The Animatrix

The Animatrix (アニマトリックス Animatorikkusu) is a 2003 American-Japanese best-sellingdirect-to-video anthology film based on The Matrix trilogy produced by The Wachowskis, who wrote and directed the trilogy. The film is a compilation of nine animated short films, including four written by the Wachowskis. It details the backstory of the Matrix universe, including the original war between man and machines which led to the creation of the Matrix.

Plot

The plot-summaries of the shorts are listed below in the order that they run in the DVD release, which is not the chronological order. Chronologically, the order would be:

  • "The Second Renaissance" - an electronic library entry which appears to serve a world after the Matrix movie timeline. It describes history generations before the original film, The Matrix, relating how humans built artificially intelligent Machines, the apocalyptic war between the two, ending with the Machines enslaving the human race and the initial creation of The Matrix virtual reality.
  • The Animatrix: The Album

    The Animatrix: The Album is a 2003 soundtrack album from The Animatrix collection films.

    Track listing

  • "Who Am I? (Animatrix Edit)" by Peace Orchestra
  • "Big Wednesday" by Free*land
  • "Blind Tiger" by Layo & Bushwacka!
  • "Under the Gun" by Supreme Beings of Leisure
  • "Martenot Waves" by Meat Beat Manifesto
  • "Ren 2" by Photek
  • "Hands Around My Throat" by Death in Vegas
  • "Beauty Never Fades (Animatrix Edit)" by Junkie XL featuring Saffron
  • "Supermoves (Animatrix Remix)" by Overseer
  • "Conga Fury (Animatrix Mix)" by Juno Reactor
  • "Red Pill, Blue Pill" by Junkie XL/Don Davis
  • "The Real" by Tech Itch/Don Davis
  • References

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