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2001: A Space Odyssey Scene 1 Summary

  • We open with the sun, earth, and moon aligned in a pattern looking suspiciously like the sun and crescent moon of Zoroastrianism. Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra plays triumphantly as the title credits roll. We think, oh, so that's where that music is from.