Mona_Lisa_Overdrive_(song)

Mona Lisa Overdrive (song)

Mona Lisa Overdrive (song)

2003 song by Juno Reactor and Don Davis

This article is about the movie soundtrack. For the Buck-Tick album, see Mona Lisa Overdrive (album).

"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.[3] A different version of the song is featured in Juno Reactor's 2004 album, Labyrinth.[4] 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.[5]

Quick Facts from the album The Matrix Reloaded: The Album and Labyrinth, Released ...

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

  • Don Davis – conductor, orchestration
  • Taz Alexander – vocals
  • Scarlet – guitar
  • Greg Ellis – percussion
  • Mabi Thobejane – percussion
  • Mike Fisher – percussion
  • Zig Gron – editing
  • Greg Hunter – engineer
  • Scott Oyster – engineer

References

  1. [1]
    Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Matrix Reloaded: The Album - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. [2]
    Glazer, Joshua. "Labyrinth - Juno Reactor". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. [3]
    Granade, Andrew. "The Matrix Reloaded Soundtrack Review". soundtrack.net.
  4. [4]
    ""Juno Reactor - "Labyrinth" complete track list from the official website". Archived from the original on 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  5. [5]
    "Juno Reactor - "Inside The Reactor" release information". Discogs.


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