--- --- # The Funk Awakens When Daft Punk Meets _Star Wars_ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 26, 2015 11:56 AM UTC by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 26, 2015 11:56 AM UTC In this sleek new video, [Infectious Designer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qhbKGc5rVM) mashed up _Star Wars_ and Daft Punk — and appropriately titled it, “Darth Punk: The Funk Awakens.” In the clip, Darth Vader and Boba Fett get EDM makeovers with glittering helmets ready to reflect the lights at [Electric Daisy Carnival](http://time.com/3929717/bryan-cranston-electric-daisy-carnival/). They stalk the streets looking for their prey, eventually facing off with a black-clad street tough who shows no fear — even when they pull out their ultimate Wampa Stompa Mix (on cassette) and prepare their dance battle droid. The video is filled with light sabers and a dance-floor ready soundtrack for those who want to unleash the funk _and_ The Force on the dance floor. Darth Punk: Video Mashup of Daft Punk and Star Wars ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4011038/daft-punk-star-wars-mash-up/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4011038/daft-punk-star-wars-mash-up/"},"headline":"The Funk Awakens When Daft Punk Meets Star Wars","datePublished":"2015-08-26T11:56:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:23:50.782Z","description":"Dance your helmet off","url":"https://time.com/4011038/daft-punk-star-wars-mash-up/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Star Wars topic","mashups"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4011038/daft-punk-star-wars-mash-up/","name":"The Funk Awakens When Daft Punk Meets Star Wars"}}]}] ```