A Symphony of British Music (album)

2012 soundtrack album by Various artists

A Symphony of British Music

Soundtrack album by

Various artists

Released| 12 August 2012 (2012-08-12)
Recorded| 2012
Genre| Pop
Length| 123:02
Label| Decca Music Group
London 2012 Olympic Games chronology
| Isles of Wonder
(2012)  | A Symphony of British Music
(2012)  | Enlightenment
(2012)

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A Symphony of British Music is the official soundtrack album of the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. It became available as digital download on 12 August 2012 and as a two-disc CD on 20 August 2012.[1][2] It features studio recordings of the performances at the closing ceremony for the London Games.[citation needed]

## Track listing

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A Symphony of British Music – Disc 1No.| Title| Artist| Length

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1.| "Because"| Urban Voices Collective| 0:38
2.| "Salut D'Amour"| Julian Lloyd Webber, London Symphony Orchestra & STOMP| 2:57
3.| "Our House"| Madness| 2:29
4.| "Parklife (Excerpt)"| Massed Bands of the Household Division| 1:14
5.| "West End Girls"| Pet Shop Boys| 2:13
6.| "Waterloo Sunset"| Ray Davies, London Symphony Orchestra & Urban Voices Collective| 3:22
7.| "Read All About It"| Emeli Sandé| 5:56
8.| "Parade of the Athletes"| David Arnold| 4:11
9.| "Open Arms"| Elbow, London Symphony Orchestra & Urban Voices Collective| 4:47
10.| "One Day Like This"| Elbow, London Symphony Orchestra & Urban Voices Collective| 6:44
11.| "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God Remix)"| Kate Bush| 5:32
12.| "Here Comes the Sun"| Urban Voices Collective, Pete Lockett, Students of Smt.Chandrima Misra -Radha Mehta, Prabhat Rao, Varun Verma, Toby Pitman, David Arnold, Bilwal Iyer, Eos Chater, Tania Davis, Elspeth Hanson & Gay-Yee Westerhoff| 2:36
13.| "Medal Ceremony"| David Arnold| 2:29
14.| "Bohemian Rhapsody (Excerpt)"| Queen| 0:51

A Symphony of British Music – Disc 2No.| Title| Artist| Length

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1.| "Imagine"| John Lennon & Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir| 4:25
2.| "White Light"| George Michael| 4:44
3.| "Pinball Wizard"| Kaiser Chiefs| 3:02
4.| "Fashion"| David Bowie| 3:33
5.| "Little Bird"| Annie Lennox| 5:52
6.| "Wish You Were Here"| Ed Sheeran, Richard Jones, Nick Mason, Mike Rutherford, David Arnold| 3:31
7.| "Pure Imagination"| Russell Brand & London Symphony Orchestra| 0:58
8.| "I Am the Walrus"| Russell Brand & Bond| 4:13
9.| "Right Here, Right Now (Excerpt)"| Fatboy Slim| 1:28
10.| "The Rockafeller Skank (Excerpt)"| Fatboy Slim| 1:45
11.| "Price Tag / Written in the Stars / Dynamite"| Jessie J, Tinie Tempah, Taio Cruz| 5:07
12.| "You Should Be Dancing (Feat. Jessie J, Tinie Tempah, Taio Cruz)"| Bee Gees| 2:02
13.| "Wannabe / Spice Up Your Life"| Spice Girls| 3:34
14.| "Always Look On the Bright Side of Life"| Eric Idle| 4:38
15.| "Survival"| Muse| 4:17
16.| "Queen Medley: Day-O/Brighton Rock"| Queen| 1:48
17.| "We Will Rock You (Feat. Jessie J)"| Queen| 2.41
18.| "Olympic Anthem"| The London Welsh Male Voice Choir, The London Welsh Rugby Choir & London Symphony Orchestra| 2:48
19.| "Extinguishing the Flame"| London Symphony Orchestra| 0:58
20.| "Rule the World"| Take That| 4:14
21.| "Spirit of the Flame"| David Arnold| 4:26
22.| "Baba O'Riley (Edited Version)"| The Who| 2:44
23.| "See Me, Feel Me (Edited Version)"| The Who| 2:38
24.| "My Generation (Excerpt)"| The Who| 1:37

## See also

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* Olympics portal

* “Survival”: the official song for the London 2012 Olympics
* Isles of Wonder: official soundtrack album of the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony

## References

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1. ^ "iTunes – Music – A Symphony of British Music: Music for the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games by Various Artists". iTunes Store. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
2. ^ "A Symphony Of British Music – Music For The Closing Ceremony Of The London 2012 Olympic Games: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved 14 August 2012.

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