Mike Oldfield is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on May 15, 1953 in Reading, England, United Kingdom. A musician known for his intricate works. He merged genres like progressive rock and world music with folk and world music.
His song “Tubular Bells”, which he wrote, was used as the title track for “The Exorcist” in 1973. It starred His “Tubular Bells” was used in 1973 as the title track to “The Exorcist,” starring Linda Blair..
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 horror film The Exorcist. He recorded the 1983 hit single “Moonlight Shadow” and a rendition of the Christmas piece “In Dulci Jubilo”.
Oldfield took up the guitar aged ten, first learning on a 6-string acoustic that his father gave him. He learned technique by copying parts from songs by folk guitarists Bert Jansch and John Renbourn that he played on a portable record player. He tried to learn musical notation but was a “very, very slow” learner; “If I have to, I can write things down. But I don’t like to”. By the time he was 12, Oldfield played the electric guitar and performed in local folk and youth clubs and dances, earning as much as £4 per gig. During a six-month break from music that Oldfield had around this time, he took up painting. In May 1968, when Oldfield turned fifteen, his school headmaster requested that he cut his long hair. Oldfield refused and left abruptly. He then decided to pursue music on a full-time, professional basis.
He was a three-time married man and had seven children. Sally, his sister and Terry, both musicians themselves were able to work with him on many of his albums.
