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.
Summer Olympics Official theme songs and anthems Games Host City Title Language(s)Performer(s)Writer(s) and producer(s) Audio and Videos Live Performance Athens "Olympic Hymn" Greek Spyridon Samaras (conductor) Spyridon Samaras (music); Kostis Palamas (lyrics) Los Angeles "Olympic Hymn" English Walter Bradley Keeler (music); Louis Benson (lyrics) Berlin "Olympische Hymne" German Richard Strauss (conductor), Berlin Philharmonic, the National Socialist Symphony Orchestra Richard Strauss (music); Robert Lubahn (lyrics) London "Olympic Hymn (Non nobis Domine)" English Malcolm Sargent (conductor) Roger Quilter (music); Rudyard Kipling (lyrics) Helsinki "Olympiahymni"(Olympic Hymn) Finnish Matti Turunen (conductor) Jaakko Linjama (music); Toivo Lyy (lyrics) "Olympiafanfaari"(Olympic Fanfare) Instrumental Aarre Merikanto Montreal "Bienvenue à Montréal"(Welcome to Montreal) French René Simard Claude Lacombe, René Simard, Vic Vogel Music Video Moscow "Festive Overture" Instrumental Dmitri Shostakovich "Олимпиада-80"(Olympiad 80) Russian Tõnis Mägi, Mykola Hnatyuk David Tukhmanov, Robert Rozhdestvensky Music VideoMusic Video "Стадион моей мечты"(My Dream Stadium) Russian Muslim Magomayev Music Video Los Angeles "Reach Out"(official song, also used as track theme) English Paul Engemann Giorgio Moroder Official Music Video "Olympic Fanfare and Theme"(official theme) InstrumentalNew American OrchestraJohn WilliamsOpening Ceremony Seoul "Hand in Hand"- English Version English Koreana Giorgio Moroder, Tom Whitlock (English lyrics), Kim Moon-hwan (Korean lyrics) Official Music Video Opening Ceremony "손에 손 잡고"- Korean Version Korean Music Video Barcelona "Canto Olympico" Greek The Greek Radio Symphonic Orchestra, the Greek Radio Chorus Mikis Theodorakis "Amigos Para Siempre"(Friends for Life) English and Spanish José Carreras, Sarah Brightman Andrew Lloyd Webber Official Music Video Closing Ceremony Atlanta "Reach"(official song) English Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan, Diane Warren Official Music Video Closing Ceremony"Summon the Heroes"(official theme) InstrumentalAtlanta SymphonyJohn WilliamsOpening Ceremony Sydney "Dare To Dream" English Olivia Newton-John, John Farnham Paul Begaud, Vanessa Corish, Wayne Tester Audio Opening Ceremony Athens "Oceania" English Björk Björk, Sjón Official Music Video Opening Ceremony Beijing "You and Me" Chinese and English Liu Huan, Sarah Brightman Qigang Chen Official Music VideoMusic Video London "Survival" English Muse Matthew Bellamy Closing Ceremony "Good Life" English Delphic James Cook, Matt Cocksedge, Richard Boardman Rio de Janeiro "Alma e Coração"Olympic Spirit Is Contagious in 2016 Official Theme Song Video: Watch(Soul and Heart) Portuguese Thiaguinho, Projota Music Video Tokyo "Colorful" Japanese Ai, Motohiro Hata, Little Glee Monster, Daichi Miura, Perfume, Taemin, Miyavi, Nasty C, Sabrina Carpenter, Ayumu Imazu, Blue Vintage, Mizki, Sanari, Chikuzen Sato Ryosuke Imai Music Video Paris"Parade"(official theme) InstrumentalOrchestre National de FranceVictor Le MasneAudioLive Performance"Hello World"(official song)EnglishGwen Stefani, Anderson .PaakRyan TedderOfficial Music Video
Medal ceremony theme songs
+GamesHost CityTitlePeformersWriter(s) and producer(s)London"Chariots Of Fire"N/AVangelis"Medal Ceremony" (during closing ceremony)David ArnoldRio de Janeiro"Brazilian Fantasy"Alexandre de FariaTokyo"Tokyo 2020 Victory Ceremony Theme"144 people from top Japanese studio musicians and leading symphony orchestras - Recorded VersionNaoki SatoTokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and Tokyo Symphony Chorus - Live VersionParis"Parade"Orchestre National de FranceVictor Le Masne
Other notable songs and anthems Games Host City Title Language(s)Performer(s)Writer(s) and producer(s) Audio and Videos Live Performance 1928 Amsterdam "Olympiademarsch" Dutch Kees Pruis James Klein and Franz Doelle (music), Kees Pruis (lyrics) "Op ter Olympiade" Dutch Duo Hofmann Gerrit van Weezel (music); Joh. P. Koppen (lyrics)1964Tokyo "Olympic Games" Instrumental Ken Lean André Popp "Tokyo Melody"- BBC broadcast Theme song Instrumental Helmut Zacharias Helmut Zacharias "The Olympics Song" Kyu Sakamoto T. Miyata, M. Koga 1968 Mexico City "Mexico Melody"- BBC broadcast Theme song Instrumental Helmut Zacharias Helmut Zacharias 1976 Montréal "Vive les Jeux Olympiques" French Serge Laprade Pierre Sauvil1980Moscow "Ода Доброму Вестнику" ("Ode To The Bearer Of Good News") Russian Eduard Artemyev (synths), Gennadiy Trofimov (vocals), Boomerang, Melody (choir) Eduard Artemyev "Olympic Games" English Miguel Bosé Miguel Bosé, Steve Kipner, Toto Cutugno "Do Your Best"- Planned theme song for the Japanese teams Japanese, English Pink Lady Shunichi Tokura, Shizuka Ijūin Seoul "One Moment in Time"- NBC Sports Broadcast Theme Song English Whitney Houston Albert Hammond Official Music Video"The Olympic Spirit"- NBC Sports Broadcast Theme Music InstrumentalJohn Williams John Williams "You're Not Alone"- Australian Official Olympic Team Song English Australian Olympians Rob Hirst, Angry Anderson, Bernie Lynch, Mal Logan, John Schumann Official Music Video "Korea" English Leslie Mandoki and Eva Sun Leslie Mandoki, László Bencker "Heart and Soul"- NHK Broadcast Theme Song Japanese, English Mari Hamada Hiroyuki Ohtsuki, Mari Hamada Barcelona "Barcelona"- Official Theme Song Candidate- BBC Grandstand Theme Song English and Spanish Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran Atlanta "The Power of the Dream" English Celine Dion Kenneth Brian Edmonds, David Walter Foster, Linda Diane Thompson Opening Ceremony "Return to Innocence"- Promotional Video Theme Song English, Amis Enigma Michael Cretu, Kuo Ying-nan, Kuo Hsiu-chu Music Video "Javelin"- Official Bid Theme InstrumentalAtlanta Symphony OrchestraMichael TorkeAudio"Tara's Theme"- BBC broadcast Theme song InstrumentalSteve Spiro & Paul WickensMax Steiner"Someone Somewhere in Summertime"- NOS broadcast Theme song EnglishSimple MindsCharlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr, Michael MacNeil Sydney "The Flame" English Tina Arena John Foreman Official Music Video Audio Opening Ceremony "Heroes Live Forever" English Vanessa Amorosi John Gillard & Trevor White Audio Opening Ceremony "Under Southern Skies" English Nikki Webster & Sing 2001 Choir Damien Halloran & Maria Millward Audio Opening Ceremony "Sui riku sora, mugendai" - Japanese Official Olympic Team Song Japanese 19 Kenji Okahira and Keigo Iwase Athens "Good Enough" - NOS broadcast Theme song English Dodgy Nigel Clark, Mathew Priest, Andy Miller "Yume ga Chikara" - Japanese Official Olympic Team Song Japanese Kokia Kokia Beijing "Forever Friends" Chinese, English Sun Nan, A-Mei, Coco Lee Giorgio Moroder Official Music Video "Love Love Love" - NOS broadcast Theme song Chinese Jolin Tsai Konstantin Meladze Official Music Video London "Proud" - Official Bid Theme English Heather Small Heather Small, Peter-John Vettese "Anywhere in the World" - part of Coca-Cola's Move to the Beat campaign English Mark Ronson and Katy B Mark Ronson, Katy B, Gordon Warren "Spinnin' for 2012"- Torch Relay Promotional Song English Dionne Bromfield and Tinchy Stryder Dionne Bromfield, Kwasi Danquah III, Corynne Elliott "First Steps" - BBC broadcast Theme song English Elbow Guy Garvey, Elbow "Sky on Fire" - NOS broadcast Theme song English Handsome Poets Erik Schurman, Tim van Esch, Daniel Smit, Nils Davidse, Semimo Rio de Janeiro "Rise"- NBC Sports Broadcast Theme Song English Katy Perry Katy Perry, Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ali Payami Official Music Video "Shadow Wind"- NOS broadcast Theme song English Dotan Dotan Harpenau, Mark Van Bruggen, William Douglas Burr Knox "Where I'll Stay"- Australian Official Olympic Team Song English Jessica Mauboy Jessica Mauboy, David Musumeci, Anthony Egizii, Sarah Aarons, R. Pym Tokyo "Remember This"- NBC Sports Broadcast Theme Song English Jonas Brothers Nicholas Jonas, Kevin Jonas II, Ryan Tedder, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Oliver Peterhof, Michael Pollack, Casey Smith Official Music Video "Big in Japan"- NOS broadcast Theme song English Alphaville Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens "Kite"- NHK Broadcast Theme Song Japanese Arashi Kenshi Yonezu Paris "Butai ni Tatte"- NHK Broadcast Theme Song Japanese Yoasobi Ayase Official Music Video "I Believe"- NOS broadcast Theme song English Douwe Bob Gordon Groothedde, Douwe Bob Posthuma, Stijn van Dalen
Winter Olympics Official theme songs and anthems
Games Host City Title Language(s)Performer(s)Writer(s) and producer(s) Audio and Videos Live Performance Innsbruck "Schneeplattler" German Sonnenweiberl und Schneemandl Othmar Elsässer, Walter Pötsch Lake Placid "Give It All You Got" Instrumental Chuck Mangione Chuck Mangione Sarajevo "Just a Dream Away" English John Denver Michael Miller, Monica Riordan Calgary "Winter Games"- Instrumental Version None(Instrumental) David Foster David Foster Official Music Video Opening CeremonyClosing Ceremony "Can't You Feel It"- Vocal Version English Audio Albertville N/A Lillehammer "Se ilden lyse (Fire in Your Heart)" Norwegian (English) Sissel Kyrkjebø, English duet with Plácido Domingo Jan Vincents Johannessen, Svein Gundersen Nagano N/A Salt Lake City "Light the Fire Within"(official song) English LeAnn Rimes David Foster, Linda Thompson Opening Ceremony"Call of the Champions"(official theme)LatinUtah Symphony, Tabernacle ChoirJohn WilliamsOpening Ceremony Turin "Because We Believe(Ama Credi E Vai)"10 Best Olympic Winter Games Anthems Italian and English Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli, David Foster, Amy Foster Closing Ceremony Vancouver "I Believe"- English Version English Nikki YanofskyStephan MoccioAlan FrewPhil RamoneJesse Harris Official Music Video "J'imagine"- French Version French Annie Villeneuve Sochi N/A Pyeongchang N/A평창동계올림픽, 공식주제가가 없다 Beijing N/A Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo "Fantasia Italiana" Instrumental Dario Faini Dario Faini Behind the Scenes
Medal ceremony theme songs
+GamesHost CityTitlePeformersWriter(s) and producer(s)NaganoSalt Lake City"Call of the Champions"Utah Symphony, Tabernacle ChoirJohn WilliamsTurinHenoel GrechVancouver"Medals"The 2010 Vancouver Olympic OrchestraDave PierceSochi"VICTORY!"Petr Andreev, Nikolay Skvortsov, Dmitry Petrov,Margorita Mirmova, Il'ya YudinMaxim BobkovPyeongchang"티어스 오브 글로리 (Tears of Glory)"Cho Young-sooBeijingMilan-Cortina d'Ampezzo"Fantasia Italiana - Gran Finale"Dardust (Dario Faini)
Other notable songs and anthems