Olympic Theme: Bugler's Dream and Olympic Fanfare



Photo: David Holt



You can download the Olympic theme music for free from Freegal.

And here I thought they were songs owned by NBC.

“Bugler’s Dream” by Leo Arnaud is that rousing song with the “bom-bom bom-bom” drums that you hear when Bob Costas first comes on. (Is anyone else beginning to think he’s the Dick Clark of sports? The guy never ages.)

You’ll recognize “Olympic Fanfare,” too, as it plays during quite a few of the transitions. That song was written for the 1984 Olympics by John Williams.

Just search the Freegal database for “John Williams—Greatest Hits” and you’ll find a sort of medley of the two pieces, directed by him.

Next time you exercise, you can play this music and picture yourself an Olympic champion.