Opening (viva Elvis) (also Sprach Zarathustra) ✦ Exclusive

: 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.

Слушайте в Apple Music: песня «Opening (Viva Elvis) ["Also Sprach Zarathustra"]» (Elvis Presley). 2010. Длительность: 2:11. Apple Music Opening (Viva Elvis) (Also Sprach Zarathustra)

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 . : Elvis Presley used the powerful fanfare of

Watch the official version of this iconic opening track here: Opening (Viva Elvis) ("Also Sprach Zarathustra") Elvis Presley - Topic YouTube• Nov 9, 2014 Длительность: 2:11

: The opening featured a massive 70-foot-wide jukebox, a 29-foot-long blue suede shoe, and high-tech video projections.

: It transitioned directly into a high-energy performance of "Blue Suede Shoes" involving acrobats and dancers.

In the Viva Elvis stage show, which ran from 2010 to 2012, this opening set a "larger-than-life" tone: