Yes, of course it is. One comes across this question, and answer, sooner or later working in post-production film or TV. Just as with the Happy Birthday Song, people are astonished to learn somebody still owns the rights to such well known, classic music.
Sunrise, from Also Sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 by Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
" Dawn " section of the tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss.
No; works of Richard Strauss will be protected through 2019.
The 1896 tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra is in the public domain, but certain performances and recordings of it would still be protected.
Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra
"Also Sprach Zarathustra," by Richard Strauss.
The musical piece is Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss.
Also sprach Zarathustra (Strauss)
I think the one you mean is :- "Also sprach Zarathustra" (Thus Spoke Zarathustra), Op. 30. by Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra (Strauss)
Richard Strauss' "Also Sprach Zarathustra". The first segment, "Sunrise", is the fanfare of the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey".
The piece was used in Kubrick's 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey."