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Scott Oscar® Winner	The prologue played "The Perfect Storm" by James Horner. During the opeining ceromonies, they played "Snowy River". Also played the theme of "Chariots of Fire". Of course John Williams' "Olympic Fanfare and Themes" was always present. Film music rocks! Scott NP: Actually watching the opening ceromonies. [Message edited by Scott on 09-15-2000]
posted 09-15-2000 09:29 PM PT (US)

Jeron Oscar® Winner	Scott, that's awesome! I'm especially happy they included Snowy River. You know how much THAT score means to me. Pure excellence! Yes, film music rocks! John Williams rocks! The whole dang thing just simply rocks. Jeron
posted 09-15-2000 09:42 PM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Oscar® Winner	I love the Olympics now (just because I have something interesting to watch now) Now I can watch rowing! And guess the scores they they play duirng various things. Maybe I should get the Olympic CD? --Kyp
posted 09-15-2000 10:26 PM PT (US)

Timmer Oscar® Winner	Ah!, England get started with a Gold for the 1km cycling......The thing that gets me everytime is how boring and dreary our National Anthem sounds. 'God Save The Queen' is just such a total drone when compared to some of the others, especially America's. Land of Hope and Glory would have made our anthem the best in the world, though I believe it was Elgar's wish that it never become the anthem!?, or the gorgeous JERUSALEM by Parry. But 'Save The Queen'?? How inspiring 'yawn' where's the sarcastic Icon when you need one. Any other Brits here agree with me??!!
posted 09-16-2000 05:26 AM PT (US)

Camillu Oscar® Winner	Well I'm not a Brit, (but I'm in the Commonwealth) but I'd have to agree that anyone would be proud to have 'Land of Hope and Glory' as their anthem. I personally love the French one. Does anyone know which music was played while Cathy Freeman waited for the cauldron/ufo to go up to form the torch? Was is original music? Thanks. NP - Conspiracy Theory
posted 09-16-2000 10:28 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	Timmer, I always thought your anthem was quite nice (although Land of Hope and Glory would be better than almost any official anthem, of course ). Do you know the AUSTRIAN anthem? THAT's boring. Just plain boring. No wonder the soccer players never remember the text.
posted 09-16-2000 11:04 AM PT (US)

Foobsie Oscar® Winner	What "Snowy River" was that? Man from? or Return to? NP: KIMBERLY-Basil Poledouris ***/***
posted 09-16-2000 11:55 AM PT (US)

Scott Oscar® Winner	Man from... Scott
posted 09-16-2000 12:04 PM PT (US)

Audacity Oscar® Winner	They played Isham's score to Rules Of Engagement in the beginning of the Men's Gymnastics. Audacity
posted 09-16-2000 07:40 PM PT (US)

Mark Olivarez Oscar® Winner	They also played Goldsmith's 13th Warrior before the Men's Gymnastics as well.
posted 09-16-2000 08:31 PM PT (US)

Scorro Oscar® Winner	Oscar And Lucinda for US women's gymnastics team introduction.
posted 09-16-2000 10:28 PM PT (US)

Swashbuckler Oscar® Winner	I heard a bit of Tom Newman's The Player during the Women's Triathalon. I also heard a snatch of the Rob D track used in The Matrix.
posted 09-17-2000 12:52 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	Guess I should watch the olympics... NP: Monsignor (Williams)
posted 09-17-2000 04:59 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Today we heard the funeral piece from Con Air and a bit from The Thin Red Line. Anything else? There must be more... PeterK
posted 09-17-2000 10:24 PM PT (US)

S Smith unregistered	Yup. Last night I heard some of Goldsmith's "Small Soldiers," and tonight I heard "October Sky" by Mark Isham, and a song from "Chants From the Thin Red Line." Also, in the background of women's gymnastics, I heard part of "The Mummy" by Goldsmith, and a cut from "Truman Show," but I'm not sure if it was the Dallwitz or the Glass. I think they were being used for somebody's floor exercise.
posted 09-17-2000 10:28 PM PT (US)

Camillu Oscar® Winner	I guess I need to turn up the volume a bit. Don't you guys have endless commentary? I just got emotional watching the dutch guy outswim Thorpe. Gripping stuff. Gotta go.
posted 09-18-2000 06:38 AM PT (US)

MagnumPI99 Oscar® Nominee	During men's gymnastics I heard The Patriot, and also surprisingly, during the end of women's gymnastics I heard Doyle's Into the West! Somebody at NBC really knows their film music!
posted 09-18-2000 07:15 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Who danced to the "Seville/Nyah" track from Mission: Impossible 2 last night? I thought I heard it... PeterK
posted 09-18-2000 07:52 AM PT (US)

Scorro Oscar® Winner	One of the Russian female gymnasts on the floor exercise was announced as dancing to MI2. I'm not familiar with that score and I almost thought I was hearing Mask Of Zorro. But there were those commentators, background sound, etc. I like the Olympics in general, and it is fun to play 'name that tune' for film music played during intros, documentories and floor exercise routines. _Sc
posted 09-18-2000 08:11 AM PT (US)

Audacity Oscar® Winner	I forgot about this but on the very first day they showed some film of them building the new Olympic Stadium and they were playing Zimmer's Gladiator. Mark, I remember hearing something else familiar during the Men's Gymnastics, thanks for pointing out it was 13th Warrior. Audacity
posted 09-18-2000 08:25 AM PT (US)

Mark Olivarez Oscar® Winner	Last night they played Clear and Present Danger.
posted 09-18-2000 11:53 AM PT (US)

Marc Flake Oscar® Winner	For their previews of coming events, they play one of my all-time favorites -- the theme from "The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr." If they make an Olympics CD and this is on it, I'll buy a copy. Marc
posted 09-18-2000 01:30 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Whoo-hooo, The Straight Story was used during the Equestrian stuff... PeterK
posted 09-18-2000 08:19 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Hmmm... and Bad Girls was just used for gymnastics... perhaps that should have been used for the Romanian weightlifting team! PeterK
posted 09-18-2000 08:31 PM PT (US)

Observer Oscar® Winner	I heard Life Is Beautiful during the story on the Russian gymnast. But I haven't been following the Olympics much beyond that so I can't say what else there is.
posted 09-18-2000 08:49 PM PT (US)

André Lux Oscar® Winner	Brasilian olimpic gymnastic athlete danced at the sound of Goldsmith's THE MUMMY.
posted 09-18-2000 09:04 PM PT (US)

Scorro Oscar® Winner	The Horse Whisperer for equestrian. Meet Joe Black {men's gymnastics I believe). quote: I heard Life Is Beautiful during the story on the Russian gymnast. So that's what that was... I'll have to hear some more sometime! _Sc
posted 09-18-2000 10:17 PM PT (US)

THE GREEK Oscar® Winner	Horner's LEGENDS OF THE FALL during the gymnastics as intro music.
posted 09-19-2000 03:44 AM PT (US)

Audacity Oscar® Winner	Heard Dragonheart: A New Beginning during, I think Men's Gymnastics, or maybe one of the Bio pieces they're doing. Audacity
posted 09-19-2000 07:24 AM PT (US)

Audacity Oscar® Winner	They just played my favorite track from Gladiator "Slaves to Rome", in the beginning of the Equestrian events. Audacity
posted 09-19-2000 05:26 PM PT (US)

DjC Oscar® Winner	I just heard snips from THE INSIDER, and they also played some from the greatest CD OF ALL TIME>>>BLUE MAN GROUP'S SONG RODS & CONES FROM THEIR CD AUDIO! I was stoked about that. I heard some from Ravenous also...
posted 09-19-2000 08:24 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Just in the last half hour, we heard Robin Hood (Kamen), Cider House Rules and Dragon....
posted 09-19-2000 08:42 PM PT (US)

Shaun Rutherford Oscar® Winner	All right, I'm feeling an awful bit of Team Spirit right now. How 'bout some enterprising soul put together a compilation of ALL the music that was used for the Olympics? We could select the one to make the discs, someone to make the artwork, etc. If the person "in charge" of making the discs didn't have some of the cues, somebody who DOES could send those cues along to him/her. I'm rambling like mad here, but if somebody can make sense of this, simplify it and tell me if you think it's a good idea. Not for sale or anything. Sort of like our own little Varese Club. Shaun NP---The Beta Band, The Three E.P.s
posted 09-19-2000 10:02 PM PT (US)

DjC Oscar® Winner	I HAVE HEARD THREE DIFFERENT SONGS FROM BMG! If you have never heard any of their songs, download the best song in the world, Rods & Cones, from Blue Man Group's CD AUDIO! GO DO IT! NOW!
posted 09-19-2000 10:47 PM PT (US)

Scott Oscar® Winner	During a segment of a Chinese athlete who was paralized last olympics they played Jerry Goldsmith's Mulan. Very fitting. Very touching. Very noble. Scott PS: Who would have thought that the games would be such a great excercise in guessing the score...
posted 09-19-2000 11:06 PM PT (US)

Scorro Oscar® Winner	Yep, Mulan was great! And now I really have heard Mask Of Zorro for a Russian floor exercise. _Sc
posted 09-19-2000 11:09 PM PT (US)

Audacity Oscar® Winner	Shaun, I think that is a great idea I would be willing to help out. Audacity
posted 09-20-2000 07:38 AM PT (US)

Crono/Kyp Oscar® Winner	So, who at NBC does the mixing and editing? That's who is the "score" guy. --Kyp Writer/AVID Editor NP: Gone in 60 Seconds: Trevor Rabin (PENDING)
posted 09-20-2000 11:37 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	I don't think there is any ONE score dude at NBC. NBC has 3,000 people there in Sydney working on this production, so I am sure there are several dudes doing it. Plus, using film music for these sentimental bios of sports figures has gotten so popular, I would guess there are hundreds of people responsible for this much movie music in the Olympics broadcast.... PeterK NP - "Sommersby" by Elfman
posted 09-20-2000 01:36 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	Somebody at one German TV channel who's doing the movie previews must also have a great passion for scores, particularly Goldsmith, as he "scores" the previews with them. Sometimes, you get to hear snippets of his scores after every commercial break.
posted 09-20-2000 03:47 PM PT (US)

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