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Mike Oldfield

, *1953 GB, Reading, Berkshire
Musician / Composer of Rock and Electronic
A.k.a. Michael Gordon Oldfield MOT2

Michael Gordon "Mike" Oldfield (born 15 May 1953, Reading, Berkshire) is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature. He is best known for his hit 1973 album Tubular Bells, which launched Virgin Records, and for his 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow". He is also well known for his hit rendition of the Christmas piece, "In Dulci Jubilo". Brother of Terry Oldfield and Sally Oldfield.

     
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Vocals
  • Synthesizer
  • Piano
Genres
  • Rock
  • Electronic
  • Pop
  • World
  • Folk
Plays With
Kevin Ayers And The Whole World
The Mike Oldfield Group
The Sallyangie
Friends of Robert Wyatt
Popular Tracks   
Moonlight Shadow on The Mike Oldfield Collection by Mike Oldfield
To France - Remastered 2015 on Discovery by Mike Oldfield
Nuclear on Man On The Rocks by Mike Oldfield
Shadow On The Wall on The Mike Oldfield Collection by Mike Oldfield
Man in the Rain on Tubular Bells III by Mike Oldfield
Innocent - 2000 Digital Remaster on Earth Moving by Mike Oldfield
Tubular Bells - Pt. I on Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
Foreign Affair on The Mike Oldfield Collection by Mike Oldfield
Islands on Two Sides: The Very Best Of Mike Oldfield by Mike Oldfield
Let There Be Light on The Songs of Distant Earth by Mike Oldfield

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Carnegie Hall 1993 (The New York Broadcast)Mike Oldfield2018Album
Return To OmmadawnMike Oldfield2017Album
NuclearMike Oldfield2016Single
CollaborationsMike Oldfield2016Compil.
Original Album SeriesMike Oldfield2016Album
The 1984 SuiteMike Oldfield2016Compil.
Lo Mejor De... Mike OldfieldMike Oldfield2015Compil.
Irish BellsMike Oldfield2015Album
The Space MovieMike Oldfield2015Album
ZombiesMike Oldfield2015Single
New & Smooth / Moderne Klassik Für Die SeelePhilip Glass - Ólafur Arnalds - Henryk Górecki - Mike Oldfield2015Compil.
Art In HeavenMike Oldfield2015Album
The Best Of : 1992-2003Mike Oldfield2015Compil.
Mike Oldfield 1 (1973-1979)Mike Oldfield2014Album
Man On The RocksMike Oldfield2014Album
The Studio Albums : 1992-2003Mike Oldfield2014Album
Man On The RocksMike Oldfield2014Album
MoonshineMike Oldfield2014Album
Througham Slad's Lost SessionsLeslie Penning & Mike Oldfield2014Album
SailingMike Oldfield2014Album
Moonlight Shadow: The CollectionMike Oldfield2013Compil.
Mike Oldfield's Single (Opening Theme From Tubular Bells)Mike Oldfield2013Single
To France • Moonlight ShadowMike Oldfield2013Single
Tubular BeatsMike Oldfield2013Album
Tubular Bells In The 80'sMike Oldfield2012Album
Journey Into SpaceTerry Oldfield Featuring Mike Oldfield2012Album
MP3 CollectionMike Oldfield2012Album
Music For The Opening Ceremony Of The London 2012 Olympic GamesMike Oldfield2012Single
Live In Germany 1980Mike Oldfield2012Album
To The Manor BornMike Oldfield2012Album
Classic Album Selection (Six Albums 1973-1980)Mike Oldfield2012Album
IconMike Oldfield2012Compil.
Two Sides (The Very Best Of Mike Oldfield)Mike Oldfield2012Compil.
Tubular Bells + Hergest RidgeMike Oldfield2011Album
Mike Oldfield (Часть 3)Mike Oldfield2011Album
Mike Oldfield (Часть 1-2)Mike Oldfield2011Album
Je Pense À Toi (Henrik Schwarz Remix) / Tubular Bells (Âme Re-Interpretation)Amadou & Mariam / Mike Oldfield2010Album
MP3Mike Oldfield2009Compil.
Tubular Bells (Original And Best 08.06.09)Mike Oldfield2009Album
Best OfMike Oldfield2009Compil.
The CollectionMike Oldfield2009Compil.
Даёшь Музыку MP3 CollectionMike Oldfield2008Compil.
Music Of The SpheresMike Oldfield2008Album
Tubular Bells II / Tubular Bells IIIMike Oldfield2008Compil.
SpheresMike Oldfield2008Single
Golden CollectionMike Oldfield2008Album
MP3Mike Oldfield2007Compil.
Tubular Bells (Part 1)Mike Oldfield / Piano Ensemble2007Album
MP3Mike Oldfield2006Compil.
Даёшь Музыку MP3 CollectionMike Oldfield2006Compil.
Bells Of RemembranceMike Oldfield2006Album
New & Best CollectionMike Oldfield2006Album
The Platinum CollectionMike Oldfield2006Compil.
New TimesMike Oldfield2006Compil.
Live At Montreux 1981Mike Oldfield2006Album
World Ballads CollectionMike Oldfield2006Compil.
MP3 Collection (CD2)Mike Oldfield2005Compil.
MP3 Collection (1)Mike Oldfield2005Compil.
Complete Collection Of Mike Oldfield CD 1Mike Oldfield2005Compil.
MP3 CollectionMike Oldfield2005Album
ExposedMike Oldfield2005Album
Ultimate VideographyMike Oldfield2005Album
Complete Collection Of Mike Oldfield CD 2Mike Oldfield2005Compil.
Новая Фонотека В КарманеMike Oldfield2005Compil.
Complete Collection Of Mike Oldfield CD 3Mike Oldfield2005Compil.
Light + ShadeMike Oldfield2005Album
SurfingMike Oldfield2005Single
MP3 Звездная СерияMike Oldfield2004Compil.
MP3 Digital CollectionMike Oldfield2004Compil.
DVD Collection (2x DVD-Video + DVD-Audio)Mike Oldfield2003Album
Tubular Bells 2003 IntroductionMike Oldfield2003Single
Tubular Bells 2003Mike Oldfield2003Album
XtratraxMike Oldfield2003Album
The Songs Of Distant Earth / Tres LunasMike Oldfield2003Album
Tubular Bells 2003 + Tubular Bells IIIMike Oldfield2003Compil.
The Complete Tubular BellsMike Oldfield2003Album
Шедевры Инструментальной МузыкиMike Oldfield2003Compil.
MTV Music HistoryMike Oldfield2003Compil.
Thou Art In Heaven (The Remixes)Mike Oldfield2002Single
To Be Free (The Remixes)Mike Oldfield2002Compil.
To Be FreeMike Oldfield2002Single
Tr3s LunasMike Oldfield2002Album
Tr3s LunasMike Oldfield2002Album
Mike Oldfield - 2 (DeLuxe Collection)Mike Oldfield2002Compil.
Mike Oldfield (3) (1992-2002) CD3Mike Oldfield2002Album
CollectionMike Oldfield2002Compil.
Mike Oldfield - 1 (DeLuxe Collection)Mike Oldfield2002Compil.
Ommadawn & Orchestral Tubular BellsMike Oldfield2002Compil.
Mystic Hits Volume 30 - Best DreamsMike Oldfield2001Compil.
Коллекция Альбомов 1992-1999 (CD3)Mike Oldfield2001Compil.
Шедевры Инструментальной МузыкиMike Oldfield2001Compil.
The Best Of Tubular BellsMike Oldfield2001Compil.
Mike Oldfield (2) (1980-1991) CD2Mike Oldfield2001Compil.
Mike Oldfield (1) (1973-1979) CD1Mike Oldfield2001Compil.
Golden Collection 2001Mike Oldfield2001Compil.
Hit Collection 2000Mike Oldfield2000Compil.
The Millennium Bell / Bonus Album "Guitars"Mike Oldfield2000Compil.
The Art In Heaven Concert (Live In Berlin)Mike Oldfield2000Album
Star ProfileMike Oldfield2000Compil.
The Best 2000Mike Oldfield2000Compil.
MP3 CollectionMike Oldfield2000Album
Greatest HitsMike Oldfield1999Compil.
Climbing OutMike Oldfield1999Album
CochiseMike Oldfield1999Single
Out Of MindMike Oldfield1999Single
GuitarsMike Oldfield1999Album
Moonshine BellMike Oldfield1999Album
The Millennium BellMike Oldfield1999Album
Live In BudapestMike Oldfield1999Album
Far Above The CloudsMike Oldfield1999Album
Amber LightMike Oldfield1999Single
Pink FloydPink Floyd / Richard Wright / Roger Waters / Mike Oldfield1999Compil.
The Millennium BellMike Oldfield1999Album
Best 99 - Earth CallingMike Oldfield1999Compil.
Tubular Bells II & III LiveMike Oldfield1999Album
Pacha MamaMike Oldfield1999Single
Five Miles Out / Crises / Heaven's OpenMike Oldfield1998Album
The Very Best Of Mike OldfieldMike Oldfield1998Compil.
Tubular Bells IIIMike Oldfield1998Album
Man In The RainMike Oldfield Featuring Cara Dillon1998Single
The Top Of The MorningMike Oldfield1998Single
Tubular Bells III LiveMike Oldfield1998Album
Ommadawn / The Orchestral Tubular Bells / Earth MovingMike Oldfield1998Album
Swiss MadeMike Oldfield1998Album
SecretsMike Oldfield1998Single
XXV: The Essential Radio SamplerMike Oldfield1997Album
XXV: The Essential Mike OldfieldMike Oldfield1997Compil.
The Garden Of LoveKevin Ayers, Mike Oldfield, Robert Wyatt, David Bedford, Lol Coxhill, Six Beautiful Girls1997Album
VoyagerMike Oldfield1996Album
Mont St. MichelMike Oldfield1996Single
Women Of IrelandMike Oldfield1996Single
The Song Of The SunMike Oldfield1996Single
The VoyagerMike Oldfield1996Single
Tubular WorldMike Oldfield1995Single
Variations On A Rhythm Of Mike OldfieldDavid Bedford, Tom Newman & Mike Oldfield1995Album
Let There Be LightMike Oldfield1995Album
Lost In SpaceMike Oldfield1995Album
The SorcererMike Oldfield1994Album
The Songs Of Distant EarthMike Oldfield1994Album
Tubular Bells II - Live '93Mike Oldfield1994Album
Foreign AffairMike Oldfield1994Single
The Songs Of Distant EarthMike Oldfield1994Album
HibernaculumMike Oldfield1994Single
I Met A Sweet Senora In BarcelonaMike Oldfield1993Compil.
Swollowed Up By A Big Fat SnakeMike Oldfield1993Compil.
Space Music - Live USA '92Mike Oldfield1993Album
The BellMike Oldfield1993Single
ElementsMike Oldfield1993Compil.
The Best Of Mike Oldfield: ElementsMike Oldfield1993Compil.
In Dulci Jubilo (The Mike Oldfield Christmas EP)Mike Oldfield1993Album
The Best Of Mike Oldfield ElementsMike Oldfield1993Album
Tubular Bells IIMike Oldfield1992Album
Sentinel (Single Restructure)Mike Oldfield1992Single
Tubular Bells IIMike Oldfield1992Album
TattooMike Oldfield1992Single
Drive / SentinelR.E.M. / Mike Oldfield1992Single
The Bell / Sentinel-RestructureMike Oldfield1992Single
Sentinel (Total Overhaul)Mike Oldfield Versus The Orb1992Single
Heaven's OpenMike Oldfield1991Album
Heaven's OpenMike Oldfield1991Single
Gimme BackMike Oldfield1991Single
Amarok X-TraxMike Oldfield1990Album
SoundtracksRyuichi Sakamoto / Eurythmics / Mike Oldfield1990Album
Platinum / QE2 / Five Miles OutMike Oldfield1990Album
Music From The Nurofen TV CommercialMike Oldfield1990Single
AmarokMike Oldfield1990Album
Collectors' EditionMike Oldfield1990Album
Auszüge Aus Dem Neuen Album AmarokMike Oldfield1990Single
Tubular Bells / AmarokMike Oldfield1990Compil.
InnocentMike Oldfield1989Single
One Glance Is HolyMike Oldfield With Adrian Belew1989Single
Earth MovingMike Oldfield1989Album
Nothing ButMike Oldfield1989Single
Blue NightMike Oldfield1989Single
Earth MovingMike Oldfield1989Album
Flying StartMike Oldfield1988Single
The Wind ChimesMike Oldfield1988Album
The Time Has ComeMike Oldfield Featuring Anita Hegerland1987Single
In High PlacesMike Oldfield Featuring Jon Anderson1987Single
A Virgin CompilationMike Oldfield1987Compil.
I Don't Want To Be A Hero / IslandsJohnny Hates Jazz / Mike Oldfield Feat. Bonnie Tyler1987Single
Wind Chimes - Part TwoMike Oldfield1987Album
IslandsMike Oldfield1987Album
IslandsMike Oldfield Featuring Bonnie Tyler1987Single
Magic TouchMike Oldfield1987Single
ShineMike Oldfield With Jon Anderson1986Single
The Discovery Tour - Fairlight Mixes 1984Mike Oldfield1985Album
Mike Oldfield (Часть 1-2)Mike Oldfield1985Album
Pictures In The DarkMike Oldfield1985Single
The Complete Mike OldfieldMike Oldfield1985Single
The CompleteMike Oldfield1985Compil.
Mike OldfieldMike Oldfield1985Album
Mike OldfieldMike Oldfield1985Single
The Complete Mike OldfieldMike Oldfield1985Single
In The Heat Of The Night / Pictures In The DarkSandra / Mike Oldfield Featuring Aled Jones / Anita Hegerland & Barry Palmer1985Single
To FranceMike Oldfield1984Single
DiscoveryMike Oldfield1984Album
To France / This TownMike Oldfield / Hey! Elastica1984Single
Étude (Theme From The Killing Fields)Mike Oldfield1984Single
DiscoveryMike Oldfield1984Album
EpisodesMike Oldfield1984Compil.
En Lugares Altos / Sombra Sobre La ParedMike Oldfield1984Single
The Killing Fields (Original Film Soundtrack)Mike Oldfield1984Album
Crime Of PassionMike Oldfield1984Single
Tricks Of The LightMike Oldfield1984Single
Crises / DiscoveryMike Oldfield1983Compil.
Crime Of Passion / Only YouMike Oldfield / The Flying Pickets1983Single
I.O.U. / Foreign AffairFreeez / Mike Oldfield1983Single
CrisesMike Oldfield1983Album
Moonlight Shadow / Paris LatinoMike Oldfield / Bandolero1983Single
Moonlight ShadowMike Oldfield1983Single
Shadow On The WallMike Oldfield And Roger Chapman1983Single
MistakeMike Oldfield1983Single
Five Miles OutMike Oldfield1982Album
Family ManMike Oldfield1982Single
Family Man / Five Miles OutMike Oldfield1982Album
The Mike Oldfield EPMike Oldfield1982Single
Stars On Long Play III / Five Miles OutMike Oldfield1982Album
Five Miles OutMike Oldfield1982Single
Music WonderlandMike Oldfield1981Compil.
The SinglesMike Oldfield1981Album
Mike Oldfield's WonderlandMike Oldfield1981Compil.
Arrival / Wonderful LandMike Oldfield1981Single
Guilty / North Star / Platinum FinaleMike Oldfield1980Album
ImpressionsMike Oldfield1980Compil.
Sales SamplerMike Oldfield, Japan, The Who, Synth4ever, Small Faces1980Compil.
In Concert Germany 1980 PromoMike Oldfield1980Single
ArrivalMike Oldfield1980Single
AirbornMike Oldfield1980Album
The Essential Mike OldfieldMike Oldfield1980Album
Wonderful Land / ShebaMike Oldfield1980Single
QE2Mike Oldfield1980Album
North Star / Platinum FinaleMike Oldfield1980Single
In Concert-206 & 207Mike Oldfield1979Album
GuiltyMike Oldfield1979Single
Guilty (Live)Mike Oldfield1979Single
Blue PeterMike Oldfield1979Single
PlatinumMike Oldfield1979Album
ExposedMike Oldfield1979Album
Take 4Mike Oldfield1978Single
IncantationsMike Oldfield1978Album
Cuckoo SongMike Oldfield With Leslie Penning1977Single
In Dulci JubiloMike Oldfield1976Single
William Tell OvertureMike Oldfield1976Single
BoxedMike Oldfield1976Album
PortsmouthMike Oldfield1976Single
Extract From The Orchestral Tubular BellsThe Royal Philharmonic Orchestra With Mike Oldfield1975Single
OmmadawnMike Oldfield1975Album
Theme From OmmadawnMike Oldfield1975Single
The Joy Of A Toy / Shooting At The MoonKevin Ayers Featuring Mike Oldfield & David Bedford1975Album
The Orchestral Tubular BellsThe Royal Philharmonic Orchestra With Mike Oldfield Conducted By David Bedford1975Album
Don AlfonsoMike Oldfield1975Single
Froggy Went A-CourtingMike Oldfield1974Single
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) / Tubular BellsThe Rolling Stones / Mike Oldfield1974Single
Hergest RidgeMike Oldfield1974Album
Mike Oldfield's Single (Theme From Tubular Bells)Mike Oldfield1974Single
Hergest RidgeMike Oldfield1974Single
Tubular BellsMike Oldfield1973Single
Tubular BellsMike Oldfield1973Album
The Day We BelieveMike OldfieldAlbum
Hiawatha 2Mike OldfieldAlbum
Live Tubular BellsMike OldfieldAlbum
Tubular Bells / L'Apocalypse Des AnimauxMike Oldfield, VangelisAlbum
Tubular Bells Live '73Mike OldfieldCompil.
Balm for the walking deadMike OldfieldAlbum
Just One NightMike OldfieldAlbum
Tubular Bells Trance MixesMike OldfieldAlbum
Słodkie Słowo / Moonlight ShadowKapitan Nemo, Mike OldfieldSingle
Collection 2000Mike OldfieldCompil.
US Premier Of Tubular Bells 2Mike OldfieldAlbum
QE2 / OmmadawnMike OldfieldCompil.
1972-1984Mike OldfieldAlbum
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