Editing 1996 Summer Olympics (section)

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The Olympiad's official theme, "Summon the Heroes", was written by [[John Williams]], making it the third Olympiad at that point for which he had composed (official composer in 1984, NBC's coverage composer in 1988). The [[1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] featured [[Céline Dion]] singing "[[The Power of the Dream]]", the theme song of the 1996 Olympics. The [[1996 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|closing ceremony]] featured [[Gloria Estefan]] singing "[[Reach (Gloria Estefan song)|Reach]]", the official theme song of the 1996 Olympics. The [[mascot]] for the Olympiad was an abstract, animated character named [[Izzy (Mascot)|Izzy]]. In contrast to the standing tradition of mascots of national or regional significance in the city hosting the Olympiad, Izzy was an amorphous, fantasy figure. A video game featuring the Games' mascot, ''[[Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings]]'', was also released.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 1995 |title=ProReview: Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |issue=69 |page=46}}</ref>

Atlanta's Olympic slogan "Come Celebrate Our Dream" was written by Jack Arogeti, a managing director at [[McCann Erickson|McCann-Erickson]] in Atlanta at the time. The slogan was selected from more than 5,000<ref>{{cite news|title=Atlanta Redefines Image With 'Come Celebrate Our Dream' Slogan|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19950219/2105823/atlanta-redefines-image-with-come-celebrate-our-dream-slogan|newspaper=Seattle Times|date=February 19, 1995}}</ref> submitted by the public to the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau. [[William Porter Payne|Billy Payne]] noted that Jack "captured the spirit and our true motivation for the Olympic games."<ref>{{cite web|title=Congratulations Note from Billy Payne|date=December 30, 2012|url=http://olympicsloganinfo.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/note-from-billy-payne-to-jack-arogeti/paynearogetiolympics/}}</ref>

In 1994, African-American artist [[Kevin Cole]] was commissioned to create the Coca-Cola Centennial Olympic Mural, and the 15-story mural took two years to complete.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 29, 2018|title=Exhibition {{!}} The Power of Color – Featuring works by Kevin Cole and Carl Joe Williams|url=https://www.blackartinamerica.com/index.php/2018/01/29/exhibition-the-power-of-color-featuring-works-by-kevin-cole-and-carl-joe-williams/|access-date=May 13, 2021|website=BLACK ART IN AMERICA|language=en-US}}</ref>