Beijing 2008 Olympic theme songs were released on Wednesday at Tai Miao at the Beijing Working People's Cultural Palace.The three music videos may be seen here, Light the Passion, Share the Dream, I am a Star and Smile Beijing, were selected from 80,000 contested songs.
"Light the Passion, Share the Dream" was composed by Chris Baobida and written by Huang Xiaomao, who compared the Olympic flame to the eternal starlight symbolizing that people, led by the light, will be united to realize the dream of friendship, hope and harmony.
"I am a Star" was created by Emil Chau and Lam Jik from Hong Kong. Lam regards in his lyrics the volunteers to bow and the wind, which is the source of power and success.
"Smile Beijing" was created by Chen Ying, who works for the Beijing Olympic Volunteers Committee. Chen expressed his hope that everyone would remember the sentence "Volunteers smile is the best calling card for Beijing."
