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2001: A Space Odyssey is a soundtrack album to the film of the same name, released in 1968.The soundtrack is known for its use of many classical and orchestral pieces, and credited for giving many classical pieces resurgences in popularity, such as Johann Strauss II's 1866 Blue Danube Waltz, Richard Strauss' symphonic poem Also sprach Zarathustra, and György Ligeti's Atmosphères.
Shortly after Telarc's release of the theme, the entire original North score was released to the public. Also in 1993, an entirely new recording produced and conducted by film composer Jerry Goldsmith and performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra was released in CD format from Varèse Sarabande Records, with the track list sequenced by co-producer Robert Tounson and CD cover art by ...
2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick.The screenplay was written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke.Its plot was inspired by several short stories optioned from Clarke, primarily "The Sentinel" (1951) and "Encounter in the Dawn" (1953). [3]
Leonard Bernstein Conducts Music of Our Time. Columbia Masterworks/CBS MS 6733 (stereo). LP recording, 1 sound disc, 33 1 ⁄ 3 rpm, 12 in. New York: CBS Records. (With music by Morton Feldman, Larry Austin, and four improvisations by the New York Philharmonic. Program notes by Edward Downes on the jacket.) 1968. Music from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
"2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) Where to watch: Stream for free on Sling TV. Runtime: 2 hours 29 minutes "The Watcher in the Woods" (1980) Where to watch: Available to rent on Amazon Prime Video.
Ligeti's music is best known to the public not acquainted with 20th century classical music for its use in three films of Stanley Kubrick's, which gained him a world-wide audience. [19] The soundtrack to 2001: A Space Odyssey includes excerpts from four of his pieces: Atmosphères, Lux Aeterna, Requiem and Aventures. [65]
Ligeti's Requiem achieved almost instant fame (for a modern classical work) due to its use by Stanley Kubrick in his 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, although the soundtrack only uses the portion from the beginning to the climax of the "Kyrie" section.
Looking back at the 2001 VMAs red carpet provided some instantly iconic looks: Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Mary J. Blige and Pamela Anderson all rocked some revealing all-black ensembles ...