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The ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' score is an unused film score composed by Alex North for Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film, ''2001: A Space Odyssey.'' ==Background== In the early stages of production, Kubrick had commissioned noted Hollywood composer Alex North, who had written the score for ''Spartacus'' and also worked on ''Dr. Strangelove'', to write the score of his upcoming film ''2001: A Space Odyssey''.〔''Time Warp'' – CD Booklet – Telarc Release# CD-80106〕 However, during post-production, Kubrick chose to abandon North's music in favor of the now-familiar classical music pieces he had earlier chosen as "guide pieces" for the soundtrack. North did not know of the abandonment of the score until after he saw the film's premiere screening. The world's first exposure to North's unused music was in 1993 via Telarc's issue of the main theme on ''Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2'', a compilation album by Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. All the music North originally wrote was recorded commercially by North's friend and colleague Jerry Goldsmith with the National Philharmonic Orchestra and was released on Varèse Sarabande CDs shortly after Telarc's first theme release but before North's death. Eventually, a mono mix-down of North's original recordings, which had survived in the interim, would be released as a limited edition CD by Intrada Records. In an interview with Michel Ciment, Kubrick explained: North, unaware that Kubrick had decided not to use the score in his film, was "devastated"〔CD insert booklet, ''Alex North's 2001: The Legendary Original Score'' (VSD-5400), Varèse Sarabande Records, 1993.〕 at the 1968 New York City premiere screening of ''2001'' not to hear his work, and later offered this account of his experience: "Well, what can I say? It was a great, frustrating experience, and despite the mixed reaction to the music, I think the Victorian approach with mid-European overtones was just not in keeping with the brilliant concept of Clarke and Kubrick."〔 The original three-track score masters had been kept at Anvil Studios in England as late as 1980, but were later erased when the Anvil facility closed. All that remained of the original tracks were mono fold down tapes kept by North's family. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2001: A Space Odyssey (score)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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