Mike Oldfield talks in the studio mixing Ommadawn

[@gwencharnock7474]

I can't describe, unless I write a book, just how much Mike's music means to me. It is the background of my life. Thank you Mike.

[@scentlover4841]

Same here

[@steveswan5714]

Totally agree me to 👍

[@Coneman3]

Wow, we should meet. You in U.K.?

[@hang-sangitch]

Mike oldfield is a genius in the true sense of the word. Numero uno!

[@steveswan5714]

Ommadawn best imaginative piece of music ever composed 🤯🥰

[@126.Seconds]

I am not amazed that Mike Oldfield´s music has been amongst the greatest, continuous and most present joys in my life, and my family´s. I am not amazed at how many others around the world feel the same way. However, I never cease to be amazed at how utterly beautiful his music is. Thank you and God bless!

[@arturogarcia4722]

This Ommadawn album has something special. It is extremely beautiful but also sounds transcendental. Mike was in a sweet mood. Inspired, confident, peaceful, in harmony. Like connected with God.

[@AntonioGarritano-w3o]

Grande Oldfield un vero innovato

[@AntonioGarritano-w3o]

Innovatore

[@llanbradach]

I have loved his music since I was 14, I bought Tubular Bells out of my paper money and it hit me for six, I didn't listen to anything other than Mike's music for years. I'm still a fan at 57.

[@gilessteve]

Hello. I've just today discovered your Oldfield acoustic covers on YT. Very impressive, both your playing and the fact that the pieces were originally written by a kid in his teens. I'm also 57 years old and feel exactly the same about Oldfield's music, forty years after first hearing it. (Which part of Wales are you in, BTW if I may ask?).

[@jamesdaniels3699]

I was eleven in 1973 I've been Mike Oldfield fan ever since tubular bells.

[@petergreen2552]

Mike's best work. The guitar at the end of part one is spine tingling. Genius.

[@erwinwoodedge4885]

One of the few original geniuses in popular music.

[@KennCramerHanberg]

I´m sure his music will be heard in the centuries to come

[@monsieurbrochant7528]

He's the truest musician I've ever heard, and I've heard a lot

[@wernervannuffel2608]

Tubular Bells, for sure : a portal to another world.

[@Tom-ml3tn]

Wonderful Song

[@Mechanismo77]

just ... pure... brilliance ...

[@amyrvonbathelcantusioii9498]

fantastic moment in the time

[@Feendyl]

Ommadawn, eines der emotionalsten Werke von Mike Oldfield überhaupt!

[@frankielug62]

Ageless, immortal music. He is a genius. I wish Ant Phillips was as determined as Mike, in promoting his music, so similar in taste and intricate delicacy ❤️❤️

[@GlennStevenson-x9j]

Couldn't agree more

[@mickypoo4622]

I remember this programme being broadcast on TV in my teens, probably in the late 70s. MO is surely a genius composer and performer. I have always been a big fan as Tubular Bells was the first audiotape I ever bought just after seeing it performed live in concert (I think on BBC2). Each of his albums has brought something different and inspiring. It's very unlikely that there will ever be anyone quite so unique and gifted as a musician and multi-instrumentalist. Jeff Lynne has the same distinction, but in a far more popular and mainstream form of music. MO has his own individual and particular niche, but somehow appreciated just as widely. That's quite a feat to achieve!

[@TheTomnewman]

Beautiful Man . . . xxx

[@ajleponiemi3485]

Fortunately, Mike had great people around him that believed in his work, and contributed their skills to it. His music may have helped Virgin travel all the way to outer space, but for most of us it was a vehicle to travel inward.

[@jdmresearch]

I guess you were around at the time of this video, right?

[@leethomas2155]

almost everyone l showed this video to bought this album on CD. lol.

[@rolandbouchat7462]

fantastic music.. I listened to it so many times when I was 18 and I stil like it. He maintained his personal integrity that lead to beauties from himself

[@ondineclaudel]

So Glad he is back

[@selindeverbij3393]

I love this man.

[@cosmicdrifter287]

extraordinary talent and exceptional great post!

[@tangerine825]

Poland Love Mike Oldfield ;-)

[@lukeskinner6867]

inspirational as always mike!

[@stouphy9]

Merci Mike!

[@pabloberazategui5027]

que genio, que genial poder tener exceso a estos film documentales!!

[@HeruSuadi]

Extraordinary man . . .

[@Pitman33]

A masterpiece.

[@LMac1970]

Wow. Love that guy.

[@PA10403]

He was very shy in that time,i love his studio quality,i experiment with sounds to

[@nickgreen4731]

Such an awesome creative talent. That is what genius looks like.

[@ElAullidoDeLaNada]

Great video. Ommadawn is my favourite M.O. album.

[@gilessteve]

Mine too.

[@EamonnS]

Imagine had Mike Oldfield been a scientist - he probably would have invented the warp drive or something.

[@igorjajic6898]

ALL SCIENTISTS WHANT TO BECOME MUSICIANS WHEN THEY GROW UP

[@dbrah9424]

LEGEND!!!!!!!!

[@ellymoto]

wow, awesome!! Thanks for putting up this video!

[@crumplezone1]

Mike marched to the beat of a different drum, which I like a lot

[@tomvdems9253]

05:40 ❤️

[@joebangs5616]

...we are all Gods creations....the brilliance within.... comes from a brilliant source.....

[@cedics]

Thank you so much for uploading!

[@SRNF]

Very interesting that in this video Branson almost seems proud of Mike for going about music on his own way without limitations. Later for decades they would split up because he pressured Mike to change his formula. Irony. On a better note, Mike is back signed to Virgin label.

[@logonazo]

And with new music called "Return to Ommadawn" ;)

[@MichelLinschoten]

Virgin would not even exist without Oldfield...

[@IfUfindthisURlost]

@@MichelLinschoten There's an interview with Mike, in which he also acknowledges that there would be no Tubular Bells without Virgin records. None of the other labels around, wanted to take a risk on it. So very much a mutual benefit.

[@BoltRM]

Btw, I see a Tangerine Dream poster behind Branson at 2:52 😉

[@zedster911]

Steve Hillage ... under-rated

[@petergreen2552]

His finest work along with Amarok and The music of the Spheres. Organic real soundscapes. Check them out. The man is a genius.

[@GregBreden]

The last 15 mins of Amarok is almost mind blowing, the dynamics in the volume levels almost exploded my speakers with how loud it gets. Such a powerful climax it made my stomach do flip-flops.

[@derrylallen]

A raw artist. I can feel his need to just be in his studio creating doesn't seem like he wanted to be bothered at all by the fame and politics , just leave me be and let me be as natural as God wants. nowadays talent is a archaeologist job , you have to find new things or else youll think there was nothing good out there

[@Redelb0y]

The World of Music takes Ommadawn. The key resonates at such forté.

[@sinajakelic]

5:40, basic chords of The Lake from Discovery album, 11 years later.

[@tomvesely4008]

in other rythm

[@jdmresearch]

This is actually from 1975, so 9 years. Good catch though.

[@simonambient6243]

Yea some good points about the music that was is not now but some people like me are still working on it hide a lot of it because its the art of our homes that we do want to give that to you guys but it is not all about that. We still can walk away in different ways until we create something very different and has to do with rock music points

[@theclockworkelves8147]

his crayon drawn score looks just like pro tools now

[@jeshkam]

Shows how much ahead of the time he already was back then. Genius.

[@BlackBunik]

6:29 that is the Ommadawn "lost version"

[@AqualungsBreath]

This Bass section on 3:00 is so unique. 'Mike is definetly the best bass Player worldwide. Name a better one if you can.

[@jdmresearch]

John Wetton

[@gilessteve]

I'm a huge MO fan, but even I can't go along with the notion that he's the best bass player. His bass playing fitted into, and was a facet of, a much greater talent.

[@leebill100]

Ryan martinie.

[@lanecruiser6535]

Can anyone else hear some 'Discovery' in the bit he plays at 5:40 ?

[@grantmalone]

+Lane Cruiser Hey, you're right :) It's the end of The Lake. I love that part.

[@keitharksey8622]

yes, spot on, well spotted

[@rg2027x]

the brother is from another dimension

[@Gazwardable]

Yes

[@chrisleigh4278]

Mike Olfield : The Great Unpretender.

[@zedster911]

I understand hid Depression ... and his introversion... I too want to be a sole player

[@Avalon888]

The scene at 13:40 with Mike looking over the hills, is that Hergest Ridge?

[@jdmresearch]

Yep

[@chrisstone8210]

Hanter, Worzel and Stanner hills, from left to right. Hergest Ridge is just to the left of Hanter, only a bit visible.

[@MartijnvanderHoeven1983]

Pity this wasn’t On The ommadawn deluxe version dvd...

[@AshanGuitarLessons]

genius!

[@Avalon888]

Who's the guitarist at 3:06 with the blue hat?

[@jdmresearch]

Steve Hillage from Gong

[@ecosseza4030]

1:23, the sign of a real entrepreneur (or wannabe) of the time - four phones on the desk!

[@streamofconsciousness5826]

I'd put his Amarok into my top 100 Albums. He can Play, and he can Produce and Mix, he is like a more Melodic/happy Robert Fripp with the trance like repetition and odd times and has no boundaries when it comes to making soundscapes. "We got a sloppy, dirty looking generation", so true, when you look at the 70's there is almost grease on everyone and dust in their cloths, unkept hair and no grooming. We still have that but it was across the board in the early 70's. (though wearing torn jeans or a shredded Tshirt was still a sign you were really poor not a fashion statement).

[@Adde-jp7eb]

1975?

[@Abadvisitor]

3.20 Fred Frith?

[@inversion66]

Yep, Fred Frith at 3:20, Steve Hillage in the blue hat at 3:30

[@CJJC]

Those edits at the end though, sheesh. Palmer, why didn’t you just start later in the piece?

[@ljmike1204]

i wonder how manny record company,s went fuck when tubular bels sold so manny coppy,s

[@SungazerDNB]

its like turning down jk rowling's first harry potter book :P

[@greatsilentwatcher]

Robert Fripp and Thomas Dolby must have been listening.

What console is that? Neve?

[@Coneman3]

I wonder if the duck pond ever got finished!

[@danielb.m1075]

wow o_O 5:39

[@arulpraksha9849]

My God field 😇

[@Khayyam-vg9fw]

The classic Branson lispy voice wasn't yet perfected in 1975.

[@stephanevillatte5970]

If it's not genius....genius doesn't exist

[@CrossCuntryFranco]

An Ceól: Daidi i leaba ált' É an cat na lág a tog na ólt' Ta me an Amadán le Ceól Amadán le Ceól

[@krisscanlon4051]

Lester Bangs so full of psychotic reaction and carburetor dung. LOL

[@leedobson]

Oldfield was just too genuine to sell his soul to the bullshit industry, the poor lad showed that genius and madness often tread the same path

[@gedbub]

I can't pretend...

[@jdmresearch]

It's making an exhibition of myself.

[@Gazwardable]

Steve Hillage

[@dommccaffry3802]

Liked his ciggies for sure ?!!!!

[@jeshkam]

One after another...what if that was weed instead of tobacco? What would have "Ommadawn" turned into? Something trippy AF probably.

[@Marius-vw9hp]

Its funny how his music encapsulates the world, while he lives at a sheep farm out in nowhere.

[@elaisagrace5232]

... let's talk sometime ... Harmony Git ... Lyrik ;)

[@belavegh482]

"Abyul Annie Id Yadored En Yab Na Logga Toch No Awed Tor May On Ommadawn Egg Kyowl Ommadawn Egg Kyowl Aaahhheeaahh Kyowl"

[@CrossCuntryFranco]

Here it is in the correct Gaelic: An Ceól: Daidi i leaba ált' É an cat na lág a tog na ólt' Ta me an Amadán le Ceól Amadán le Ceól

[@ScreaminguyRecords]

chain smoking

[@rhessex]

"... their music may not be as yet that sophisticated" - oh shut up Branson.