Interpretations of 2001: A Space Odyssey onto it all manner of ideas relating to the film. The Monolith in the movie seems to represent and even trigger epic transitions in the history of human evolution, evolution of man from ape-like beings to civilised people, hence the odyssey of mankind. Vincent LoBrutto's biography of Kubrick notes that for many, Clarke's novel is the key to understanding the monolith. Similarly, Geduld observes that "the monolith ...has a very simple explanation in Clarke's novel", though she later asserts that even the novel does not fully explain the ending. "Rolling Stone" reviewer Bob McClay sees the film as a four-movement
Space Odyssey (TV series) written by American composer Don Davis, who wrote the music for the "Matrix" trilogy. BBC Books published a book written by Christopher Riley with the same title as the UK version of "Space Odyssey". It was based on the fictional diary entries of the ground staff and crew on "Pegasus", with supplementary factual information on the planets they visited and the real robotic missions which have explored them through history. It is illustrated with specially commissioned digital still images and screenshots taken from the drama. Space Odyssey (TV series) Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets (released as Voyage to the