Tubular Bells Song

The most famous part is the intro which was used as the theme to the 1973 horror movie the exorcist.

Tubular bells song. Discover music on discogs the largest online music database. Mike oldfield tubular bells music discogs. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Tubular bells is a record album written and mostly performed by mike oldfield released in 1973 the late vivian stanshall provided the voice of the master of ceremonies who reads off the list of instruments at the end of the first movement.

The piece was later orchestrated by david bedford for the orchestral tubular bells version and it had two sequels in the 1990s tubular bells ii and. Mike oldfield born michael gordon oldfield 15 may 1953 reading berkshire england is largely known for tubular bells his groundbreaking album from 1973 the success of which also bankrolled sir richard branson s virgin records for which tubular bells was the inaugural release. This is an instrumental song that is more than 25 minutes long. Mike oldfield s fantastic song.

Mike oldfield s groundbreaking album tubular bells is arguably the finest conglomeration of off centered instruments concerted together to form a single unique piece. Tubular bells part i lyrics. 28 june 1974 tubular bellsis the debut studio album by english multi instrumentalist composer and songwriter mike oldfield released on 25 may 1973 as the first album on virgin records. Mike oldfield s single released.

Without words this song conveys a rich texture of emotions that reflect oldfield s state of mind when he wrote it. Grand piano reed and pipe organ glockenspiel bass guitar double speed guitar two slightly distorted guitars mandolin spanish lyrics popular song lyrics. Oldfield who was 19 years old when it was recorded played almost all the instruments on the mostly instrumental album. Mike oldfield tubular bells lyrics.