On Thursday, just to complete the Olympic atmosphere, the sound of the Chariots of Fire theme by Vangelis drifted through the air while the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, provided a rousing lunchtime speech.
To the accompaniment of Vangelis's synthesised Chariots of Fire theme, Jobs switched the little machine on, inserted a floppy disk into a slot below its screen, and off it went, performing a comic digital routine that immediately endeared the Mac to thousands of buyers and users not just in California, but across the US and, soon enough, around the world.
Ink painting for the fire theme.
The finished lighting design for the fire theme.
For an "earth" disaster (earthquake, sinkhole), listen to music with a "fire" theme - fire can scorch earth.
The mascots of the Games were Lyo and Merly, a fire-themed lion and a water-themed female merlion respectively.
Around the actors, the ensemble (10 performers in all) engage in fetishistic, repetitive behaviors; occasionally sing bits of fire-theme pop songs ("Come on Baby, Light My Fire"; a bit literal, no?); or engage in frantic copulation.
A more aesthetically questionable program was a tribute to Tchaikovsky that began well enough with Balanchine's sure-fire "Theme and Variations" and concluded with the last act of "The Sleeping Beauty".
Slowly, a line began to form for a "Catching Fire -themed photo booth, though most seemed interested in piling their plates Fire -themedgang photocatered fare.
Hosted by Pati Solomona Tyrell and billed as the "space where spirits are awakened and brought to the floor in a battle of the elements; earth, wind, water and fire", the themes, Gago says, are broad and elemental, rather than overly culturally specific.
