This song was written especially for the London 2012 Olympics Opening ceremony by Rick Smith of British electronic group Underworld. It was performed whilst seven young athletes carried the Olympic Flame around the stadium before they lit the Cauldron.
Here are the performers on this song:
Dockhead Choir
Scottish virtuoso percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie
Welsh male voice choir Only Men Aloud!
Soprano Elizabeth Roberts
Rick Smith's daughter Esme Smith
Two Door Cinema Club vocalist Alex Trimble.
The opening ceremony album takes its title from Caliban's 'Isles Of Wonder' speech in Shakespeare's The Tempest, where the slave beast refers to his dreams. The event's director Danny Boyle cited Caliban's memorable 'Be not afeard' discourse in Act 3, Scene 2 of the play as the inspiration behind the ceremony.
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