In my piece on music in China, I wrote about the composer Chen Qigang, who directed the music program for the opening ceremony of the Olympics. It was revealed at last night's event that Chen himself composed the official theme song of the Games, a duet called "You and Me." Liu Huan and Sarah Brightman sang it while standing atop a floating sphere. Xinhua, China's official news agency, declared that the song brought "surprise and jubilation to the world." Chen didn't give away any secrets when I spoke to him, but he did say, “Now I understand how hard it is to compose a cheery little song.”
