Choirs, Music and Other Performances at Olympic Ceremonies

[Palette86]

On 3/21/2022 at 2:13 AM, Nacholympic said:

Music of the Japanese flag entrance in the stadium, performed at Tokyo 2020 (+1) OC

Thanks and great find! I wanted to know the title of this music

 

[Olympics2028]

This moment from 2022 is one reason why I prefer Beijing's recent winter games to their 2008 ceremonies or London 2012's ceremonies.

However, I don't care for when what are actually an event's stand-ins - moving or running around a stadium - pretend to sing instead of being real, full-time singers (young or old) in a full-fledged choir.

I'm fairly sure the kids' vocals is all pre-recorded. So it comes off like an aural version of artificial sweetener instead of real cane sugar.

 

 

 

[Nacholympic]

16 hours ago, Palette86 said:

Thanks and great find! I wanted to know the title of this music

 

Ale for a bright future

[Nacholympic]

Music for the lighting of the Olympic Flame - Sarajevo 1984

 

[Nacholympic]

Greetings from the Yugoslavian youth to the athletes - Sarajevo 1984 OC - OST

 

[Nacholympic]

25 minutes ago, Nacholympic said:

Greetings from the Yugoslavian youth to the athletes - Sarajevo 1984 OC - OST

 

In better quality

 

[Nacholympic]

Here is the full playlist in this account for the official LP of Sarajevo 1984.

 

[Bear]

not for an Olympic ceremony, but for a Paralympic one -

Music used for the lighting of the cauldron at the Tokyo 2020 Paras

[Nacholympic]

This is the sequence music for the lighting of the cauldron in Tokyo 2020 OC.

 

 

 

 

[SeriousPotato]

It drives me crazy they didn't choose Isao Tomita's rendition of Bolero for the torch relay, to connect with Tomita's rendition of Claire de Lune for the extinguishing segment. Bolero was a strange choice to begin with, but at least using Tomita's rendition gives both a Japanese connection and a circular tie to the ceremonies. The idea is so close.. but not quite! Grr.

 

[baron-pierreIV]

I'd like to hear her do La Marseillais for 2024!   
 

 J/K

Edited April 3, 2022 by baron-pierreIV

[Nacholympic]

On 4/3/2022 at 3:37 PM, SeriousPotato said:

It drives me crazy they didn't choose Isao Tomita's rendition of Bolero for the torch relay, to connect with Tomita's rendition of Claire de Lune for the extinguishing segment. Bolero was a strange choice to begin with, but at least using Tomita's rendition gives both a Japanese connection and a circular tie to the ceremonies. The idea is so close.. but not quite! Grr.

The flame was, indeed, ignited along Tomita's music:

Dr. Copelius, Movement 7.

 

[SeriousPotato]

Well don't I feel stupid! 

Thanks for the correction, Nacholympic. 

[SeriousPotato]

You even posted it right before my response, how did I not notice that? 

[Bear]

The music for the Beijing 2022 Olympic OC -

(there may be traces of audience in the background )

https://soundcloud.com/s-imb-a/sets/one-world-one-family-oc

The music for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic OC (previously posted but just in case there's new interest) -

https://soundcloud.com/s-imb-a/sets/united-by-emotion

[Nacholympic]

I found this gem: the official soundtrack of Seoul 1988 Opening Ceremony

 

[Sir Rols]

Couldn’t resist posting this one. Seems choirs aren’t always crowd pleasers @Olympics2028 would believe

Rugby World Cup has no plans to change ‘awful’ national anthem arrangements

children’s choirs accompanied the singing of each country’s anthem, only to be met with an almost universally hostile response from TV viewers. Many of them posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) to express their disapproval, with various users calling the anthems “dreadful”, “a mess”, “shocking” and “awful”.

Edited September 13, 2023 by Sir Rols