Sample Breakdown: Daft Punk - One More Time

TRACKLIB · 2.2M views · 2020-02-21 · 0:51

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Overview

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.

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HN recommends it as a striking visual breakdown of how the song was constructed.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2021–2026

Topics

Music theory, synthesis & production Music performance & songs

What people said

alun · 2026-01 · Strong recommendation
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. [VIDEO]
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phrotoma · 2025-04 · Recommendation
This youtube channel has a whole pile of sampling recreations. Daft Punk: Discovery [LINK] Daft Punk: One More Time [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]
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modeless · 2021-03 · Recommendation
Wow, what an amazing breakdown video visualization. I see there are a bunch of these, for e.g. Daft Punk [VIDEO] , Britney Spears [LINK] , Fatboy Slim [LINK]
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