Thomas Bangalter

As one-half of dance heroes Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter was at the forefront of the French house wave during the 1990s, then altered the landscape of popular music as the duo made their mainstream breakthrough with an ambitious, retro-futuristic fusion of pop, rock, and underground club influences, paving the way for the EDM boom of the 2010s. Concurrent with his activities as part of the duo, Bangalter ran the Roulé label, through which he released solo material in addition to successful singles as part of two short-lived side projects, Stardust and Together. He composed the score for Irréversible (2002) and later worked on other films by Gaspar Noé. Daft Punk formally announced their breakup in 2021, and Bangalter composed music for a ballet titled Mythologies, which was released as an album in 2023.