The Matrix Score: Don Davis: Amazon.ca: Music

1. Main Title/Trinity Infinity

2. Unable To Speak

3. The Power Plant

4. Welcome To The Real World

5. The Hotel Ambush

6. Exit Mr. Hat

7. A Virus

8. Bullet-Time

9. Ontological Shock

10. Anything Is Possible

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Musically avant-garde elements have been utilized in film scores for decades, usually as shock elements to denote horror or the otherworldly. In recent times, modern composer Philip Glass has enjoyed varying degrees of success adapting his minimalist techniques to film scoring. Given that background, Don Davis's powerful, innovative score to the Wachowski brothers' 1999 sci-fi hit The Matrix has all the makings of a landmark. Utilizing his extensive interest and training in the avant-garde, Davis has composed what's been touted as the first "New York school postmodern" film score, a jarring departure from his hugely successful work as an orchestrator of such populist fare as Titanic, Pleasantville, A Bug's Life, and Toy Story. The Matrix weds Davis's mastery of musical detail and coloration to a largely atonal postmodern concerto that's complex, dark, and unrelenting. Many film scores have driven tonal writing and heroic motifs into the ground; Davis's deft, sparing use of them here places them in stark, effective relief. The Matrix offers up a rewarding orchestral challenge that may just be a decade--or two--ahead of its time. --Jerry McCulley

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4.0 out of 5 stars I waited too long to get this soundtrack, Nov 17 2003

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E. Bartoszak "Media Geek" (murrell's inlet, sc United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Matrix Score (Audio CD)

The Matrix is more than a movie to many people, especially my generation: young, defiant, and computer literate.

I knew what I was getting with the soundtrack, having seen the movie itself a million times, and have listened to the following sequel's soundtracks.

Don Davis, at his eerily best.

There is no spoon.

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3.0 out of 5 stars THIS CD KICKS FOR WHAT'S THERE, Oct 15 2003

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This review is from: The Matrix Score (Audio CD)

This score is awesome, and it totally sets the mood of the film. To answer an earlier question, on the music commentary on the Matrix dvd, Don Davis called the track "EXIT MR. HAT" because it's an anagram of "THE MATRIX." Anywho, this score is quite dark, and has a kind of thing going where the music echoes and sounds pretty bizarre, but cool. The only reason this cd isn't perfect is that there are too few tracks. I also have to recommend the Matrix Reloaded soundtrack, which totally owns this cd. I suggest buying both.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Film Scores around, Sep 27 2003

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This is definetely one of the best scores I have ever heard. This music is definetely way up there with John Williams and Danny Elfmann. If you are a fan of film music you simply MUST have this absolutely amazing masterpiece by the genius himself (Don Davis). I never thought that I would ever hear a score that comes even close to that of Star Wars and this comes close. (Although I still prefer John Williams ;-)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great score
What a great score! Don Davis proves that he is definitely one of the top composers in todays films. Read more

Published on Sep 10 2003 by K. Galloway

2.0 out of 5 stars Good, but hardly any music...
I find it hard to believe that many of the tracks on the CD are shorter, or different from the ones in the movie. Read more

Published on Sep 8 2003 by N. Lencioni