2001: A Space Odyssey
Added on Saturday, November 09, 2019 Posted by Philippe Mouchon
Mondo in conjunction with WaterTower Music is proud to present one of the most iconic film soundtracks of all time, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Mondo in conjunction with WaterTower Music is proud to present one of the most iconic film soundtracks of all time, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The soundtracks to Stanley Kubrick's masterpieces are storied, and nearly as engaging and challenging as the films themselves. The soundtrack to 2001: A Space Odyssey is no different.
Kubrick's last minute decision to omit all original scoring by legendary composer Alex North for classic orchestrations and waltzes that went on to become some of the most iconic and discussed music for film in the last 50 years. Kubrick's use of 'The Blue Danube' alone is one of the most important uses of music in the history of film.
The soundtrack incorporates a number of pieces of classical music, among them Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss, 'The Blue Danube' by Johann Strauss II, and works by Aram Khachaturian and György Ligeti.
This essential re-issue has been re-mastered at Abbey Road Studios for the 50th anniversary. Cut at 45 RPM and pressed on two vinyl discs for the very first time ever.
Housed in a die-cut gatefold jacket featuring original artwork by Matthew Woodson and pressed on 180 Gram colored vinyl (also available on 180 Gram black vinyl)
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, and was inspired by Clarke's short story 'The Sentinel' and other short stories by Clarke.
In an African desert millions of years ago, a tribe of hominids are driven away from their water hole by a rival tribe. Later, they awaken to find a featureless alien Monolith has appeared before them. Seemingly influenced by the Monolith, they discover how to use a bone as a weapon and return to drive their rivals away…..
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