Rescoring The Animatrix - World Record part 1

A section of the rescoring I did for World Record, a chapter from The Animatrix (2003), as part of a pedagogical approach to writing for the moving image, This was done by removing the original soundtrack from the audio mix and composing/recording my own from scratch and combining it with the original dialogue and physical noise.

In World Record, we follow the sprinter Dan Davis as he battles through injury to eventually, and accidentally, break through the facade of the Matrix. Here I went for a more urban electronic sound, with a good deal of confidence. Drawing on genres such as synthwave, drum & bass, and triphop.

All music composed, performed, recorded & mixed by Yanik Fillion-Murphy
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Film: The Animatrix (2003)

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Full Story:
The story is about Dan Davis, a track athlete, who is competing in the 100 m in the Summer Olympic Games. He has set a world record time of 8.99 seconds, but his subsequent gold medal was revoked due to drug use. He decides to compete again and break his own record to "prove them wrong." Despite support from his father and a young reporter, Dan's trainer tells him that he is physically unfit to race and that pushing himself too hard will cause a career-ending injury. Dan is adamant on racing.

On the day of the race, he is monitored by four Agents in the stadium. The race begins and Dan starts off strong. However, the muscles in his leg violently rupture, putting him at a setback and scaring many of the people in the stands. Through strong willpower, Dan ignores the injury and runs much faster than he did before, easily passing the other athletes. Before he can cross the finish line, the Agents detect that his "signal" is getting unstable in the Matrix due to his massive burst of energy. Three of the agents possess the three closest runners and try to stop him, but are unable to catch up to him.

The burst of energy causes Dan to be unplugged from the Matrix and wake up in his power-station pod, where he sees the real world through his pod. A Sentinel employs electrical restraints to secure him back in his pod. Dan's mind is thrown back into the Matrix, where his body is instantly exhausted from the race and Dan tumbles to the ground at high speed. Despite this, he easily wins the race and breaks his original time of 8.99 seconds with a time of 8.72 seconds. The next scene shows a crippled Dan being wheeled through a hospital. A nearby Agent calls his other agents to tell them that they erased Dan's memory of the race and that he will never walk again, nor be an issue for them. However, Dan whispers the word "Free", angering the agent. Dan then stands, breaking the metal screws that bind his restraints to his wheelchair, and takes a few steps before falling down and being helped up by a nurse.

Видео Rescoring The Animatrix - World Record part 1 канала Yanik Fillion-Murphy