[1] Beginning in 1992 as Darlin' with Laurent Brancowitz, the group disbanded in 1993, and Bangalter and de Homem-Christo formed Daft Punk.
[4] The album's songs are heavily inspired by funk and dance music, and features "thick, rumbling bass and vocoders".
[7] The album's sound is different from its predecessor, being noticeably influenced by disco music and is characterised as more polished;[7] Discovery was supported by the Franco-Japanese animated film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem.
[11][12] In 2010, the group composed the film score for Disney's Tron: Legacy; the soundtrack album was released later that year.
[1][15] The album deviated from the duo's previous works by featuring live instrumentation and an array of guest musicians, including Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers, Julian Casablancas, and Giorgio Moroder on tracks such as "Lose Yourself to Dance", "Instant Crush", and "Giorgio by Moroder", respectively.