2001: A Space Odyssey and Pink Floyd

There’s this theory floating around—that Pink Floyd actually recorded Meddle specifically so you could pair it with Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey . Just watch it and decide for yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aunoKAz6Mc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlZp0KXSMF0

Wasn't there similar chatter surrounding Dark Side of the Moon and The Wizard of Oz?

Jamie Ruiz5 said:Wasn't there basically the same kind of crazy talk back in the day about "Dark Side of the Moon" and "The Wizard of Oz"?

Totally. And man, if you play them backward, you start hearing all those hidden messages—it's wild!

But honestly? I gotta admit, watching Dark Side of the Rainbow is just straight-up awesome.

Brian Moore67 said:Yeah. And if you play it backward, those hidden messages start coming through.

You're not wrong. If you spin the track in reverse, you can clearly hear: "emitemos og attog ev'ouy - ti rof nosaer on s'ereht. gniyd fo denethgirf eb I dluohs yhw?"!!! Unfortunately, I have no clue what that actually means, but it’s definitely a message—and someone went through a lot of trouble to hide it.

Woohoo, Pink Floyd! 🙂

To be honest, I just don't give a damn. ☕

Jamie Ruiz5 said:Wasn't there a similar theory floating around regarding "Dark Side of the Moon" and "The Wizard of Oz"?

Once the lion dies for the third time, you just drop the needle...

coastalcrane76 said:Once the lion dies for the third time, you finally drop the record

Spoiler, it's just damn sunshine!

Do you really remember every single detail about every movie you read about?
I find that hard to believe.

ruggedmarlin15

Jamie Ruiz5 said:Spoiler, it's the damn sun!

Why the sudden attitude?

I'm not angry. Just kidding. It doesn't matter.

The reality is that the Odyssey took four years to develop, and back then, everyone in the London art scene knew exactly what Kubrick and Clarke were cooking up. Apparently, through Antonio Waters, there were even attempts to connect with studio executives to secure a gig scoring the Odyssey, but Kubrick wasn't particularly fond of the idea of using rock music for his film, leading him to hire Gregory Light instead. If you read Floyd's biography, it suggests that Echoes from Meddle was actually a sort of personal
retaliation against Kubrick, given that it clocks in at roughly 23 minutes—matching the length of the final chapter of the Odyssey.
It subtly mirrors certain stages of David Bowman's journey.
I suppose I might have to dust off both my CD player and DVD player and run them simultaneously once more.

Tyler Sanchez said:Look, the reality is that the Odyssey took four years to make, and everyone in the London art scene back then knew exactly what Kubrick and Clarke were up to. Apparently, through Antonio Waters, he even met some studio bigwigs while trying to land the gig scoring the Odyssey, but Kubrick wasn't feeling the rock vibe for his film, so he went with Gregory Light instead. Floyd's biography claims that Echoes from Meddle is actually personal
revenge against Kubrick, since it clocks in at about 23 minutes—just like the final chapter of the Odyssey.
It’s got those sections that mirror David Bowman's journey.
Man, I think I'm gonna have to dust off my CD player and DVD player and run them both at once.

This is the FIRST time I've heard this stated OFFICIALLY. Up until now, it's all just been Floyd fans speculating. So, I gotta wonder: is this an actual statement from the band members themselves, or did some journalist just cook this up?

So... wow!!! I finally sat down yesterday and watched 2001: A Space Odyssey in 😲 HD 😲 and it wasn't until 😲 😲 that I stumbled upon this link on IMDb. This unofficial sync—in my opinion, it’s probably the peak of film and music art combined—is just incredible. Truly fantastic! 🙏 🙏 🙏