, "2001: A Space Odyssey"! ! Since its release, this film has caused countless controversies and discussions. It has not only been listed as one of the ten best films in film history, but also regarded as the highest achievement of science fiction films. In addition to its captivating story structure, this film also brought a new revolution to film production in its use of visual images and music. Stanley Kubrick eliminated the absolute necessity between drama and literature. Only a few dialogues were retained in the entire film, and all ideas and themes were expressed through the use of images, sound effects and music. When all the audiences were debating what the movie wanted to do, Stanley Kubrick refused to provide an explanation. He said: "My movie has already said what needs to be said. Why don't you listen carefully to what it wants to say!" Frankly speaking, Such an answer is a clever move. Because of this, "2001: A Space Odyssey" gives the audience unlimited imagination. It does not express all the details, but it outlines a grand concept. It does not tell the audience what to do. Think about how to explain what you see, and let the audience think for themselves to explain what they see. Moreover, the question it raises is not only a scientific question, but also the largest and most basic philosophical question of mankind, that is: Where do humans come from? Where will it go from here? There are not many movies that dare to explore this kind of theme, and "2001: A Space Odyssey" is the most amazing and mysterious one among them.

Many film musicians believe that if they can score a film with a great proposition, they have the opportunity to write a truly great film score. "2001: A Space Odyssey" is a movie that many film musicians dream of. Not only is it a movie with an unprecedentedly grand theme, but also the movie often has no dialogue and even no sound effects (because there is no way to do it in space). Propagates sound waves, so many scenes in space in the film are silent). Not only can film musicians write a soundtrack with a great theme, but they no longer have to contend with marketing dialogue and can do whatever they want. This is simply a dream movie in the minds of film musicians. However, Stanley Kubrick ultimately did not give this scoring opportunity to any contemporary film composer. Alex North once came forward to score the film and completed about half of the film's soundtrack recording, but was informed at the last minute that it was not required. There was no need to write any new music, because Stanley Kubrick had decided that all of the film's soundtrack would be based on existing non-original music.

"2001: A Space Odyssey" is one of the few films in the history of film music that uses existing music for all its soundtracks, yet has been highly praised. Moreover, the music form used by Stanley Kubrick is very different from the typical impression of science fiction film music at that time. However, this move made science fiction film music a big step forward. This is why although this film music is not the original soundtrack, Roy felt the need to introduce the reason in particular. However, before we talk about the special status of this soundtrack in the history of science fiction film music, let’s first take a look at what music was used in this soundtrack. I think first of all, let’s start with the most well-known Blue Danube.

Whether you have watched "2001: A Space Odyssey" or not, I think many people have heard that the Blue Danube was used in "2001: A Space Odyssey" to set off the wheel-shaped space station and space travel in the movie. scenes. Interestingly, The Blue Danube was not actually the first choice soundtrack for these scenes. Stanley Kubrick has been filming this film for several years, and the soundtrack used in the film has always been Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Scherzo, The Blue Danube was only replaced on the eve of filming. Alex North, who was originally responsible for the soundtrack of the original work, once said at the time: "How can I compete with Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream..." and other similar words. It can be seen that until the eve of the film's release, The Blue Danube did not appear in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". From the soundtrack of 2001: A Space Odyssey. As for why Stanley Kubrick suddenly had an idea on the eve of the film and decided to change the soundtrack to The Blue Danube, perhaps no one knows the real answer now. However, this is indeed a very impressive use of music. Before "2001: A Space Odyssey", science fiction movie soundtracks have always used darker, mysterious and weird tones to describe the space world and space journeys. They especially like to use some The twisted and weird electronic synthesizers shape outer space into "a strange world beyond the earth", and the leader among them is undoubtedly Bernard Herrmann. However, Stanley Kubrick used music like Blue Danube in a very different way. It does not sound strange, mysterious, technological or futuristic at all. It seems to violate all the standards of contemporary science fiction film scores, but it is very Astonishingly, it has demonstrated an unprecedented role. It allows the wheel-shaped space station floating and rotating in space to dance gracefully in the weightless world. It also makes space journeys so elegant, pleasant and noble. Sci-fi movie scores were never the same again.

The Blue Danube has always been one of the most famous soundtracks in "2001: A Space Odyssey". Many film critics couldn't help praising Stanley Kubrick's vision when it comes to this section. Kubrick will shape the wheel. How beautiful the image of the space station and the waltz are combined with each other. Look at how elegant the space bus or the moon landing boat floats and flies in the music of the Blue Danube. The Blue Danube makes these scenes not just dazzling science fiction special effects, but It is the most poetic and graceful image poem in every scene! But what is rarely seen in Taiwanese film reviews is that the Blue Danube is actually one of the most controversial uses in this soundtrack! In foreign voting and discussions, it will be found that regarding the soundtracks of these scenes, there are almost equal numbers of people who support the use of the Blue Danube and those who oppose it. We might as well take a look at the opposite opinion.