Mona Lisa Overdrive (song)

This article is about the movie soundtrack. For the Buck-Tick album, see Mona Lisa Overdrive (album).
"Mona Lisa Overdrive"
Song by Juno Reactor and Don Davis
from the album The Matrix Reloaded: The Album and Labyrinth
Released
  • 29 April 2003 (soundtrack)
  • 26 October 2004 (album)
StudioThe 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)
Songwriter(s)Ben Watkins[1][2]
Producer(s)
  • 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.[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]

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.

  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Matrix Reloaded: The Album - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Glazer, Joshua. "Labyrinth - Juno Reactor". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Granade, Andrew. "The Matrix Reloaded Soundtrack Review". soundtrack.net. Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  4. ^ ""Juno Reactor - "Labyrinth" complete track list from the official website". Archived from the original on 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  5. ^ "Juno Reactor - "Inside The Reactor" release information". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2014-05-28.