The 2001 film opens and closes with the dramatic tone poem written by Richard Strauss called “Also Sprach Zarathustra” (“Thus Spake Zarathustra”).

Boston Pops is one of the most popular and successful symphony orchestras for the rest of us, with Arthur Fiedler serving as its conductor for a half century.

Bach music that was normally played on harpsichord or organ or by small ensembles was instead fashioned using the recently invented Moog synthesizer.