Editing Daft Punk (section)

===2008–2011: ''Tron: Legacy''===
[[File:Djhero1.jpg|thumb|240px|Daft Punk in ''[[DJ Hero]]'']]
In 2007, [[Kanye West]] sampled "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" in his single "[[Stronger (Kanye West song)|Stronger]]". Daft Punk made a surprise appearance at the [[50th Grammy Awards]] on 10 February 2008, and performed a reworked version of "Stronger" with West at the [[Staples Center]] in Los Angeles.<ref name="DaftGrammy">[https://www.nme.com/news/daft-punk/34231 Daft Punk Make Surprise Grammy Appearance with Kanye West] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402011212/http://www.nme.com/news/daft-punk/34231 |date=2 April 2016 }} ''[[NME]]''. Retrieved 10 February 2008.</ref> It was the first televised Daft Punk live performance.<ref name="DaftGrammy"/>

In 2008, Daft Punk returned to Paris to work on new material. Winter also stepped down as their manager to focus attention on his [[Ed Banger Records]] label and his work as Busy P.<ref name="Studio">[http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/intl/38001/ITM_EXCLUSIVE_Daft_Punk_are_back_in_the_studio Daft Punk Are Back in the Studio] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113214106/http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/intl/38001/ITM_EXCLUSIVE_Daft_Punk_are_back_in_the_studio |date=13 November 2012 }} inthemix.com. Retrieved 28 May 2008.</ref> He said later that Daft Punk were working with an unspecified management company in Los Angeles. Daft Punk held their Daft Arts production office at the [[The Jim Henson Company|Jim Henson Studios]] complex in Hollywood.<ref>[https://www.popmatters.com/pm/article/135516-tron-legacys-orchestral-score-reveals-a-new-side-of-daft-punk/ Tron: Legacy's' orchestral score reveals a new side of Daft Punk] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426082245/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/article/135516-tron-legacys-orchestral-score-reveals-a-new-side-of-daft-punk/ |date=26 April 2013 }}. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Retrieved 7 April 2013.</ref> Daft Punk provided new mixes for the 2009 video game ''[[DJ Hero]],'' and appeared as playable characters.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McWhertor|first=Michael|date=22 February 2021|title=DJ Hero was the closest thing we got to a Daft Punk game|url=https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/22/22295282/dj-hero-daft-punk-break-up-activision|access-date=27 February 2021|website=Polygon|archive-date=23 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223025259/https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/22/22295282/dj-hero-daft-punk-break-up-activision|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the 2009 [[San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]], it was announced that Daft Punk had composed 24 tracks for the film ''[[Tron: Legacy]]''.<ref name="ComicCon">{{cite web | title=SDCC: Comic-Con: Disney 3D Hits Hall H! |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=57418 | date=23 June 2009 | access-date=23 June 2009 | archive-date=26 July 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726080705/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=57418 | url-status=live }}</ref> Daft Punk's score was arranged and orchestrated by [[Joseph Trapanese]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://culturemob.com/blog/soundtrack-review-daft-punks-classical-meets-cyberpunk-approach-to-tron-legacy|title=Daft Punk's Classical Meets Cyberpunk Approach to "Tron: Legacy|website=culturemob.com|access-date=26 November 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709200700/http://culturemob.com/soundtrack-review-daft-punks-classical-meets-cyberpunk-approach-to-tron-legacy|archive-date=9 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The band collaborated with him for two years on the score, from pre-production to completion. The score features an 85-piece orchestra, recorded at AIR Lyndhurst Studios in London.<ref name="TronDisneyStudio">{{cite web|url=http://www.waltdisneystudiosawards.com/tronlegacy/music.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104035555/http://www.waltdisneystudiosawards.com/tronlegacy/music.php|archive-date=4 November 2010|title=Disney Awards 2010: Tron Legacy|publisher=[[The Walt Disney Company]]|access-date=16 June 2013}}</ref> [[Joseph Kosinski]], director of the film, referred to the score as a mixture of orchestral and electronic elements.<ref name="MTV">{{cite web |title='Tron Legacy' Panel Report, Fresh From San Diego Comic-Con |url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/07/23/tron-legacy-panel-report-fresh-from-san-diego-comic-con |publisher=MTV |date=23 July 2009 |access-date=29 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061323/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/07/23/tron-legacy-panel-report-fresh-from-san-diego-comic-con |archive-date=21 September 2013 }}</ref> Daft Punk also make a cameo as disc jockey programs wearing their trademark robot helmets within the film's virtual world.<ref name="Pitchfork-2010">{{Cite web|date=6 October 2010|title=Details of Daft Punk's Tron: Legacy Cameo|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/40309-details-of-daft-punks-tron-legacy-cameo/|access-date=4 October 2021|website=Pitchfork|archive-date=4 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604083923/https://pitchfork.com/news/40309-details-of-daft-punks-tron-legacy-cameo/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Tron: Legacy (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]] was released on 6 December 2010.<ref name="TronSoundtrack">[http://tronsoundtrack.com/ Official website of Tron Legacy's soundtrack] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025051720/http://tronsoundtrack.com/ |date=25 October 2011 }}. Retrieved 27 September 2010.</ref> A music video for "Derezzed" premiered on the [[MTV]] Networks on the same day the album was released.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/603795/review-of-daft-punks-derezzed-music-video.jhtml#id=1653651 |title=Review of Daft Punk's 'Derezzed' Music Video |publisher=MTV |access-date=3 January 2011 |archive-date=2 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402010628/http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/603795/review-of-daft-punks-derezzed-music-video.jhtml#id=1653651 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The video, which features [[Olivia Wilde]] as the character Quorra in specially shot footage, along with images of Daft Punk in Flynn's Arcade, was later made available for purchase from the [[iTunes Store]] and included in the DVD and Blu-ray releases of the film. [[Walt Disney Records]] released a remix album, ''[[Tron: Legacy Reconfigured]]'', on 5 April 2011.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/disney/48611/|title=Disney TRON: LEGACY Hits The Grid – Tuesday, April 5th|access-date=22 February 2011|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128164328/http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/disney/48611/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2010, Daft Punk were admitted into the {{lang|fr|[[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]]}}, an order of merit of France. Bangalter and Homem-Christo were individually awarded the rank of ''Chevalier'' (knight).<ref name="FR2">[http://culture.france2.fr/musique/actu/daft-punk-chevaliers-des-arts-et-des-lettres--64520655.html "Daft Punk chevaliers des Arts et des Lettres !"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211205438/http://culture.france2.fr/musique/actu/daft-punk-chevaliers-des-arts-et-des-lettres--64520655.html|date=11 December 2013}} by Laure Narlian, ''[[France 2]]'' (24 August 2010). Retrieved 7 November 2010. (French)</ref> On October of that year, Daft Punk made a surprise guest appearance during the encore of [[Phoenix (French band)|Phoenix]]'s show at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City. They played a medley of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" and "Around the World" before the song segued into Phoenix's song "1901". They also included elements of their tracks "Rock'n Roll", "Human After All", and "[[Together (Together song)|Together]]", one of Bangalter's releases as a member of [[Together (French duo)|Together]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/10/daft_punk_playe.html |title=Daft Punk played w/ Phoenix @ Madison Square Garden (pics) |publisher=Brooklynvegan.com |date=20 October 2010 |access-date=3 January 2011 |archive-date=4 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104182933/http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/10/daft_punk_playe.html |url-status=live }}</ref> They produced [[N.E.R.D.]]'s 2010 song "Hypnotize U".<ref>{{cite web |date=9 September 2010 |title=Daft Punk Produce New N.E.R.D. Track |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/40227-daft-punk-produce-new-nerd-track/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003152301/http://pitchfork.com/news/40227-daft-punk-produce-new-nerd-track/ |archive-date=3 October 2010 |access-date=4 October 2010 |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>