What better way to show the titled sequence for your coverage of the Bejing Summer Olympics than with the Gorillaz duo of Jamie Helwett and Damon Albarn? The BBC Olympic trailer went online today, and it is based on a traditional Chinese folktale, which features Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy on an Olypic-sized adventure to the stadium. In other words, Journey To The West, which we have talked about before. Consider it a peek at what we can expect to see with the opera.

It’s hella cooler than the ads we get. Could you imagine if we got something like this on our TV boxes…just one more reason why we love the UK.

BBC Olympics 2008 Trailer

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2. Damon Albarn Creates Monkey King Opera
3. Gorillaz Bring Monkey: Journey To The West To The US
4. Damon Albarn’s Monkey Coming To XL Recordings
5. Salt Lake Readies For Olympic Concerts Aplenty