Music 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
segment of opening ceremony celebrating british music the eclectic programme of music chosen showcase exclusively british music pieces representing uk s 4 nations. included classical works british composers such hubert parry, , performances uk choirs , orchestras. focus on music of 1960s onwards, causing 1 chinese journalist ask: rock , roll opening ceremony ever? . rick smith , underworld composed pieces ceremony, including , kiss used during pandemonium section, , caliban s dream heard during lighting of cauldron. these favourably reviewed; in guardian, michael hann wrote underworld ... had bit of triumph: builds , fades learned in world of dance music lent overwhelming visual spectacle sense of structure . musical motifs used bind ceremony programme together: example, whistling theme first heard during minute s silence embedded within , kiss returned — behind fury ring being forged, emerging triumphant 5 rings came together, , again later main theme of caliban s dream ...