2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony (July 27) and Indian musician A.R.Rahman – July 27

The 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony will take place on the 27th July at the London Olympic Stadium. The Opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics will be called ‘The Isles of Wonder’. Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle will be the artistic director for the opening ceremony. A. R. Rahman, an Indian musician who worked with Boyle on the drama film Slumdog Millionaire (2008) and the biographical film 127 Hours (2010) – both directed by Boyle – said that he has composed a Punjabi song for the opening ceremony that would be a part of a medley, which would showcase Indian influence in the UK, according to Boyle’s wishes. Another Indian musician, Ilaiyaraja’s song from Tamil-language film Ram Lakshman (1981), has also been chosen as part of the medley.