Re: Isles of Wonder - Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games
 

So, the karaoke version you have to sing your own la-la-la-la-la? Seems to have a lot of cowbell in it btw.

Re: Isles of Wonder - Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games
 

Not enough. Never enough. Always need for more cowbell. Always.

Re: Isles of Wonder - Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games
 

well,

i FINALLY got around to hearing the entire soundtrack
and the underworld parts..

but still haven't seen the opening ceremony yet (will
get around to it)..

i'm disappointed in a lot of the underworld tracks-
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- most of them are way too short
- most of them don't even sound like the originals,
i really wanted to hear what they would do to dirty epic,
dark and long, confusion the waitress, etc..
- the longer tracks, like 'rez' didn't need yet another remix

even the too main original tracks, seemed good for bits,
but i don't like the vocals or the choral parts.. oh well...

i would like to put the blame on high contrast for messing
up all the mixes.. but at least they took a very bad stab
at them..

hopefully, the full versions or better versions will surface
someday..

later
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Re: Isles of Wonder - Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games
 

AFAIK, this is the first official remix of Rez. And I rather like it.

Re: Isles of Wonder - Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games
 

Oh yeah I am totally addicted to it, the throbbing beat and airy textures make it very pleasing. I particularly like the way the melody switches from the piano to the "oscar" synth sound and back again.

Re: Isles of Wonder - Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games
 

An obvious, but (so far as I can see) unanswered question:

Where exactly was Karl's involvement?

It seems to be a Rick-only project for the soundtrack, and Darren & High Contrast for the flag parade music.

Re: Isles of Wonder - Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games
 

Im certain Karl's entry on uwlive from the same day is referring to this radio broadcast, and in particular the reference of Rick Smith being described as a "genius":

http://www.underworldlive.com/diary/friday-10th-august

Re: Isles of Wonder - Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games
 

I recall reading in one of the endless string of articles about the opening ceremonies that Karl wrote the lyrics for Caliban's Dream, inspired by a collection of great British poems provided to him by Danny Boyle.

Re: Isles of Wonder - Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games
 

true... i guess i meant, i had heard
so many BETTER versions from their
live shows.. i forgot that those technically
weren't released...

later
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Re: Isles of Wonder - Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games
 

FYI, the US domestic release of the double CD album is finally up for pre-order on Amazon (release date Aug. 28):

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...&tag=bordir-20