What was your favorite 2012 London Olympics closing moment ?
Maybe Jessie J singing "We Will Rock You" with Queen guitarist Brian May or Annie Lennox' grand entrance.
John Lennon's "Imagine" sung by the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir? How about The Spice Girls glam reunion?
Sure, no one ll forget Monty Python's Eric Idle crooning through "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, backed by a phalanx of Roman centurions, a human cannonball, and a bit of editing on the lyrics that American audiences didn't hear but the rest of the world did.
Sunday s 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremonies featured
NBC-TV chopped more than 50 minutes away from coverage, and American viewers missed plenty. Here's where you can see what you missed .
And here's what about all of it.
Kim Gavin, artistic director of the London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony, said his marching orders were to put on a party.
My approach, just like any party, was to start with the music, Gavin said. We wanted the ceremony to reflect on UK music and how good and global British music is."
You can get the soundtrack, available digitally on Decca Records/UMC.
In fact,
The massive, worldwide sales of Isles of Wonder Music for The Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, which reached the Top 10 download chart in 42 countries shortly afterward, proved the demand for all things British.
A Symphony of British Music includes the range of British music from Kate Bush, Jessie J, Pet Shop Boys, George Michael and Annie Lennox, to three new pieces composed by David Arnold, Parade of Athletes, Medal Ceremony and Spirit of the Flame.
Arnold said he set out to create a universal, terribly British, soundscape.
Releasing A Symphony of British Music just as the closing ceremony ended allows viewers to revisit the songs still ringing in their ears, said Richard Hinkley, general manager of Universal Music Catalog.
Here s the full track listing of the two-CD collection:
First CD
Urban Voices Collective Because
Julian Lloyd Webber, LSO, Stomp feat. Timothy Spall Salut d Amour
Madness Our House
Massed Bands Of The Household Division Parklife
Pet Shop Boys West End Girls
Ray Davies, Urban Voices Collective, LSO Waterloo Sunset
Emeli Sand Read All About It
David Arnold Parade Of Athletes
Elbow, LSO, Urban Voices Collective Open Arms
Elbow, LSO, Urban Voices Collective One Day Like This
Kate Bush Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God Remix)
Toby Pitman, David Arnold, Pete Lockett, Rahda Meta, Prabhat Rao, Varun Verma, Bilwa Iyer, Urban Voices Collective, Eos Chater, Tania Davis, Elspeth Hanson, Gay-Yee Westerhoff - Here Comes The Sun
David Arnold Medal Ceremony
Queen Bohemian Rhapsody (Excerpt)
Second CD
John Lennon, Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir Imagine
George Michael - White Light
Kaiser Chiefs Pinball Wizard
David Bowie Fashion
Annie Lennox Little Bird
Ed Sheeran, Nick Mason, Mike Rutherford, Richard Jones, David Arnold Wish You Were Here
Russell Brand, LSO Pure Imagination
Russell Brand, Bond - I Am The Walrus
Fatboy Slim Right Here, Right Now
Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank
Jessie J, Tinie Tempah, Taio Cruz Medley: Price Tag / Written In The Stars / Dynamite
The Bee Gees featuring Jessie J, Tinie Tempah, Taio Cruz You Should Be Dancing
The Spice Girls Medley: Wannabe / Spice Up Your Life
Eric Idle Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
Muse Survival
Queen Queen Medley: Day-O / Brighton Rock
Queen and Jessie J We Will Rock You
The London Welsh Male Voice Choir, The London Welsh Rugby Club Choir, LSO Olympic Anthem
LSO - Extinguishing The Flame
Take That - Rule The World
David Arnold Spirit Of The Flame
The Who Baba O Riley
The Who See Me Feel Me / Listen To Me
The Who My Generation
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