3. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Definitive Soundtrack) (1968)

Today's Pick:

2001: A Space Odyssey by Richard Strauss, Johann Strauss Jr., György Ligeti, and Aram Khachaturian

1. Overture - Atmospheres

2. Main Title - Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra)

3. Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs & Orchestra

4. The Blue Danube (Excerpt)

5. Lux Aeterna

6. Gayane Ballet Suite (Adagio)

7. Jupiter and Beyond (Requiem, Atmospheres, Adventures: Altered for Film)

8. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra)

9. The Blue Danube (Reprise)

10. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Longer)

11. Lux Aeterna (Longer)

12. Adventures (Unaltered)

13. HAL 9000 (Dialogue Montage)

I saw this movie last night and the soundtrack is UNREAL! I love the oddly dissonant overture and the otherworldly choral music. The "Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs & Orchestra" and "Lux Aeterna" are exquisitely and mysteriously astounding! I really love György Ligeti's pieces in particular. They are sonically primordial, yet simultaneously futuristic. Khachaturian's piece is beautifully somber as well - a purely timeless soundtrack.

Unfortunately, Spotify doesn't have this soundtrack, but here's a vid nonetheless: