ABSTRACT
This essay considers the ways in which Kubrick’s musical choices have influenced other filmmakers (e.g. Terrence Malick as an obvious ‘inheritor’) and the greater role Kubrick’s style and choices have played in the manner films are scored post-2001: A Space Odyssey. Studying Kubrick’s films makes one aware of pre-existent music in film scores across film history, and the analysis demonstrates that Kubrick is a major part of this legacy, with there is perhaps no other director so responsible for such a significant shift in film scoring techniques.
