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 | Title : The Matrix Reloaded
Author : Various Artists
Release Date : 20030506
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $19.98
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Editorial Reviews :
It would be impossible--and unfair--to expect The Matrix Reloaded to surpass the dizzying special effects, philosophical mind-twisters, and wicked sci-fi mayhem of the first Matrix movie. The same holds true for its soundtrack sequel which, like the original, sets an ominous atmosphere with industrial beats, in-your-face metal riffs, and supersonic computerized techno. Highlights include Linkin Park's swirling morass of scratches, stutters and keyboards; the grooves thrown down by Oakenfold and Fluke that party with the gloom of a burned-out factory; and Rob Zombie, P.O.D., and Marilyn Manson's explosive, brain-bending digi-rock. Unfortunately, for the most part, the dark patches of Reloaded plod rather than soar (the Deftones' murky 'Lucky You'), and rehash tired ideas instead of creating new frontiers (an Oakenfold remix of Dave Matthews Band that sticks out like khaki pants at a goth club). Surprisingly monotonous, Reloaded is unfortunately yet another second act that pales in comparison to its predecessor. --Annie Zaleski
Buyer Reviews :
This sequel soundtrack makes an immediate improvement over the original soundtrack by combining 2 discs into 1 purchase. You'll get the 'radio' music on disc 1, and the actual music you hear in the *movie* on disc 2. You had to buy 2 CDs to get this for the original Matrix. Forget the CD-ROM previews on disc 2, however, they aren't even worth watching.
Everything on these CDs are excellent, hard rock and techno instrumentals that imediately fit the Matrix-mold, but it isn't as fresh as the first time I listened. What music is here somehow suffers from a 'dumbing-down' effect, with high production values, fewer thrills, and almost no personality. Matrix regulars like Rage Against the Machine, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, and Rob Dougan make repeat appearances, yet none has a signature hit song or piece that stands out, not in the way 'Dragula' or 'Clubbed to Death' drifted through my mind for years. Linkin Park opens with a great instrumental, Rob Zombie and Manson are again the hardest of the group, but Deftones and Rage Against are somehow less exciting than before, and Dave Matthews makes a very strange appearance. After hearing DMB I started searching for the hidden Willie Nelson Matrix song, you never know...
The hardcore techno tracks where my absolute favorites from the first Matrix, yet they are somehow 'safe' in the second. Sweeping violin archs do not belong in industrial dance beats. Symphonic touch-ups by composer Don Davis helped coax the music to fit the images on film, but rip out the soul on the music itself. The sad fact is that real movie music isn't that great for straight listening, and you often listen to an emotional build-up that has nothing to do with the music itself, but rather some image onscreen. Maybe someone should have remixed these tunes specifically for this CD. Happily, a few renegade tracks, namely 'Mona Lisa Overdrive' and 'Chateau' go right for the throat and stand up to anything from the 1st soundtrack.
(by Chris Peters)
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