Visually, the UK version is exactly as Kubrick intended. The North American

version has characters digitally added to the orgy scene to block out some

of the sexual activity. But Kubrick approved of this before he died

(despite reports to the contrary).



As for the music change, the story about that is no-one -- including

Kubrick -- noticed that the music in the orgy scene featured verses from

the Koran. This only came to light when the North American version was

released in theatres. Consequently, UK prints and most of the rest of the

world featured a slight change in the lyrics. However, Katarina Hobbs

(Kubrick's daughter) has acknowledged on alt.movies.kubrick that the change

is so slight, she couldn't tell the difference (one would have to be an

expert linguist to tell the difference). She also pointed out that if her

father had know about the Koran verses beforehand he would certainly have

made the change himself. He picked Jocelyn Pook's music simply because he

loved the sound -- it created a mood he thought was perfect for the film.

That's about it.



In short, the UK version is about as complete as you can get -- and

presented in the aspect ratio Kubrick intended.



dw



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