admittedly,kubrick had one of thelargest budgets ever for a film of this kind,but, inmyopinion, much of the movie's power and appeal was achieved through relatively inezpensive means. For exaple, the musical score,whicg was adapted in large part from well-known classical compositions, was reinforced by the use of almost kaleidoscopic visual effects, especially during the space travel seqences. Spectacula camera work was edited to correspond to the ebb and flow of the music.