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Michael Gordon "Mike" Oldfield (born 15 May 1953) is an English musician and composer. His work blends progressive rock with world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, and new-age music. He is best known for his 1973 album Tubular Bells – which launched Virgin Records and became a hit after its opening was used as the theme for the film The Exorcist – and for his 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow". He is also known for his rendition of the Christmas piece "In Dulci Jubilo".
Oldfield has released more than 20 albums with the most recent being a rock album titled Man on the Rocks, released in 2014.
Mike Oldfield's parents are Raymond Oldfield, a general practitioner, and Maureen Liston, an Irish nurse. His sister Sally and brother Terry are also successful musicians and have appeared on several of Mike's albums. He also had a younger brother, David, who had Down's syndrome and died in infancy.
Oldfield was born in the Battle Hospital in Reading, Berkshire, and he attended St. Joseph's Convent School, Highlands Junior School, St. Edward's preparatory school, and Presentation College in Reading. When he was 13, he moved with his parents to Harold Wood in Essex and attended Hornchurch Grammar School, where, having already begun his career in music, he took just one GCE examination, in English.
Ommadawn is the third record album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1975 on Virgin Records. It peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was reissued by Mercury Records in June 2010 with additional content.
As with Hergest Ridge and Tubular Bells, Ommadawn is another two-movement work. Oldfield sought out the ancient Celtic influence on English music and composed for traditional instruments such as uilleann pipes on the original LP version. A set of Northumbrian smallpipes were also recorded, and credited to "Herbie", but this recording was not used on the album.
The album was recorded at Oldfield's home at The Beacon, Hergest Ridge and was the only album to be recorded there (though Oldfield's previous album shares its name with the location). The whole of the first side had to be recorded twice as the original recording was irreparably damaged as the tape shed its oxide layer. The cover photograph was taken by David Bailey.
An SQ system quadraphonic remix version of Ommadawn was released on Boxed a year later. Oldfield's 1990 album Amarok was conceived as a sequel to Ommadawn, but turned into something quite different; Virgin had been pushing Oldfield for a sequel to Tubular Bells. Excerpts from Ommadawn were featured in the 1979 NASA film, The Space Movie.
Best of MikeOldfield: https://goo.gl/5FqCWf Subscribe here: https://goo.gl/xRrbjs Music video by Mike Oldfield performing Moonlight Shadow. (C) 1983 Mercury Records Limited #MikeOldfield #MoonlightShadow #Vevo
Tubular Bells Live Performance on BBC TV "BBC TV 2nd House Performance": live-in-the-studio performance for the BBC, filmed on 30 November 1973, originally broadcast on BBC2 on 1 December, with a cast including Oldfield, his brother Terry (flute), Fred Frith (and other members of Henry Cow), Steve Hillage, Pierre Moerlen, Tom Newman, Mike Ratledge, Mick Taylor, Karl Jenkins and others. It includes a new part for oboe. This has been released on the Elements DVD and is on the 2009 reissue of Tubular Bells Music copyright Mike Oldfield. Video copyright BBC.
Track List: 1) Tubular Bells Pt. 1 00:00 2) Tubular Bells Pt. 2 25:30
Best of MikeOldfield: https://goo.gl/5FqCWf Subscribe here: https://goo.gl/xRrbjs Music video by Mike Oldfield performing To France. (C) 1984 Mercury Records Limited #MikeOldfield #ToFrance #Vevo
Listen to more from Mike Oldfield: https://lnk.to/_Ka47 Discover more about this classic Christmas song here: https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/mike-oldfields-jubilant-christmas-music/ Explore the incredible history of Mike Oldfield here: https://www.udiscovermusic.com/artists/mike-oldfield/ Music video by Mike Oldfield performing In Dulci Jubilo. (C) 1975 Mercury Records Limited
Best of MikeOldfield: https://goo.gl/5FqCWf Subscribe here: https://goo.gl/xRrbjs Music video by Mike Oldfield performing Shadow On The Wall. (C) 1983 Mercury Records Limited #MikeOldfield #ShadowOnTheWall #Vevo
Anita Hegerland singing Moonlight Shadow with Opus One and Manu Herrera. Artistic direction: Xavier Alern Cartuja Center Cite in Seville (Spain), september 28, 2023. Video Production: Tecnomedia TV Photo: Óscar Romero www.opusone.cat
Best of MikeOldfield: https://goo.gl/5FqCWf Subscribe here: https://goo.gl/xRrbjs Music video by Mike Oldfield performing Portsmouth. (C) 1976 Mercury Records Limited
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Ommadawn Pt.1 (1975 Stereo Mix) · Mike Oldfield Ommadawn ℗ 1974 Oldfield Music Limited, under exclusive license to Mercury Records Limited Released on: 2010-01-01 Associated Performer, Vocals: Clodagh Simonds Producer: Mike Oldfield Composer Lyricist: Mike Oldfield Auto-generated by YouTube.
Remastered Scottish TV Broadcast
Extracto del irrepetible e inigualable concierto de Oldfield en el mítico festival de Knebworth (en Inglaterra) en 1980. Ommadawn parte 1ª completa, simplemente espectacular!!
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Ommadawn Pt.1 (2010 Mix) · Mike Oldfield Ommadawn ℗ 2010 Oldfield Music Limited, under exclusive licence to Mercury Records Limited Released on: 2010-01-01 Associated Performer, Vocals: Clodagh Simonds Producer: Mike Oldfield Composer Lyricist: Mike Oldfield Auto-generated by YouTube.
Mike Oldfield's performance at Montreux 1981
Track from the album Ommadawn of 1975, undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and complex pieces within the repertoire of the genius of Mike Oldfield.
Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn (Excerpt) PROCLAIMER - i do not own the video image or the song
An upgrade of this video and a homemade audio remaster is now available at this link: https://youtu.be/Lme7PKwWM8Q Thank you everyone for all the interesting comments and info corrections, I tried to give it more justice this time! Enjoy and apreciate this masterpiece from a young musical genius. A bit different than the album version and, for my part, out of this world. Uploaded purely for promotion of art in music, all rights and images belong to their respectable owners.
In 1975, after the huge success of his first album and the not-so-successful following album, the young 22 year old genius, somewhat dissappointed with the negative reaction to his second effort, returned to the studio to, in his own words, give it his best. Thus Mike created a masterpiece called Ommadawn. The title may be an iteration of a Gaelic word for a fool, or an insinuation to a genious who understands more than many do, while actually running the show. A fitting title for a work of art of this magnitude. Enigmatic, yet light hearted. Perhaps self-mocking or alluding to Tarot. Who knows. Only Mike. But like Kubrick's 2001 or Mercury's Bohemian Rhapsody, the best art is always left to the consumer's imagination and interpretation. Taking over the producer's and technician's place h...
Michael Gordon "Mike" Oldfield (born 15 May 1953) is an English musician and composer. His work blends progressive rock with world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, and new-age music. He is best known for his 1973 album Tubular Bells – which launched Virgin Records and became a hit after its opening was used as the theme for the film The Exorcist – and for his 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow". He is also known for his rendition of the Christmas piece "In Dulci Jubilo".
Oldfield has released more than 20 albums with the most recent being a rock album titled Man on the Rocks, released in 2014.
Mike Oldfield's parents are Raymond Oldfield, a general practitioner, and Maureen Liston, an Irish nurse. His sister Sally and brother Terry are also successful musicians and have appeared on several of Mike's albums. He also had a younger brother, David, who had Down's syndrome and died in infancy.
Oldfield was born in the Battle Hospital in Reading, Berkshire, and he attended St. Joseph's Convent School, Highlands Junior School, St. Edward's preparatory school, and Presentation College in Reading. When he was 13, he moved with his parents to Harold Wood in Essex and attended Hornchurch Grammar School, where, having already begun his career in music, he took just one GCE examination, in English.
Silence in the air.
Is anybody there?
Searching every sound.
Walking on quiet ground
[ Chorus ]
Somebody's out to get you!
Hiding in shadows - poison arrows.
Somebody's out to break you!
Hiding in narrows - Poison arrows
When you gonna break?
Watching every move you make
And everything you do,
Evil eyes'll be on you.
[ Repeat Chorus ]
Don't give in, don't come any closer,
No sir!
Keep running, coming in closer,
Closer.
Don't give in, don't come any closer,
No sir!
Keep running, coming in closer,
Closer.
What you gonna do?
Time is running out on you.
Anywhere you choose,
Anyway, you're gonna lose.
[ Repeat Chorus ]
[ Repeat Chorus ]
Sombody's out to get you.