Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999)

Seems more like Ed Wood than Stanley Kubrick! The opening voiceover is definitely a cross between the type of insane nonsense in a Wood film with a few Twilight Zone overtones--although this was a few years BEFORE the Twilight Zone debuted. The acting is pretty bad as well, topped by Mazursky quoting from the Tempest as he goes crazy. Are Harp and Coit playing dual roles meant to be symbolic--or is it just a sign of how cheap this film was? Kubrick can't be blamed for Howard Sackler's screenplay in any case, and the two of them went on to a much more enjoyable collaboration on Killer's Kiss. Watch that instead.… (more)

The Music As It Appears In The Film:
1 György Ligeti– Overture: Atmospheres
Composed By – Gyorgy Ligeti*
Conductor – Ernest Bour
Orchestra – Sudwesfunk Orchestra*
2:49
2 Richard Strauss– Main Title: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra) (Movie Version)
Composed By – Richard Strauss
Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra – The Vienna Philharmonic*
1:41
3 György Ligeti– Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs & Orchestra
Composed By – Gyorgy Ligeti*
Conductor – Francis Travis
Orchestra – The Bavarian Radio Orchestra*
6:33
4 Johann Strauss*– The Blue Danube (Excerpt)
Composed By – Johann Strauss*
Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra – The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra*
5:42
5 György Ligeti– Lux Aeterna (Edited)
Choir – The Stuttgart Schola Cantorum*
Composed By – Gyorgy Ligeti*
Conductor – Clytus Gottwald
2:52
6 Aram Khatchaturian– Gayane Ballet Suite (Adagio)
Composed By – Aram Khachaturian*
Conductor – Gennadi Rezhdestvensky*
Orchestra – The Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra*
5:15
Jupiter And Beyond: (15:13)
7a György Ligeti– Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs & Orcehestra
Composed By – Gyorgy Ligeti*
Conductor – Francis Travis
Orchestra – The Bavarian Radio Orchestra*
7b György Ligeti– Jupiter And Beyond: Atmospheres
Composed By – Gyorgy Ligeti*
Conductor – Ernest Bour
Orchestra – The Sudwesfunk Orchestra*
7c György Ligeti– Jupiter And Beyond: Adventures (Altered For Film)
Choir – Internationale Musikinstitut Darmstardt*
Conductor, Composed By – Gyorgy Ligeti*
8 Richard Strauss– Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra)
Composed By – Richard Strauss
Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra – The Vienna Philharmonic*
1:41
9 Johann Strauss*– The Blue Danube (Reprise)
Composed By – Johann Strauss*
Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra – The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra*
8:17
Supplemental Material:
10 Richard Strauss– Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra) (Original Version From MGM Soundtrack Album But Not In Film)
Composed By – Richard Strauss
Conductor – Ernest Bour
Orchestra – The Sudwesfunk Orchestra*
1:39
11 György Ligeti– Lux Aeterna (Full-Length Version)
Choir – The Stuttgart Schola Cantorum*
Composed By – Gyorgy Ligeti*
Conductor – Clytus Gottwold*
5:59
12 György Ligeti– Adventures (Unaltered Full-Length Version)
Choir – Internationale Musikinstitut Darmstardt*
Conductor, Composed By – Gyorgy Ligeti*
10:51
13 Various– HAL 9000 (Dialog Montage)
Edited By – Chris Clarke
Voice Actor [Voice Bbc-12 Announcer] – Kenneth Kendall
Voice Actor [Voice Dr. Dave Bowman] – Keir Dullea
Voice Actor [Voice Dr. Frank Poole] – Gary Lockwood
Voice Actor [Voice Hal 9000] – Douglas Rain
Voice Actor [Voice Interviewer] – Martin Amor
Voice Actor [Voice Mission Controller] – Frank Miller (6)
9:41… (more)