2000 Sydney Opening Ceremonies - Intro

Intro video (out of order) narrated by James Earl Jones introducing the mystical country of Australia to the generation of people before the age of the airplane. The name of the song is "The Decision to Turn Around" and it is the 5th track from the soundtrack of the movie "The Perfect Storm" by James Horner. Also included is the Olympic fanfare "Bugler's Dream" and hosted by Katie Couric and Bob Costas in Sydney Australia September 15th, 2000.

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Sports

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• 2000
• Opening
• Ceremonies
• Olympics
• Sydney
• Australia
• Intro
• James
• Earl
• Jones

[lexlib]

does anyone have the athens opening ceremony intro?

[julius923]

Yes, seach on here for the user "SDFcustom". Choose the the video "Beijing Olympics - Open" This is from NBC.

[silverliner269]

What song is that at 7:06?

[julius923]

It is the continuation of Bugler's Dream. Bugler's Dream spans from 6:21 to 7:18.

[thehackneyaccount]

If I'm not mistaken, didn't Bob Costas have his own intro between this tease and the actual show open?

[julius923]

You are probably right, James Earl Jones' narration was actually aired after the Bugler's Dream intro. This is why I put in the description "out of order". I thought that maybe this was somehow not aired when it was supposed to.

[TheNYFlame]

I really do think Sydney hosted the greatest Olympic Games ever. The atmosphere that enveloped the city was wonderfully friendly, festive, and inclusive, and the times around world didn't feel heavy as they do now. The Olympic spirit was able to shine its brightest. Cities can't feverishly spend, design, build, or organize there way into hosting such an event. Either the atmosphere will be there or it won't. And the Aussies has it in huge amounts.

[theurbansoul]

NBC has amazing fluff and intros. Its a bit cheesy, but gets you into it.

[sp4eva1]

@leospyder yea it was so cool!

[international153]

@TcheBom davidatkinsfan has the opening ceremony.

[WannaBeANerd]

Does anybody have this where the clips are in order?

[anchorman87]

"mystical country of Australia"? What the hell is that about?

[GeoWing2]

The Olympic Committee needs to release some of the games on dvd I would pay to relive these games.

[sp4eva1]

@leospyder yea the lighting was awesome

[scarblade234]

They should have mentioned Melbourne 1956 when we last hosted the games.

[walover165]

GREATEST. OLYMPICS. EVER.

[leospyder]

best opening ceremony to date. the torch lighting was epic

[nupthatisit]

As an Australian, I'm really touched by James Earl Jones' intro. Well done, NBC