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Old 08-26-2009, 08:08 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Burning Down View Post
Start by buying movie soundtracks. Most movies use famous classical pieces, or those pieces become famous because of the movie. Think 2001: A Space Odyssey. The music in that film is amazing.

Also Sprach Zarathustra - R. Strauss
The use of Also Sprach Zarathustra is indeed amazing, but perhaps more interesting to me is the use of Ligeti's Atmospheres and Requiem during the beginning obelisk sequence. The off-kilter, mysterious nature of these pieces lent very well to the scene.
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