Thomas Bangalter, one half of Daft Punk, saw his classical work “Mythologies” revived at La Seine Musicale in Paris from June 25 to 29, 2025. Composed for a ballet by choreographer Angelin Preljocaj, it marks his full move into orchestral music since Daft Punk’s 2021 split.
Four years after Daft Punk hung up the helmets, Thomas Bangalter is writing a very different chapter. “Mythologies” (his orchestral score for Angelin Preljocaj’s ballet) returns to the stage at La Seine Musicale in Paris, confirming that one of electronic music’s great architects has fully embraced the classical world.
From the dancefloor to the orchestra pit
Originally commissioned for the Opéra National de Bordeaux and premiered in 2022, “Mythologies” is a sweeping orchestral work with no synths and no four-to-the-floor beats, a deliberate departure from everything Daft Punk represented. The 2025 Paris revival brings it to a wider audience.
A new kind of French Touch
For fans still hoping for a Daft Punk reunion, “Mythologies” is a reminder that Bangalter’s ambitions now lie elsewhere. Yet the sense of scale, drama and melody that defined Daft Punk runs through the score, the same instincts, a new language.
Electronic music grows up
That a French Touch pioneer can move the public into a concert hall says something about the movement’s cultural weight: it is no longer just club music, but a body of work taken seriously across art forms.
Key facts
- Work: “Mythologies,” orchestral score by Thomas Bangalter
- Ballet: by choreographer Angelin Preljocaj; premiered 2022 (Opéra National de Bordeaux)
- 2025 revival: La Seine Musicale, Paris, June 25 to 29, 2025
- Bangalter is one half of Daft Punk (split announced 2021)
