New Playlist Alert: Olympic Stories
From global events like the World Cup to domestic championships like the Super Bowl, the calendar seems to jump from sport to sport, season to season, like a never-ending merry-go-round of athletic competition.
Until the Olympics.
Steeped in history, glory, defeat, and an endless supply of stories, the Olympic Games steal the sports spotlight. Leagues pause their regular season schedules as elite athletes from every sport under the summer (or winter) sun gather to compete for their country.
Because this event only occurs every four years, the training cycle is an impossibly long and hard road for these athletes. It leads to underdog surprises and heartbreaking missteps, impossible comebacks and dreams dashed — this combination of elite athletic ability and inspiring journeys makes the Olympics second to none for storytellers.
And stories need soundtracks.
For the Paris 2024 Olympics, we’ve assembled two distinct playlists for different chapters of an athlete’s dream, a team’s ambition, or a nation’s hopes.
Olympic Inspiration is all about the journey, beginning with the national anthem of the 2024 host nation before an inspiring soundtrack channels the scope of the opening ceremonies. From there, variations on ascending strings, heartwarming piano, and driving orchestral percussion underscore themes of dedication, endurance, destiny, and legacy. These tracks are for overcoming adversity, battling back from injury, narrowly coming up short, tragic losses, and unexpected twists in the tale. But the road has led them to an opportunity to win Olympic gold, to achieve greatness on another scale, and to fulfill their dreams.
Then it’s time for the Olympic Push. From the gym to the field, the strength, skill, agility, endurance, speed show up in highlight reels, slo-mo replays, and media day hype shots. These athletes know what they need to do to win, and now it comes down to mindset and execution. Balancing out the hype and power, this playlist also features low-key good vibes that set a positive tone for the next set, race, and game.
Not everyone can win gold, but every athlete has a story worth sharing. And no matter how it ends, Olympic Inspiration and Olympic Push are ready to back them every step of the way.
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