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chitariverachitarivera Posts: 36,905
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....who were the singers at that point?
I don't think I heard the commentators say who they were but I could have missed it?

I heard the children's choir, but there were also some adult singers. I spotted two ladies and a guy who was gripping his mic quite hard. Who were these people? Anyone know?

I loved the sound they were all making. I thought it was very ethereal and sort of floaty.

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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 4,125
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    I loved the music too, made it feel even more emotional
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    katkimkatkim Posts: 10,271
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    The song is Caliban’s Dream” by Underworld. The young guy is Alex Trimble, lead singer of Two Door Cinema Club, the Soprano was Esme Smith and the percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. I didn't catch who the Choir were.
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    Thank you :-)
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    MrJamesMrJames Posts: 8,127
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    The lighting of the cauldron and the music during it was easily the best part of the show for me.
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    OrbitalzoneOrbitalzone Posts: 12,627
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    This is it
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mec8GZkEpD4
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    chitariverachitarivera Posts: 36,905
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    katkim wrote: »
    The song is Caliban’s Dream” by Underworld. The young guy is Alex Trimble, lead singer of Two Door Cinema Club, the Soprano was Esme Smith and the percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. I didn't catch who the Choir were.

    Thankyou! I think the choir were the kids who were featured earlier on, when the flag was going up.
    There were two women singing though. So who was the other woman?
    Did the announcers namecheck the adult singers and I missed it?

    I thought it sounded fab.
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    KerangKerang Posts: 779
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    I been a fan of Underworld for years, this music is so different to their usual stuff, its an amazingly beautiful song :)
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    LifeOfBryanLifeOfBryan Posts: 1,290
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    YES YES YES!!!

    Thank you all I have been trying to find this music from when I cried my eyes out on the opening night when they lit the cauldron.
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    chitariverachitarivera Posts: 36,905
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    It was haunting and very beautiful.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 17,060
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    I bought the Opening Ceremony soundtrack from itunes (first time I've used the itunes shop in over 2 years) and I've been playing that song and the drumming one like crazy, and Emeli Sandes version of 'Abide With Me'.

    I just realised that she and the Arctic Monkeys were miming to pre-recorded songs. Danny Boyle must not have wanted to leave anything to chance. I don't know why Macca didn't make it onto the soundtrack.
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    chitariverachitarivera Posts: 36,905
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    Jerrica09 wrote: »
    I bought the Opening Ceremony soundtrack from itunes (first time I've used the itunes shop in over 2 years) and I've been playing that song and the drumming one like crazy, and Emeli Sandes version of 'Abide With Me'.

    I just realised that she and the Arctic Monkeys were miming to pre-recorded songs. Danny Boyle must not have wanted to leave anything to chance. I don't know why Macca didn't make it onto the soundtrack.

    I did NOT enjoy McCartney's performance.
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    chitarivera wrote: »
    I did NOT enjoy McCartney's performance.

    Yeah neither did I to be honest. I understand why he was there, though maybe he was a greedy to accept closing both the Jubilee and the opening ceremony, but he was the weakest point of the ceremony, when the closing act really should be the highlight!

    But he clearly recorded his performance like Sande and the Arctic Monkeys did, so I don't know why they didn't include it. Maybe some Beatles copyright issue.
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    ZeusZeus Posts: 10,459
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    chitarivera wrote: »
    It was haunting and very beautiful.

    Yes it was, and very symbolic too. It was somehow sad and yet spiritually triumphant, all at the same time. Part of the same tune was used in the forging of the olympic rings segment which, I thought, was a parable for anguish and tragedy of industrialisation. Alll the suffering and death was actually not in vain, because something fantastic was created.
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    phylo_roadkingphylo_roadking Posts: 21,339
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    Let's face it - as long as there's a living Beatle that can sing, he'll be trotted out at "British cultural" events :p Doesn't mean he should be, tho'....
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    chitariverachitarivera Posts: 36,905
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    Maybe The queen's parachute jump could have been scheduled to happen as macca came on
    and choreographed so she landed on his head.

    na na na na na na now that could have been fun. :D
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