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The music that provided the soundtrack to the London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony is available now, less than 24 hours after the Ceremony ended on Sunday, August 12.
'A Symphony of British Music - Music For The Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games' is available now digitally on DECCA RECORDS/UMC.
From tracks by Queen, Kate Bush, Madness, The Who, Ray Davies, David Bowie to Jessie, J, Tinie Tempah, Kaiser Chiefs, Muse, Elbow and the Spice Girls reunion, the London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony showed the diversity of British music from the past to the present.
Full tracklisting: CD11. Urban Voices Collective – Because2. Julian Lloyd Webber, LSO, Stomp feat. Timothy Spall– Salut d'Amour3. Madness – Our House4. Massed Bands Of The Household Division – Parklife5. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls6. Ray Davies, Urban Voices Collective, LSO – Waterloo Sunset7. Emeli Sandé – Read All About It8. David Arnold – Parade Of Athletes9. Elbow, LSO, Urban Voices Collective– Open Arms10. Elbow, LSO, Urban Voices Collective – One Day Like This11. Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God Remix)12. Toby Pitman, David Arnold, Pete Lockett, Rahda Meta, Prabhat Rao, Varun Verma, Bilwa Iyer, Urban Voices Collective, Eos Chater, Tania Davis, Elspeth Hanson, Gay-Yee Westerhoff - Here Comes The Sun13. David Arnold – Medal Ceremony14. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Excerpt)CD21. John Lennon, Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir – Imagine2. George Michael - White Light3. Kaiser Chiefs – Pinball Wizard4. David Bowie – Fashion5. Annie Lennox – Little Bird6. Ed Sheeran, Nick Mason, Mike Rutherford, Richard Jones, David Arnold – Wish You Were Here7. Russell Brand, LSO – Pure Imagination8. Russell Brand, Bond - I Am The Walrus9. Fatboy Slim – Right Here, Right Now10. Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank11. Jessie J, Tinie Tempah, Taio Cruz – Medley: Price Tag / Written In The Stars / Dynamite12. The Bee Gees featuring Jessie J, Tinie Tempah, Taio Cruz – You Should Be Dancing13. The Spice Girls – Medley: Wannabe / Spice Up Your Life14. Eric Idle – Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life15. Muse – Survival16. Queen– Queen Medley: Day-O / Brighton Rock17. Queen and Jessie J We Will Rock You18. The London Welsh Male Voice Choir, The London Welsh Rugby Club Choir, LSO – Olympic Anthem19. LSO - Extinguishing The Flame20. Take That - Rule The World21. David Arnold – Spirit Of The Flame22. The Who – Baba O'Riley23. The Who – See Me Feel Me / Listen To Me24. The Who – My Generation