# What song is this?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/258557>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 6, 2004, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/258557 "2004-08-06T02:19:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![partylineinc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@partylineinc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partylineinc)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/258557/1 "2004-08-06T02:19:47Z")

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I remember it being used on the trailer for the original Matrix movie back in 1998/9 although it does not show up on the movie soundtrack listing on the Internet Movie Database. Basically it’s a bunch of monks chanting while a horn is slowly playing in the background. Any idea what it is? Any help is appreciated.

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**Author:** ![partylineinc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@partylineinc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partylineinc)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/258557/2 "2004-08-06T04:37:26Z")

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I want to say Gregorian monks… but so far I have yet to find it.

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/258557/3 "2004-08-06T13:38:12Z")

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[This](http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/dld/24matrix00.mov) trailer? They’ve got some Gregorian-style stuff with trombone about 3/4 of the way through it (right after “Kansas is going bye-bye…”). No particular piece, probably not even real voices (there aren’t any words enunciated, so it’s probably all synthesizer).

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**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/258557/4 "2004-08-06T14:07:18Z")

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It sounds a lot like Enigma. They have like 4 albums out but i’ve only heard the first. They use a lot of synthetic horns and gregorian chants.