The Eyes of Truth

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"The Eyes of Truth"
"The Eyes of Truth" cover
Single by Enigma
from the album The Cross of Changes
Released April 8, 1994
Format Compact disc, 7", 12"
Recorded  ?
Genre New age
Length 4:36
Label Virgin Records/EMI
Producer(s) Michael Cretu
Chart positions
  • #21 (UK)
Enigma singles chronology
"Return to Innocence"
(1993)
"The Eyes of Truth"
(1994)
"Age of Loneliness"
(1994)

"The Eyes of Truth" is a 1994 single created by the musical group, 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 had samples of Mongolian Folk Music and samples taken from Anne Dudley's album, Songs from the Victorious City.

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. The Matrix DVD main menu music is not "The Eyes of Truth", but many listeners feel that it was inspired by the Enigma piece.

[edit] Single tracklisting

  1. "Radio Edit" – 4:36
  2. "Album Version" – 7:27
  3. "The Götterdämmerung Mix (The Twilight Of The Gods)(140 bpm)" – 7:17
  4. "Dub Version (140 bpm)" – 5:34

[edit] References

    Enigma
    Michael Cretu | Sandra Cretu | Jens Gad

    Guest singers: Ruth-Ann Boyle | Andru Donalds

    Former members: Peter Cornelius | David Fairstein | Frank Peterson

    Discography
    Studio albums: MCMXC a.D. | The Cross of Changes | Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! | The Screen Behind the Mirror | Voyageur | A Posteriori

    Compilation albums: Trilogy | Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits | Love Sensuality Devotion: The Remix Collection | 15 Years After

    Singles: "Sadeness (Part I)" | "Mea Culpa (Part II)" | "Principles of Lust" | "The Rivers of Belief"
    "Carly's Song" | "Return to Innocence" | "The Eyes of Truth" | "Age of Loneliness" | "Out from the Deep"
    "Beyond the Invisible" | "T.N.T. for the Brain" | "Gravity of Love" | "Push the Limits"
    "Turn Around" | "Voyageur" | "Following the Sun" | "Boum-Boum" | "Hello and Welcome" | "Goodbye Milky Way"

    DVDs: Remember the Future | MCMXC a.D.: The Complete Video Album

    Related projects
    Sandra | Cretu and Theirs | Cornelius and Cretu | Moti Special | Trance Atlantic Air Waves
    Related articles
    A.R.T. Studios | List of Enigma music videos | The Dusted Variations
    In other languages