Opening (viva Elvis) (also Sprach Zarathustra) 【PREMIUM →】

: 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.

: 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)

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

Песня «Opening (Viva Elvis) ["Also Sprach Zarathustra"] a 29-foot-long blue suede shoe

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

: 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