Michael Gordon Mike Oldfield (born 15 May 1953) is an English musician and composer whose work blends progressive rock with world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, and new-age. It is often elaborate and complex in nature. He is best known for his 1973 album Tubular Bells – which launched Virgin Records and became a hit after its opening was used as the theme for the film The Exorcist – and for his 1983 hit single Moonlight Shadow.[1] He is also known for his hit rendition of the Christmas piece In Dulci Jubilo. Oldfield has released more than 20 albums with the most recent being a rock themed album titled Man on the Rocks, released in 2014.
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