The Matrix: Original Motion Picture Score

The Matrix:
Original Motion Picture Score
Soundtrack album by
Don Davis
ReleasedMay 4, 1999 (1999-05-04)
RecordedNewman Scoring Stage, 20th Century Fox,
(Los Angeles, California)
Genrecontemporary classical music, Film score
Length29:53 (original edition)
78:08 (deluxe edition)
1:34:09 (the complete edition)
44:19 (25th anniversary expanded edition)
LabelVarèse Sarabande
ProducerDon Davis
The Matrix chronology
The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture
(1999) 		The Matrix:
Original Motion Picture Score
(1999) 		The Matrix Reloaded: The Album
(2003)

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Allmusic[1]

The Matrix: Original Motion Picture Score is one of the two 1999 soundtrack albums from the film, The Matrix (the other being The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture).

The Region 1 single disc DVD release (September 21, 1999) contained an isolated score track, including commentary by Davis.[2]

Track listing

  1. Main Title / Trinity Infinity (3:54)
  2. Unable to Speak (1:15)
  3. The Power Plant (2:41)
  4. Welcome to the Real World (2:28)
  5. The Hotel Ambush (5:23)
  6. Exit Mr. Hat (1:23)
  7. A Virus (1:33)
  8. Bullet-time (1:10)
  9. Ontological Shock (3:32)
  10. Anything Is Possible (6:48)

The Deluxe Edition

In September 2008, Varèse Sarabande released an expanded to 78 minutes version of the score, that was limited to 3000 copies.[3]

Track listing

  1. Main Title / Trinity Infinity (3:49)
  2. Neo On The Edge (3:23)
  3. Unable To Speak (1:13)
  4. Bait and Switch (3:15)
  5. Switched for Life (3:35)
  6. Switched At Birth (2:40)
  7. Switch's Brew (2:26)
  8. Cold Hearted Switch (1:38)
  9. Nascent Nauseous Neo (2:05)
  10. A Morpheus Moment (1:30)
  11. Bow Whisk Orchestra (1:03)
  12. Domo Showdown (1:14)
  13. Switch Or Break Show (1:04)
  14. Shake, Borrow, Switch (:33)
  15. Freeze Face (1:48)
  16. Switch Woks Her Boa (2:03)
  17. Switch Out (2:56)
  18. Boon Spoy (1:06)
  19. Oracle Cookies (1:26)
  20. Threat Mix (5:24)
  21. Exit Mr. Hat (1:16)
  22. On Your Knees, Switch (4:45)
  23. Mix The Art (1:27)
  24. Whoa, Switch Brokers (4:01)
  25. No More Spoons (1:00)
  26. Dodge This (1:06)
  27. Ontological Shock (3:29)
  28. That's Gotta Hurt (5:16)
  29. Surprise! (4:04)
  30. He's The One Alright (6:47)

Composed, orchestrated and conducted by Don Davis. Performed by The Hollywood Studio Symphony.

The Complete Edition

In June 2021, Varèse Sarabande issued a further expanded version of the score on Digital, CD and SACD. It is named "The Complete Edition". This was also released on vinyl in July 2021:

  1. A1 Logos / The Matrix Main Title 0:51
  2. A2 Trinity Infinity 5:57
  3. A3 Neo Con Brio 0:31
  4. A4 Follow The White Rabbit 0:23
  5. A5 Neo On The Edge 3:23
  6. A6 Through The Surveillance Monitor 0:54
  7. A7 Unable To Speak 1:08
  8. A8 Bait And Switch 3:15
  9. B1 Switched For Life 3:36
  10. B2 Switched At Birth 2:41
  11. B3 Switches Brew 2:26
  12. B4 Cold Hearted Switch 1:38
  13. B5 Nascent Nauseous Neo 3:59
  14. B6 A Morpheus Moment 1:38
  15. B7 Bow Whisk Orchestra 1:22
  16. C1 Domo Showdown 1:14
  17. C2 Switch Or Break Show 1:03
  18. C3 Shake, Borrow, Switch 0:37
  19. C4 Switch Works Her Boa 0:56
  20. C5 Bring Me Dinner 0:37
  21. C6 The System 0:36
  22. C7 Freeze Face 1:51
  23. C8 Switch Woks Her Boar 2:06
  24. C9 Cypher Cybernetic 0:57
  25. C10 Ignorance Is Bliss / Cyber Cyphernetic 1:48
  26. C11 See Who? 0:19
  27. C12 Switch Out 2:57
  28. D1 Boon Spoy 1:07
  29. D2 Oracle Cookies 1:29
  30. D3 Threat Mix 6:03
  31. D4 Exit Mr. Hat 2:55
  32. D5 On Your Knees, Switch 4:43
  33. E1 Mix The Art 2:09
  34. E2 Whoa, Switch Broke 4:00
  35. E3 The Cure 1:34
  36. E4 It's The Smell 1:56
  37. E5 The Lobby 0:27
  38. E6 No More Spoons 1:01
  39. E7 Dodge This 1:07
  40. E8 Fast Learning 0:44
  41. E9 Ontological Shock 4:16
  42. F1 That's Gonna Hurt 5:16
  43. F2 Surprise 4:04
  44. F3 He's The One Alright 6:50

25th Anniversary Expanded Edition

In November 2024, Varèse Sarabande issued a 25th anniversary edition of the score on LP, CD and Digital.[4] It contains a selection of tracks from the 1999, 2008 and 2021 albums.[5]

  1. Main Title (from The Matrix) / Trinity Infinity (3:51)
  2. Unable To Speak (1:14)
  3. Switched For Life (3:37)
  4. Switched At Birth (2:42)
  5. Switches Brew (2:28)
  6. Nascent Nauseous Neo (4:00)
  7. A Morpheus Movement (1:39)
  8. Domo Showdown (1:14)
  9. Bring Me Dinner (0:39)
  10. The System (0:38)
  11. The Hotel Ambush (5:23)
  12. Ignorance Is Bliss / Cyber Cyphernetic (1:51)
  13. Exit Mr. Hat (1:23)
  14. The Cure (1:35)
  15. The Lobby (0:27)
  16. Dodge This (1:08)
  17. Ontological Shock (3:32)
  18. He’s The One Alright (6:51)

References

  1. ^ The Matrix [Score] at AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Matrix, The (1999) - DVD Special Features & Extras". Dvdspecialfeatures.net. 2008-02-17. Archived from the original on 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  3. ^ "The Matrix (Don Davis)". Filmtracks. Retrieved 2014-07-28.
  4. ^ "Varèse Sarabande Announces the 25th Anniversary Edition Release of The Matrix Score". Concord. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Don Davis - THE MATRIX (1999) - 2024 25th Anniversary Edition release by Varese". JWFan. Retrieved 9 December 2024.