2001 A Space Odyssey – Space Sequences Tribute Part 2of4
And here the “Mother” (well the real mother is probably “Metropolis”) of all Science Fiction Movie Special Visual Effects: Stanley Kubricks “2001 – A Space Odysee” from 1968. All seen here is of course handmade. All photographic effects, no CGI. And all SFX Scenes from the Movie are cut toghether in full length and in chronological order.
The Music at 1:20 and 6:42 is right out of the Movie. Gayane Ballet Suite (Adagio) Aram Khachaturian. You should find it on the Originial Movie Soundtrack. It was also used “extracted” in the ALIENS Movie!
Because it’s more than 36 Minutes of FX, including the “changing Dimensions” FX, i had to split in into 4 parts. And don’t adjust your volume when there’s nothing to hear. It’s meant that way 
Music heard at the Monolith Scene: The Requiem for soprano, mezzo-soprano, five-voice chorus and orchestra, by Gyorgy Ligeti, is a four-movement work in the same totally-chromatic style as Atmosphères (a portion of this work too received wide currency in the scene on the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, in the scene of the proto-humans approaching the monolith). The first movement of Requiem, the “Introitus”, has a thin texture, but the “Kyrie/Christe” is a stunning, brilliant evocation of searing appeal.[citation needed] It is a massive (twenty-part choral) quasi-fugue where the counterpoint is re-thought in terms of the material, consisting of melismatic masses interpenetrating and alternating with complex skipping parts. It was a part of this movement that accompanied the enigmatic monolith scenes in Kubricks 2001: A Space Odyssey. The last instance quoted in the movie (at Jupiter: Beyond the Infinite), this movement (interrupted by a loud radio-tone screech from the monolith) segues to the opening of Atmosphères. The penultimate movement, “de Die Judicii Sequentia” (Day of Judgement Sequence) is a colossal montage of contrasts: fff loud versus ppp soft, masses of sound versus soloists, etc. In the final movement, “Lacrimosa” (weeping), the chorus is muted, and only a reduced orchestra accompanies the plangent singing of the soloists.
Lux Aeterna is a 16-voice a cappella piece whose text is also associated with the Latin Requiem, which also was partially used in Kubricks movie (for the moon-bus scene en route to the TMA-1 monolith in the crater Tycho). The piece is strongly modeled after the masterful mensuration canons of Johannes Ockeghem and accomplishes much the same effect, but with secundal, rather than tertian harmony, in a paradoxically thick-but-transparent 16-voice texture.
The third Kubrick use of Ligetis music was from his mimodrama Aventures (in the even more cryptic final scenes), distorted by an echo chamber.”
Quote Stanley Kubrick (source:Wikipedia): “I tried to create a visual experience, one that bypasses verbalized pigeonholing and directly penetrates the subconscious with an emotional and philosophic content. I intended the film to be an intensely subjective experience that reaches the viewer at an inner level of consciousness, just as music does; to „explain” a Beethoven symphony would be to emasculate it by erecting an artificial barrier between conception and appreciation. You’re free to speculate as you wish about the philosophical and allegorical meaning of the film — and such speculation is one indication that it has succeeded in gripping the audience at a deep level — but I don’t want to spell out a verbal road map for 2001 that every viewer will feel obligated to pursue or else fear he’s missed the point.”
Stanley Kubrick 1922 – 1999.
Duration : 0:9:59
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
From the first time …
From the first time I saw this movie, I’ve felt the music at 1:20 and 6:42 …Gayane Ballet? Suite… so perfectly projects the sadness of loneliness…
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Incorrect. Horner’s …
Incorrect. Horner’s theme however was heavily inspired and it makes a bit of sense since towards the end of production he was extremely rushed.
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Coming from a …
Coming from a younger artist… Out of all the scenes in this movie this one was my favorite… Its honestly hard for a younger guy to watch this movie without laughing at parts. This scene was very mysterious but had enough detail to get me interested. The score was perfect, provokes a scary and powerful feel… something to respect. The end did drag on but I was able to understand the philosophy behind it. I guess I should read the book.
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
awesome book the …
awesome book the movie kind of sucked though
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
The 9000 computer …
The 9000 computer hasn’t a good feeling about the mission! “Astronauts, you’re death, and than a control!”
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
what do you mean …
what do you mean killed them? It just emitted a really intense radio wave which translated into their headsets as a really loud sound which made them clutch their helmets
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
i don’s understand …
i don’s understand why the monolith killed the austronauts?
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
@StormSirens2
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@StormSirens2
You do realize this was made 1968, when computers were the size of small BUILDINGS. The computer screens were only about 7-8 inches across at that time, and they only HAD 2D images on these tiny screens. So shut up, and get your FACTS right.
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Does anyone know …
Does anyone know how can I find a scene with ravel-bolero music?
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
anyone know were on …
anyone know were on youtube i can find a video with the music at the beginning.
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
well there was 3d …
well there was 3d computer images but they were experimental
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
It’s amazing how …
It’s amazing how every space sequence was done only with models- no CGI, since it hadn’t been made yet. But what’s even more amazing is how the model-work still holds up even after forty years. Truly, one of the greatest films ever produced.
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
The Gayaneh ballet …
The Gayaneh ballet suite could not have fit the introduction of Discovery, Bowman and Poole in ‘2001′ better if it had been written for it !
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
yes, much like …
yes, much like starship troopers lots of cgi
but the roger young was all model.
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
That beautiful …
That beautiful piece is Khachaturian’s “Gayenne Ballet Suite”. Perfect music for a perfect movie.
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Having worked with …
Having worked with those “CGI whizes” I know they’re always careful and don’t do anything in a hurry. Most are big fans of the classic fx guys. Personally, I think a combination of both models and CGI would have an awesome effect.
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Sounds like Stephen …
Sounds like Stephen Hawking
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
IMO, 2001 A Space …
IMO, 2001 A Space Odyssey would be a good example of a perfect film.
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
What’s the name if …
What’s the name if the song that starts playing at 1.31? Does anyone know?
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
What is the name of …
What is the name of the song that play when the scientists go to look at the monolith?
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
long live the …
long live the miniatures, death to CGI !!!
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Why has this film …
Why has this film dated little? It’s because everything was thoroughly researched and meticulously planned. Not put together hurriedly by a couple of CGI-whizzs with PCs.
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
OMG i knew i had …
OMG i knew i had heard that song before. I totally remember that song in the ALIENS movie now.
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
So good! The …
So good! The realistic silence in space is both beautiful and eerie.
May 11th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
This reminds me of …
This reminds me of the first scene of Mel Brooks’ “Spaceballs”. The spaceship shot goes on forever. Great parody!