The full song list from the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony
* The article below is an archive post – Update -The ‘Isles of Wonder – Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics' is no longer available to download at iTunes or Amazon. It is available as a CD at Amazon here. The individual tracks below still link to the relevant download at iTunes. Those marked with ‘!' are no longer available for download but may be on the CD. *
Brilliant, breathtaking, bonkers, bemusing, beautiful – the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Danny Boyle‘s celebration of British culture has been universally hailed as a triumph! As with Boyle‘s films, music was an integral and important part of the extravaganza. Alongside Musical Directors Underworld, Boyle devised a patriotic and eclectic playlist featuring music from a wide range of styles and genres including Classical, Punk, Grime, Dance, Ska and Bhangra to name but a few.
The main musical sequences included specially written tracks by Underworld, an 11 minute section by Mike Oldfield and remixes and tracks by High Contrast. These and other music from the Opening Ceremony can be found on the album – ‘Isles of Wonder: Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games‘. The download version was released immediately after the event with the CD version released on 2nd August. However, not all the music from the opening ceremony features on this compilation, so we have compiled a definitive* track-listing for the whole of the Opening Ceremony. *(Please feel free to help us correct any mistakes by adding a comment below this post)
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If you wish to relive the musical majesty and mayhem of the Opening Evening, peruse our list below and if you wish to purchase a track the links will take you to the relevant iTunes download.
Warm Up
I Still Believe – Frank Turner
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Countdown
The Road Goes On Forever – High Contrast
featuring a sample of:
Baba O'Riley – The Who
Isles of Wonder
Surf Solar – Single – Fuck Buttons
Eton Boating Song – Band of the Grenadier Guards
God Save the Queen – Sex Pistols
Simon May – EastEnders Theme
Map of the Problematique – Muse
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Jerusalem – Sir Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Chorus & BBC Symphony Orchestra
And I Will Kiss (feat. Dame Evelyn Glennie) – Underworld
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The Queen with James Bond
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba – London Philharmonic Orchestra & Charles Gerhardt
Dambusters March – BBC Symphony Orchestra & David Parry
The James Bond Theme – John Barry
God Save The Queen – (1st and 3rd Verse)
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“Second to the Right and Straight on Till Morning”
Tubular Bells 2003 – Mike Oldfield
In Dulci Jubilo – Mike Oldfield
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Chariots of Fire with Mr Bean
Chariots of Fire (feat. The Royal Choral Society) – London Symphony Orchestra
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“Frankie and June Say Thanks to Tim”
My Native Heath: IV. Barwick Green (The Archers Theme) – BBC Symphony Orchestra & David Parry
Black And White Rag – Winifred Atwell
Enola Gay – Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark
Food, Glorious Food (Remastered) – Lionel Bart
When I Was a Youngster – Rizzle Kicks
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
Colin Tully – Gregorys Girl Theme
La Violetera – Charlie Chaplin
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones
My Boy Lollipop – Millie Small
All Day and All of the Night – The Kinks
Trampled Under Foot – Led Zeppelin
A Message to You Rudy (2002 Remaster) – The Specials
Starman (Single Mix) [2012 Remastered Version] – David Bowie
Relax – Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Eurythmics
Born Slippy (Nuxx) – Underworld
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles – Football Anthems
Bonkers – Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden
Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse) [Version Revisited] – Mark Ronson
Bonkers (Reprise) – Dizzee Rascal
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The Olympic Torch Relay Montage and David Beckham in the Speedboat
I Heard Wonders – David Holmes
The Memorial Wall
An Ending (Ascent) – Brian Eno
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Emeli Sandé – Abide With Me
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The Entrance of the National Teams and Athletes
Galvanize – The Chemical Brothers
Underworld – Moon In Water (Instrumental)
Underworld – Always Loved a Film (Instrumental)
Always Loved a Film – Underworld
Underworld – Rez (High Contrast Remix)
West End Girls (7” Mix) – Pet Shop Boys
Underworld – Minneapolis (High Contrast Remix)
Reach (NHS Mix) – High Contrast
Ghost Dance (NHS Mix) – High Contrast
Dark and Long (Dark Train) – Underworld
Underworld – Dark and Long (Darren Price & High Contrast Remix)
The Long Way Home (NHS Mix) – High Contrast
Mr. Blue Sky – Electric Light Orchestra
U2 – Where the Streets Have No Name (High Contrast Remix)
“Heroes” (Single Version) [2014 Remastered Version] – David Bowie
The Chemical Brothers – Galvanize (Ending)
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Arctic Monkey's Live Performance
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys – Come Together
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The Lighting of the Olympic Cauldron
Caliban's Dream (feat. Alex Trimble) – Underworld
Eclipse (2011 Remastered Version) – Pink Floyd
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Sir Paul McCartney – Hey Jude