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The 2012 ceremony was the second time the Queen had opened an Olympic Games, the first being the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in her capacity as Queen of Canada. It was also the first time any individual had opened a Summer Olympics twice (two more Olympiads had been opened on her behalf, with a further two Winter Games opened on her behalf).
London was chosen over Birmingham to represent Great Britain's bid by the British Olympic Association.. By 15 July 2003—the deadline for interested cities to submit bids to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)—nine cities had submitted bids to host the 2012 Summer Olympics: Havana, Istanbul, Leipzig, London, Madrid, Moscow, New York City, Paris, and Rio de Janeiro. [24]
Isles of Wonder is the official soundtrack album of the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] It became available as a download at midnight ...
"Caliban's Dream" is a track written by Rick Smith [1] of electronic group Underworld for the Isles of Wonder (the opening ceremony of the 2012 summer Olympics) in London, and the 14th and final track of the first disc of the official soundtrack.
The Olympic Bell was commissioned and cast for the 2012 London Olympic Games, and is the largest harmonically tuned bell in the world. [1] Cast in bronze bell metal, it is 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high with a diameter of 3.34 metres (10 ft 11 in), and weighs 22 long tons 18 cwt 3 qr 13 lb (51,393 lb or 23.311 t).
NBCUniversal’s presentation of the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony on Friday had a Total Audience Delivery of 28.6 million viewers, including live afternoon coverage and a primetime replay. That ...
Richard Smith (born 25 May 1959) is a Welsh musician and composer. He is a founding member of British electronic music group Underworld and an acclaimed composer, having collaborated extensively with director Danny Boyle, [1] most notably as the musical director for the London 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony, [2] alongside Underworld's Karl Hyde. [3]
NBC ratings for Friday's Opening Ceremony hit an all-time low for NBC. ... shows live broadcast of the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on February 4, 2022 in Tianjin ...