2001 A Space Odyssey - Soundtrack 1968 FLAC (First US Press vinyl rip) [ChingLiu]

Album name : 2001 A Space Odyssey - Soundtrack

Genre: Soundtrack

Label : MGM Records ~ S1E-13 ST X

Release date : 1968 (First US Pressing)

Qualty - Type : vinyl rip in 16/44.1 - FLAC tracks no cue or log (vinyl)

Covers : Full LP Artwork included

Time : 38:28 min.


Music plays a crucial part in 2001: A Space Odyssey, and not only because of the relatively sparse dialogue. From very early on in production, Kubrick decided that he wanted the film to be a primarily non-verbal experience, one that did not rely on the traditional techniques of narrative cinema, and in which music would play a vital role in evoking particular moods. About half the music in the film appears either before the first line of dialogue or after the final line. Almost no music is heard during any scenes with dialogue.

The film is remarkable for its innovative use of classical music taken from existing commercial recordings. Most feature films then and now are typically accompanied by elaborate film scores or songs written especially for them by professional composers. In the early stages of production, Kubrick had actually commissioned a score for 2001 from noted Hollywood composer Alex North, who had written the score for Spartacus and also worked on Dr. Strangelove. However, during post-production, Kubrick chose to abandon North's music in favor of the now-familiar classical music pieces he had earlier chosen as "guide pieces" for the soundtrack.

2001 is particularly remembered for using pieces of Johann Strauss II's best-known waltz, An der schönen blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), during the extended space-station docking and lunar landing sequences, and the use of the opening from the Richard Strauss tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra (Usually translated as "Thus Spake Zarathustra" or occasionally "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", the soundtrack album gives the former, the movie's credits give the latter).

I have included full scans. ( Thanks to vinylhound )



Track List

Side 1

1. Also Sprach Zarathustra
2. Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Chiors & Orchestra
3. Lux Aeterna
4. The Blue Danube

Side 2

1. Gayane Ballet Suite
2. Atmospheres
3. The Blue Danube
4. Also Sprach Zarathustra



Vinyl Ripping Equipment

Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Shure V15VxMR Cartridge
LP Gear SHVN5xMR Super Analogue Stylus
Sonic Bliss Audiophile Turntable Mat
Custom built, all tube phono stage
Creative 0404 USB @ 16/44.1
Adobe Audition 3.0 for recording software
JBL LSR series studio monitors / subwoofer for playback listening
iZotope RX Advanced 2.02 for any cleaning needed (all done manually)
Adobe Photoshop for scans
mp3tag 2.49 for file tagging
Easy CD-DA Extractor Ultimate 10 v2011.3 for converting files