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

[stimpee]

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.

[//\/\/]

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

[negative1]

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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[TheBang]

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

[Mike]

Originally Posted by TheBang

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

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.

[Mike]

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.

[Mike]

Originally Posted by Mike

It's not an interview with Underworld, but I caught this on the Richard Bacon / Zoe Ball podcast this weekend:

"...There's an interview with Mike Dolbear, the guy that taught 1,000 drummers to provide the heartbeat of the London 2012 Opening Ceremony, with an exclusive performance from his Pandemonium Drummers..."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/dailybacon

Direct Link: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/...0810-0916b.mp3

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

[Champiness]

Originally Posted by Mike

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.

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.

[negative1]

Originally Posted by TheBang

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

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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[TheBang]

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