The first act "Green and Happy": 007 appears on the stage of the ball.
At 4: 00am Beijing time on Saturday (9: 00pm UK local time on Friday) (instead of 8: 00pm just confirmed 12, which coincides with 20 12), the opening ceremony will start in the dark as Boyle expected. Daniel craig, the actor who plays "James Bond" in the 007 series movies, will descend from the sky by helicopter rope, and then a giant bell weighing 27 tons will ring to announce the official start of the opening ceremony. The idea of this giant clock comes from Shakespeare's famous classic sentence "Don't be afraid, the island is buzzing." Next, British stage actor Kenneth Blana will read the classic scenes in the play. At this time, the background of continuous hills, flowing springs, grasslands and farmhouses brings people back to the period when Britain was dominated by agriculture in the past. The scene will consist of real animals, including 12 horses, 3 cows, 70 sheep and 3 sheepdogs. At that time, there will even be horse-drawn plows, hardworking milking women, picnicking families, Edwardian country cricket teams and people dancing to celebrate May Day (a traditional European folk festival). At one end of the stage will be the entertainment of Glastonbury Mountain, with an oak tree at the top and a "crowd" at the foot of the mountain. At the other end is a huge space where people can sing and celebrate proms (the annual British Classical Music Festival, one of the world-famous music festivals). Boyle even had the idea of "artificial rainfall", but according to the current weather forecast, his idea is completely unnecessary. The background music of this stage includes vangelis's Land of Hope and Glory, Underground World and Chariots of Fire.
The Land of Hope and Glory is a famous British patriotic song, which was composed by the famous British composer edward elgar on 1902. At that time, he was shocked by the magnificent scenery of Mount Vermont in England and created this masterpiece. Lyrics such as "Dear land of hope, your sun never sets" praise the beauty of Britain, so it has always been regarded as a symbol of British patriotism. Not only that, because of its beautiful lyrics and melody, this song later became the music usually played at American university graduation ceremonies (this is the background music of Forrest Gump's graduation scene in the movie "Forrest Gump"), so director Boyle chose this famous song not only to praise the national pride of the motherland, but also to arouse the audience outside Britain, which is a very good choice.
Jam band "underground"
"Going Underground" is also a question about the classic works of Jam, a famous old British rock group. This song was released on 1980, and once released, it immediately rushed to the top of the charts. In addition to the classic melody, the lyrics of this song reflect the current political situation in Britain at that time, which is also the greater reason why Going Underground has become weighty. The lyrics imply the British policy problems in the military, nuclear weapons and public services, and indirectly express some democratic demands, so they are regarded as works with great democratic colors and have been passed down to this day. Not only that, there are many adapted versions of this song, which are used in European and American film and television works or celebrations. For example, in the 2002 World Cup, this song was renamed "Towards England" as a song to cheer for the British team.
Composer vangelis wrote music for the movie Chariot of Fire.
At the same time, Chariots of Fire, which lasted nearly 2 1 minute, was also selected as the background music of the first film. This work is from the British movie Chariot of Fire, which was created by Greek composer vangelis and won the best original score of the Oscar with 1982. In this film praising the spirit of sports competition, this inspiring theme song has become an inspiring force in the film. Boyle chose this work at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, which is really appropriate.
Act II, The Devil's Mill in Darkness: The Rolling Stones XXX Classic Song
The "Dark Satan's Mill" comes from the English poet william blake's work "Jerusalem", which was later used as a metaphor for Britain's industrial revolution. Therefore, in the second act, the whole venue will change from a simple English village to an industrial revolution scene. Performers will be transformed into textile workers, miners, steel workers and engineers, leading the audience back to Britain, which was called the "world factory" during the industrial revolution. The background music of this part includes Food by Leon Bart, the father of modern English musicals, Glorious Food, Satisfaction by Rolling Stone and Pretty Empty by XXX.
Musical "Oliver" episode "Food, Brilliant Food"
Food, Glorious Food is the musical Oliver adapted by Lionel Bart, the father of modern British musical, for Oliver Dickens' classic novel Oliver Twist. The melody mainly tells people's urgent pursuit of food under the social background at that time, thus reflecting the faint melancholy side of society.
The satisfaction of the Rolling Stones
The full name of "satisfication" is "I Can not Get No)Satisfaction", which is a famous track of the Rolling Stones, a great British rock band. It is regarded as one of the 500 greatest rock songs in the world, and it is also the first single of the Rolling Stones to open the American market. Lyrics describe a kind of emotional satisfaction, which may only be the material satisfaction brought by the British industrial revolution. At the same time, there are many cover versions of this famous song, the most famous of which is britney spears's cover in her second album.
A fairly empty sex pistol
Although the "sex pistol" refused to attend the opening ceremony, which made the historical moment a bubble, it did not prevent directors from putting their classic songs on the stage. For sex pistols, "quite vacant" is also equivalent to "satisfaction" for Rolling Stone. This work was completed in 1977. It is the most important masterpiece of neutral pistol in punk band and a landmark song in British punk history.
Act III "Towards the Future": Salute to the Beatle Paul? Mccartney's finale
Then people will continue to follow the footsteps of history and come to postwar Britain. Other famous landmark models in London, including Big Ben, will also be put on the stage. A performance team of 12000 people will walk in front of the audience. Among them are performers dressed as nurses and assistants pushing beds, symbolizing the status of the British national medical service system and welfare state; There are also performers, musicians and actors who symbolize the spirit of innovation; At the same time, the performance team also includes drummers, skateboarders, acrobats and British historical celebrities dressed as volunteers. The performance will also show the multicultural side of Britain and recent political fluctuations. The whole performance aims to show the audience the changes and development of postwar Britain.
It is particularly worth mentioning that in this feast of showing British culture to the world, it is difficult to bypass the Beatles anyway, but how to express the theme in this part without appearing abrupt has become a big problem. According to Boyle's design, he dressed the dancers who walked in the performance team at the same time in Sergeant Pepper's costume. This idea comes from the famous Beatles album "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart Club" released by 1967. Genres include rock, pop and even Indian music, which is the richest and most international album in The Beatles. The cover of this album is also unique. In the crowded crowd, The Beatles was collaged with their favorite world celebrities. Like all their albums, it has become one of the most recognizable and imitated covers, designed by member paul mccartney himself. Boyle's choice of this album as the highlight of his tribute to the Beatles is undoubtedly very pleasing.
Frankie went to Hollywood to "relax"
Relax is the first single released on 1983 by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, a famous British pop dance company. Although the sales volume was bleak at first, it shone brilliantly at 1984, and even won the "Best Single" award of brit awards at 1985. Since then, Relax has won the seventh best-selling single in British history with nearly two million sales. It is worth mentioning that Relax is also one of the most controversial songs in the 1980s, because the controversial explicit lyrics in the song were once banned by BBC Radio.
Valerie from amy winehouse.
Also paying tribute to the late British soul coquetry queen Amy? Winehouse, 20 1 1 died in July, only 27 years old. She only released two albums, but she became famous for her talent. In the history of music, she won many Grammy awards as an Englishman, which is the glory of British music. The song Valerie chose this time is one of her most representative and popular works.
Hey, Jude, paul mccartney.
Hey Jude is one of the best songs in the history of world pop music. It was written by paul mccartney and is the most important representative work of the Beatles and paul mccartney. This song was originally written by McCartney to Julian, the son of member John Lennon, to comfort the pain John Lennon brought to young Julian. The lyrics are "Hey Judy (Julian's nickname), don't carry the whole world on your shoulders.