2001: A Space Odyssey (soundtrack) that shift slowly over time. This technique was pioneered in "Atmosphères", the only Ligeti piece heard in its entirety in the film. Ligeti admired Kubrick's film, but in addition to being irritated by Kubrick's failure to obtain permission directly from him, he was offended that his music was used in a film soundtrack shared by composers Johann and Richard Strauss. The Richard and Johann Strauss pieces and György Ligeti's "Requiem" (the Kyrie section) act as recurring motifs in the film's storyline. Richard Strauss' "Also Sprach Zarathustra" is first heard in the opening title which juxtaposes the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
Space Odyssey: The Video Game $314,159 in mid-June 2017. It is now also crowd-funding on Indiegogo. Space Odyssey: The Video Game Space Odyssey: The Video Game is an upcoming sandbox video game with 4X elements being developed by Space Media Ventures for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android systems, including virtual reality devices, anticipated for release in December 2018. The game is being co-developed by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, and will have some educational aspects as the player designs and grows parts of a virtual galaxy. Players in "Space Odyssey" are tasked with creating solar systems and larger stellar bodies in a virtual galaxy.