For those that follow the Olympics every four years, it is a well known fact that the music that is always played is always up to par and extremely well put together. A few weeks ahead of the Olympics, the tracklist for the 2012 games has supposedly leaked and contains an awesome choice of artists.
Danny Boyle, director of Olympics 2012 (Gayathari, 2010)
Danny Boyle, known for his work with Slumdog Millionaire, is the man behind the music selection. ‘The Eton Boating Song, Elgar and Handel — with the Sex Pistols’ infamous God Save The Queen and Prodigy’s anarchic Firestarter, London Calling by The Clash and Simon May’s EastEnders theme, Land Of Hope And Glory, Jerusalem and the Dambusters March, Iggy Pop, Primal Scream, Blur and Pulp were just a few of the selections that were leaked onto the streets of UK and this selection is a surefire way to promote patriotism during the games (Smart, 2012).
Grammy winner Adele (Alison Boshoff, 2012) and blues legend Amy Winehouse are also part of the list.
Amy Winehouse (Staff, 2012)
Music is an integral part in the Olympics, from the selections in the participants iPods while they train, all the way to the opening ceremonies and during the games as well. “Athletes can use music in two ways, one to use as a recovery piece, so they’re dialing down their brainwaves so they’re thinking less, and they can use music to pump them up and get them ready to compete, ” as the Canadian Press reports (Canadian Press, 2012). Research that has been done has shown a positive correlation between exercise and fast paced music (Waterhouse J, 2010) and it not a surprise why iPods and athletes are like key and chain. Good luck to all the athletes, I personally look forward to hearing the music selection.
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Available at: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/music/4378971/The-winners-iPodium.html
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Available at: http://bossip.com/category/celeb-directory/amy-winehouse/
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Waterhouse J, H. P. E. B., 2010. Effects of music tempo upon submaximal cycling performance, Liverpool: National Institutes Of Health.
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