2001: A Space Odyssey (soundtrack) Like North's score, Cordell's work was recorded at the now demolished Anvil, Denham studios. "2001" is particularly remembered for using pieces of Johann Strauss II's best-known waltz, "The Blue Danube", during the extended space-station docking and Lunar landing sequences. This is the result of the association that Kubrick made between the spinning motion of the satellites and the dancers of waltzes. It also makes use of the opening from the Richard Strauss tone poem "Also sprach Zarathustra" performed by the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Herbert von Karajan. The use of Strauss's "Zarathustra" may be a reference to the theme of
World Soundtrack Award for Major Contribution to the Art of Film Music and Sound World Soundtrack Award for Major Contribution to the Art of Film Music and Sound The award for Major Contribution to the Art of Film Music and Sound is a very special award that has been handed out only once since the Awards' 2001 debut. It is still considered an official category by the World Soundtrack Academy, so more awards could be handed out in the future. The award is to commemorate work that has changed film music into what we see now. "†" indicates the winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Score. "††" indicates the winner of the