Synchronization

Rating: 9/10 (6 November 2006)

Much like Pink Floyd and "The Wizard of Oz," when played with the sound off, 2001 and the free-jazz progressive soundtrack by Tera Melos synchronize in an incredible way, much more than 2001 and "PF" or "PF" and "the WOZ."
While this maybe highly disputable, the singing in Pink Floyd is too distracting from the likeness of images and sound. The music of Pink Floyd is divided into songs much too dramatically to be able to forget what one is hearing and seeing, allowing one to experience the connection for what it truly is.
The self-titled soundtrack by Tera Melos is more of a 45 minute song divided into individual songs each known as, e.g. "melody 1", and the following track number. 2001 is based on numerous short stories by Arthur C. Clarke, and elaborated by Stanley Kubrick, leaving curiosity to ask if the group planned that premeditatedly.
The group is entirely instrumental, and the spontaneously changing rhythm and tempo change according to the flashy images especially towards the end of the film.