Mona Lisa Overdrive (song) explained

Mona Lisa Overdrive
Artist:Juno Reactor and Don Davis
Album: and Labyrinth
Released:
  • 29 April 2003 (soundtrack)
  • 26 October 2004 (album)
Studio:The Paramour, Fox Soundstage and O'Henry's in Los Angeles
Ridge Farm Studio in Rusper, West Sussex
Genre:
Length:
  • 10:08 (soundtrack version)
  • 4:45 (album version)
Producer:
  • Ben Watkins
  • Don Davis

"Mona Lisa Overdrive" is a composition in B-flat minor, featured in the movie The Matrix Reloaded, during the highway chase scene. It is written by Don Davis in collaboration with the electronica act Juno Reactor, representing a blend of film score music and trance. The track is the fifth entry in the second CD in the film soundtrack, released on 15 May 2003.[1] A different version of the song is featured in Juno Reactor's 2004 album, Labyrinth.[2] A remix of the song was produced by Thomas P. Heckmann and was included on the group's remix album Inside the Reactor in 2011.[3]

The song title is derived from William Gibson's cyberpunk novel of the same name, published in 1988. The Matrix franchise was heavily influenced by Gibson's writing.

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Granade. Andrew. The Matrix Reloaded Soundtrack Review. soundtrack.net. 2014-05-28. 2014-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20140529122401/http://www.soundtrack.net/album/the-matrix-reloaded/. live.
  2. Web site: "Juno Reactor - "Labyrinth" complete track list from the official website . 2014-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160529184906/http://www.junoreactor.com/audio/labyrinth/ . 2016-05-29 . dead .
  3. Web site: Juno Reactor - "Inside The Reactor" release information. Discogs. 2014-05-28. 2015-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003732/http://www.discogs.com/Juno-Reactor-Inside-The-Reactor/release/2983702. live.