The Eyes of Truth
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"The Eyes of Truth" is a 1994 single
created by the musical project, Enigma
. This single was one of Enigma's four singles from its second album, The Cross of Changes
.
Similar with "Age of Loneliness
", the song featured samples of Mongolian Folk Music (most notably Alsyn Gazryn) and samples taken from Anne Dudley
's album Songs from the Victorious City
. It also contains samples from U2
's song "Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
", Peter Gabriel
's "Kiss That Frog", NASA retransmissions sampled from "Mare Tranquillitatis" performed by Vangelis
, and Genesis
' "Dreaming While You Sleep".
In 1999, the song was popularized from its artistic use in the worldwide trailer for the movies The Matrix
, and also for The Long Kiss Goodnight
. As is the trend for many trailers, the song did not appear in either film or soundtrack.
For the case of The Matrix, the song was sampled for the theatrical trailer release.
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
created by the musical project, Enigma
Enigma (musical project)
Enigma is an electronic musical project founded in Germany by Michael Cretu, David Fairstein and Frank Peterson in 1990. The Romanian-born Cretu conceived the Enigma project while working in Germany, but has based his recording studio A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, Spain, since the early 1990s until May...
. This single was one of Enigma's four singles from its second album, The Cross of Changes
The Cross of Changes
The Cross of Changes is a 1993 album by the musical project Enigma. It is Enigma's second album, following MCMXC a.D., released three years earlier....
.
Similar with "Age of Loneliness
Age of Loneliness
"Age of Loneliness" is a 1994 single by the musical group, Enigma. The single was the second one to be released from The Cross of Changes....
", the song featured samples of Mongolian Folk Music (most notably Alsyn Gazryn) and samples taken from Anne Dudley
Anne Dudley
Anne Dudley is an English composer and pop musician, and was the first BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association in 2001. She has worked in both the classical and pop genres. She is perhaps best known, however, as one of the core members of the synthpop band Art of Noise and also as a film...
's album Songs from the Victorious City
Songs From the Victorious City
Songs From The Victorious City is an album in the world music genre written by Anne Dudley and Jaz Coleman, recorded in Cairo and London. It takes its name from Cairo itself, in Arabic القاهرة , literally "The Triumphant" or "The Victorious".-Track listing:# The Awakening - # Endless Festival - #...
. It also contains samples from U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
's song "Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
"Ultraviolet " is a song by the rock band U2 and the tenth track from their 1991 album Achtung Baby. Ostensibly about love and dependency, the song also lends itself to religious interpretations, with listeners finding allusions to the Book of Job and writers finding spiritual meaning in its...
", Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
's "Kiss That Frog", NASA retransmissions sampled from "Mare Tranquillitatis" performed by Vangelis
Vangelis
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis...
, and Genesis
Genesis (band)
Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
' "Dreaming While You Sleep".
In 1999, the song was popularized from its artistic use in the worldwide trailer for the movies The Matrix
The Matrix
The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving...
, and also for The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Long Kiss Goodnight is a 1996 action thriller film starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson, written by Shane Black and directed by Renny Harlin.-Plot:...
. As is the trend for many trailers, the song did not appear in either film or soundtrack.
For the case of The Matrix, the song was sampled for the theatrical trailer release.
Track listing
- "Radio Edit" – 4:36
- "Album Version" – 7:27
- "The GötterdämmerungGötterdämmerungis the last in Richard Wagner's cycle of four operas titled Der Ring des Nibelungen...
Mix (The Twilight Of The Gods)(140 bpm)" – 7:17 - "Dub Version (140 bpm)" – 5:34