In my memory, Jim McKay will always be the voice of the Olympics, but I wish he and Peter Jennings would shut the hell up during this performance of John Williams’ now-iconic “Olympic Fanfare and Theme,” presented for the first time at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games.
What is wrong with television commentators? They do this kind of thing all the time. As if the network is terrified that anyone watching might be bored or understimulated if they aren’t subjected to constant chatter.
I’ve been trying to find information on who might have contributed music to the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, but all I’m coming up with is a lot of brouhaha about a new Olympic song featuring actor-singer Zeng Shunxi, journalist Lu Binqi, and Chinese rap group CD Rev. If you find this inspiring, more power to you. I doubt very much it’s what they’ll be listening to on Mount Olympus.