The movie is based on the 2001 Daft Punk's album "Discovery" which is the soundtrack.
The names of the characters can be found in the extras on the DVD. The band member's names are Octave (keyboard), Stella (the female bass player), Arpegius (the blond guitar player), and Baryl (drums). The hero that comes to the band's rescue is named Shep. The villain is named The Earl of Darkwood.
Daft Punk have a cameo in the movie during the "High Life" sequence.
At one point during the film a football match is shown on a monitor, the teams playing are Japan and France. The two collaborators, Daft Punk and Leiji Matsumoto, are French and Japanese respectively.