Tag: Olympics

  • Music for Champions: Copyright at the Olympic Games

    Music for Champions: Copyright at the Olympic Games

    As the 2024 Paris Olympic Games race towards their exciting conclusion, viewers across the world are learning about sports they’ve never heard of and rooting for athletes who have become household names overnight. But one detail of the Olympics receives little attention despite its crucial significance to numerous sports and disciplines. Simone Biles famously tumbled…

  • Suffering from Olympics Withdrawal Syndrome?

    Celebrate with some olympic music!  Music enveloped the entire 2012 London Olympics event, showcasing, highlighting, and, of course, advertising the musical talent of Great Britain.  Spectators and viewers from around the world heard everything from the London Philharmonic, to the Spice Girls,  Paul McCartney,  Mr. Bean (?!) and much more. As customary, controversies accompanied the music…