Who wrote the Olympic theme songs? There are actually two different Olympic theme songs, so let's address them separately. First up is the sparse, martial, percussion-and-brass theme song you know ...

The first is Bugler’s Dream, the familiar bugler’s riff. It’s been part of Olympic coverage not just on NBC, but on ABC dating back to 1968 when the Winter and Summer Olympics were held in ...

Olympics theme songs: Still terrible No gold medals for this year's Olympics' songs, which sound either too dreary, too corporate or overly bombastic ...

The Olympics means we get NBC’s absolutely banging Olympic theme song. While the music has an influence from John Williams, the part you usually hear doesn’t get to Williams’ contribution.

The Olympic theme song has been a staple of the Summer and Winter Games, but where did the tune come from? Here's a look at the origins of the song.

ABC popularized “Bugler’s Dream” with its Olympic telecasts beginning in 1968 (and on “Wide World of Sports”).

"Bugler’s Dream" has been used in Olympics telecasts since 1968, when ABC carried the games. Williams, meanwhile, wrote "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" for the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

It was the 1968 Winter Games—Grenoble, France. The distinctive and enduring Olympic theme Bugler's Dream , was introduced that year. Drug and gender testing made it's first intrusion into ...

Olympic Theme Endures Weird Road to Fame If the official theme music of the Olympics Games were measured in ad impressions, it would stomp the Energizer Bunny into the Canadian tundra.

The Olympic theme song has been a staple of the Summer and Winter Games, but where did the tune come from? Here's a look at the origins of the song.