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You know I sure would like to know more about this so called TWO disc set..
Digitalbits didn't have anything on this except for the fact that WB is releasing a whole whack of catalogue titles with new NON-snapper cases., As well 2001 is coming up to a 40 year anniversary, next April 12th.., So I'm wondering if this release is to tie in to an HD blue ray release,and  as well as that 2 disc has me bugged. It can't be any thing further than that 11 minutes Arthur C Clark interview featurette that was on the first MGM release,( he never did anything else except for some TV appearances)  but first disc release had a lousy print with tears in the frames and dirt on the film.
( remember the large tear that appeared in the upperleft corner between frames of the Bone falling and the spaceship continuing...) 
The Kubrick release in June of '01 (Warner Bros. now) featuretted a 16 x 9 enhanced anamorphic widescreen as well as much improved video transfer and restoration.,
This second disc must contain the original 139 min version in original 1968 Surround sound .( wow!!), as well the further 20 minutes of cut materials mostly of the Mind Trip thru space that was cut for audience time. might be added as bonus feature but not included in film irself.
But what about the print?
apart from HDDTV and BRay what will the 40th anniversary print look like???????

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and no we know thanks to Digital Bits and  Kevin.. :

The 2-disc 2001: A Space Odyssey - Special Edition will include audio commentary with stars Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood, an audio-only interview with Kubrick, the Channel 4 documentary 2001: The Making of a Myth, 5 featurettes (Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001, Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001, 2001: A Space Odyssey - A Look Behind the Future, 2001: FX and Early Conceptual Artwork and Look: Stanley Kubrick!) and the film's theatrical trailer.

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I am almost ashamed to admit this... but I have never seen 2001: A Space Odyssey 

You're not the only one. Its funny how I know about Hal the killer computer and I know the song from 2001: A Space Oddesy, but yet I've never seen it.

Song? or the instrumental music?  There are two major ones here,, Would you be speaking of the
one minute- 37 second piece "Also Sprach Zarustra" ?? ........or the  6 minute Blue Danube??

It was that piece of Music that 'introduced' (or appreciation)  to me of classical music,, .

What a wonderful vision that Kubrick had in not having his movie orchestrated by some composer of the day and instead went for a piece of romantic music over 100 years old, when he accidentally heard The Blue Danube when he was editing the film in 1967 and realized how poetic the emptiness of Space could be in using his Giant Space station revolving around orbiting the Earth.

Therefore showing us that Great Classical music of Yesteryear is timeless.

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I am almost ashamed to admit this... but I have never seen 2001: A Space Odyssey 

You're not the only one. Its funny how I know about Hal the killer computer and I know the song from 2001: A Space Oddesy, but yet I've never seen it.

Song? or the instrumental music?  There are two major ones here,, Would you be speaking of the
one minute- 37 second piece "Also Sprach Zarustra" ?? ........or the  6 minute Blue Danube??

It was that piece of Music that 'introduced' (or appreciation)  to me of classical music,, .

What a wonderful vision that Kubrick had in not having his movie orchestrated by some composer of the day and instead went for a piece of romantic music over 100 years old, when he accidentally heard The Blue Danube when he was editing the film in 1967 and realized how poetic the emptiness of Space could be in using his Giant Space station revolving around orbiting the Earth.

Therefore showing us that Great Classical music of Yesteryear is timeless.

I don't know what the song is called, but its the one they use in Apollo 13.

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What a wonderful vision that Kubrick had in not having his movie orchestrated by some composer of the day and instead went for a piece of romantic music over 100 years old, when he accidentally heard The Blue Danube when he was editing the film in 1967 and realized how poetic the emptiness of Space could be in using his Giant Space station revolving around orbiting the Earth.

Therefore showing us that Great Classical music of Yesteryear is timeless.

Ooh. I sooo want to argue this with you. But I must avoid the temptation.

But I will say that the film was scored, and not by some "composer of the day," but rather the well-respected Alex North. He previously worked with Kubrick on Spartacus. He composed some wonderful music for 2001. I have the recordings of his score, which was unused. In the film score community, it's the most famous example of a composer being replaced.

Your right it was scored but never use.., I was thinking along the past tense line.. But you are correct.
Here is a quote passage about that change:

Stanley Kubrick had worked with Alex North before on "Spartacus" and called upon him to create a score for his first science fiction film "2001: A Space Odyssey". In briefing North, he had made it clear that he was quite attached to some of his temporary tracks which were all classical works, but nevertheless he wanted North to produce a score for this great film. North set to work, all the time discussing, playing and polishing his ideas with the director, and the tracks were duly recorded to Kubrick's apparent satisfaction. Then one day, when he was about three-quarters of the way through the film, North was asked to stop. The composer was philosophical about this assuming that Kubrick had as much as he wanted, and that the rest of the movie would use the classical music. It was only when he attended a preview of the finished movie that he realised that Kubrick had decided to retain classical music throughout and not one of North's tracks were used.