Editing 2008 Summer Olympics (section)

=== Theme song ===
The theme song of the 2008 Summer Olympics was [[You and Me (Olympic theme song)|"You and Me"]], which was composed by [[Chen Qigang]], the musical director of the opening ceremony. It was performed during the opening ceremony by Chinese singer [[Liu Huan]] and British singer [[Sarah Brightman]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 August 2008 |title=刘欢莎拉布莱曼演唱奥运会主题歌《我和你》 |url=http://2008.163.com/08/0808/21/4IRR3I6U00742QDT.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221534/http://2008.163.com/08/0808/21/4IRR3I6U00742QDT.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=9 September 2024 |website=The 2008 Olympic Report}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044498/beijing-ceremony-introduces-olympic-theme-song|title=Beijing Ceremony Introduces Olympic Theme Song|date=8 August 2008|via=Billboard|access-date=14 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208234251/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044498/beijing-ceremony-introduces-olympic-theme-song|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The theme song was originally going to be a song called "So much love, so far away (Tanto amor, tan lejos)" written by Cuban singer-songwriter [[Jon Secada]] and Peruvian singer-songwriter [[Gian Marco]] under production from Cuban producer [[Emilio Estefan Jr.]] from [[EMI]].<ref name="Sonido">{{cite news|title=El Sonido De Miami|newspaper=[[El Nuevo Herald]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/670743480/?terms=%22gian%20marco%22&match=1|url-access=subscription|page=29|date=7 August 2001}}</ref>