I love watching the Olympics. I like the drama of it, I like seeing the close races, the victories and more. While I feel for those that lose, what I really love about the Olympics is the pure joy of victory and pride. If you think about it, how much real joy do you see in life each day, month or even year? During the Olympics for two weeks we get to see that expression of pure joy over and over and over again. I am not ashamed to say it brings tears to my eyes, especially when see the athletes' family and friends react with their own moments of joy. It is a wonderful to watch and just makes me look forward to the next Olympics two years later.
In the United States, the Olympics Games television rights are owned by NBC (starting in 1988 for Summer Games, 2002 for Winter Games). Their many hours of coverage always begins with a poetic introduction that shows off the host country and ends with their Olympics Closing Ceremony credit montage that summarizes the games in spectacular fashion. The credits montage is something I look forward to as Olympics fatigue sets in. With the 2012 London Olympic Games coming to a close today, it seemed like a good time to look at NBC Olympic intros and closing montages over the years in reverse order.
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Music Credits: "Finale" by Randy Edelman from movie "Dragonheart"; "Titan's Spirit" by Trevor Rabin from movie "Remember the Titans"
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Closing Credit Montage
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Closing Credits Montage
2006 Turin Winter Olympics Closing Credits Montage
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Music Credits: "Finale" by Randy Edelman from movie "Dragonheart"; "Titan's Spirit" by Trevor Rabin from movie "Remember the Titans"
2004 Athens Summer Olympics Closing Credits Montage
2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics Closing Credits Montage
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Music Credits: "Finale" by Randy Edelman from movie "Dragonheart"; "Titan's Spirit" by Trevor Rabin from movie "Remember the Titans"
2000 Sydney Summer Olympics Closing Credits Montage
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1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics Closing Credits Montage
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2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Opening Intro
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony Intro
2006 Torino Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Intro
2004 Athens Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony Intro
2002 Salt Lake City Opening Ceremonies Intro
2000 Sydney Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony Intro
1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony Intro
Do you know what piece(s) played just before the final montage, while Costas was narrating his thoughts on the Games?
ReplyDeleteSorry no idea. Have a link so can here it again, might get lucky and be familiar to me.
ReplyDeleteAdd that I only heard it once. The replay got cut off so didn't get it a second time. #NBCFail
ReplyDeleteDo you have any of the opening sequences that NBC plays with Bugler's Dream playing in the background? I remember one showing Barcelona, and it was sweet. Same for the one for Beijing. But I can't find them anywhere on the net.
ReplyDeleteNope sorry. NBC guards that stuff with a little too much zealotry. I am surprised I was able to find what I did for this post at the time.
DeleteDo you know the music played during the 2nd half of this opening video for the 2004 Summer Olympics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW02t94W6Mg
ReplyDeleteI have now able to identify the music for 2004 Opening: "Salvation For A Proud Nation" by Immediate Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-i8Le-bicI
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