Olympic songs and anthems are adopted officially by International Olympic Committee (or by official broadcasters and partners selected by IOC), to be used prior to the Olympic Games and to accompany the games during the event.
They are used as theme music in TV broadcast and also used in advertising campaigns for the Olympic Games. Some songs and anthems are more popular and famous than official songs and anthems.
Summer Olympics
Official theme songs and anthems
Games
Host City
Title
Language(s)
Performer(s)
Writer(s) and producer(s)
Audio and Videos
Live Performance
Montreal
"Bienvenue à Montréal" (Welcome to Montreal)
René Simard
Music Video
Moscow
"Олимпиада" (Olympiad)
Tõnis Mägi , Mykola Hnatyuk
David Tukhmanov Robert Rozhdestvensky
Music Video Music Video
"Стадион моей мечты" (My Dream Stadium)
Music Video
Los Angeles
"Reach Out " (official song)
English
Paul Engemann
Giorgio Moroder
Official Music Video
"Olympic Fanfare and Theme " (official theme)[ 1]
New American Orchestra
John Williams
Opening Ceremony
Seoul
"Hand in Hand "- English Version
English
Koreana
Giorgio Moroder , Tom Whitlock
Official Music Video
Opening Ceremony
"손에 손 잡고 "- Korean Version
Korean
Music Video
Barcelona
"Amigos Para Siempre " (Friends for Life)
José Carreras , Sarah Brightman
Official Music Video
Closing Ceremony
Atlanta
"Reach " (official song)
English
Gloria Estefan
Official Music Video
Closing Ceremony
"Summon the Heroes " (official theme)[ 2]
Atlanta Symphony
John Williams
Opening Ceremony
Sydney
"The Flame "
English
Tina Arena
John Foreman
Official Music Video Audio
Opening Ceremony
Athens
"Olympic Dream"
Maksim Mrvica
Official Music Video
Beijing
"You and Me "
Chinese and English
Liu Huan , Sarah Brightman
Qigang Chen
Official Music Video Music Video
London
"Survival "[ 3]
Muse
Closing Ceremony
Rio de Janeiro
"Alma e Coração "[ 4] (Soul and Heart)
Thiaguinho , Projota
Music Video
Tokyo
"Colorful"[ 5]
Japanese
Ai , Motohiro Hata , Little Glee Monster , Daichi Miura , Perfume , Taemin , Miyavi , Nasty C , Sabrina Carpenter , Ayumu Imazu, Blue Vintage, Mizki, Sanari, Chikuzen Sato
Ryosuke Imai
Music Video
Paris
"Parade"[ 6]
Orchestre National de France
Victor le Masne
Live Performance
Other songs and anthems
Winter Olympics
Official theme songs and anthems
Other songs and anthems
Albums
See also
References