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The Matrix: Original Motion Picture Score
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<h2 id="track-listing">Track listing</h2> <ol><li>Main Title / Trinity Infinity (3:54)</li> <li>Unable to Speak (1:15)</li> <li>The Power Plant (2:41)</li> <li>Welcome to the Real World (2:28)</li> <li>The Hotel Ambush (5:23)</li> <li>Exit Mr. Hat (1:23)</li> <li>A Virus (1:33)</li> <li>Bullet-time (1:10)</li> <li>Ontological Shock (3:32)</li> <li>Anything Is Possible (6:48)</li></ol> <h2 id="the-deluxe-edition">The Deluxe Edition</h2> <p>In September 2008, <a href="/facts/Var%C3%A8se_Sarabande/cP77mk5V">Varèse Sarabande</a> released an expanded to 78 minutes version of the score, that was limited to 3000 copies.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h3>Track listing</h3> <ol><li>Main Title / Trinity Infinity (3:49)</li> <li>Neo On The Edge (3:23)</li> <li>Unable To Speak (1:13)</li> <li>Bait and Switch (3:15)</li> <li>Switched for Life (3:35)</li> <li>Switched At Birth (2:40)</li> <li>Switch's Brew (2:26)</li> <li>Cold Hearted Switch (1:38)</li> <li>Nascent Nauseous Neo (2:05)</li> <li>A Morpheus Moment (1:30)</li> <li>Bow Whisk Orchestra (1:03)</li> <li>Domo Showdown (1:14)</li> <li>Switch Or Break Show (1:04)</li> <li>Shake, Borrow, Switch (:33)</li> <li>Freeze Face (1:48)</li> <li>Switch Woks Her Boa (2:03)</li> <li>Switch Out (2:56)</li> <li>Boon Spoy (1:06)</li> <li>Oracle Cookies (1:26)</li> <li>Threat Mix (5:24)</li> <li>Exit Mr. Hat (1:16)</li> <li>On Your Knees, Switch (4:45)</li> <li>Mix The Art (1:27)</li> <li>Whoa, Switch Brokers (4:01)</li> <li>No More Spoons (1:00)</li> <li>Dodge This (1:06)</li> <li>Ontological Shock (3:29)</li> <li>That's Gotta Hurt (5:16)</li> <li>Surprise! (4:04)</li> <li>He's The One Alright (6:47)</li></ol> <p>Composed, orchestrated and conducted by Don Davis. Performed by The Hollywood Studio Symphony. </p> <h2 id="the-complete-edition">The Complete Edition</h2> <p>In June 2021, <a href="/facts/Var%C3%A8se_Sarabande/cP77mk5V">Varèse Sarabande</a> 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: </p> <ol><li>A1 Logos / The Matrix Main Title 0:51</li> <li>A2 Trinity Infinity 5:57</li> <li>A3 Neo Con Brio 0:31</li> <li>A4 Follow The White Rabbit 0:23</li> <li>A5 Neo On The Edge 3:23</li> <li>A6 Through The Surveillance Monitor 0:54</li> <li>A7 Unable To Speak 1:08</li> <li>A8 Bait And Switch 3:15</li> <li>B1 Switched For Life 3:36</li> <li>B2 Switched At Birth 2:41</li> <li>B3 Switches Brew 2:26</li> <li>B4 Cold Hearted Switch 1:38</li> <li>B5 Nascent Nauseous Neo 3:59</li> <li>B6 A Morpheus Moment 1:38</li> <li>B7 Bow Whisk Orchestra 1:22</li> <li>C1 Domo Showdown 1:14</li> <li>C2 Switch Or Break Show 1:03</li> <li>C3 Shake, Borrow, Switch 0:37</li> <li>C4 Switch Works Her Boa 0:56</li> <li>C5 Bring Me Dinner 0:37</li> <li>C6 The System 0:36</li> <li>C7 Freeze Face 1:51</li> <li>C8 Switch Woks Her Boar 2:06</li> <li>C9 Cypher Cybernetic 0:57</li> <li>C10 Ignorance Is Bliss / Cyber Cyphernetic 1:48</li> <li>C11 See Who? 0:19</li> <li>C12 Switch Out 2:57</li> <li>D1 Boon Spoy 1:07</li> <li>D2 Oracle Cookies 1:29</li> <li>D3 Threat Mix 6:03</li> <li>D4 Exit Mr. Hat 2:55</li> <li>D5 On Your Knees, Switch 4:43</li> <li>E1 Mix The Art 2:09</li> <li>E2 Whoa, Switch Broke 4:00</li> <li>E3 The Cure 1:34</li> <li>E4 It's The Smell 1:56</li> <li>E5 The Lobby 0:27</li> <li>E6 No More Spoons 1:01</li> <li>E7 Dodge This 1:07</li> <li>E8 Fast Learning 0:44</li> <li>E9 Ontological Shock 4:16</li> <li>F1 That's Gonna Hurt 5:16</li> <li>F2 Surprise 4:04</li> <li>F3 He's The One Alright 6:50</li> <li></li></ol> <h2 id="25th-anniversary-expanded-edition">25th Anniversary Expanded Edition</h2> <p>In November 2024, <a href="/facts/Var%C3%A8se_Sarabande/cP77mk5V">Varèse Sarabande</a> issued a 25th anniversary edition of the score on LP, CD and Digital.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> It contains a selection of tracks from the 1999, 2008 and 2021 albums.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <ol><li>Main Title (from The Matrix) / Trinity Infinity (3:51)</li> <li>Unable To Speak (1:14)</li> <li>Switched For Life (3:37)</li> <li>Switched At Birth (2:42)</li> <li>Switches Brew (2:28)</li> <li>Nascent Nauseous Neo (4:00)</li> <li>A Morpheus Movement (1:39)</li> <li>Domo Showdown (1:14)</li> <li>Bring Me Dinner (0:39)</li> <li>The System (0:38)</li> <li>The Hotel Ambush (5:23)</li> <li>Ignorance Is Bliss / Cyber Cyphernetic (1:51)</li> <li>Exit Mr. Hat (1:23)</li> <li>The Cure (1:35)</li> <li>The Lobby (0:27)</li> <li>Dodge This (1:08)</li> <li>Ontological Shock (3:32)</li> <li>He’s The One Alright (6:51)</li></ol> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>The Matrix [Score] at AllMusic. <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000239692" target="_blank">https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000239692</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Matrix, The (1999) - DVD Special Features & Extras". Dvdspecialfeatures.net. 2008-02-17. Archived from the original on 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2014-07-28. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170306101002/http://dvdspecialfeatures.net/matrix-the-1999/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20170306101002/http://dvdspecialfeatures.net/matrix-the-1999/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"The Matrix (Don Davis)". Filmtracks. Retrieved 2014-07-28. <a href="http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/matrix.html" target="_blank">http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/matrix.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Varèse Sarabande Announces the 25th Anniversary Edition Release of The Matrix Score". Concord. Retrieved 9 December 2024. <a href="https://concord.com/news/varese-sarabande-announces-the-25th-anniversary-edition-release-of-the-matrix-score/" target="_blank">https://concord.com/news/varese-sarabande-announces-the-25th-anniversary-edition-release-of-the-matrix-score/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Don Davis - THE MATRIX (1999) - 2024 25th Anniversary Edition release by Varese". JWFan. Retrieved 9 December 2024. <a href="https://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/37114-don-davis-the-matrix-1999-2024-25th-anniversary-edition-release-by-varese/&do=findComment&comment=2060772" target="_blank">https://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/37114-don-davis-the-matrix-1999-2024-25th-anniversary-edition-release-by-varese/&do=findComment&comment=2060772</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>