This instantly recognisable music was most famously used over the opening titles of the film, but Kubrick loved it so much he used it again during 'The Dawn of Man', the opening act.
'Also Sprach Zarathustra', Op. 30, composed by Richard Strauss in 1896. Performed by Wiener Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan.
Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Written by Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick. Starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester and Douglas Rain.
