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.
Games | Host City |
Title | Language(s) | Performer(s) | Writer(s) and producer(s) | Audio and Videos | Live Performance |
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Seoul | "One Moment in Time" - NBC Sports Broadcast Theme Song |
English | Whitney Houston | Albert Hammond | Official Music Video | ||
"You're Not Alone" - Australian Official Olympic Team Song |
English | Official Music Video | |||||
Barcelona | "Barcelona" - Official Theme Song Candidate - BBC Grandstand Theme Song |
Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran | |||||
Atlanta | "The Power of the Dream" | Celine Dion | Opening Ceremony | ||||
"Return to Innocence" - Promotional Video Theme Song |
Enigma | Music Video | |||||
Sydney | N/A | ||||||
Athens | "Oceania" | Björk | Opening Ceremony | ||||
Beijing | "Forever Friends" | Sun Nan, A-Mei, Coco Lee | Giorgio Moroder | Official Music Video | |||
London | N/A | ||||||
Rio de Janeiro | "Rise" - NBC Sports Broadcast Theme Song |
Katy Perry | |||||
Tokyo |
Games | Host City |
Title | Language(s) | Performer(s) | Writer(s) and producer(s) | Audio and Videos | Live Performance |
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Calgary | "Winter Games" - Instrumental Version |
None (Instrumental) |
David Foster | David Foster | Official Music Video | Opening Ceremony Closing Ceremony | |
"Can't You Feel It" - Vocal Version |
English | Audio | |||||
Albertville | |||||||
Lillehammer | |||||||
Nagano | |||||||
Salt Lake City | "Light the Fire Within" | English | LeAnn Rimes | David Foster, Linda Thompson | Opening Ceremony | ||
Turin | "Because We Believe (Ama Credi E Vai)"[3] |
Andrea Bocelli | Closing Ceremony | ||||
Vancouver | "I Believe" | Nikki Yanofsky | Stephan Moccio Alan Frew Phil Ramone Jesse Harris |
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Sochi | |||||||
Pyeongchang | None[4] | ||||||
Beijing |
Games | Host City |
Title | Language(s) | Performer(s) | Writer(s) and producer(s) | Audio and Videos | Live Performance |
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Pyeongchang | "Let Everyone Shine" - Torch Relay Promotional Song |
Korean | Insooni | Official Music Video | |||
Beijing |
Games | Host City |
Official | Others | Notes |
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Seoul | None | 1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time | ||
Barcelona | Barcelona Gold | |||
Atlanta | Rhythm of the Games: 1996 Olympic Games Album | |||
Sydney | The Games Of The XXVII Olympiad 2000: Music from the Opening Ceremony | |||
Anthes | Unity: Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Harmony: The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Classical Album |
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Beijing | The Official Album for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games | AT&T Team USA Soundtrack | ||
London | Isles of Wonder A Symphony of British Music (album) |
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Rio de Janeiro | Rio 2016 (Olympic Themes & Anthems) | |||
Tokyo | Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: "Hoop" Lights Our Way |
Games | Host City |
Official | Others | Notes |
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Turin | ||||
Vancouver | Sounds of Vancouver 2010: Opening Ceremony Commemorative Album | |||
Sochi | 2014 Winter Olympics Themes: Music for the Sochi Games (Anthems, Fanfares and Classical Favorites) | |||
Pyeongchang | None | |||
Beijing |