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2001: A Space Odyssey

Reissued, Remastered

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Dum Dum Dum Da Dum! For the first time ever , here are the original full-length recordings from the actual film masters to the greatest science-fiction movie of all time, together with new liner notes and a photo-packed booklet. From Richard Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra through Johann Strauss' The Blue Danube to Gyorgy Ligeti's eerie modern compositions-not to mention a few words from HAL-a profound listening experience.

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This commemorative reissue of music from 2001: A Space Odyssey combines the Also sprach Zarathustra theme, various Johann and Richard Strauss segments, and a ballet suite by Aram Khachaturian--all of which prove how much Stanley Kubrick's film attempts to avoid the soundtrack clichés of most science-fiction movies. Instead of the expected sci-fi effects, there is a more ironic application of music that would be otherwise incongruous to the celestial settings. Here, "The Blue Danube" complements scenes involving weightlessness and descending spacecraft, while Gyorgy Ligeti's creepy "monolith" music connotes Armageddon more than interplanetary exploration. The tracks play as they had appeared on the original soundtrack release back in the '60s, but there is also previously unreleased supplemental material and a dialogue montage entitled "HAL 9000." --Joseph Lanza

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1	Overture: Atmospheres by Ernest Bour Overture: Atmospheres by Ernest Bour	Not Available
2	Main Title: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Herbert von Karajan Main Title: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Herbert von Karajan	Not Available
3	Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs & Orchestra by Francis Travis Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs & Orchestra by Francis Travis	Not Available
4	The Blue Danube (Excerpt) by Herbert von Karajan The Blue Danube (Excerpt) by Herbert von Karajan	Not Available
5	Lux Aeterna by Clytus Gottwald Lux Aeterna by Clytus Gottwald	Not Available
6	Gayane Ballet Suite (Adagio) by Gennady Rozhdestvensky Gayane Ballet Suite (Adagio) by Gennady Rozhdestvensky	Not Available
7	Jupiter And Beyond by Francis Travis;Ernest Bour Jupiter And Beyond by Francis Travis;Ernest Bour	Not Available
8	Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra) by Herbert von Karajan Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra) by Herbert von Karajan	Not Available
9	The Blue Danube (Reprise) by Herbert von Karajan The Blue Danube (Reprise) by Herbert von Karajan	Not Available
10	Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra) (Version From Original MGM Soundtrack Album, But Not In Film) by Ernest Bour Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra) (Version From Original MGM Soundtrack Album, But Not In Film) by Ernest Bour	Not Available
11	Lux Aeterna (Full Length Version From Original MGM Soundtrack Album) by Clytus Gottwald Lux Aeterna (Full Length Version From Original MGM Soundtrack Album) by Clytus Gottwald	Not Available
12	Adventures (Unaltered Full-Length Version) by Ernest Bour Adventures (Unaltered Full-Length Version) by Ernest Bour	Not Available
13	HAL 9000 (Dialog Montage) by 2001: A Space Odyssey (Original Soundtrack) HAL 9000 (Dialog Montage) by 2001: A Space Odyssey (Original Soundtrack)	Not Available
	Digital Booklet: 2001: A Space Odyssey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Digital Booklet: 2001: A Space Odyssey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	Not Available

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Audio CD (October 29, 1996)
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
Label: Rhino Movie Music
Run Time: 149 minutes
ASIN: B0000033WB
Average Customer Review: 47 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,816 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #1909 in Movie Scores (CDs & Vinyl)
- #11221 in Vocal Pop (CDs & Vinyl)
- #3123 in Movie Soundtracks (CDs & Vinyl)

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Tom Blair

Brilliant, Timeless

August 19, 2001

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This film was made at a time when music was not indelibly associated with specific imagery as it is in modern music video. This work is one of the first to do that. And did so brilliantly.
It was once adored by stoned college students who made a cultural icon out of the Also Sprach Zarathustra crescendo. It's appeal quickly became universal. I recently bought the CD and it holds up well.
Of course the Strauss Waltz is beautiful in any context - and striking here. Romantic music and high-tech spacecraft seem in conflict; yet here the spacestation seems to waltz in space.
One of my earliest experiences of loving dissonant modern music was when I came to love "Lux Aeterna." The recording of the Gayne Ballet Suite is one of the prettiest pieces of modern music ever recorded (a genre that unfortunately disparaged "prettiness").
Stanley Kubrick created an extraordinary work of timeless genius in both the film and the music. This compilation can stand on its own; but when associated with the imagery of "2001: A Space Odyssey" is an all-time great work of art.

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AutonomeusTop Contributor: Classic Rock

Unearthly music!

May 11, 2001

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I saw "2001" when it first came out. I must have been 11 or 12, and it made a BIG impression! I went right out and bought the soundtrack -- it was the first album I owned. It took until now, buying the CD after all these years, to realize just how brilliant Kubrick was in selecting the music of Gyorgy Ligeti to feature in the film.

The Richard Strauss "Zarathustra" overture gives a superhumanly heroic tone, which is thoroughly undercut by the eerie, tragic "Atmospheres," "Requiem," "Lux Aeterna," and "Adventures." Ligeti rightly sued Kubrick for using his compositions without permission, but in the end I hope he was philosophical, given the wide exposure he gained as a result.

This particular CD version includes complete versions of "Lux Aeterna," "Requiem" and "Adventures," along with the shortened "L.A." and ALTERED "Adventures" used for the film. The soundtrack is great, though, overall. I'm not a Richard Strauss fan, but the "2001 overture" is great! And who doesn't like to hear Johann Strauss II's "Blue Danube" every now and again?

Thank goodness Kubrick rejected the score he commissioned, and went with these classics instead.

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got it

September 13, 2019

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I give 4 stars for getting what I paid for with timely delivery. I will only provide detailed comments on 3-star ratings and below. I may or may not provide detailed comments on 5-star experiences.

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Matterhorn Magic

Music vs. Movie

April 26, 2000

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It was amazing, just figuring how different the prime cut, ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA, could occupy three cuts on the CD, and only one, cut number 10 from the original soundtrack, was used outside of what was heard on the screen. The screen version of this, played on cuts 2 and 8, which starts the movie, and then is played with the scene of the Dawn of Man, is powerfully driven, or powerfully played with more G forces. The original soundtrack does not come close to that. In addition, the booklet tells me about the end of the movie that the book by Clarke did not: it appeared that Dave, riding on the monolith (like Slim Pickens riding on the missile in Dr. Strangelove), went into Jupiter's atmosphere, and saw strange things, which could very well have been like Earth's, except for shades of dark blue version of the Monument Valley. Was that Clarke's off-hand way of telling us that there is intelligent life in this solar system (or Terra system)?

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Christopher F.

Perfect music

December 11, 2019

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Great music

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John Feesey

wow

November 26, 2010

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There seems to be way more compositions than in the movie as it first played back in 1968,at least as I recall.These compositions describing outer space to my teen self seemed disturbing even terrifying at the time,yet oddly compelling.
Now,as a stand alone collection,they are a beautiful art form describing all points of space,and doing it well with a human touch, a welcome addition to my audio collection.

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M. D. Cummings

Just for the Sheer Pleasure

April 27, 2000

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I've read the other reviews and I applaud their insights to a magnificent soundtrack--2001 a Space Odyssey. I don't believe I can top the other reviews with any more scholarly details, but I can say this, I bought the original soundtrack in an 8 track cassette, and now I'm buying it again in a CD. Times change, but never a classic. I studied to 2001 when I attended college. Now I write books to 2001, and when I'm not writing, I listen to it just for the sheer pleasure.

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Hal T. Miller

Read the book, then see the movie. If you've seen the movie, go read the book!

January 8, 2016

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I love the movie. It's a favorite of mine, but it leaves a lot out from the book. Plus, a few things are changed from the book. These things confuse some people. Otherwise, I'd give it five stars, and it's a favorite movie of mine. By the way, my name is Hal.

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