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PARADE OF THE ATHLETES |
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Friday the 13th of August, the worlds biggest
sports event has taken place. After the opening ceremony,
everybody agreed that this was one of the most creative
and beautiful opening ceremonies, the history of the
Olympics has ever known. One performance during the
opening amazed billions of people around the world. That
night in Athens, Tiësto became the first DJ ever to play
during the Official Olympic Opening Ceremony. This event
everybody around the world was talking about has been the
highlight in the career of Tiësto until now.
Due to all the positive reactions we received on this
unique performance at the Opening Ceremony, weve
decided to release this DJ set for everybody. Tiësto
wants to share the special feeling that he felt during
his performance in the Olympic Stadium. The CD will
contain 8 completely new tracks specially made for this
event and 4 well known tracks, which Tiësto really
wanted to play at the ceremony. |
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RELEASE-INFO |
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TITLE. PARADE
OF THE ATHLETES [ALBUM]
DATE.
21-10-2004
COUNTRY. SPAIN
LABEL. VALE
MUSIC / VLCD 322-1
Additional production on this album by Tijs Verwest &
D.J. Waakop-Reijers |
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TRACKLIST |
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01. Heroes 8:36
02. Breda
8pm (DJ Montana Edit) 6:43
03. Ancient
History 6:06
04. Traffic 4:10
05.
Euphoria 6:08
06. Athena 6:17
07. Olympic
Flame 5:34
08. Lethal
Industry 4:36
09. Coming
Home 6:28
10. Adagio
For Strings 5:57
11.
Victorious 4:38
12. Forever
Today 7:07 |
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PERSONAL COMMENTS FROM TIËSTO |
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Heroes
This is a track I wrote thinking about the athletes,
who've been training for at least four years to get to
Athens 2004. The melody of this track gives me a feeling
of heroism.
Breda 8pm (DJ Montana Edit)
This track I actually got as a present for my birthday
from DJ Montana. He is a very talented DJ who knows how
to rock a crowd. He remixed, reworked, resampled and
edited this older track taken from my 'In My Memory'
album and made it sounds so great.
Ancient History
This track is a free interpretation of a song called
"Zanaradikos" by Thrace. I sampled a lot of
vintage percussion of typical Greek drums. I am really
happy with the result of this one, and when I played it
people seemed to love it! The track was also played at
the end of the closing Ceremony on August 29th.
Traffic
This track is already a classic to me, and to be able to
play this one on this event was very special to me.
Euphoria
Euphoria is a feeling you get when you win a game or
competition. The beautiful strings used in the track are
warm and uplifting, and remind me of that unique euphoric
feeling.
Athena
Athena is my own interpretation of Albinoni's
"Adagio In G Minor". This is one of my alltime
favourite classical pieces and fitted so well with the
atmosphere in the stadium. It combines the old and the
modern in a way which complimented the Opening Ceremony
in Athens perfectly.
Olympic Flame
This track is about the neverending Olympic Flame that
travels around the world. The track has a marching,
neverending sound in it, and the middle part is like the
resting stop of the flame before it moves on to a new
city. It's a bit like my personal life as well!
Lethal Industry
Another classic I really wanted to play on this night.
The drive in this track together with the melody makes
this one accessible for the young and the old.
Coming Home
I was thinking of the announcements of the countries when
I produced this track. I think it's perfect for when the
athletes of the different countries enter the stadium, it
delivers healthy tension, excitement.
Adagio For Strings
When I played this track the wave went through the
stadium, everybody loves this one. A perfect blend
between classical and modern music which I had to capture
in my set.
Victorious
This song I made thinking about the athletes on the
winner's podium when they receive their gold, silver or
bronze medal. The melody of this track would fit
perfectly during the honouring of the athletes.
Forever Today
Sometimes you have a day which is absolutely perfect.
That's what this track is about, surviving, overcoming or
just winning! A feeling you would like to capture
forever, and for me a perfect song to close the
ceremony... |
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