Isles of Wonder - Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games

[big screen satellite]

no need - it is...

Caliban's Dream isn't half bad either...

[big screen satellite]

Originally Posted by starfox203

And I Will Kiss is one of the best long form Underworld songs in years. So epic.

Discuss.

who's whistling?? Its not Roger Whittaker is it

[//\/\/]

Originally Posted by big screen satellite

who's whistling?? Its not Roger Whittaker is it

no; it's his mother...

[richardacre]

Loved it. Esp the industrial part of the show, kids loved it too, I shoved them in bed after that but we watched it AGAIN the next day on red button.

I Will Kiss is an awesome tune. And when the 2 Months Off bells were dropped into Caliban's Dream right before they lit the cauldron I jumped out of the sofa and yelled "YES!!!" ... surprised I didn't wake the kids.

Topically I only just finally watched Frankenstein the night before at my local indie cinema, with Miller as the monster. Great stuff also!

[Andrea]

Originally Posted by testudo

Can someone give a detailed explanation of contents included on the digital booklet (with iTunes purchase).

I am debating which version to buy, iTunes or Amazon (I can't wait for the CD release!).

Isles of Wonder
Music Director, Rick Smith for Underworld
Associate Music Directors, Pete Cobbin, Allan Jenkins and Kirsty Whalley
Mixed by Pete Cobbin and Kirsty Whalley at Abbey Road
Music Supervisor, Mike Gillespie for Underworld.

I Still Believe - Frank Turner
Jerusalem / Flower of Scotland / Danny Boy / Bread of Heaven - Four Nations Choirs
Nimrod - LSO On Track
And I Will Kiss - Underworld feat. Dame Evelyn Glennie and the Pandemonium Drummers
Tubular Bells / In Dulci Jubilo - Mike Oldfield
Chariots of Fire - London Symphony Orchestra
Sundowner - Blanck Mass & London Symphony Orchestra
Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden
Nimma Nimma (feat. Jaspreet Jasz) - A.R. Rahman
Heaven - Emeli Sandé
Abide With Me - Emeli Sandé
I Bet You Look Good On the Dance Floor - Arctic Monkeys
Come Together - Arctic Monkeys
Caliban's Dream (feat. Dockhead Choir, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Only Men Aloud, Elizabeth Roberts, Alex Trimble) - Underworld


Welcome – The Parade of Athletes
Produced by Lincoln Barrett and Rick Smith
Assisted by Darren Price for Underworld
Mixed by Simon Gogerly and Lincoln Barrett Mastered by Miles Showell at Metropolis Studios
Underworld are: Kris Burton, Malcolm Corbett, Steven Hall, Karl Hyde, Geoff Jukes, Anis Marks, Darren Price, Danielle Short, Rick Smith, Robin Turner.

Galvanize (Beginning) - The Chemical Brothers
Moon Watcher - High Contrast
Always Loved a Film (Instrumental) - Underworld
Dark and Long (Dark Train) - Underworld
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
Minneapolis (High Contrast Remix) - Underworld
Reach - High Contrast
Ghost Dance - High Contrast
Confusion the Waitress (Darren Price & High Contrast Remix) - Underworld
Traktor (feat. L) [Radio Edit] - Wretch 32
Olympians (High Contrast Remix) - F Buttons
Can't Stop This Fire - High Contrast
Moon In Water (Instrumental) - Underworld
Crocodile (High Contrast Remix) - Underworld
Where the Streets Have No Name (High Contrast Remix) - U2
For Years - High Contrast
Dirty Epic (Darren Price & High Contrast Remix) - Underworld
The Long Way Home - High Contrast
Dark and Long (Darren Price & High Contrast Remix) - Underworld
Rez (High Contrast Remix) - Underworld
Heroes - David Bowie
Galvanize (Ending) - The Chemical Brothers

Worth every penny!

[whatmakesustick]

Apparently Calibans Dream is at 69 in the UK singles chart after 1 day of sales!

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/indus...07693552.story

[big screen satellite]

just watched the opening ceremony Pandemonium and Caliban's Dream back and it works so well... the whole craziness of industry and then the silence (whistle section) for the war memories... that whole sequence took some planning - props to Danny Boyle and Rick for making it fit so well...

[big screen satellite]

Originally Posted by whatmakesustick

Apparently Calibans Dream is at 69 in the UK singles chart after 1 day of sales!

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/indus...07693552.story

No.5 in the Itunes chart (UK) pretty impressive too

[Lx_Nen]

Is it just me, or does "Confusion the Waitress (Darren Price & High Contrast Remix)" have absolutely none of the original in it at all?

[TheBang]

Yeah, I'm having a hard time finding anything from the original in it.

Also, I don't think Confusion, Dark & Long, or Dirty Epic were actually played during the Parade.