2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY — Stanley Kubrick finds heavenly music on vinyl

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DONNIE DARKO — Richard Kelly makes the ultimate ‘80s mixtape (rewind)

Another classic episode about great music in a great movie: DONNIE DARKO. Richard Kelly's genre-busting rookie feature was one of the first cult hits of the 21st century... and it took the music of '80s band Tears for Fears along for the ride.Host Rico Gagliano tells this twisty ...  Show more

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY — Stanley Kubrick finds heavenly music on vinyl (rewind)

While we polish up some brand-new episodes all about iconic movie needle-drops... we're resurfacing some classic episodes that tackled the same topic! Starting with this one, about the time Stanley Kubrick decided to score his sci-fi spectacular 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY with classic ...  Show more

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