2001: A Space Odyssey (soundtrack)
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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
(inspired by the writings of Friedrich Nietszche), and György Ligeti
's Atmosphères
. The soundtrack has been re-issued multiple times: including a 1996 version and a digitally remastered version in 2010.
(the film's director) asked American composer Alex North
to compose the film's soundtrack. Once North finished the score, Kubrick decided that the music was unfitting with the film and instead used the selections from the final score, rejecting North's score. However, the North score is still available and was released in 1993 on CD by Varèse Sarabande
.
2001: A Space Odyssey (film)
2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, and co-written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, partially inspired by Clarke's short story The Sentinel...
, 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
Johann Strauss II
Johann Strauss II , also known as Johann Baptist Strauss or Johann Strauss, Jr., the Younger, or the Son , was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas...
's 1866 Blue Danube Waltz
The Blue Danube
The Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 , a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866...
, Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss
Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his Lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till...
' symphonic poem Also sprach Zarathustra
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None is a philosophical novel by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, composed in four parts between 1883 and 1885...
(inspired by the writings of Friedrich Nietszche), and György Ligeti
György Ligeti
György Sándor Ligeti was a composer of contemporary classical music. Born in a Hungarian Jewish family in Transylvania, Romania, he briefly lived in Hungary before becoming an Austrian citizen.-Early life:...
's Atmosphères
Atmosphères
Atmosphères is a piece for full orchestra, composed by György Ligeti in 1961. It is noted for eschewing conventional melody and metre in favor of dense sound textures...
. The soundtrack has been re-issued multiple times: including a 1996 version and a digitally remastered version in 2010.
Unused score
Originally, Stanley KubrickStanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career...
(the film's director) asked American composer Alex North
Alex North
Alex North was an American composer who wrote the first jazz-based film score and one of the first modernist scores written in Hollywood ....
to compose the film's soundtrack. Once North finished the score, Kubrick decided that the music was unfitting with the film and instead used the selections from the final score, rejecting North's score. However, the North score is still available and was released in 1993 on CD by Varèse Sarabande
Varèse Sarabande
Varèse Sarabande is an American record label, distributed by Universal Music Group, which specializes in film scores and original cast recordings. It aims to reissue rare or unavailable albums as well as newer releases by artists no longer under a contract...
.