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Mike Oldfield
English musician, multi-instrumentalist
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genre:
prog rock
country of citizenship:
United Kingdom
educated at:
Elvian School
occupation:
composer, guitarist, songwriter
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Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953) is an English multi-instrumentalist and composer. His work blends progressive rock with world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, and new-age music. His biggest commercial success is the 1973 album Tubular Bells – which launched Virgin Records and became a hit in America after its opening was used as the theme for the film The Exorcist. He recorded the 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow" and a rendition of the Christmas piece "In Dulci Jubilo".
Oldfield has released more than 20 albums with the most recent being a sequel to his 1975 album Ommadawn titled Return to Ommadawn, released on 20 January 2017.
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2Mike Oldfield: A Life Dedicated To Music
book by Mike Oldfield
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author:
Mike Oldfield
2013