The Games of the XXVII Olympiad: Official Music from the Opening Ceremony
Appearance
The Games Of The XXVII Olympiad 2000: Music from the Opening Ceremony | |
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Compilation album by Various Artists | |
Released | 18 September 2000 |
Recorded | Summer 1999 |
Genre | Classical, electronic, folk, world, country, funk/soul, pop, rock |
Label | Sony Music BMG |
Producer | SOCOG, Ross Fraser |
The Games of the XXVII Olympiad – Official Music from the Opening Ceremony is the official music album of the 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. The album peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Charts and was certified 2x platinum in Australia.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
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1. | "The Flame" | John Foreman | Tina Arena, Sydney Children's Choir & the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | |
2. | "Dare to Dream" | Paul Begaud, Vanessa Corish & Wayne Tester | John Farnham & Olivia Newton-John | |
3. | "Heroes Live Forever" | John Gillard & Trevor White | Vanessa Amorosi | |
4. | "Under Southern Skies" | Damien Halloran & Maria Millward | Nikki Webster & Sing 2001 Choir | |
5. | "Countdown Fanfare" | Richard Mills | Sydney Symphony Orchestra | |
6. | "The Man from Snowy River — Olympic Version" | Banjo Paterson, Bruce Rowland | Sydney Symphony Orchestra | |
7. | "Fanfare" | James Morrison | James Morrison & Swing City | |
8. | "Advance Australia Fair" | Peter Dodds McCormick | Human Nature, Julie Anthony, James Morrison, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Sydney University Musical Society & Sing 2001 Choir | |
9. | "Deep Sea Dreaming" | Elena Kats-Chernin | Sydney Children's Choir & the Sydney Symphony Orchestra | |
10. | "Awakening" | Djakapurra Munyarryun, David Page, Stephen Francis, Peggy Misi, Elma Kris, Matthew Doyle, & Don Nindihirribala | Djakapurra Munyarryun, Don Nindihirribala, David Page with Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara & Yankunytjatjara Women & Doonooch Dance Co | |
11. | "Fire" | Michael Askill | Michael Askill & Fire Percussion | |
12. | "Nature" | Chong Lim | Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Chorale & National Boys Choir of Australia | |
13. | "Tin" | Ian Cooper, John Frohlich, John Gillard & Trevor White, Paul Grabowsky | Ian Cooper, John Frolich, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & National Boys Choir | |
14. | "Arrivals" | Pee Wee Ferris | Pee Wee Ferris | |
15. | "Eternity" | David Hirschfelder | David Hirschfelder | |
16. | "Games 2000 Fanfare" | David Stanhope | Sydney Symphony Orchestra | |
17. | "The Olympic Hymn" | Spyridon Samaras & Kostis Palamas | The Millenium Choir of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia & The Sydney Symphony Orchestra | |
18. | "Tibi Omnes from the Berlioz Te Deum" | Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Sydney University Musical Society, Sing 2001 Choir & Sydney Children's Choir |
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2000) | Position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 15 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[2] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Various – The Games of the XXVII Olympiad: Official Music from the Opening Ceremony". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ a b "2000 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 February 2020.