NAOC--known formally as the Organizing Committee for the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, Nagano 1998--has commissioned a number of popular musicians to write songs for the Nagano Games. The "image song" is "Share," written and sung by pop star Anri, while the Games' "message song" is "Dream," performed by singer-songwriter Masashi Sada.

The "support song" to cheer on Olympic volunteers is "Gin-iro no yume" (Silver Dreams--All Over the World) written and performed by the pop group DEEN. The Snowlets--the owl-like mascots of the Nagano Games--have their own song as well, called "Ile Aiye."

There is also an official song for the Nagano Olympic Festival of Culture and Art that is being held in various locations along with the 1998 Games. All these songs will no doubt be heard at various events throughout the Games.