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2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick.The screenplay was written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke.Its plot was inspired by several short stories optioned from Clarke, primarily "The Sentinel" (1951) and "Encounter in the Dawn" (1953). [3]
2001: A Space Odyssey is a soundtrack album to the film of the same name, released in 1968.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 II's 1866 Blue Danube Waltz, Richard Strauss' symphonic poem Also sprach Zarathustra, and György Ligeti's Atmosphères.
On the one hand, the 2001 exhibit (given in that year) at the Tech Museum in San Jose and now online (for a subscription) referred merely to "satellites", [76] while a special modelling exhibition at the exhibition hall at Porte de Versailles in Paris also held in 2001 (called 2001 l'odyssée des maquettes (2001: A Modeler's Odyssey)) overtly ...
The VHS, entitled *NSYNC: PopOdyssey Live, was released on November 21, 2001. A DVD edition was released on April 23, 2002. [ 55 ] The DVD featured the entire concert along with special features, which included: interviews with each bandmember, behind-the-scenes Easter eggs , photo gallery, profile of each musician, web links and a documentary ...
HAL 9000 (or simply HAL or Hal) is a fictional artificial intelligence character and the main antagonist in the Space Odyssey series. First appearing in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL (Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic Computer) is a sentient artificial general intelligence computer that controls the systems of the Discovery One spacecraft and interacts with the ship's astronaut crew.
Keir Atwood Dullea (/ ˈ k ɪər d ʊ ˈ l eɪ / KEER doo-LAY; born May 30, 1936) is an American actor. [1] He is best known for his portrayal of astronaut David Bowman in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey and its 1984 sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact.
Mythodea — Music for the NASA Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey is a choral symphony [1] by Greek electronic composer and artist Vangelis.It premiered as a single concert in Athens, Greece, in 1993 [2] but a recording was only released in 2001 by Vangelis' then new record label Sony Classical, which also set up the NASA connection and promoted a new concert, this time with a worldwide audience.
Shortly after Telarc's release of the theme, the entire original North score was released to the public. Also in 1993, an entirely new recording produced and conducted by film composer Jerry Goldsmith and performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra was released in CD format from Varèse Sarabande Records, with the track list sequenced by co-producer Robert Tounson and CD cover art by ...