Isles of Wonder – Music For The Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games is now available digitally in advance of the album’s release on August 28th through Decca Records/UMC. The soundtrack to the 2012 Olympics’ Opening Ceremony features brand new compositions from music directors Underworld (“And I Will Kiss,” “Pandemonium”), the British electronic duo who oversaw the music for Danny Boyle’s Opening Ceremony program. It also features performances from Arctic Monkeys as well as Sir Paul McCartney, who had the honor of being the final act during the record-breaking broadcast of the ceremony.
Rick Smith and Karl Hyde of Underworld had previously collaborated with Boyle on his films including Trainspotting, The Beach, and Sunshine. Commenting on the the musical selections for the Olympic Games, Rick Smith of Underworld said, “Music is Britain’s cultural heartbeat; it’s a perpetual act of revolutionary thought. From William Blake to the Beatles via The Clash and The Chemical brothers, the soundtrack to our lives fizzes and hums all around us like a stray signal from a radio dial that your internal antenna just can’t help but tune into.”
Isles of Wonder Track List:
CD1:
1. Frank Turner – I Still Believe
2. Four Nations Choirs – Jerusalem, Flower of Scotland, Danny Boy, Bread of
Heaven
3. LSO On Track Orchestra & Francois-Xavier Roth – Nimrod
4. Underworld feat. Dame Evelyn Glennie and the Pandemonium Drummers – And I
Will Kiss
5. Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells / In Dulci Jubilo
6. LSO – Chariots of Fire
7. Blanck Mass & LSO – Sundowner
8. Dizzee Rascal – Bonkers – Radio Edit
9. A.R. Rahman feat. Jaspreet Jasz – Nimma Nimma
10. Emeli Sande – Heaven
11. Emeli Sande – Abide With Me
12. Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor (Live)
13. Arctic Monkeys – Come Together (Live)
14. Underworld feat. Dockhead Choir, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Only Men Aloud,
Elizabeth Roberts, Esme Smith and Alex Trimble – Caliban’s Dream
CD2
1. Chemical Brothers – Galvanize
2. High Contrast – Moon Watcher
3. Underworld – Always Loved A Film – Instrumental
4. Underworld – Dark & Long (Dark Train) (Remix)
5. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
6. Underworld – Minneapolis (High Contrast Remix)
7. High Contrast – Reach
8. High Contrast – Ghost Dance
9. Underworld – Confusion The Waitress (Darren Price & High Contrast Remix)
10. Wretch 32 feat. L – Traktor
11. F Buttons – Olympians (High Contrast Remix)
12. High Contrast – Can’t Stop This Fire
13. Underworld – Moon In Water (Instrumental Remix)
14. Underworld – Crocodile (High Contrast Remix)
15. U2 – Where the Streets Have No Name (High Contrast Remix)
16. High Contrast – For Years
17. Underworld – Dirty Epic (Darren Price & High Contrast Remix)
18. High Contrast – The Long Way Home
19. Underworld – Dark & Long (Darren Price & High Contrast Remix)
20. Underworld – Rez (High Contrast Remix)
21. David Bowie – Heroes
22. Chemical Brothers – Galvanize
Source: Decca Label Group
—Posted by Rebecca Murray
