: Produced by Erich van Tourneau, this version blends the traditional orchestral fanfare (featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra) with contemporary elements like drum beats and sound effects to signal the start of the Cirque du Soleil production. Show Context
: It transitioned directly into a high-energy performance of "Blue Suede Shoes" involving acrobats and dancers.
: Elvis Presley used the powerful fanfare of this classical piece as his grand entrance music for nearly every live performance from 1971 until his death in 1977. Opening (Viva Elvis) (Also Sprach Zarathustra)
Watch the official version of this iconic opening track here: Opening (Viva Elvis) ("Also Sprach Zarathustra") Elvis Presley - Topic YouTube• Nov 9, 2014
The track is a modern re-imagining of Richard Strauss’s Also Sprach Zarathustra , which became iconic as the theme to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey . : Produced by Erich van Tourneau, this version
: The opening featured a massive 70-foot-wide jukebox, a 29-foot-long blue suede shoe, and high-tech video projections.
"Opening (Viva Elvis) (Also Sprach Zarathustra)" is the first track from the 2010 soundtrack album Viva Elvis , a musical tribute produced for the Cirque du Soleil resident show at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Musical Significance Watch the official version of this iconic opening
In the Viva Elvis stage show, which ran from 2010 to 2012, this opening set a "larger-than-life" tone: