This came out in 2003 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
In The Matrix, Neo got to pick between the blue pill and the red pill. If you shell out for the soundtrack to the Reloaded sequel, you can make a choice of your own: The first disc or the second disc.
If you take the first disc you are slammed into submission by a dozen sides of mostly predictable nü-metal and rap-rock from the likes of Linkin Park, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Deftones, P.O.D. and Rage Against the Machine, many of whom offer previously released album tracks. Take the second disc, however, and you are plunged down the rabbit hole into the film’s score, which blends orchestral manoeuvres, tribal drums, house grooves and propulsive techno into a musical landscape that’s vast, forbidding and intriguing — sorta like The Matrix itself. Plus you get preview footage and other video goodies on the enhanced CD. Now, you can believe whatever you want to believe. But remember: All that we are offering is the truth. Nothing more.
