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Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

What was the name of that song on 2001:A Space Odyssey...you know, the classical song used for when the ships float around and stuff?

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Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

The Blue Danube, I believe. I haven't seen it in years. I heard it was to be released to theaters again, but none showed it here. It played one night at the State College theater, but I couldn't go.

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Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

Ok, who is it by? Who was the original composer? BTW, THANKS! been looking for it for a while.

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"I will remember you...Will you remember me?
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Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

Ok, lets play Classical Music Guess that Artist!

Who originally composed:
The Blue Danube
The Entertainer
Chariots of Fire

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"I will remember you...Will you remember me?
Don't let your love pass you by...Weep not for the memories..."
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Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

Johann Strauss wrote The Blue Danube...

Scott Joplin wrote The Entertainer...

and Vangelis did original music for Chariots of Fire.

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Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

Thanks Jay! been searching for these songs, but couldn't remember the artists' names.

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Posted by Jubilee (Member # 99) on :

Smartie pants. *L*

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Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :

There are two main songs in 2K+1, composed by two unrelated(?) guys named Strauss. The mellow waltzy one is The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss, while the groovy dum dum one at the opening is Thus Spake Zarathusta(sp?) by Richard Strauss.

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Posted by The First One (Member # 35) on :

This being my favourite film, I feel qualified to reply. That version of the Blue Danube is the best I've ever heard, and was conducted by Herbert Von Karajan. There's more good stuff in the film. . . the eerie choral music that accompanies the monolith is by Gyorgy Ligeti (who also did the music used during the Trip through the Star Gate), while the beautiful music that accompanies the first appearance of the Discovery is Katchachurian's Gayane Ballet Suite.

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Zarathustra, actually. Well, you asked.

Anyway, lest we all think Jay is some sort of freakish prodigy, we should know that he, like, studies historical sheet music or something. Yeah, I know, all that California sun and what does he do with it?

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Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

Freakish, yes...prodigy, no.

My research has been into 19th century sheet music from the 1850's and 60's so that was of little help here. Joplin came to me from my love of Jazz and Blues. He as the person who made ragtime what it was and reinvented the way that piano was played.

The other two were were just a mouse click away. The Internet Movie Database is a garden of eden for such movie trivia.

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

If you want to sound even smarter, you can refer to the 2001 theme by it's original German title, "Also Sprach Zarathustra"... :-)

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

What, you mean instead of "The 'Da....da....da....DAAAA DAAAA!' song"?

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Posted by Jubilee (Member # 99) on :

*has never seen the movie*

Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

Given the thread title, I expected a different and more interesting thread. Oh, well. I guess I'm just twisted that way.

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Posted by Dani (Member # 57) on :

You're not the only one....I thought this thread was going to be a little more interesting as well.

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Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

we need a spanking!! (A spanking, a spanking)

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Posted by Jubilee (Member # 99) on :

*comes in with a paddle*..

Did someone ask for a SPANKING?....