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ALBUMTubular Bells (2023 edit) - SingleRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mike Oldfield & Simon Dobson
Albums by Mike Oldfield
ALBUMTubular Bells (50th Anniversary)Mike Oldfield
ALBUMReturn to OmmadawnMike Oldfield
ALBUMDiscovery (Deluxe) [Remastered 2015]Mike Oldfield
ALBUMThe Killing Fields (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Remastered 2015]Mike Oldfield
ALBUMMan On the Rocks (Deluxe Edition)Mike Oldfield
ALBUMMan On The Rocks (Track By Track)Mike Oldfield
ALBUMCrises (Super Deluxe Version)Mike Oldfield
ALBUMFive Miles Out (Deluxe Edition)Mike Oldfield
ALBUMTubular BeatsMike Oldfield
ALBUMTubular Bells (Digital Deluxe Edition)Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield's Popular Music Videos
Moonlight Shadow (feat. Maggie Reilly)
Mike Oldfield
Moonlight Shadow (feat. Maggie Reilly) [BBC TV "Top Of The Pops"/ 23/ 6/1983]
Mike Oldfield
Crime Of Passion (feat. Barry Palmer)
Mike Oldfield
Sailing
Mike Oldfield
Shadow On The Wall
Mike Oldfield
Zombies (Lyric Video)
Mike Oldfield
Tubular Bells (2: Piano Interlude / Live 1979)
Mike Oldfield
Tubular Bells (Main Theme) [Live 1979]
Mike Oldfield
Tubular Bells (3: Frantic Guitars) [Live, 1979]
Mike Oldfield
Tubular Bells (Tubular Bells Live 1979 (8: Finale))
Mike Oldfield
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Mike Oldfield Essentials
His visionary mix of classical and rock made him a prog star.
Artist Biography
Mike Oldfield will forever be known for Tubular Bells—and its role in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist—but the UK composer has been a shape-shifting pioneer for nearly 50 years.
∙ Initially rejected by several labels, the Tubular Bells demo caught the attention of Richard Branson, who elected to make the album the first release on the newly formed Virgin Records.
∙ One of the best-selling British albums of all time, Tubular Bells has spent 287 weeks on the UK charts and also won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition.
∙ In 1979, Oldfield recorded a version of the theme song for the BBC children’s TV program Blue Peter, and he later did the score for the acclaimed 1984 film The Killing Fields.
∙ During the ’80s, Oldfield gravitated toward pop music, and 1983’s “Moonlight Shadow” was his most successful single ever, going to No. 1 in numerous European countries.
∙ Produced by Trevor Horn, 1992’s Tubular Bells II went to No. 1 in the UK and was the first of several sequels to his seminal debut LP.
∙ At the invitation of director Danny Boyle, Oldfield performed at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Hometown
Reading, Berkshire, England
Genre
Rock