2001 A Space Odyssey Soundtrack CD Various Classical

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 cliches 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'.

 1. Overture: Atmospheres - Sudwesfunk Orchestra

 2. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Main Title from Thus Spake Zarathustra) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (aka the Vienna State Opera)

 3. Requiem for Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs & Orchestra - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

 4. Blue Danube [Excerpt] - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

 5. Lux Aeterna - Stuttgart Schola Cantorum

 6. Gayane Ballet Suite - Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

 7. Jupiter and Beyond: Requiem for Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Cho - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

 8. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

 9. Blue Danube (Reprise) - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

10. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) - Sudwesfunk Orchestra

11. Lux Aeterna - Stuttgart Schola Cantorum

12. Adventures [Unaltered] - Internationale Musikinstitut Darmstardt

13. Hal 9000 [Dialog Montage]

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