Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Prelude (Sonnenaufgang) — Karl Böhm & Berlin Philharmonic
The Sun slowly rises behind Earth, which is behind the Moon. An ape realizes he can use a bone as a weapon. Dave transforms into the Star-Child.
Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs & Orchestra — György Ligeti, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Francis Travis
The simian humanoids encounter the monolith. The astronauts examine a monolith uncovered on the moon. Another monolith floats in space close to Jupiter.