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2001 A Space Odyssey: Soundtrack, Music, Classical Composers, Also Sprach Zarathusstra And CD
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Published: October 9, 2007
A soundtrack can make or break a movie. No matter how great the film is, if the music does not match up it can distract from the larger work. Fortunately, Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film, “2001: A Space Odyssey” did not make that mistake. This Academy Award winning movie not only delighted audiences with its exploration into the unknown, but also enabled them to have profound thoughts with the aid of the haunting classical soundtrack.
It has been reissued numerous times due to the popularity of the soundtrack to the film “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
The “2001: A Space Odyssey” soundtrack CD is available at stores nationwide and can also be found online. The list price is $11.98, but can be found for less depending on the retailer. The “2001: A Space Odyssey” CD features classical composers and compositions, such as Richard Strauss' “Also Sprach Zarathustra” and Johan Strauss' “The Blue Danube Waltz.” The soundtrack is presented, much like a symphony, with movements. Different orchestras contributed to the final product. The Berlin, Vienna and Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestras play much of the music, while other prominent orchestras are featured on the soundtrack. Of course, it all depends on which version. The number of tracks, length of the album, and contributing orchestras for the “2001: A Space Odyssey” soundtrack vary according to the year it was issued.
Much of “2001: A Space Odyssey” is spent in silence. Dialog takes up less than 40 minutes of the entire film, while the rest of “2001: A Space Odyssey” contains breathing in a spacesuit, music or silence. So it is easy to consider how important the music would need to be in a film of this nature. It needs to enhance the quiet of the atmosphere while not taking away from the intended purpose: what it would sound like in space. The use of classical composers' work does the job in this case.
Both the movie and soundtrack “2001: A Space Odyssey” have been featured in 100 Best or Greatest lists. In one of Entertainment Weekly magazine's 2001 issues, the “2001: A Space Odyssey” soundtrack was listed as number 10. “Also Sprach Zarathustra,” named for the book by Friedrich Nietzsche, is probably one of the most well-known compositions from the album. It is redone on the soundtrack, depending on which re-issue, three times.
A movie's soundtrack frames the film. If it has done its job well, the music enhances what is already there. For Stanley Kubrick's film, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the classical composers' works were necessary to inspire reflection and thought while watching the amazing exploration into space. When much of the movie is silent, every sound is scrutinized all the more. “2001: A Space Odyssey” managed to pull it off with their award winning visual effects and breathtaking sound.
Sources:
"2001: A Space Odyssey CD." CD Universe. 2007. 9 Oct. 2007 http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1118 224/a/2001:+A+Space+Odyssey.htm.
"2001: A Space Odyssey." Soundtrack Collector. 2007. 9 Oct. 2007 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/catalog/soundtr ackdetail.php?movieid=1002.
Dirks, Tim. "2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)." Film Site. 2007. 9 Oct. 2007 http://www.filmsite.org/twot.html.
The “2001: A Space Odyssey” soundtrack CD is available at stores nationwide and can also be found online. The list price is $11.98, but can be found for less depending on the retailer. The “2001: A Space Odyssey” CD features classical composers and compositions, such as Richard Strauss' “Also Sprach Zarathustra” and Johan Strauss' “The Blue Danube Waltz.” The soundtrack is presented, much like a symphony, with movements. Different orchestras contributed to the final product. The Berlin, Vienna and Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestras play much of the music, while other prominent orchestras are featured on the soundtrack. Of course, it all depends on which version. The number of tracks, length of the album, and contributing orchestras for the “2001: A Space Odyssey” soundtrack vary according to the year it was issued.
Much of “2001: A Space Odyssey” is spent in silence. Dialog takes up less than 40 minutes of the entire film, while the rest of “2001: A Space Odyssey” contains breathing in a spacesuit, music or silence. So it is easy to consider how important the music would need to be in a film of this nature. It needs to enhance the quiet of the atmosphere while not taking away from the intended purpose: what it would sound like in space. The use of classical composers' work does the job in this case.
Both the movie and soundtrack “2001: A Space Odyssey” have been featured in 100 Best or Greatest lists. In one of Entertainment Weekly magazine's 2001 issues, the “2001: A Space Odyssey” soundtrack was listed as number 10. “Also Sprach Zarathustra,” named for the book by Friedrich Nietzsche, is probably one of the most well-known compositions from the album. It is redone on the soundtrack, depending on which re-issue, three times.
A movie's soundtrack frames the film. If it has done its job well, the music enhances what is already there. For Stanley Kubrick's film, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the classical composers' works were necessary to inspire reflection and thought while watching the amazing exploration into space. When much of the movie is silent, every sound is scrutinized all the more. “2001: A Space Odyssey” managed to pull it off with their award winning visual effects and breathtaking sound.
Sources:
"2001: A Space Odyssey CD." CD Universe. 2007. 9 Oct. 2007 http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1118 224/a/2001:+A+Space+Odyssey.htm.
"2001: A Space Odyssey." Soundtrack Collector. 2007. 9 Oct. 2007 http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/catalog/soundtr ackdetail.php?movieid=1002.
Dirks, Tim. "2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)." Film Site. 2007. 9 Oct. 2007 http://www.filmsite.org/twot.html.
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