Ronson to compose London Olympics anthem
October 2nd, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANSLondon, Oct 2 (IANS) Scottish rocker Mark Ronson has been selected to create the theme music for the Olympic Games here next year.
The track will have singer Katy B on vocals and include sounds of athletes from around the world — including grunts and the sound of tennis balls hitting racquets.
Ronson, who is inspired by British table-tennis champ Darius Night’s sounds, will also use that part in his track.
“Sometimes he uses it to put off his opponents, and sometimes it is a sound of victory - to me it sounded like James Brown, so I knew I would use that,” contactmusic.com quoted the 36-year-old as saying.
The theme will be unveiled in March next year.
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