-helmets/
pitchfork.com/news/50746-daft-punk-cover-story-outtakes/
web.archive.org/web/20060819003804/j.knoertzer.free.fr/chalopin.htm
ua-cam.com/video/13IwuRt2DbY/v-deo.html
Unmasked Interview
web.archive.org/web/20080503064751/remixmag.com/mag/remix_robopop/
Interview 2001
Leji
www.blackgate.com/2014/01/10/leiji-matsumoto-bushido-manhood-and-womanhood-pt-1/
www.blackgate.com/2013/12/19/futuristic-myth-the-space-opera-of-leiji-matsumoto/
DISCOGS
blog.discogs.com/en/the-200-best-albums-of-the-2010s/
AV CLUB
web.archive.org/web/20020109093458/avclub.theonion.com/reviews/music/music_d/discovery01.html
Oh I think Guy-Manual is pronounced "Gi" in French but I didn't catch it in time
The shelter animation is Porter Robinson's child more so than madeon he was just on the song.
Music
The whole Discovery LP
Thirty First Dream
༼;´༎ຶ ༎ຶ༽ - Thank you M'lord
@@oldman2477 no probs
@@Stevem wow you talked about Shelter it's so cool !
Hot take: Discovery and Gorillaz were the most influential albums of the ‘00’s
They were pretty big to be honest, especially in terms of multi media style projects
1900(?
@@Shep-eo6xr up a century
common take
Maybe in the genre, I love both albums tho.
Interstella 5555 is seriously one of the most underrated movies of all time
great film wish they're were more like it
Me 2, its great great great
Fascinating, Interstella 5555 is (the) reason why I love Daft Punk.
I wish Random Access Memories album can be turned into a movie just like Discovery album
That would have been cool I know they made a lot of music videos for it but none that all connected
Stevem they only really made 2 and a half. Just the get lucky clip, lose yourself to dance, and instant crush.
@@rct3isepic get lucky did get a full music video... i think
@@Stevem it was just the one clip they played at Coachella and on SNL. Other than that they played it live with Stevie Wonder, and almost all the other musicians who recorded the track originally
I know there's a fan video in that style someone made for 'give life back to music' if you're looking for something like that, but definitely something official for that would've been amazing! also I've seen a video that aired on MTV in another country, it was get lucky but had clips from 5555 intertwined between the ones from the original... worked pretty well imo!
a couple weeks ago i was at kumoricon and i cosplayed stella from this movie to compete in the cosplay contest, i was thinking that at best like two or three people would recognize me but i kept getting stopped every other minute by people who told me about how much they love interstella and daft punk and how much everything meant to them and it made me so so happy that there are still a lot of people out there that love the movie just as much as i do
this one person walked up to me and said that it meant so much to them to see it being cosplayed and that i made them really happy, and another told me that his family was super into the movie and he was so surprised to see me and that his daughter had always planned on cosplaying her and seeing me made her want to do it
case in point i should bring stella to more cons haha, shes a lot to wear with her facepaint and the wig i made for her is huge so its also hard to wear so i can only wear her for a few hours at a time but whenever i do its always sooo worth it to see peoples reactions and make a few people happy
that sounds DOPPEEE I would love to see a stella cosplayer that so coool
@@Stevem there were two booths in the artist alley selling daft punk merch that i thought was sooooo good who loved the cosplay and i wish i could've bought their stuff but i didnt have any money on me haha, my cosplay instagram is average.cos, i posted my walk on performance in my post about kumoricon which i believe is my second most current post atm if you want to see it!!
@@atarii that's pretty legit, to be honest you would have been great for their business if you just stuck by their booth haaha even if you couldn't buy anything
i actually was one of the people who saw and stopped you for a photo!!! i saw you going down the stairs and ran to go ask for your pic before you walked off!! it makes me so happy to see you got lots of nice comments on your cosplay :-)
2:25 WHOA DUDE YOU CAN'T JUST REVEAL HIS FACE LIKE THAT
IT MUST BE DONEEE
The end always makes wonder if the whole story wasn't the dream of a child.
and that child is either Guy Manuel or Thomas
The entire thing takes place on a record
@@kingof-eu5kx The kid imagined the whole thing.
@@525Lines The kid actually dreamt the whole story while sub-consciously listening to discovery album. It's the reason why the tracks are played throughout the movie in the album order.
Or Leiji
If they come back in 2020, *_I will actually cry tears of joy_*
this comment didn’t age well..
@@starryyynightzzz4691
Yeah, this aged like milk left out in the sun...
*_YOU_*
@@kyon813
It wasn't me, I swear! 😭
Demon Days and Discovery are the best influential records of the 00’s
PlotagonDP 36 and I LOVE both of them
"Four-Five"?
I've been calling it "Fifty-Five Fifty-Five" for 20 years. 😐
As far as I know it's "Four-Five" since Galaxy Express 999 is Three "9"
I call it "five five five five" lmao
@@Ravenisrandom i thought I was the only one
"5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem"
@Stevem The wiki also says “four five”, so I think you’re right.
16:33 "Human After All", "Bring Life Back to Music"... Nice sneaky references to DP's future tracks, I like it
I was wondering when people would pick up on that ahahha
they like The Powerpuff Girls; men of culture
This is true
there's also a link to the Powerpuff Girls in the newer Gorillaz content, so even MORE men of culture
Wait wha-
You're damn right
@@GirlypopShotgun That's right! Ace from the Gangrene Gang :)
My favorite DP album.
mine tooo
Every album from them has it's spirit, for me, this one has the wildest and lively-est and has the biggest impact on me.
@@danielwordsworth1843 agreed.
@@Stevem same
@@danielwordsworth1843 Yes sir
Great stuff thank you. Clearly a lot of work put into this. I never knew anything about anime or even much about Daft Punk when I met my husband 15 or so years ago. And on his birthday i bought the DVD of this for him as I heard he wanted it. He proposed to me that night and we watched this in celebration. I will never forget it. Now i know a lot about anime and this music, so a whole new world has opened thanks to his great taste in music and culture!!
Oh wow must have added a whole new dimension to it huh , I'm glad you enjoyed
That is a great memory. Good stuff.
@5:15 how the f did u get Thomas bangalter?
I have my ways hehe
@@Stevem cool
This was a beautiful essay, very well rounded and thought out, i love discovery and you did it justice
Thank you for the kind words it was a bit more of project than i expected and I know how much of a landmark it is
I never thought I would see a video about Interstella 5555 in 2019! Discovery is my favorite album of all time
Something about us is my favorite from the album. That song makes me cry every time I hear it
I have this on DVD. Discovery is my favorite album, and Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem is one of my favorite movies.
Thank you so SO much for making this, I've been looking for a video on Interstella 5555 like this for MONTHS and my thirst has finally been quenched :)
no probs happy to help
I'm getting into Daft Punk, and I decided to watch Interstella 5555 last night. It was awesome. Absolutely no regrets.
I loved Interstella 5555 so much, got a copy at 8 and my God did I watch the hell out of it
Interstella 5555 was honestly, absolutely incredible! The animation is actually pretty good for its time, the storyline is fascinating, and of course, Daft Punk's music is spot on.
I love this film a lot, but I feel like a lot of people don't really talk about it (or really acknowledge it for that matter). Thank you for not being one of those people.
(Fun Fact: This film actually introduced me to Matsumoto Leiji and his animating style AND Daft Punk, and was the first Daft Punk album I ever listened to. I also discovered the fascinating way they sampled older artist's music and how they shaped different parts and sounds to create awesome tracks. Discovery is now my favorite Daft Punk album and I literally play it every day.)
Same
RIP DAFTPUNK
Let’s get an f for these absolute legends
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Now i know why Daft Punk's music videos with the blue anime aliens were looking so familiar all throughout my childhood, and why they reminded me of Galaxy Express 999
Excellent discussion. As an older anime fan, when I first watched Interstella, it was a step back into my personal past with anime. The iconic designs of the characters and simple techniques tell an amazing story.
Shemp's large eyes and big pupils indicate an innocence and soft kindness, while the villain's small, beady eyes indicate a narrow view of the world, seeing everyone as nothing but tools to accomplish his goals.
These are simple designs that help tell a wordless story. This is missing in a LOT of not just anime, but animation and even comics today.
Awesome job. Interstella deserves all the love and attention it gets, and probably more. Keep up the good work.
My dad would always have Discovery playing on shuffle whenever he’d pick me up from my Ma’s. We’d be shooting down the freeway in his red Acura, listening to Aerodynamic. Real happy I snagged a copy of this movie
I'm glad they still sell albeit it could use some work since they still use these old confusing menus from early DVDs
Stevem Yeah I picked up the blu-ray, just bummed it’s not wide screen
@@THEODSTKING117 The film wasn't made for widescreen so the only way they could make it that, is if they cropped a ton of the frame which isn't ideal
Interstella 5555 is unique i love it, imo it's Daft Punk's best ever work, beautiful anime and a unique story.
I wish the future looked as cool as this albums anime. But instead we got this timeline.
well we'll never be 2D though
Gotta be honest, Interstella is the best movie I've watched. It's the reason I love Daft Punk in the first place, and even though I don't listen to them as much as I used to, I still have some of my favorites like Face to Face and Aerodynamic in my spotify playlist.
Ayy I'm always happy to see more reviews of this legendary film
This is probably one of the best examples of show don’t tell.
They are cheating abit considering they're animating over vocal tracks
I recorded the first four tracks from Toonami on a VHS tape which my brother and I watched so much that they were destroyed.
I now have a niece under a year old named Stella and I don't think my brother understands why she's named that.
This is the second time I've seen this yet it now feels different after what recently happened to Daft Punk.
When I was a kid I watched MTV only for Interstella 5555
Legit
Thank you for making this. Daft Punk has played a very important part of my life and I hope that no one forgets their masterpieces.
Not many people have talked about the movie on UA-cam especially not in recent years
@@Stevem ik its really sad and I'm a big fan of Daft punk and their masterpiece King interstella 5555
I agree; it really is inspiring how fresh this movie (featurette?) still is! Believe it or not, I only learned about this album/movie by cruising UA-cam just 2 years ago! And the only part I recognized was 'One More Time', from late-night MTV re-runs! This is exactly why it's such a shame that concept-albums (and bands, period) are almost entirely a thing of the past. Things like this are a perfect representation of how multiple art-forms can come together to create something transcendent! Great video! =)
First and foremost...thank you! For creating this!
I LOVE the Discovery Album and consider it one of the best albums of all time. Also because it is a story in itself if you listen to the whole album by itself. But thank you so much Stevem
No problem
To give it some perspective, any wider variety of anime was mostly aired and popular in France. Here in 80s/90s The Netherlands we mostly got stuff aimed at young kids as far as I know. In Paris you can currently find manga ads on the subway.
depending in what part of europe depends on how lucky you are reallly , Italy and France both did alright and even here in England you could do worse
Just watched this movie a day ago thanks for the vid
Thank you so much for this breakdown. I have seen a few on this topic but your approach and your style is most wonderful. All is in harmony. Weldon 👍
Glad you enjoyed
Loved this vid, just one correction: 17:46 = Porter Robinson, despite Madeon's collaboration, Shelter is PR's project
someone mentioned this on twitter i left a correction in the pinned comments
This movie is the reason it bothers me so much that the original version of “One More Time” was replaced with a single edit on a lot of music streaming services; instead of ending abruptly when the band is kidnapped, it just fades out. That might sound better in a playlist of assorted songs from different artists, but it messes with the flow of the album.
Loved Discovery when it was released. Loved anime at the same time. I watched the video segments of the first four tracks when they got played on TV as advertisement for the movie(had it on MTV here in the UK far as I remember), and I got the DVD soon as it released 2003. It seemed largely unknown for a long time but I'm glad it's become known to a whole lot more people with the help of youtube.
“Cyberpunk hours”
Me: I’m not depressed , it’s cyberpunk hours 🥰
I adore this album and movie. Well explained!
No probs :)
Genuinely brilliant video. The discovery album and Interstellar are both truly something special. Discovery was the sound of my Childhood and Interstellar introduced me into the world of anime
I've heard this a lot and I think the band would feel solace in all the people they shown the light
Discovery was ahead of its time.
ahead annd behind it seems at once
thank you youtube recommendations! I've been looking for someone talking about how amazing this album is!
no worries
The glory years of the early 2000s! It was thanks to Toonami, I got a clear picture of who Daft Punk was right alongside fellow mystery artists Gorillaz. They both have this sense of anonymity and that's okay. It's what makes them and their respective works enjoyable!
what a grand piece on music and anime surely you deserve more subscriber to your intensting news feed channel.
I've seen this movie so many times, I always watch it on long flights it calms me and I think it's incredibly underrated.
This was wonderful. Thank you so much. I love this movie
It really is the coolest thing when in Face To Face it's revealed to the world that the Crescendolls are aliens, and everyone has the same thought...
"Well, we'd better get them home."
(On an unrelated note: good work on all the Daft Punk song title puns in the script.)
Truly the main reason to write this was the puns
One of the godliest movies out there
tru
It even has a sequel!
Interstella 2014
Great video! (Thx for putting on the subtitles too) I subscribe.
I try and subs done before a videos done if I can
It's seems like, how another video describes it, anime was popular throughout South America before the US caught on. The US was late with its introduction to this media.
it's true some scholars say it's because america had so much animation made in house at the time anime had a hard time fighting for slots, especially in the 70s the 60s saw a minor boost with speed racer and astro boy but a lot of 70s stuff didnt make it over
Anime fought it's way into USA and used it's english to dominate millions.
Shame I see rare british dubs. Also what video are you talking about?
@@PasscodeAdvance I think it was a video from Get In The Robot.
@@--Paws-- ooooh. Thanks
Captain Harlock was available here in Finland as well, on VHS. I had all but forgotten it, as I was maybe 7-8 years old when I last saw it. But I immediately recognized that scar.
This, Numa Numa, and Blue Da Ba Dee were the best music videos created. Plus, the animation reminds me of Sonic X, Pokémon, Dragonball Z, and Naruto.
Fantastic video! keep up the great work Stevem! :)
Awesome video, thanks my man 👍
Also lives on in my DVD collection (looks back at it in great joy)
Great video!! Daft Punk is dope and animation is dope
I wish there was a true HD release. The blu-ray is an upconvert from the DVD release.
Monroville it be cool if they do a full remastered in 2021 for its 20th anniversary
Managed to find Limited edition on Amazon for 6 bucks a while ago but if they released updated version or merchandise...
Oh boy, how awesome would that be.
2020: The Return of Techno
I don't know why, but I would love to see the second part of this movie. Despite the fact that many years have passed, I want to continue.
I was thinking about this the other day what if toei , matsumoto (or another creator) came together with daft punk again, for a new album, not even a whole movie it could be just a Music video, would be cool.
@@Stevem And you can see where such information? I'm curious.
@@liberty6908 I said I was thinking about the idea not that it's actually happening , more I wish it would happen
@@Stevem Sorry, I read it wrong XD. But I will also agree, I would like it to happen, because I honestly miss something here. Although I don't know if that would happen because I don't see any specific things about it. It should also be noted that most people would like this second part to be, however.
@@liberty6908 i doubt Leji would come back just because he's pretty old now and was hospitalized the other week albeit he's recovering i expect he'll be slowing down from here
I remember hearing one more time when I was younger and I never knew about them till I got older glad I did shoutout to toonami for putting me on interstellar
I love this album and I love this movie.
Top 3 tracks for me would be:
1. One more Time
2. Face to Face
3. Digital Love
Good choices
I might go for
Digital Love
Something About Us
annddddd
I'm not sure to be honest I'd have to think
I grew up watching captain harlock, galaxy railways, galaxy express 999, and Space Battleship Yamato. All great shows that hold up today. Highly recommend these shows and if possible review these
they're a bit long running for indivdual reviews though never say never i could about them in a broader context i've talked about galaxy 999's movie
I remember seeing the music videos on tv over and over again, but i was so used to our tv culture being years behind the west that i didn't realise it was brand new, and not decades old. I guess those music videos featuring Ghost in the Shell and Patlabor didn't help either. Anyway its a dear memory from my childhood, which is pretty on the nose isn't it?
I absolutely love Interstella 5555 God I remember about 12 years ago taking mushrooms ad watching it all the way through twice then staring at the ceiling thinking about if that story was fact or fiction. If theres a galaxy where everyone looks like they do in the movie and all that. Eventually falling asleep next to my friend and his girlfriend on my shitty reclining couch type thing (kinda like a futon). Man those were the days.
That's an interesting way to watch I'll say that
@@Stevem LOL its definitely was. Its definitely a good trip movie. I don't do anything like that anymore but I would totally go relive those days if I could.
One more time is til this day one of their greatest song ever
Early Japanese Anime was entering American television, and becoming highly popular, since the late '60's with shows such as Prince Planet, 8 Man, Marine Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Speed Racer. This was due to the quirky development of the UHF stations in many cities, which desperately needed shows for presentation, and along comes American International with lots of different packages of Japanese cartoons and movies to show. Those early Japanese cartoons were a hit with the kids (including me). Although their target audience was primarily children's television, still, it was Japanese Anime nonetheless. Popularity would increase, albeit very slowly in the '70's as American animation dominated Saturday morning television shows, but some Japanese cartoons found their way into the daily lineups for after school television. Starblazers, the Americanized version of Space Battleship Yamato, would thrive on the popularity of Science Fiction in the period just after Star Wars. Then, several years later, Robotech would hit in '85, as many of the former elementary school 8 Man and Speed Racer fans were then entering college. It was this timeline that paved the way for the popularity of Akira, Macross and Record of Lodoss War. It was a unique slice of American, and World History, with definitive sociological effects, including a seeming preference for Japanese animation styles, with American animation styles disappearing. Most American animation is actually done in South Korea nowadays. I think the fact that in Japan, Anime was seen as an art form and method of storytelling, while in America, animation was seen as the appetizer before the main feature in the cinemas, kind of like the warm up band at a rock concert, or primarily an advertising tool, used to sell products from Alka Seltzer to Corn Flakes and Pop Tarts on Saturday Mornings. Of course, that's why Saturday morning cartoons were developed. Children's programming to sell children's products to the baby boom generation. We got some gems from the era, but, animation was diminished in the American mind nonetheless. But, if you get a chance, there is some animation gold out there that is worth seeing, such as the hand-painted beauty of the very early Superman cartoons. And I don't have time to discuss the animation of Disney and some of the other studios. Right now I think I'll pop in Filmation's Flash Gordon, and then watch some Starblazers. I'll watch Record of Lodoss War later.
Although it's pretty cool this channel has 69K subs (😎)... it is CRIMINALLY underrated!
man... i love your videos!
Thanks dude I appreciate the support
This is finally getting a 4K release
Check out Pad here
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Excellent video, explains a lot.
This film means so much to me that I'm thinking to do an animation tribute of One more time but with characters from a cartoon. Not sure if I will ever finish it but time will tell.
you might as well give it a go why not
Remember watching this when I was young
I’m glad I’m not the only one who knows this
Cool vid. As a suggestion, keeping with the theme of music and anime, I'd love to see you breakdown Miyazaki's one-off science-fantasy MV On Your Mark
Maybe maybe I've seen it before not sure if I can do much with it but ya never know
Wow. I just watched it this week again.
Maybe that's the reason why I got this recommended.
did you watch it on UA-cam?
@@Stevem Yes
@@datraphiel Then for sure that is why ahahahha
I got this recommended for searching interstella 5555
So often artists decide how to place/decide (how to place) their tracks into an album. I had No Indra they made this into a movie/anime before it was an album. I've always loved this album and felt like this movie was a ment to be and I didn't know why, I was so surprised when you revealed at the beginning that it was a ment to be…
You said four five, is that how it's supposed to be said?
I just watched 'breaking the habbit' today funny you referenced it at the end there, I noticed immediately that that was made by the same guy who did the Kill
Bill scene
But damn thanks, I had no idea about alot of this thanks so much for all the work you put into this video, not just the edit, but the research I learned alot about one of my favourite albums and band. So thanks for your dedication to producing a good video/project. So glad I watched this. I may not watch more of your vids but I will sub and that ding ding bell. Well done thanks again.
yeah it's technically 4-5 it's a Japanese thing, galaxy express is 3-9 not 999 too
Great video! I wanna do a video on this movie as well haha
The more the merrier
One more time was the first music video I ever watched online.
Yeah Toonami was probably how I learned of this music. Its funny this video is coming out now when I just started watching Galaxy Express 999 a few days ago.
Good choice, good luck on your journey it's a long one
Interstella is both my favorite album and movie of all time. Discovery is easily THE album of the 2000's, setting the bar for an entire new century of sound. I highly believe that if Discovery had not become popular as it did, 2000's music would sound a lot different than it does now. Almost 20 years later, it is still their best work, and that is saying A LOT compared to their other albums, but it just shows how immortalized Interstella has become. Everyone should watch this move AT LEAST once!
I hope the band releases a new album soon it's been too long
@@Stevem I've heard some talk about a 2020 release, or maybe I'm wrong, but I hope not! If so, it will be the biggest news in music media since Gorillaz finally came out of hibernation with their latest 2 albums. A new DP album will blow everything out of the water and I can't wait!
@@calebdonaldson8770 ive heard the same thing but a duo with a home studio they could be doing anything , hope its an lp though
I honestly wonder what the theme will be? How their voices will sound this time around? I listened to that fanmade song "Very Disco", and that's a possibility.
My family lived in the SF Bay Area during the 1970s, and I saw quite a bit of anime programming back then. But that was due more to the large Asian community than other factors. It wasn't the poppiest of pop culture like it is now. Seeing as the US is a large country, and a widespread population, It can be a trick for outside influences to take hold, especially back then.
This movie was my whole childhood
2:43 Ah yes, my favorite song
Imagine interstella 5555 rework on 2020.
Yea thanks for posting this and R.I.P. Romanthony. Also how do you get the names of each member of the group?
they are mentioned for a brief sec
No Time right now, but I'll hopefully watch it later, love your vids.
cheers, take your time
I just watched an AI upscaled version of this same film, and then went looking for video comments on it. And got to the part about AI upscaling, and had to comment: hey, they exist now. :-}
Danced to these tracks in Tokyo clubs like Karapara on e. Times that can't be replaced.
Oh man I always loved dancing to Discovery whenever it was on in the club (very rarely) but in JAPAN too that sounds amazing
@@Stevem Yeah, it didn't get played that much in Japan either. Too much of a trope for clubs I guess. I'm positive that slow section in "One More Time" is put in for the MDMA moments...
@@Tobacc0 people doing mdma in Japan ? I thought the drugs would be harder to get in
@@Stevem I don't ask questions, lol.
Yes I have this on DVD
good
Aww they had candy candy love that anime
There were a lot European/Japanese co-proudctions like Ulysseys 3000 and Captain Future
I love this movie, I remember sometimes passing on TV in my country on a Kids tv block, with Gorillaz. Such good memories.
Ps: The mashup of Plastic love and Something about us is incredibly good and the lyrics kinda completely itself. Just remember that...
I remember the mashup ,didn't it get taken down ?
They reuloaded I think, that's the link I listened: ua-cam.com/video/s02Gb8Wgc5c/v-deo.html
in the 00's France was the second biggest Manga consumer, the first one being obviously Japan