List of Olympic songs and anthems
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
Medal ceremony theme songs
| Games | Host City | Title | Peformers | Writer(s) and producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | ||||
| London | "Chariots Of Fire" | N/A | Vangelis | |
| "Medal Ceremony"
- During Closing Ceremony |
David Arnold | |||
| Rio de Janeiro | "Brazilian Fantasy" | Alexandre de Faria | ||
| Tokyo | "Tokyo 2020 Victory Ceremony Theme" | 144 people from top Japanese studio musicians and leading symphony orchestras - Recorded Version | Naoki Sato | |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and Tokyo Symphony Chorus - Live Version | ||||
| Paris | "Parade" | Orchestre National de France | Victor Le Masne |
Other notable songs and anthems
Winter Olympics
Official theme songs and anthems
Medal ceremony theme songs
| Games | Host City | Title | Peformers | Writer(s) and producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagano | ||||
| Salt Lake City | "Call of the Champions" | Utah Symphony, Tabernacle Choir | John Williams | |
| Turin | Henoel Grech | |||
| Vancouver | "Medals" | The 2010 Vancouver Olympic Orchestra | Dave Pierce | |
| Sochi | "VICTORY!" | Petr Andreev, Nikolay Skvortsov, Dmitry Petrov,Margorita Mirmova, Il'ya Yudin[12] | Maxim Bobkov | |
| Pyeongchang | "티어스 오브 글로리 (Tears of Glory)"[13] | Cho Young-soo | ||
| Beijing | ||||
| Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo | "Fantasia Italiana - Gran Finale" | Dardust (Dario Faini) |
Other notable songs and anthems
| Games | Host City |
Title | Language(s) | Performer(s) | Writer(s) and producer(s) | Audio and Videos | Live Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyeongchang | "Let Everyone Shine" - Torch Relay Promotional Song |
Korean | Insooni | Official Music Video | |||
| Beijing | N/A | ||||||
| Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo | "Fino all'alba" | Italian | Arisa | Official Audio |
Albums
- Summer Olympics
| Games | Host City |
Official | Others | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul | 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 | |||
| Athens | 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 | |||
| Paris | Music from The Opening Ceremony of The Olympic Games Paris 2024 |
- Winter Olympics
| Games | Host City |
Official | Others | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turin | N/A | |||
| 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 | N/A | |||
| Beijing | N/A |
See also
- List of FIFA World Cup songs and anthems
- “Bugler’s Dream” (Leo Arnaud), used as theme music for Olympics broadcasts in the US
References
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- ^ 10 Best Olympic Winter Games Anthems
- ^ 평창동계올림픽, 공식주제가가 없다
- ^ ""Italian Fantasia" by Dardust is the official soundtrack of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026". Milano Cortina 2026. 29 December 2025.
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