The full track from the countdown is now available
It's a nice track but it's been remixed for the release. The actual broadcast version can't be extracted from that becuase it's not quite the same.
The broadcast version is the first 59secs of the released track, with an edited ending?
not quite, there's extra sound effects and other tweaks added as well. The last 5 secs of the countdown is a drums solo whereas the full mix has other instruments in that section.
The countdown version used in the ceremony was mixed specially by the guy who did the full track, so there's bound to be a few differences. The same guy (Lincoln Barrett) also provided a majority of the music in the athletes parade.
From what I read on his blog I think the full track was produced first, and the shorter version mixed from there, rather than the countdown track being expanded into a full mix afterwards.
The countdown version used in the ceremony was mixed specially by the guy who did the full track, so there's bound to be a few differences. The same guy (Lincoln Barrett) also provided a majority of the music in the athletes parade.
From what I read on his blog I think the full track was produced first, and the shorter version mixed from there, rather than the countdown track being expanded into a full mix afterwards.
ah, that would make perfect sence, thanks for clearing that up