Universal Music has announced that Isles of Wonder – Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games will be released digitally within hours of the conclusion of the opening ceremonies on Saturday, July 28th.  In addition to the digital release, it will also be released as a 2-disc CD album on Aug. 6.  You can pre-order both releases now:

Digital pre-order:  iTunes UK, iTunes US
CD pre-order:  Amazon UK, Amazon US

The tracklisting is currently intentionally vague, in order to “save the surprise.”  However, you can expect there to be a lot of new, original Underworld music on there.

The Isles of Wonder will not only feature newly-composed music by Underworld, but also choirs, orchestras, vocalists and musicians alongside the chimes of a specially-commissioned 23-ton bell. The largest harmonically tuned bell in the world, it will be rung at 9.00pm on 27th July to mark the formal start of the Opening Ceremony.

Thanks to buzzelvis on the Dirty Forums who brought the original StereoBoard article to our attention.