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Michael Gordon Oldfield is a British musician, songwriter, and producer best known for his debut studio album Tubular Bells, which became an unexpected critical and commercial success and propelled him to worldwide fame.
Live performance of the album Tubular Bells II at Edinburgh Castle
Live performance of the album Tubular Bells III at Horse Guards Parade London
Berlin welcomes the new millennium with the largest lighting event in the world and a captivating live concert by superstar Mike Oldfield. At the Siegessaule Square on December 31, 1999, Mike Oldfield plays Moonlight Shadow and the complete Millennium Bell.
The London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony took place at 9pm on 27 July 2012. Titled 'Isles of Wonder', the Ceremony welcomed the finest athletes from more than 200 nations for the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games, marking an historic third time the capital has hosted the world’s biggest and most important sporting event. The Opening Ceremony reflected the key themes and priorities of the London 2012 Games, based on sport, inspiration, youth and urban transformation. It was a Ceremony 'for everyone' and celebrated contributions the UK has made to the world through innovation and revolution, as well as the creativity and exuberance of British people.
Live concert at Knebworth House, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, UK , 1980
Exposed is a live concert video by Mike Oldfield recorded in 1979 at Wembley Conference Centre.
Mike Oldfield Concert at Nottingham Thetre Royal on 9/8/1981. Song list: - Platinum (extract); - Tubular Bells part 1 (extract); - Tubular Bells part 2 (extract); - Mirage; - Ommadawn part 1.
Mike Oldfield's concert for the Rockpop show in Dortmund, Germany. December 20th, 1980. Song list: - Taurus 1 - Sheba - Platinum - Tubular Bells part 2 (excerpt) - The Sailor's Hornpipe - Tubular Bells part 1
Despite the enormous success of his 1973 debut album TUBULAR BELLS, Mike Oldfield's first concert tour wasn't until 1979. His second, the European Adventure Tour in 1981, stopped in Switzerland for the Montreux Jazz Festival. The show sold out, the crowd was alive, and the atmosphere was electric!
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.
An unusual and evocative journey through the city of Milan at the beginning of the 80's, among fashion, art and everyday life.
1969's Apollo 11 mission to the moon is highlighted in this tribute to the history of the United States' space program.
Examines patterns that occur across nature and religious buildings. Sacred geometry proposes that mathematical principles exist in nature, ascribing them with symbolic meaning, and this film illustrates these ideas in sequences soundtracked by folk and progressive rock musicians Mike and Sally Oldfield. From the close study of flower patterns to the examination of church and temple architecture, this film reflects on the interplay between humans and the natural environment.