Clubbed to Death (instrumental) explained

Clubbed to Death
Cover:	ClubbedtoDeath.jpg
Alt:	Clubbed to Death #1 vinyl single
Type:	single
Artist:	Rob Dougan
Album:	Furious Angels
B-Side:	"Clubbed to Death" (Remixes)
Released:	February 1995
Recorded:	1994
Genre:	Trip hop neo-classical
Length:	7:29 (Kurayamino Variation) 7:12 (First Mix) 3:17 (radio edit)
Label:	Mo' Wax
Producer:	Rob Dougan
Prev Title:	Hard Times
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Furious Angels
Next Year:	1998

"Clubbed to Death" is an instrumental composition by Australian music producer Rob Dougan, originally released on Mo' Wax records in 1995. It featured in the 1997 film Clubbed to Death and was given renewed attention in 1999 due to its inclusion in the film The Matrix. It was re-released with new remixes in 2002.

Release

The subtitle Kurayamino variation is based on the Japanese for "of the darkness" (Japanese: 暗闇 の Japanese: kurayami no). The song samples "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps.^[1] The short strings introduction is an excerpt from the first movement of Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations,^[2] and the piano solo is improvised around Elgar's theme.

Track listing

Clubbed to Death (Compact Disc Experience)

Mo Wax, MW037CD, 1995

1. "The First Mix" — 7:12
2. "Kurayamino Variation" — 7:29
3. "La Funk Mob Variation" — 8:08
4. "Peshay Remix" — 6:06
5. "Spoon Mix" remixed by Carl Craig — 5:55
6. "Clubbed to Death Darkside" remixed by La Funk Mob — 5:05

Clubbed to Death #1

Mo Wax, MW037, 1995

1. "La Funk Mob Variation"
2. "Clubbed to Death Darkside"
3. "The First Mix"

Clubbed to Death #2

Mo Wax, MW037R, 1995

1. "Kurayamino Variation"
2. "Peshay Remix"
3. "Spoon Mix"
4. "Totally Waxed Remix" remixed by Wax Doctor

Notes and References

1. Web site: Patrin . Nate . Loop History: Skull Snaps' "It's A New Day" . Red Bull Music Academy . 5 February 2023 . 5 February 2019.
2. Web site: Schwartz . Elizabeth . Elgar's Enigma Variations: Mysteries and Music . 20 September 2022 . Colorado Springs Philharmonic . 5 February 2023.
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