Editing The Matrix (section)

=== Sound effects and music ===
{{See also|The Matrix: Original Motion Picture Score|The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture}}
[[Dane A. Davis]] was responsible for creating the sound effects for the film. The fight scene sound effects, such as the whipping sounds of punches, were created using thin metal rods and recording them, then editing the sounds. The sound of the pod containing a human body closing required almost fifty sounds put together.<ref name="Sound effects">{{Cite AV media |title=[[The Matrix Revisited]] |date=November 20, 2001 |last=Oreck, Josh (Director); Wachowski, Larry; Matthies, Eric (Producers) |publisher=[[Warner Bros. Pictures]] |place=United States |section=Sound effects |medium=DVD}}</ref>

The film's [[film score|score]], [[The Matrix: Original Motion Picture Score]], was composed by [[Don Davis (composer)|Don Davis]].<ref>{{AllMusic|album|mw0000239692|''The Matrix {{bracket|Score}}''}}.</ref><ref>{{Discogs master|298381|The Matrix: Original Motion Picture Score}}</ref> He noted that mirrors appear frequently in the film: reflections of the blue and red pills are seen in Morpheus's glasses; Neo's capture by Agents is viewed through the rear-view mirror of Trinity's motorcycle; Neo observes a broken mirror mending itself; reflections warp as a spoon is bent; the reflection of a helicopter is visible as it approaches a skyscraper.<!-- (The film also frequently references the book ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'', which has a sequel entitled ''[[Through the Looking-Glass]]''.) --> Davis focused on this theme of reflections when creating his score, alternating between sections of the orchestra and attempting to incorporate [[Counterpoint|contrapuntal]] ideas. Davis' score combines orchestral, choral and synthesizer elements; the balance between these elements varies depending on whether humans or machines are the dominant subject of a given scene.<ref name="The Score">{{Cite AV media |title=[[The Matrix Revisited]] |date=November 20, 2001 |last=Oreck, Josh (Director); Wachowski, Larry; Matthies, Eric (Producers) |publisher=[[Warner Bros. Pictures]] |place=United States |section=The Score |medium=DVD}}</ref><!-- We no longer need this ref, now that we have the DVD as ref.<ref name="mirrors">Don Davis, interviewed in ''[[The Matrix Revisited]]'' (Chapter 28). A transcript of his comments may be found online: {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429165147/http://www.geocities.com/dondavismatrixnl/Dvdfeaturesdavis.html |date=April 29, 2007 }}</ref> -->
In addition to Davis' score, [[The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture]] also features music from acts such as [[Rammstein]], [[Rob Dougan]], [[Rage Against the Machine]], [[Propellerheads]], [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]], [[Lunatic Calm]], [[Deftones]], [[Monster Magnet]], [[The Prodigy]], [[Rob Zombie]], [[Meat Beat Manifesto]] and [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Coleman |first=Christopher |title=Essence of Cool |url=http://www.tracksounds.com/reviews/matrix_music_from.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515045038/http://www.tracksounds.com/reviews/matrix_music_from.htm |archive-date=May 15, 2013 |access-date=December 28, 2012 |publisher=Tracksounds.com }}</ref><ref>{{AllMusic|album|mw0000238626|''The Matrix {{bracket|Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture}}''}}.</ref><ref>{{Discogs master|view/63357|The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture}}</ref><!-- Other pieces from artists such as [[Duke Ellington]], [[Django Reinhardt]], and [[Massive Attack]] are included in the film, but not featured on the soundtrack.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} -->