2001: a Space Odyssey [Soundtrack] [Import] [PR]
Various
レーベル： EMI
CD
発売日： 1997年1月20日(月)
画像： 大 中
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The most famous unused film score in the repertoire, Alex North's music for Stanley Kubrick's sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey languished in obscurity until the release of this album in 1993. Unknown to the composer, Kubrick rejected North's original compositions in favour of pre-recorded classical tracks; this revival by long-time North friend and Hollywood legend Jerry Goldsmith goes a long way toward redressing the injustice. Though the disc offers a track-by-track description of each cue, North's score is divided into two distinct parts and stands up exceptionally well when divorced from the film. The first movement is a dark, excursion into man's past. After an imaginative paraphrase of Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra for the main credits, North creates an objective, primitive atmosphere in order to reflect the unforgiving nature of the prehistoric land ("The Foraging"). Part two takes the listener on a journey to a future in which technology has triumphed; the highlight of this section is "Space Station Docking", a scherzo and waltz that is both magical and impressionistic. Whether North's score would have improved Kubrick's film is a moot point--what matters is that this sublime score has now been preserved for the ages. Varese's reference-calibre recording includes the complete score and extensive programme notes. --Kevin Mulhall
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