Rowan Atkinson, the actor who plays Mr. Bean, made an appearance Friday in the Olympics opening ceremony as a synth player in the orchestra. Owing both to its sweeping tune and the content of the movie in which it first appeared, "Chariots of Fire" has become somewhat synonymous with the Olympic Games. It had a distinctly classical music flavour and, with The London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim and Sir Simon Rattle appearing, it was an event to be proud of. Rowan Atkinson has revealed that he mimed his famous performance in the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. لطفا برای رای دادن, روی قلبها کلیک کنید ! With a global TV audience of some 1 billion, there was a mix of 'live' and 'recorded' activity - and since Mr Bean's fouling/cheating race along the beach (to the Chariots of Fire theme) was obviously prerecorded, I'd hazard a guess so was also his one-note accompaniment to the London Symphony Orchestra, as conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. The Olympics opening ceremony ... the comedy character Mr. Bean playing piano with the London Symphony Orchestra and Paul McCartney leading the 80,000 crowd in singing 'Hey Jude.' While he was playing the piano in the … آیا این مطلب رو دوست داشتید؟ Click on a heart to rate it! Olympics. British actor Rowan Atkinson in his role as Mr Bean takes part in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 27, 2012, in London. Mr Bean continues to be popular … Iain Farrington, who was a former organ scholar at St Mary’s Church, played the piano in the sketch alongside the Mr Bean star and the London Symphony Orchestra. His whole job was to … 0 (0) how did you like this article? 39 images See the full gallery : London 2012 Olympics: The Opening Ceremony - Rowan Atkinson, Sir Simon Rattle, the LSO and more! Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Hard to say yes or no. June 2017. Oscar winner Danny Boyle’s ambitious and majestic Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics indeed incorporated both Queen Elizabeth II, as well as actor Rowan Atkinson (aka television’s Mr. Bean). Mr. Bean‘s performance at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games was simply rib cracking. Rowan Atkinson brings the house down as his comic character Mr Bean joins in with the LSO for a rendition of Chariots Of Fire. We were as gripped by the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony as anyone else. In 2012, Rowan reprised his character for a live performance as part of the London 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. The actor told Classic FM that the whole performance was prerecorded, to save the London Symphony Orchestra's precious instruments from the unpredictable London weather. The BBC used the piece as its theme music for its coverage of the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles and also the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul. London 2012 Olympics: The Opening Ceremony - Rowan Atkinson, Sir Simon Rattle, the LSO and more! 10.