I found this clip while doing some research on music in the Olympics. If you've watched any of NBC's coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, you've heard it a hundred times already. It's John Williams' Olympic Fanfare and Theme written for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
This clip is of the premiere of the Olympic Fanfare and Theme during the Opening Ceremonies of the 1984 Olympic Games. It's nice to hear the voices of Jim McKay and Peter Jennings again.
After watching the 2008 Opening Ceremony in Beijing, the LA Opening Ceremony looks like it was put on by a high school marching band. The bar for the Olympic Opening ceremony has been raised, perhaps too high.
This clip is of the premiere of the Olympic Fanfare and Theme during the Opening Ceremonies of the 1984 Olympic Games. It's nice to hear the voices of Jim McKay and Peter Jennings again.
After watching the 2008 Opening Ceremony in Beijing, the LA Opening Ceremony looks like it was put on by a high school marching band. The bar for the Olympic Opening ceremony has been raised, perhaps too high.
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