"Navras" is a composition and a song from ''
The Matrix Revolutions
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''
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by
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band
Juno Reactor
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, whose remix version is composed by
Don Davis and
Juno Reactor
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featuring vocal elements by
Lakshmi Shankar
Lakshmi Shankar (née Sastri, 16 June 1926 – 30 December 2013) was an Indian singer and a noted Hindustani classical. Born into a south Indian Brahmin family, she became an outstanding Hindustani vocalist of the Patiala Gharana and married Ra ...
and
Azam Ali
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. The song contains an adaption of the
''Pavamana'' Mantra found in the
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sacred text the
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
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, section I.iii.28, used in the
soundtrack
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of the movie ''
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''. The song was also a remix of an earlier track called Neodammerung (German for "the twilight of Neo"). The name ''Navras'' might refer to the notion of nine ''
rasas
Rasas ( ar, رساس, also spelled Rsas) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the al-Suwayda Governorate, located south of al-Suwayda. Nearby localities include Ira, Syria, 'Ira to the southwest, Sahwat Bilata to the east, al-Ru ...
'' (''nava rasa'') in Sanskrit aesthetics.
::''asato mā sad gamaya
tamaso mā jyotir gamaya
mṛtyor mā amṛtaṁ gamaya''
::''From ignorance lead me to truth
From darkness lead me to light
From death lead me to immortality''
:::--
Brhadaranyaka Upanishad
The ''Brihadaranyaka Upanishad'' ( sa, बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद्, ) is one of the Principal Upanishads and one of the first Upanishadic scriptures of Hinduism. A key scripture to various schools of Hinduism, the ''Bri ...
, I.iii.28
The track was used by rhythmic gymnasts
Simona Peycheva
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of Bulgaria and Penelope Blackmore of Australia in their respective ribbon routines at the
2004 Athens Olympic Games
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.
The
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have used this song since the
2004 Stanley Cup Finals
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against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Used as the intro right before the Flames take the ice, this song has been used in
2004
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Events January
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2006
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2008
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On 28 January 2022, "Navras" was released as single with 3 remixes from Bliss, Reaky Reakson and System Of The Abyss.
Personnel
*
Don Davis – conductor
*
Azam Ali
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Biography
She was born in Tehran on 3 October 1970, Ali spent most of her ...
– vocals
*
Lakshmi Shankar
Lakshmi Shankar (née Sastri, 16 June 1926 – 30 December 2013) was an Indian singer and a noted Hindustani classical. Born into a south Indian Brahmin family, she became an outstanding Hindustani vocalist of the Patiala Gharana and married Ra ...
– vocals
*
Deepak Ram
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– vocals, flute
*Mabi Thobejane – vocals, percussion
*Zig Gron – editing
*Greg Hunter – engineer
*Scott Oyster – engineer
See also
*
Rasa (aesthetics)
In Indian aesthetics, a rasa ( sa, रस) literally means "nectar, essence or taste".Monier Monier-Williams (1899)Rasa Sanskrit English Dictionary with Etymology, Motilal Banarsidass (Originally Published: Oxford) It connotes a concept in Indian ...
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Pavamana Mantra
The Pavamana Mantra (''pavamāna'' meaning "being purified, strained", historically a name of Soma), also known as ''pavamāna abhyāroha'' (''abhyāroha'', lit. "ascending", being an Upanishadic technical term for "prayer")
is an ancient Indian ...
References
2003 compositions
2003 songs
Apocalyptic music
Compositions in D minor
Songs written for films
The Matrix (franchise) music
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