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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/liebkartoffel on 2025-07-05 17:17:53+00:00.

Original Title: TIL composer Alex North was initially hired to write the score for 2001: A Space Odyssey, but director Stanley Kubrick ultimately decided to use pre-existing classical pieces instead. North wasn’t aware his score had been tossed aside until he attended the film’s premiere.