Sample Breakdown: Daft Punk - One More Time
TRACKLIB3 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2021–2026
explainer · general · evergreen · 2021–2026 on HN
A short Tracklib video visualizing the disco sample that Daft Punk's One More Time is built from. It shows how the track is composed from the original material.
HN recommends it as a striking visual breakdown of how the song was constructed.
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3 comments from Hacker News
Daft Punk are very clever in the way they make their music. Their song "One More Time" is a simple three-part sample from a 70s disco song. This video is a great visualization on how it's composed. Absolutely incredible. ▶ this video
This youtube channel has a whole pile of sampling recreations. Daft Punk: Discovery link Daft Punk: One More Time ▶ this video Mos Def: Mathematics link Pogo: Alice link Fatboy Slim: Rockafeller Skank link And this 30 minute compilation that spans four decades is utterly mesmerizing link
Wow, what an amazing breakdown video visualization. I see there are a bunch of these, for e.g. Daft Punk ▶ this video , Britney Spears link , Fatboy Slim link