Re: [microsound] /Matrix muzak

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>the soundtrack will probably sell very well considering its perfect MTV kid
>material....  THAT is the future, as much or little as you may like it.
>
>most people dont care about music enough to dig deeper and find what we
>would consider "good" music, so in all reality, the future is something
>catchy that can be quickly digested while not demanding too much from the
>audience.
>

Oh please... this sounds exactly like the present and past... this 
part of culture never actually changes... but it is only a thin 
veneer. real culture has always thrived beneath this veneer, and once 
properly sanitized is allowed into the "marketplace" or at least the 
disneyfied version of the marketplace we all know and seemingly 
despise.

>
>-Joe
>
>
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>Subject: Re: [microsound] /Matrix muzak
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>>  I have to agree.  I am not an oakenfold fan.  I also must say, if you look
>>  around at things today what is a more likely future?  One in which
>>  microsound prevails? One in which experimentation and free-thinking is
>>  encouraged and becomes, in fact, the mainstream?  I think that's an
>>  oxymoron.  The future appears to be American 'culture' putting it's grubby
>>  hands all over the world and people thinking less and less and reacting to
>>  advertising more and more.
>>
>>  So I find it ironic that the matrix has an atrocious commercial soundtrak.
>>   Film should be used to explore but you gotta admit, it's kinda funny.
>>
>>  Patrick Norris wrote:
>>  > You are correct, sir....
>>  >
>>  > Watching this movie helped me make my microsound track. I literaly went
>>  > home
>>  > angry not  only because Juno Reactor was on there, but also because his
>>  > song
>>  > was called "Mona Lisa Overdrive"..so in a sense Juno Reactor ruined two
>>  > titles with one track.
>>  >
>>  >>And while I'm posting online, I thought I'd take this
>>  >>opportunity to express my profound shock and disgust at
>>  >>the soundtrack used for the new Matrix movie.  Juno
>>  >>Reactor? Oakenfold? Oakenfold remixing Dave Matthews?
>>  >>Geez.  I thought this was a movie about technology,
>>  >>future, possibilities, etc.  Jason Bentley managed to
>>  >>put together a soundtrack that ranks up there with
>>  >>Mortal Kombat's in the bad-factor, IMO.  I left the
>>  >>theatre thinking about how Blade Runner continues to be
>>  >>unmatched when it comes to future dystopias *and*
>>  >>marvelling at how Vangelis' score to Blade Runner
>>  >>continues to be timeless and futuristic after 15+
>>  >>years.  Here's to hoping that Madonna either gives up
>>  >>her association with Jason Bentley (the SDTK is
>>  >>released on Maverick, which at least would explain the
>>  >>Oakenfold connection; Don Davis scored again, but
>>  >>Bentley is the one we can "thank" for the rest) or that
>>  >>Bentley works a bit harder on coming up with something
>>  >>futuristic.  Again, I say:  Juno Reactor? Dave
>>  >>Matthews?  Urgh. End of rant. Andrew
>>  >
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