Mike Oldfield

THE SONGS OF DISTANT EARTH

Album
The Songs of Distant Earth
Release
November 21, 1994
Label
Warner Music
Studio
Roughwood Croft - Chalfont St Giles
Producer
Mike Oldfield
Genre
New Age, Electronica

Oldfield was suggested to make a concept album based on the the sci-fi novel "The Songs of Distant Earth" by Arthur C.Clarke. Mike visited Clarke in Sri Lanka and found out he was a fan of the soundtrack of the Killing Fields and he felt "delighted" about the album.

  1. In the Beginning1:24
  2. Let There Be Light4:52
  3. Supernova3:29
  4. Magellan4:41
  5. First Landing1:16
  6. Oceania3:27
  7. Only Time Will Tell4:19
  8. Prayer for the Earth2:10
  9. Lament for Atlantis2:44
10. the Chamber1:49
11. Hibernaculum3:32
12. Tubular World3:23
13. The Shining Ones2:59
14. Chrystal Clear5:42
15. The Sunken Forest2:39
16. Ascension5:48
17. A New Beginning1:33
Excerpts of The Songs of Distant Earth
Let There Be Light
Hibernaculum