Soundtrack, The Matrix- Franklin Johnson

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.


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