It was the first film with an official soundtrack and the first film o release a motion picture soundtrack album.The massive artificial monolith, in contrast to its natural surroundings, stands in a shallow depression in the rocks where the man-apes gather around a water hole.He and Crawford approached the house through the woods, as Dollarhyde was straddling Reba on his kitchen counter and threatening to slice her neck with a piece of shattered mirror glass.Controversy has arisen over the historical accuracy of he film and its disrespectful depiction of the King, leading to he film""s recent banning in Thailand.