Deodato-2001 Space Odyssey

A popular Deodato piece in the 70's

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Deodato-2001
• Space
• Odyssey
• OneTrueMedia

[pandaeyes42]

In space, no one can hear you funk!

[musicfanBRA]

Marvellous rendition of the famous Richard Strauss theme. It's rare to see such a successful adaptation of a piece of music to another rhythm and another feeling . And it sounds perfectly fresh after all these years.

[nctosc]

Dirty Harry confronts Hal ! 

[MrChristian326]

A shorter, condensed version of this track was released on a 45rpm so the AM radio stations could save time & squeeze in more hit songs. This track topped the charts in North America as #1 for one summer. (I know because I bought the album when it came out). Another "cut version" was The Who's, "Won't Get Fooled Again." The organ solo on the LP lasted forever. But the 45rpm version lasts less than a minute. To this day, if you want to create a hit song, just keep it under 4 minutes. 

[oakland2949]

I gots that LP.

[spectrum7virkeytroni]

When I was in elementary school in the early 70s, one year we did a school play using (as I remember) the 2001 theme intermixed with jazzy interludes. But for 40 yrs I've never been able find that wonderful piece of music again -- and not even knowing what it was called or who performed it.

Well, today I found it HERE, and I've been listening and listening to it! THANKS PrimroseMagic!!!!!

[cindylouruffino]

firs time i heard this was in brasil in the mid 70's and its still just as good ...rock on

[pamphish]

brilliant, freakin' brilliant...the first time I heard this was in 1971!

[musicfanBRA]

@nowhereman841 - Sorry, the composer is Richard Strauss.

[nowhereman841]

@Oliviereggae Your best bet would probably be looking it up in Amazon, iTunes or Rhapsody under "Also Sprach Zarathustra" or the artist's name, Eumir Deodato...it is an adaptation of the classical piece composed by Johann Strauss...