A Symphony of British Music | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 12 August 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2012 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 123:02 | |||
Label | Decca Music Group | |||
London 2012 Olympic Games chronology | ||||
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Olympic Ceremony Playlist: The Music Behind Danny Boyle's London 2012 Opening Gig By Crystal Bell When it comes to Danny Boyle's Olympic Opening Ceremony, there are many things that we can look forward to: live animals, a sing-a-long led by Paul McCartney and perhaps most impressively, a hoard of Mary Poppinses slaying a 40-foot Lord Voldemort. List of Music heard during the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony Posted by Job O Brother, July 31, 2012 11:18am Post a Comment Like many Earthlings, I watched the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, as directed by Danny Boyle – along with four guests and not enough wine.
A Symphony of British Music is the official soundtrack album of the 2012 Summer Olympicsclosing ceremony. It became available as digital download on 12 August 2012 and as a two-disc CD on 20 August 2012.[1][2]It features studio recordings of the performances at the closing ceremony for the London Games.[citation needed]
Track listing[edit]
A Symphony of British Music – Disc 1 | |||
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No. | Title | Artist | Length |
1. | 'Because' | Urban Voices Collective | 0:38 |
2. | 'Salut D'Amour' | Julian Lloyd Webber, London Symphony Orchestra & STOMP | 2:57 |
3. | 'Our House' | Madness | 2:29 |
4. | 'Parklife (Excerpt)' | Massed Bands of the Household Division | 1:14 |
5. | 'West End Girls' | Pet Shop Boys | 2:13 |
6. | 'Waterloo Sunset' | Ray Davies, London Symphony Orchestra & Urban Voices Collective | 3:22 |
7. | 'Read All About It' | Emeli Sandé | 5:56 |
8. | 'Parade of the Athletes' | David Arnold | 4:11 |
9. | 'Open Arms' | Elbow, London Symphony Orchestra & Urban Voices Collective | 4:47 |
10. | 'One Day Like This' | Elbow, London Symphony Orchestra & Urban Voices Collective | 6:44 |
11. | 'Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God Remix)' | Kate Bush | 5:32 |
12. | 'Here Comes the Sun' | Urban Voices Collective, Pete Lockett, Students of Smt.Chandrima Misra -Radha Mehta, Prabhat Rao, Varun Verma, Toby Pitman, David Arnold, Bilwal Iyer, Eos Chater, Tania Davis, Elspeth Hanson & Gay-Yee Westerhoff | 2:36 |
13. | 'Medal Ceremony' | David Arnold | 2:29 |
14. | 'Bohemian Rhapsody (Excerpt)' | Queen | 0:51 |
A Symphony of British Music – Disc 2 | |||
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No. | Title | Artist | Length |
1. | 'Imagine' | John Lennon & Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir | 4:25 |
2. | 'White Light' | George Michael | 4:44 |
3. | 'Pinball Wizard' | Kaiser Chiefs | 3:02 |
4. | 'Fashion' | David Bowie | 3:33 |
5. | 'Little Bird' | Annie Lennox | 5:52 |
6. | 'Wish You Were Here' | Ed Sheeran, Richard Jones, Nick Mason, Mike Rutherford, David Arnold | 3:31 |
7. | 'Pure Imagination' | Russell Brand & London Symphony Orchestra | 0:58 |
8. | 'I Am the Walrus' | Russell Brand & Bond | 4:13 |
9. | 'Right Here, Right Now (Excerpt)' | Fatboy Slim | 1:28 |
10. | 'The Rockafeller Skank (Excerpt)' | Fatboy Slim | 1:45 |
11. | 'Price Tag / Written in the Stars / Dynamite' | Jessie J, Tinie Tempah, Taio Cruz | 5:07 |
12. | 'You Should Be Dancing (Feat. Jessie J, Tinie Tempah, Taio Cruz)' | Bee Gees | 2:02 |
13. | 'Wannabe / Spice Up Your Life' | Spice Girls | 3:34 |
14. | 'Always Look On the Bright Side of Life' | Eric Idle | 4:38 |
15. | 'Survival' | Muse | 4:17 |
16. | 'Queen Medley: Day-O/Brighton Rock' | Queen | 1:48 |
17. | 'We Will Rock You (Feat. Jessie J)' | Queen | 2.41 |
18. | 'Olympic Anthem' | The London Welsh Male Voice Choir, The London Welsh Rugby Choir & London Symphony Orchestra | 2:48 |
19. | 'Extinguishing the Flame' | London Symphony Orchestra | 0:58 |
20. | 'Rule the World' | Take That | 4:14 |
21. | 'Spirit of the Flame' | David Arnold | 4:26 |
22. | 'Baba O'Riley (Edited Version)' | The Who | 2:44 |
23. | 'See Me, Feel Me (Edited Version)' | The Who | 2:38 |
24. | 'My Generation (Excerpt)' | The Who | 1:37 |
See also[edit]
- “Survival”: the official song for the London 2012 Olympics
- Isles of Wonder: official soundtrack album of the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony
References[edit]
- ^'iTunes – Music – A Symphony of British Music: Music for the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games by Various Artists'. itunes.apple.com. Apple. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^'A Symphony Of British Music – Music For The Closing Ceremony Of The London 2012 Olympic Games: Amazon.co.uk: Music'. Amazon.co.uk. Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
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Isles of Wonder | |||
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Soundtrack album by | |||
Released | 28 July 2012 | ||
Genre | Pop, EDM | ||
Length | 150:02 | ||
Label | Decca Music Group | ||
London 2012 Olympic Games chronology | |||
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Isles of Wonder is the official soundtrack album of the 2012 Summer Olympicsopening ceremony.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It became available as a download at midnight on 28 July 2012 and as a two-disc CD on 2 August 2012.[7] The soundtrack is mostly pre-recorded and does not include live elements of the performance such as the drumming from Evelyn Glennie, but the two Arctic Monkeys songs are actually credited in the album sleeve as being recorded during the rehearsal at the stadium on 23 July.
Although listed as 'Tubular Bells' / 'In Dulci Jubilo', Mike Oldfield's track starts with the introduction piece to Tubular Bells in its normal arrangement, followed by a rearranged version of the same theme that during interviews Oldfield called 'swingular bells'. The piece that was used when the children's literature villains appeared features two arrangements of 'Far Above the Clouds' (from Tubular Bells III), and finally there is a rendition of 'In Dulci Jubilo' followed by a short coda.
The cover of the CD is a graphic representation of the 'petals' of Thomas Heatherwick's 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics cauldron.
Reception and reviews[edit]
The London Evening Standard gave the album four stars, commenting 'As both a souvenir of one of the great events of our era and a rip-roaring collection, it’s hard to fault.'[8]
Within two days of release the download album had topped the iTunes album charts in Britain, France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Spain, and reached no. 5 in the United States, as well as reaching no. 5 in the overall British official album charts.[9][10]
Chart (2012) | Position |
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Australia | 44 |
France | 160 |
New Zealand | 35 |
United Kingdom | 5 |
Track listing[edit]
Isles of Wonder - Disc 1 (The Ceremony) | |||
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No. | Title | Artist | Length |
1. | 'I Still Believe' | Frank Turner | 3:50 |
2. | 'Jerusalem / Flower of Scotland / Danny Boy / Bread of Heaven' | Four Nations Choirs | 3:40 |
3. | 'Nimrod' | LSO On Track | 3:31 |
4. | 'And I Will Kiss' | Underworld (ft. Dame Evelyn Glennie) | 17:15 |
5. | 'Tubular Bells / In Dulci Jubilo' | Mike Oldfield | 11:26 |
6. | 'Chariots of Fire' | London Symphony Orchestra | 4:27 |
7. | 'Sundowner' | Blanck Mass & London Symphony Orchestra | 3:32 |
8. | 'Bonkers' | Dizzee Rascal & Armand van Helden | 2:56 |
9. | 'Nimma Nimma' | A.R. Rahman (ft. Jaspreet Jasz) | 4:00 |
10. | 'Heaven' | Emeli Sandé | 4:13 |
11. | 'Abide With Me' | Emeli Sandé | 4:33 |
12. | 'I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor (Live)' | Arctic Monkeys | 2:51 |
13. | 'Come Together (Live)' | Arctic Monkeys | 3:08 |
14. | 'Caliban's Dream' | Underworld (ft. Dockhead Choir, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Only Men Aloud!, Elizabeth Roberts, Alex Trimble) | 7:16 |
Isles of Wonder - Disc 2 (The Athletes' Parade) | |||
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No. | Title | Artist | Length |
1. | 'Galvanize (Beginning)' | The Chemical Brothers | 2:24 |
2. | 'Moon Watcher' | High Contrast | 3:18 |
3. | 'Always Loved A Film (Instrumental)' | Underworld | 3:04 |
4. | 'Dark & Long (Dark Train)' | Underworld | 3:46 |
5. | 'West End Girls' | Pet Shop Boys | 2:26 |
6. | 'Minneapolis (High Contrast Remix)' | Underworld | 6:12 |
7. | 'Reach' | High Contrast | 4:16 |
8. | 'Ghost Dance' | High Contrast | 2:40 |
9. | 'Confusion the Waitress (Darren Price & High Contrast Remix)' | Underworld | 1:22 |
10. | 'Traktor [radio edit]' | Wretch 32 (ft. L.) | 2:05 |
11. | 'Olympians (High Contrast Remix)' | Fuck Buttons | 4:57 |
12. | 'Can't Stop This Fire' | High Contrast | 4:08 |
13. | 'Moon In Water (Instrumental)' | Underworld | 2:42 |
14. | 'Crocodile (High Contrast Remix)' | Underworld | 2:40 |
15. | 'Where the Streets Have No Name (High Contrast Remix)' | U2 | 4:16 |
16. | 'For Years' | High Contrast | 3:24 |
17. | 'Dirty Epic (Darren Price & High Contrast Remix)' | Underworld | 2:56 |
18. | 'The Long Way Home' | High Contrast | 3:16 |
19. | 'Dark and Long (Darren Price & High Contrast Remix)' | Underworld | 3:28 |
20. | 'Rez (High Contrast Remix)' | Underworld | 6:24 |
21. | 'Heroes' | David Bowie | 3:18 |
22. | 'Galvanize (Ending)' | The Chemical Brothers | 0:38 |
See also[edit]
- “Survival”: the official song for the London 2012 Olympics
- A Symphony of British Music: the official soundtrack album of the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony.
References[edit]
- ^'iTunes - Music - Isles of Wonder: Music For the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games by Various Artists'. Apple iTunes. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^'Isles of Wonder – Music of the Opening Ceremony | Umusic - The official home of Universal Music'. Umusic. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^''Isles of Wonder', Official Olympic Soundtrack now available'. IndScene. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^'Various Artists'. Decca Records. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^'Isles Of Wonder: Music For The Opening Ceremony Of The London 2012 Olympic Games: Various artists: MP3 Downloads'. Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^'Isles Of Wonder'. Underworld. July 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^'Isles of Wonder'. Amazon. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^Aizlewood, John (30 July 2012). 'Isles of Wonder: Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games (Decca), Various Artists - review'. London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^'Olympics opening ceremony soundtrack album tops download charts'. Washington Post. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^'Opening Ceremony album tops the download charts'. London 2012. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
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