"Derezzed" is an instrumental song written, produced and performed by

Daft Punk Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. They achieved popularity in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement, combining house music, funk, disco, tech ...

for the soundtrack of the motion picture '' Tron: Legacy'', available on the album of the same name. As a pre-order bonus for the album on the iTunes Store, "Derezzed" was released by

Walt Disney Records Walt Disney Records is an American record label owned by the Disney Music Group. The label releases soundtrack albums from the Walt Disney Company's Walt Disney Studios (division), motion picture studios, television shows, Disney Experiences, them ...

as a single on December 8, 2010. It was remixed by

The Glitch Mob The Glitch Mob is an American electronic music duo from Los Angeles, California. It consists of edIT (Edward Ma) and Ooah (Josh Mayer). Boreta (Justin Boreta) was a member of the group from its formation until 2023. Chris Martins of ''LA Weekly' ...

and

Avicii Tim Bergling (8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii, was a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. At age 16, he began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first record deal. He rose ...

for the remix albums '' Tron: Legacy Reconfigured'' and ''

Dconstructed ''Dconstructed'' (stylized as ''DCONSTRUCTED'') is a remix album released by Walt Disney Records on April 22, 2014. Background The album features remixes of select songs from various Disney films, animated shorts, television series, and theme p ...

''. "Derezzed" was also included on a 4-track vinyl EP titled ''Translucence'', released by Walt Disney Records.

Music video

The music video for "Derezzed" was directed by

Warren Fu Warren Fu is an American music video director, illustrator and designer. He has directed videos for artists such as the Weeknd, Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams, The Strokes, the Killers, Hayley Williams, Mark Ronson and Julian Casablancas. Fu is si ...

. It begins as

enters Flynn Arcade and approaches the ENCOM game called ''Derezzed''. They insert quarters and start playing, with

Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo Guillaume Emmanuel "Guy-Manuel" de Homem-Christo (; born 8 February 1974) is a French musician. He is known as one half of the former French house music duo Daft Punk, along with Thomas Bangalter. He has produced several works from his now-def ...

playing as Prog 1 and

Thomas Bangalter Thomas Bangalter (; born 3 January 1975) is a French musician. He is best known as one half of the former French house music duo Daft Punk, alongside Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. He has recorded and released music as a member of the trio Music S ...

as Prog 2. The music starts just as Bangalter presses his "start" button. The ''Derezzed'' game plays out as a

joust Jousting is a medieval and renaissance martial game or hastilude between two combatants either on horse or on foot. The joust became an iconic characteristic of the knight in Romantic medievalism. The term is derived from Old French , ultim ...

with

light cycle The Light Cycle is a type of fictional motorcycle featured in the ''Tron'' franchise. First introduced in the film ''Tron'', they are used as part of a deadly virtual game conducted by the villainous Master Control Program. In it, players must r ...

s in the grid. As an indiscernible program watches the joust in the distance, Prog 2 wins the match. In the arcade, de Homem-Christo is disappointed. Back in the grid, Prog 2 is revealed to be Quorra (

Olivia Wilde Olivia Wilde (born Olivia Jane Cockburn, , March 10, 1984) is an American actress and director. She played Thirteen (House), Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the medical-drama television series ''House (TV series), House'' (2007–2012), and appeared ...

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* * {{authority control 2010 singles 2014 singles Daft Punk songs Disney songs Tron music Walt Disney Records singles Songs written by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo Songs written by Thomas Bangalter 2010 songs Music videos directed by Warren Fu