If ever an album did exactly as it said on the tin… Isles of
Wonder captures the soundtrack to Danny Boyle’s weird and wonderful cacophony
of dancing nurses, flying Mary Poppins and aging rock stars, just as we heard
it on television on the night of the opening ceremony.
Frank Turner, the first of Boyle’s lesser-known, unexpected
choices kicks off proceedings with rousing folk anthem, I Still Believe, followed by Four Nation
Choirs who delivered a tear-inducingly patriotic medley of Jerusalem , Flower
of Scotland, Danny Boy and Bread of Heaven.
The rest of CD 1 features a strange mix of The London
Symphony Orchestra, Dizzie Rascal and indie-royalty, Arctic Monkeys.
CD 2 on the other hand embodies the notion of Cool Britannia
with Bowie, Underworld, U2, High Contrast and The Pet Shop Boys.
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