REVIEW: Soundtrack, The Matrix (Maverick)
- Franklin Johnson
A number one money-making movie and a soundtrack with cutting
edge artists such as Rage Against the Machine, Prodigy, Rammstein and
the bad-boy poster child Marilyn Manson? These are all answers to the
question, "What is The Matrix_"?
With a collection primarily filled with already-released
tracks, the other question isn't whether fans will have the songs - most
already will - but how well the cuts work in synch with the movie.
And they work better than should be expected; Meat Beat Manifesto's
"Prime Audio Soup" and Rammstein's "Du Hast" drive home all that can be
expected for a futuristic thriller, and songs such as Propellerheads
"Spybreak!" and Prodigy's "Mindfields" replace the pounding
with frenetic techno beats.
While proceeding along at a breakneck pace, The Matrix
takes the listener on a musical journey that has to be experienced to
be believed.