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

[Champiness]

The album is up for preorder on the UK iTunes but with no previews and a deliberately vague tracklist. What's interesting is that the description also mentions "performances by top artists", so it's possible that the UW material will be interspersed with other stuff.

[the mongoose]

Associated Press is reporting that 10,000 people will be involved and the ceremony is entitled "Isles of Wonder" by Danny Boyle. His show is inspired by William Shakespeare's The Tempest, and the opening sequence is going to feature a British countryside with dozens of animals taking part.
As far as big-name performers go, the only one who has been confirmed is former Beatles star Paul McCartney. While McCartney is beloved across the world, he is among the most influential people in Great Britain, so having him round out the opening ceremony is a no-brainer and obviously a great idea on Boyle's part.


It is hard to say who else might be involved, but there are countless legendary musicians and performers with British roots, so the possibilities are endless.



So Underworld aren't "big name"?