His whole job was to … 39 images See the full gallery : London 2012 Olympics: The Opening Ceremony - Rowan Atkinson, Sir Simon Rattle, the LSO and more! 10. 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. آیا این مطلب رو دوست داشتید؟ Click on a heart to rate it! June 2017. 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. Mr Bean continues to be popular … Rowan Atkinson brings the house down as his comic character Mr Bean joins in with the LSO for a rendition of Chariots Of Fire. In 2012, Rowan reprised his character for a live performance as part of the London 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. 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.' We were as gripped by the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony as anyone else. Hard to say yes or no. Rowan Atkinson, the actor who plays Mr. Bean, made an appearance Friday in the Olympics opening ceremony as a synth player in the orchestra. Olympics. While he was playing the piano in the … 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. 0 (0) how did you like this article? 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. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images 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. Mr. Bean‘s performance at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games was simply rib cracking. 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. London 2012 Olympics: The Opening Ceremony - Rowan Atkinson, Sir Simon Rattle, the LSO and more! 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). 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. لطفا برای رای دادن, روی قلبها کلیک کنید ! Rowan Atkinson has revealed that he mimed his famous performance in the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.