2001: A Space Odyssey (score) exist outside the action, while uplifting it. With regard to the space docking sequence, Ebert stressed the peculiar combination of slowness and majesty resulting from the choice of Strauss's "Blue Danube" waltz, which brought "seriousness and transcendence" to the visuals. Speaking of the music generally, Ebert wrote: 2001: A Space Odyssey (score) The "2001: A Space Odyssey" score is an unused film score composed by Alex North for Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film, "." 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. Strangelove",
2001: A Space Odyssey (novel) human and otherwise. The story follows the growth of human civilization from primitive man-ape. Distinctively, "Space Odyssey" is concerned about not only the evolution that has led to the development of humanity, but also the evolution that humanity might undergo in the future. Hence, we follow Bowman as he is turned into a Star Child. The novel acknowledges that evolutionary theory entails that humanity is not the end, but only a step in the process. One way this process might continue, the book imagines, is that humans will learn to move to robot bodies and eventually rid themselves of a