News: Isles of Wonder – Opening ceremony Olympic Games 2012

So, the big ceremony for the Olympic games in London 2012 is done, and we here on bejbi.se loved it!
It turns out that no other than Underworld had been musical directors for the three hour long ceremony.


One of the track played at the parade

And we have the tracklist.. embrace yourself, this is better than Tïesto’s ”Parade of the Athletes” from 2004.

‎1. Frank Turner – I Still Believe
2. Four Nations Choirs – Jerusalem / Flower of Scotland / Danny Boy / Bread of Heaven
3. LSO On Track – Nimrod
4. Underworld – And I Will Kiss (feat. Dame Evelyn Glennie)
5. Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells / In Dulci Jubilo
6. London Symphony Orchestra – Chariots of Fire
7. Blanck Mass & London Symphony Orchestra – Sundowner
8. Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden – Bonkers
9. A.R. Rahman – Nimma Nimma (feat. Jaspreet Jasz)
10. Emeli Sandé – Heaven
11. Emeli Sandé – Abide With Me
12. Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good On the Dance Floor
13. Arctic Monkeys – Come Together
14. Underworld – Caliban’s Dream (feat. Dockhead Choir, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Only Men Aloud, Elizabeth Roberts, Alex Trimble)
1. The Chemical Brothers – Galvanize (Beginning)
2. High Contrast – Moon Watcher
3. Underworld – Always Loved a Film (Instrumental)
4. Underworld – Dark and Long (Dark Train)
5. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
6. Underworld – Minneapolis (High Contrast Remix)
7. High Contrast – Reach
8. High Contrast – Ghost Dance
9. Underworld – Confusion the Waitress (Darren Price & High Contrast Remix)
10. Wretch 32 – Traktor (feat. L) [Radio Edit]
11. F Buttons – Olympians (High Contrast Remix)
12. High Contrast – Can’t Stop This Fire
13. Underworld – Moon In Water (Instrumental)
14. Underworld – Crocodile (High Contrast Remix)
15. U2 – Where the Streets Have No Name (High Contrast Remix)
16. High Contrast – For Years
17. Underworld – Dirty Epic (Darren Price & High Contrast Remix)
18. High Contrast – The Long Way Home
19. Underworld – Dark and Long (Darren Price & High Contrast Remix)
20. Underworld – Rez (High Contrast Remix)
21. David Bowie – Heroes
22. The Chemical Brothers – Galvanize (Ending)

Buy it here! (iTunes)

Some quick info about the ceremony:

Cast of 15,000 volunteers
– 23,000 costumes
– 12 hours of music
– 60 musicians
– 15,000 sq m of staging
– 13,000 propos
– One million watt PA system with 500 speakers (!)

The cost for all this was estimated to £81m .. but the estimated value of airtime is £5bn!
The ceremony had over four bilion viewers.

Let’s hope it’s safe to say that electronic music is here to stay for good! :)

– Patric

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