Clarke went on to write several sequel novels titled 2010, 2061, and 3001 which mostly followed the film s continuity. A year before the first moon landing, stanley kubrick envisioned an outer space where vast spacecraft revolve weightlessly to the strains of johann strausss blue danube waltz. First man takes this waltz with 2001s blue danube notes. Apr 12, 2017 2001 is particularly remembered for using pieces of johann strauss iis bestknown waltz, the blue danube, during the extended spacestation docking and lunar landing sequences. Johann strauss or johann strauss son, one of austrian musics most famous names who studied music secretly against his fathers will, later became the leader of his fathers band and the indisputable waltz king.
The screenplay was written by kubrick and arthur c. The blue danube by johann strauss ii after the beautifully arrogant coopting of strausss bombastic piece as his film s intro, kubricks use of the wedding waltz the blue danube. The blue danube waltz from 2001 by lorchestra numerique. Jan 17, 2009 which filmsadsannimation have used johann strausss the blue danube in them.
At the start of 2001, johann strausss blue danube waltz comes in over the first view of the spaceships floating benignly in the deep black pool of space. Christopher nolan returns kubrick scifi masterpiece 2001. Music for relaxation, reliance and relief 10,396,8 views. Lyrics to blue danube waltz by hank snow from the the singing ranger, vol. Provided to youtube by believe sas the blue danube from the movie 2001. However, during postproduction, kubrick chose to abandon norths music in favor of the nowfamiliar classical music pieces he had earlier chosen as. Johann strauss iis blue danube waltz and the spaceship floating together is a marvelous juxtaposition of movement in the endless void of space, says jeff rush, chair of the film and media arts department at temple universitys school of theater, film and media arts. The johann strauss waltz blue danube, which accompanies the docking of the space shuttle and the space station, is deliberately slow, and so is the action. A space odyssey 1968, while animator ari folman choreographed shmuel frenkel firing a mag machine gun on a.
The plot is something about faries and elves or whatever making the danube blue to the tune of the strauss waltz of the same name. Nov 15, 2019 provided to youtube by believe sas the blue danube from the movie 2001. Clarke and the 1968 film directed by stanley kubrick. If 2001 remains unchallenged as the greatest sf film of all time. Jun 09, 2017 as a shuttle crosses space and docks with the satellite, we hear johann strauss jrs famous waltz, the blue danube. Tyler knudsens comprehensive documentary, how stanley kubrick made 2001. Classical music for studying the blue danube waltz orchestra classic strauss ii 2001 space odyssey.
The movie s attempts at grandeur are ineffective because the special effects represent little more than a series of colorful images. Johann strauss iis blue danube waltz and the spaceship floating. A space odyssey sheet music for such popular songs as the blue danube waltz no. The docking of the shuttle with the enterprise in star trek. The motion picture was said to have been directly inspired by the blue danube waltz section of 2001, yet the experience is not the same. Station 5 majestically rotating above earth impeccably choreographed to the fluid sounds of johann strauss the blue danube waltz, and its one of the most. Obviously such a docking process would have to take place with extreme caution as we now know from experience, but other directors might have found the space ballet too slow, and. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features.
A space odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by stanley kubrick. Composed in 1866 by austrian composer johann strauss ii, the blue danube waltz was also featured in the movies a night to remember 1958, 2001. Zarathustra introduces the metaphysical questions of the film, the blue danube translates space travel into an elegant dance, and ligeti suggests at the existence of an unknowable mystery without revealing a single clue. Kubricks use of johann strauss waltz the beautiful blue danube was a stroke of absolute genius its giddy, spinning weightlessness perfectly underscoring the effortless orbit of the. He spends most of his screen time in transit from the earth to the moon, and while the imagery is spectacular and the blue danube waltz is a lovely tune, theres only so much characterization one can get from a guy sleeping in. A space odyssey project in earnest in april 1964, completing the script with arthur c. A space odyssey, relates the lucky coincidence that brought the waltz into the film.
He was born johann sebastian strauss on october 25, 1825, in vienna. A space odyssey is a 1968 epic sciencefiction film. If a redirect was not here when someone did a seach, they could come away empty wo the redirect in place. Its music thats actually sort of sentimental, but has rhythmic relationship to the movement that is great. Any time jaunty classical music is used in a space setting, particularly johann strauss jr.
The only classical music piece even more reframed from its original meaning as a musical paean to space travel also thanks to kubricks 2001 is also sprach zarathustra, by that other strauss. The emperor waltz, the blue danube waltz, radetzky march, et. Nevertheless, in 2010 the movie, its claimed bowman said this before entering the star gate. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Clarke, and was inspired by clarkes short story the sentinel and other short stories by clarke.
Strangelove, to write the score of his upcoming film 2001. Live film and music performances have become increasingly popular. This line appears in 2001 the book, but not in the movie. Chips 1939 earlier this week and saw the beautiful scene of greer garson and robert donat dancing to the blue danube waltz, it gave me an idea. A space odyssey was the name of an oversized comic book adaptation of the 1968 film of the same name and a 10issue monthly series expanding on the ideas presented in the film and the eponymous arthur c. All year round, in restaurants, shops, and hotels, there is no escaping the blue danube waltz. The piece was prominently used in stanley kubricks 1968 film 2001. This is probably the most recorded piece of classical music in the whole literature. Classical music for studying the blue danube waltz orchestra. Which is the best recording of johann strauss ii the blue. In the early stages of production, kubrick had commissioned noted hollywood composer alex north, who had written the score for spartacus and also worked on dr. As the music picks up, we see a water wheel, then a dancing fairy emerges from a whirlpool and begins singing, to the delight of small woodland creatures. The missing space would be a kind of common mistake by users here. The birds awaken sleeping cherubs, who begin their work of harvesting all things blue and.
The real story is the naked and i mean naked rotoscoped girl at the beginning and the end of this one. Its also the reason you see thus spoke zarathustra paired with sunrises, and blue danube waltz paired with zerogravity. Johann strauss iis the blue danube waltz accompanies the following scenes of space transport. Music, structure and metaphor in stanley kubricks 2001. A conductor, in silhouette against sheet music, leads the title tune, which dissolves into a series of placid landscapes. As a shuttle crosses space and docks with the satellite, we hear johann strauss jrs famous waltz, the blue danube. The soundtrack is known for its use of many classical and orchestral pieces, and credited for giving many classical pieces resurgences in popularity, such as johann strauss iis 1866 blue danube waltz, richard strauss symphonic poem also sprach zarathustra inspired by the writings of friedrich. It is the most famous waltz ever written actually not one waltz but a chain of five interlinked waltz themes. A novelisation of the film released after the film s premiere was in part written concurrently with the screenplay. Blue danube waltz from 2001 a space odyssey by the film music orchestra on amazon music. There are several biopics of the strauss waltz kings, including ludwig bergers walzerkrieg 1933 and julien duviviers the great waltz 1938. It is a science fiction film that meticulously portrayed a scientifically accurate picture of the space but is also puzzle riddled with many mystic symbols.
Blue danube waltz from 2001 a space odyssey johann strauss jr. A pace odysseythe donau sequence as an american film. A space odyssey is a soundtrack album to the film of the same name, released in 1968. The screenplay and syncopation to johann strauss classic blue danube waltz are absolutely flawless. Director stanley kubricks amazing marriage of music and images seen at its absolute best in the space ballet of the capsule docking to the strains of strauss blue danube waltz points to what.
Both the novel and the film are partially based on clarkes 1948 short story the sentinel, an entry in a bbc short story competition, and encounter in the dawn, published in 1953 in the magazine amazing stories. If you havent seen any of those movies, its quite possible you heard it in one of the numerous television commercials it has appeared in over the years. Jack kirby wrote and pencilled both the adaptation and the series, which were published by marvel comics beginning in 1976. Its music thats actually sort of sentimental, but has rhythmic. A space odyssey is the 1968 science fiction novel written by arthur c. If you feel sorry for shop assistants forced from november onwards to listen to christmas music, spare a thought for the citizens of vienna. A space odyssey is a 1968 epic sciencefiction film produced and directed by stanley kubrick. But nobody used the blue danube more innovatively than stanley kubrick in 2001.
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