Why The Matrix Soundtrack is AMAZING
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The Soundtrack Music to The Matrix, by Don Davis, is an incredible work of Minimalism, influenced by John Adams, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, as well as others such as Lutoslawski and Ligeti.
This video looks at the minimalist music in Don Davis's score for the Matrix, and how it uses Motifs, Themes, Theme, Ostinatos, Rhythms, Canon, and other techniques to achieve its effect.
The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions were three important films in the sci-fi genre.
While the Matrix also included many techno pieces, such as the famous Clubbed to Death by Rob Dougan, this focuses on the main score composed by composer Don Davis.
We look at music for the Agents including the fight scene agent smith vs Neo, as well as Sentinals, helicopter crash scene, and others.
A cool tidbit about the "Sunglasses Indoors, during a Thunderstorm!"
Originally the Wachowskis had planned to use the sunglasses as a device in the film, the sunglasses allowed them to see code while inside the Matrix and at the end Neo realizes he can see the code without them. Originally they were a link to the console in the real world, they let them see the difference between programs, humans, and agents, and anything else like ammo counts, where the others are... etc. So everyone we see either wearing sunglasses or I some cases (the Marovingian) didn't need them.They said they removed that from the film to give more weight to the reveal at the end where Neo can see the code of the Matrix and realizes what he has become.
I think they said that it is still true, and the sunglasses have a purpose but they just removed the scenes, apparently later scenes even reference this fact... like the highway chase, how they find eachother, recognize when something is wrong, and tell programs from humans easily. That is also why all Agents wear shades and earbuds.. the shades are the window to the code, and the earbud is the _connection_ to the code. We see this when Agent Smith literally unplugs himself from the Matrix with his earbud, and at the very end he also removes his glasses, because now he too can see without them. The sunglasses are kind of the opposite of what they are, instead of blocking or limiting vision, they enhance it.. showing the wearer truth and knowledge, but only what they are allowed to see in the code. Or you could say that the shades "block" the illusion of the Matrix and show them the truth... the code.
Just a cool tidbit that enhances the movies for me... also they just look damn cool!
Haha that's cool - I was being a bit facetious, but it's because I watched it with a friend and when that Morpheus reveal happened he was like "Is this a joke?"
@@InsidetheScore Oh, I fully recognize the absurdity and wholeheartedly accept it without question!
Some of the best movies/experiences are absurd, if you can just enjoy it and go with the flow you enjoy stuff more, so that's what I do!
And it doesn't get much absurd and wild than the Matrix movies! lol
wow. just wow... :|
Day-um that's cool!
Yes, there is a lot cut out of the matrix, because the producers also thought it was “too complicated” and wouldn’t make money. Retards. It’s a masterclass also how to do a complex story cinematically. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🌍🌍🌍🌍🌍🤯
Cool , i never thought about the soundtrack of Matrix this way
I have a hard time thinking of anything in the Matrix that looks dated...oO
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@@ravijay4561 i didn't mean of the props. but of the techniques
Most things from the late 90s till today still look/feel modern... except technology.
I watched it last week in cinema, fresh as fuck. It’s explained the matrix is a 90s fixed virtual reality the height of humans, as it’s set deep in the future. So even now, it works better it’s set in the 90s! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
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Truly one of the greatest film scores of all time. Had the pleasure of getting my hands on the sheet music, and what a treat it is to study it
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I've remembered that brassy motif in the intro many times as you mentioned and for me it's a key part of the soundtrack. Even when it's in other scores, I immediately associate that with The Matrix.
I love the point you make at 3:15 , where the soundtrack pulls to a "scuttling, moving, rattling" like endless screens of code. I watch the Matrix Trilogy once a year and can only just feel amazed and excited once I hear that "scuttling" music start to fade in.
I think the ending scene depicts the film perfectly from scuttling bassoons and winds into the epic Rage Against the Machine
Nothing about The Matrix effects is dated! Dafuq you talking about?
Agreed, where r thou brother.. wish i could share a pint with u on that.
Maybe he meant some of the cgi in the sequel...? That's the only thing that occurs to me.
Maidros Fëanoron nope it’s all fresh as fuck, no cgi is dated. Watched it in the cinema last week. It looks even better now.
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Seriously thanks for this video - I always thought the Matrix score was heavily inspired by John Adam's early style. I can think of quite a few film scores BTW that rely on atonality and dissonance - Howard Shore's early work with Cronenberg, for instance. Jerry Goldsmith, Planet of the Apes, loads of others.
John Adams rhythmic dynamism is certainly a big influence. I think Don Davis acknowledged this himself.
I had the pleasure of seeing Don Davis and an orchestra perform this during a film concert at the opening of the 2017 Brunswick International Film Festival and that gave me a whole new level of appreciation for the way he utilizes the instruments to create those otherworldly sounds that you normally don't hear a symphony orchestra produce.
Ahh lucky
'Hard to imagine how it was when it came out?' Wow, way to make me feel a 1,000,000 years old. I am, but there's no reason to rub it in. BTW, when it came out it was AWESOME. You'll never know cos all films now are shit. Bwahaahahahaha whippersnappers, screw you! Right, I'm off to shout at some kids.
Hahaha this was my reaction too! Look out kids, one day you'll be the ones going on about how fast time goes.
Hahaha sorry! I did see Reloaded and Revolutions in 2003. I was just too much of a dumb kid to really get it. I just liked the fight scenes.
@@InsidetheScore You should see this. (3 days old) I think you will appreciate it, maybe do a followup or contact @Sideways do a video together. He said he barely touched the work on the transcription he mentioned. I believe I can speak for every one that we would definitely appreciate more on this topic.
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I would very much like to here your thoughts on The Matrix Reloaded score that Don Davis and Juno Reactor collaborated on, and on the uses of electronica and score!
It's cool - I don't know if I'm qualified to talk about electronica though
The matrix reloaded score is my personal favourite film score of all time. It's probably not the best, objectively speaking, but I just love it.
I'm so happy that especially you took the time to make this. As a fanatic Matrix fan and someone who listens to film music almost all the time, I knew the soundtrack was something special, but don't have the knowledge to explain why. It's actually really underrated in my opinion.
Also, i have a little heartache that Davis is not doing film music anymore.
Still, there is a lot from Don Davis in Reloaded and Revolutions, so please do consider them for a future video! :)
I saw The Matrix at the local mall theater when it came out. I really loved the soundtrack while watching the movie. When it was over I went right over to the Virgin Megastore at the other side of the mall and bought the soundtrack.
This is one of my top 10 favorite scores, and it's one of those I first actually studied.
I could even say it is my style of writing if I would not be later influenced by other composers and styles.
This score does really deserve more recognition in the likes of the greats such as Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter.
And by the way, the first scene makes a homage to "Vertigo", the score as well.
Oh it's awesome yeah! Amazing piece of writing. I hadn't realised about Vertigo, that's cool
Where can you get a copy of this score for study? I've been looking everywhere for years trying to get my hands on it with no success.
"The effect comes off almost like crossfading between two different chords, or even two different keys, and this might be considered the main motif of the series."
In the Matrix Revisited Davis talks about the usage of reflections in the film and how he wanted to incorporate that concept into the score.
If you can get your hands on The Matrix Reloaded Limited Edition and The Matrix Revolutions Limited Edition scores put out by La-La Land Records they each contain extensive commentary by Davis in the liner notes on his creative process and thoughts for each score.
I don't have them readily available at the moment, but I remember him talking about how Revolutions was composed using a dramatically different technique than the first two. I don't recall what it was, but someone who is versed in composition would probably have an understanding.
Other fun bits included in the commentary :
-Smith's entrances in the sequels are backed by the sample
"Bosnia" from the popular 90's sample pack "Distorted Reality" by Spectrasonics (@ :46 ua-cam.com/video/l8e8DbXOa7E/v-deo.html )
-While the final choral phrases of "Neodammerung" were ultimately taken from the Upanishads, Lana wanted them to be adapted from Thus Spoke Zarathustra, but they ran into copyright issues.
-Etc.
Those editions also contain several unused alternate tracks for some of the action sequences. One can find synced versions of the tracks and footage on UA-cam. One track imparticular, "For Neo (Extended Edition)", (found here: ua-cam.com/video/kl4TxzWFfmE/v-deo.html ) would have, in my opinion, been an improvement to the final version. It is the cue at the finale of Revolutions, but it references back to the Main Motif for a second right before it concludes. It puts such a nice musical cap to the ending that I feel is sorely missing in the film; it boggles my mind that they opted not to use it.
Great video, thanks so much. I learned a lot.
The wearing of sunglasses inside the matrix is actually a nod to the anime world. To avoid having to animate the eyes of the anime characters the animators simply made them wear sunglasses. Obviously this wasn't an issue in The Matrix, but it's a clever reference to anime world which the movie was heavily inspired by.
The matrix was influenced by Anime! That is pretty awesome.
while the sunglasses in MATRIX never bothered me, so I didn't need an explanation for them, this is still a fun tidbit of trivia about anime...so thanks for that :)
@@goth_fraggle basically everything you see in the Matrix movies have a meaning. Even the licence plates of the cars the main characters are driving refer to biblical stories.
@@liteoner I know.
I just didnt know that sunglasses in anime where a trick to get around drawing eyes
I think it's probably just because sunglasses give the character a mysterious feeling, the same reason why they are used in MIB. That and they look cool. I doubt that it is a specific reference to anime, considering that nothing else in the film references Japanese culture and there are plenty of simpler explanations for it.
I don't understand, how exactly is it possible to make such a bad video about Matrix score knowing about existance of such a good video as yours. But "Sideways" guy somehow did. Barely touching orchestraton, harmony and structure he has drowned 18-min video in geeky composing theories and bad jokes. So I just came here one more time to say thank you :)
The scores for all three films did not get the attention they deserved and I wholeheartedly agree with you calling it "bold". The academy snubbed Don Davis completely - quite revealing, particularly when you consider the fact that, for example the three-chord bullshit Hans Zimmer scored for Inception and other underwhelming crap get nominations and accolades. I throw up a little in my mouth whenever I think about it. This music was so gripping, dramatic and complex while the collaboration with Juno Reactor showed innovation and originality beyond anything symphonic scores offer to this day - how this did not get more attention is just beyond me. Thank you for taking the time to make this, it's the least this epic music and the artists involved in its creation deserve.
Check out 4:48 and turn your screen 90° to the left.
What do you see? Yes! It's the Matrix! O.o Notes are falling down the score like the letters and symbols in the movie.
I was so mindblown when I saw this for the first time :D Especially in the full score, this looks fantastic!
Thanks for this great upload! I'm a big fan of this score.
what the ......... wow
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It would be amazing if you could make a video about the OST of Death Note. I've heard it also uses minimalistic music, but it's extremely popular. It also uses a lot of orchestral elements.
and.. dude, you gotta do something about the audio quality of your voiceover. A decent mic, a room without reverb, some enchancing (EQ, etc.) in post and it will sound 10x better!
First let me say that it is amazing to find someone who adores film scores as deeply as I do. That being said, I would love to see you do a video on James Horner, more specifically his composure for the movie The Rocketeer!
Keep up the good work!
I'll have to watch it first!
@@InsidetheScore Before you do, I highly suggest listening to the movie's theme
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Matrix OST is a rare example of perfect world building by music. It's like Gladiator OST. Amazing from start to finish.
I discovered John Adams through Civilization 4. His music was very good for the end game, when you contemplate all what you've created, how far you've come, how advanced and powerful you've become (hopefully)... It truly was a great idea to include his work in the game.
And the music with a faster rhythm is perfect for the space race hehe
Of course, it also works with the idea of putting the era's composers for each era of the game, so it was also logical to put him for the last era.
Interesting to watch this after seeing your series on Zimmer...almost like the Matrix paved the way for Zimmer's work...with the sound-world building, big brassy chords, and minimalist ostinatos!
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Matrix is timeless, the best action film
Brilliant video!
Great video about a great score. One of the things that I find the most fascinating about Davis's music is that "bending the rules/main theme" that he took from Harmonielehre. Just as the Matrix and the real world are reflections of each other, the same goes with chords - if you draw an axis of symmetry between two half steps, e.g. B and C, and then tried to build two perfectly symmetrical chords by adding up thirds, you'd get e-minor and c-major, which is exactly how that theme is built!
I never thought to analyze it that way before! I just thought that he had used parsimonious third motion while keeping a single related note in common between them. Thanks!
Amazing analysis! Music is everything in a movie like the matrix. The themes, the feeling it gives compliments the story perfectly. Subbed!
YES! I've always known that! This is one of my favorite scores ever! Atonality, phasing, multi-tempo: you have it all in this masterpiece ! Thanks for the video!
@Inside the Score - Music theory is a foreign language to me yet it describes so much beauty to which I obsessively return. I remember twenty years ago seeing and hearing The Matrix for the very first time upon its initial theatrical run. The music itself had an indelible impact on my imagination. It's never quite left me. Thank you for this insight on a powerful work of commercial art. It's something of an affirmation as well as an elucidation. I'll reach out to my trained musically literate friends to help translate nomenclature so that I might better understand.
oh man! thanks for this! I always loved this score. How about doing the score for Seven? I believe it was Howard Shore who made it, way before the LOTR. And a very different score than the rich and melodic score for the LOTR movies.
That title made me discover you. I don't know who you are, but definitely love what you did with this video. I've always loved the score for The Matrix, but it is often overlooked by people. They will always talk about the visual effects, the story, the philosophy, etc, etc. But no one ever talked about the score, and then, just scrolling through UA-cam, I read this title and I'm all like: "Finally, someone is talking about it". Worth the subscribe. Between you and Sideways, I got my favorite music/score/soundtracks channels, well done.
Nice video to a great score (which btw is available for purchase by the public from Omni Music Publishing if anyone is interested in seeing the notes). This score includes bowed styrofoam cup and an instrument called a "transceleste". Not a surprise since Davis was also a busy orchestrator in Hollywood with credits like Horner's Legend Of The Fall. Speaking of Horner, a video on some of his work would be great or Goldsmith or Broughton.
Great video bruh. YOU'RE breathtaking!!
Without a doubt mr Davis did a brilliant masterful job on the music of this film which def has a special place in my heart and to this day i love to listen to it, just by doing so im automatically inside The Matrix and can see in my mind the characters and events from the film as if im in there with Neo and the gang.
While the score for The Matrix is spectacular, I feel that Davis just got better and better with Reloaded and Revolutions. And I'm sorry, when "the program" is in control. It's Agent Smith, dude.
Great video! I'd love to see a video on the Spiderman Into the Spider-Verse score/soundtrack. It's a really creative blend of styles, instruments and textures that is just as creative as the rest of the film. Also if you're interested in The Walking Dead and wanting to undertake a big project, there is so much to dive into with recurring themes, evolving styles and more, and it's fascinating to see how it's evolved so far over 9 seasons. I'd make my own video about it if I had the time!
I didn't need another reason to love The Matrix but, okay.
I think I watched The Matrix nearly 20 times. And more than once I watched it for the soundtrack, the sound effects(!) and the sound mixing. These three are all awesome (besides the whole movie).
Yes!
Love the breakdown
Who's here after the Resurrections trailer was released?
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Cool video, great analysis. I personally really love the Matrix Reloaded, its one of my favourite films from my childhood.
It is on top of my favourite soundtracks along with Star Wars and The Dark Knight♥️🔥
The music is arguably the best part of those 3 films. Great, great stuff.
I hope you do the Jurassic Park franchise!
What a wonderfully made video. I've always thought the Matrix soundtrack was underrated!
This video helped me with a Matrix video I just made, I was trying to put a beat over the track Anything Is Possible, and I for the life of me could not find the tempo.
After watching this video you point out how the music is atonal and rhythmically shifting on purpose, so instead of trying to nail a BPM I just sort of tried... feeling it, since that song is very ethereal, it worked well enough :) ANYWAY, yes this soundtrack is pretty unique, the only thing I've heard that has ever sounded like it was a bit of Philip Glass' Pruit Igloe and Prophecies (around the middle). The tendency for action film scores when they want to be intense is to pull a wannabe Hans Zimmer and go for some lowdown strings, but the Matrix is all about GLORIOUS BRASS, it's something else, and like the rest of the film it's masterful.
Love the videos. More film music analysis the better but I hope you don't mind a bit of constructive criticism. You need a better microphone. You sound like you are in a hollow, echoey, overly bassy room and it's really difficult to get through these videos because the commentary becomes quite grating. I'm not criticising the content, just the production values. I'm not sure what gear you have, maybe you have a great mic, but you really need to work on proper mic technique or find a better room to record in or buy some sound treatment or get a better mic or do some post-processing to clean up the recorded audio. The visuals are great but audio is 50% of the experience. Just my two cents.
I would like to say that there is one thing from Matrix Revolutions that the soundtrack comes full circle, from the "Neodammerung" there is a chord (D Minor) that reflect the first time Neo confronts Smith personally at the subway.
Thank you very much for your musical description of The Matrix! You know, I JUST HOPE IT WILL BE SIMILAR FOR THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS BUT BETTER, UPGRADED for 2021. I really REALLY HOPE SO! What do you predict? Please answer
Genius movie and score. Thanks Christ for Mr Davis. However, the greatest of the greats are Alan Silvestri, Jerry Goldsmith, Basil Poledouris, John Williams and James Horner.
I still listed to the matrix soundtrack. It's amazing
Everything about your content here is incredible. So well done, thank-you for making this.
Excellent video, as per! Now whenever I listen to Nixon in China I won’t be able to stop thinking of these films... Could be fun?
I had a few more Adams examples up my sleeve but for the sake of video pace I cut them out. Death of Klinghoffer was one
To me, what always stood out was the selection of tracks from the original soundtrack. I remember listening to the Matrix playlist for hours and hours. The actual score was definitely atmospheric, but nothing I particularly cared about.
Thank you for your video nonetheless. For me an eye-opener.
Anyways, here's to nostalgia:
Track listing
"Rock Is Dead" by Marilyn Manson - 3:11
"Spybreak! (Short One)" by Propellerheads - 4:00
"Bad Blood" by Ministry - 5:00
"Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Mix)" by Rob D - 7:26
"Prime Audio Soup" by Meat Beat Manifesto - 6:17
"Leave You Far Behind" by Lunatic Calm - 3:13
"Mindfields" by The Prodigy - 5:40
"Dragula (Hot Rod Herman Remix)" by Rob Zombie - 4:37
"My Own Summer (Shove It)" by Deftones - 3:34
"Ultrasonic Sound" by Hive - 4:54
"Look to Your Orb for the Warning (Radio Edit)" by Monster Magnet - 4:42
"Du hast" by Rammstein - 3:54
"Wake Up" by Rage Against the Machine - 6:04
I don't know if you take requests, but I suggest the soundtrack of Rise of the Guardians, which is one of my personal favourites.
The Music in The Matrix is Truly a Masterpiece ... i Honestly Don't Think The Matrix Would've Been What iT is Without The Genius Soundtrack ... i Was & Will Always Be Very impressed By Don Davis's Work !!!
to quote mad max rictus - "I had a baby brother and it was perfect in every way"
same can be said about the matrix
I just found out your UA-cam channel through my feeds ,but I actually enjoyed a lot of this material ,Matrix is one of my favorites, can you do Tron legacy review
Kal Botero the feels on that one. He definitely should.
You should analyze the score for Something Wicked This Way Comes 1983. James Horner composed it.
Thanks for this breakdown!! Always wanted to "classify" the diff motives for each matrix scene, without having the knowledge nor the language to do so
You have to make a Video about Tron Legacy and it's Musik
For real because this Movie does some of the things you sayed about Matrix equally as good.
For example the World bouilding with its own rouls and the music just fits perfect and elevats Tron Legacy to the next stage.
The Matrix is an a mazing movie, and the soundtrack is totally underrated by so many. Davis did such an amazing job, and even his work for the Matrix Online video game is very entertaining.
The opening rooftop chase is borrowed almost shot-for-shot from Hitchcock's Vertigo, except the camera soon abandons any identification with the law to follow the fugitive, whose leap across the alley "bends" Vertigo's "rule" of binary Aryan impotence into androgynous grunge superheroism. Yet in both films, a similar musical motif signals the movie's effects novelty: Irmin Roberts' vertigo depth distortion, and (eventually) John Gaeta's bullet-time room-spinning, itself a more literal vertigo.
I've just found your videos this weekend and I am fascinated. As a novelist, I find myself thinking how to apply these techniques to the written word too. I'd love a video on some of your favorite film scores/composers. Thoughts on Harry Gregson-Williams? Carter Burwell? James Horner too. Keep up the great work. You make me want to have a character in a future book who scores films.
Dated my ass, looks 10x better than Black Panther than came out now.
Sunglasses indoors obviously necromancer thing.
I watched matrix trilogy several days ago for n number of times, and I can tell that the whole trilogy not only has dated but it has increasingly grown in relevance considering the predictions about the rise of AI. After several years, coming back to this movie, I was thrilled and entertained as hell. And no doubt the score is straight badass!
Yup the music is iconic. The Matrix is lightning in a bottle.
Thanks to your channel I have discovered Stravinsky, and Tchaikovsky. Subscribed.
Love the video (only just found your channel!). Aside from the more well known Burly Brawl, Chateau and Mona Lisa Overdrive tracks from Matrix Reloaded there's also a fantastic heroic development of the Trinity Theme when he restarts her heart on the rooftop. Unfortunately it never made it to the official soundtrack album but its cool to hear that continuation, I never even noticed it in the first film until watching this.
Erm it isn't out dated by any means 😂 have you even seen the bullshit that's spewed out lately? We need MORE of this type of film, it's innovative, I haven't seen that in film for ages, we have gone backwards, really isn't out dated stop talking bullshit
It was fine, but I wouldn't go so far as to say the soundtrack was "amazing". With many things, music more than most, if you have to *explain* why it is is amazing, you're probably not going to convince someone who doesn't already agree.
Most of the things in the Matrix are dated? What the fuck are you talking about? Except for the Nokia phones and landlines, I can't think of anything.
Hello, I just started watching your videos (this is my third one) and enjoyed them very much so thank you for your great job!
In the end of the video you told us to tell you what we'd like to see and I hope this is a place where you'll read this.
So I'd really like to see an analysis of the soundtracks of the original Lion King and the new remake and maybe a comparison between them. When I was young I watched the original Lion King dozens of not hundreds of times and I pretty much know the whole soundtrack by heart so when I watched the remake I heard that these were mostly the same melodies but there were also many changes, and it made me want to know more about the motifs in the original movie and their purposes and meanings, and also what exactly Hans Zimmer did differently in the new version, ah yeah BTW Zimmer is the composer of both the original video's soundtrack and the new one's, I watched your video about him and saw you really like his works and I hope The Lion King, that won the academy award for the best original soundtrack, is no exception.
I hope this wasn't too long and thanks again for the great videos!
P.S. Please reply if you see this comment to let me know that you read it.
Why the matrix soundtrack is amazing, is beyond me.
now there is the proper way to use
why in the start of a sentence.
The way people use it on UA-cam should be: This is why the matrix soundtrack is amazing.
Thank you for this excellent breakdown. I’ve always recognized the amazing music in The Matrix, but never knew where Don Davis pulled all this amazing stuff from. You really closed the loop by identifying his major influences. I’d really love to hear your analysis on the next two films which have equally amazing music that continues to push the style in interesting directions.
Thank you so much for this video. I am too ignorant of music theory to appreciate everything you said. However, when I watch movies in the future, I’ll be sure to be more aware of the music. Going to look for more from you.
Would you please find a time machine, go back to 1968 and teach music history at my university?
Amazing video. More film score analysis would be great. How about one for Arrival?
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Neo: “So what are you telling me, I can Dodge Bullets.”
Morpheus: “I am telling you, you won’t have to”
And then at the End ..... Neo Says...... NO.
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You should do interstellar 😀
Wish you can do videos on Reloaded and Revolutions as well...especially his collaboration with Juno Reactor on Mona Lisa Overdrive, Burly Brawl and Navras.
Are you familiar with Tantacrul's channel? I think you'd enjoy it.
Great video, but I don't get why you leave out the selection and placement of the other tracks that where used. There are several tracks that where mostly unknown when the Matrix came out that are now firmly associated with a scene. For example the big fight scene before the elevator, the red lady scene or the club scene. Of course it is not film music per se but is at least worth mentioning especially in combination with Davis' score.
Fantastic Video and commentary, thank you for that. As someone coming to listen to a video about audio/music it was offputting that the mic quality was so terribly bad :(
Fantastic. I absolutely agree. I have some other titles that would be cool to have analyzed the same way at some point: GoldenEye, The Name Of The Rose and Se7en - maybe even The Silence Of The Lambs.
have you ever thought about looking at videogame music?
theres some fantastic very unusual orchestral sound tracks in videogames
Wow, I cant tell you how much I loved this. The Matrix was instrumental in my life and so the music has a special place in my life. To hear the music again with greater awareness, thank you!
Whoa, one of those Adams’ clips sounds like zimmer’s batman v Superman theme
Its a tad bit reminiscent of Jon William's music for the Star Wars prequels if you think about it.
It disheartens me that Don Davis is not coming back for Matrix Resurrections. Imo his music is possibly the most sublime aspect of the Matrix trilogy.
I geeked out when I saw the title as this topic is of interest to me. Subscribed as soon as I saw the name of your channel.
I have to turn the volume way up to hear the music you're talking about, then turn the volume waaay down again whenever your voiceover cuts in. Either boost the music a bit or lower your voice levels so the audio is a bit more consistent in your videos. Other than that, great stuff!
Im very curious to hear your thoughts on Daft Punk and the Tron reboot soundtrack. There is some phenomenal work in there but it doesnt quite feel like a score to me.
It's interesting you should mention the _cross-fading between two different chords._ The man himself refers to them as _gestures._
I think the Matrix has one of the best scores, but no one is going to listen to it on its own. THE BEST part you haven’t mentioned is the final fight in the third film with the choir, stomping low piano, and brass!
I thought this vid was going to talk about Rage Against The Machine...lol.
You bring up why they wear glasses indoors at night but you have to realise that their digital forms are comprised of code so thier image is just a perception of themselves...
In short they do not use their 'eyes' to see they use their mind
So GLAD you're talking about Don Davis. He really is the master of immersion (see Jurassic Park III soundtrack minus the "family" theme which I would consider an intentional farce).
It's a shame about the album history for this score. I bought the soundtrack album in the late 2000s and it only had about 30 minutes of music. Studios at the time prioritized the compilation albums of pop music that accompanied a film, presumably to push sales with the use of artist exclusives. Luckily, the rest is now available on youtube in various states of quality.
I'm also glad you brought up the Ligeti influence. "Atmostpheres", in my opinion, is a particularly useful roadmap to understanding Davis's intentions, focusing on subtle evolutions in the timbre of the orchestra and pushing subtlety in tonal dissonance rather than beating you over the head with it.
I'm shocked by how much I have been in accordance with your views. First with the Harry Potter films (I walked out of the third so angry, at age 13, that I was determined to remake the whole thing in animation form to better preserve the continuity from the first two, lol), Second with the notion that musical pastiche is a valid choice for a composer and now...well, the Matrix soundtrack being completely amazing despite the apparent lack of discussion in broader discourse.
I guess at some point in time we're going to have to talk about how Freddie Mercury takes jabs at his own music by juxtaposing it with classical opera. XD
Thank you so much for your content, maestro. Eagerly watching your feed.
Haha wow - thanks. Wish we could have a discussion about all this