You and Me - 2008 Beijing Olympics Official Theme - by Liu Huan & Sarah Brightman video

The original 2008 Beijing Olympics Theme, sung by Liu Huan & Sarah Brightman. 2008 Beijing Olympics Official Theme Song: Sarah Brightman & Liu Huan - You and Me This official theme song was selected from thousands of candidate songs. It was sung in two languages by Sarah Brightman & Liu Huan. Why was this song finally chosen as the official theme song of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games? Zhang Yimou, the director of Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony, gave the following explanation. "The Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee spent several years to gather candidate songs. We collected thousands of songs. I felt that many songs seemed to used 'hand in hand', the theme song of Seoul Olympics, as a model. Many people including media thought that the theme song of Beijing Olympics should be similar to that kind of song ('hand in hand'). And many lyricists and composers followed that style. Finally the same was I." "One day I happened to hear 'You and I'. I felt that the song was beautiful at that time. The lyrics and music are simple. The major purpose of our creative work was to complete an artwork on site. We wanted to create a unique, original, unmatched and the greatest behavioral artwork in the world. And we wanted to express our best wishes. The lyrics of this song like 'you and me, from one world, we are one family' are touching and easy to learn. So other directors immediately loved this song. And we felt that it fit the theme of 2008 Beijing Olympics -- harmony. We ...