If you’ve tuned into a broadcast of the Olympics in the past 25 years, you certainly have heard the famous theme song that goes with the Games. But do you know the history behind the iconic timpani ...
Most Americans recognize it within a second or two of hearing it: The trumps blasting BUM—BUM—ba-ba-ba-BAH-BAH. It's the Olympic theme song that plays on endless loop during the NBC broadcasting of ...
To most Americans, the sonic signature of the Olympic Games can be summed up in seven notes in E-flat major, a soaring BUM—BUM—ba-ba-ba-BAH-BAH that fades in and out of the competitions. The fanfare ...
How many theme songs does it take to make a successful Olympics? For Beijing 2008, it seems the more the merrier. Jackie Chan performing one of the many Olympic songs (AP photo) First there was "We ...
British warbler Sarah Brightman and leading Chinese singer Liu Huan will sing the main theme song for the Olympic Games during the Opening Ceremony on Friday, the Beijing organizers announced ...