"Olympic Fanfare and Theme" composed by John Williams
The "Olympic Anthem" composed by Spyridon Samaras was performed, as the "Olympic Hymn", for the first time for the ceremony to open the 1896 Athens Olympic Games, and is played when the Olympic flag is raised. The "Olympic March" was the 1964 Summer Olympics theme song, "Summon the Heroes" by John Williams was created for the 1996 Summer Olympics.