03/02/2021
Something About Us - Yeshua Ⓥ Remix
Daft Punk was my first exposure to electronic music in high school. My friend Joe told me, "Did you know there's a song that only says 'around the world' the whole time?" and I fell in love with Daft Punk after listening to it.
Years later, my kids would always sing "One More Time" because they heard it on the Trolls movie. I searched for the music video to watch with them, and we enjoyed the animation. At the end of the video, it looked like there was more to it than just the singing and instrument playing shown throughout.
I learned that there was actually a whole movie that goes along with Daft Punk's album "Discovery," which is titled Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem.
Although it was different than a normal movie that had characters talking, my kids still loved to watch this movie and listen to the music, and experience the story on screen even without any voice lines.
My son Daniel especially loved this movie and always wanted to watch the full 1 hour film before going to sleep. This was our special activity we would do every night during the summer 2020.
Many people including myself were hoping that Daft Punk would have released one last album before announcing their retirement. But I think it's refreshing to go back and listen to all the songs they made that I have fond memories of.
I wanted to make this remix of Something About Us in a more dance, upbeat style so that this song can be played in a club/rave setting, while the original might not be played at festival events.
Full song:
https://youtu.be/2_krhm_F8g0
https://youtu.be/2_krhm_F8g0
