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 film The Exorcist. He recorded the 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow" and a rendition of the Christmas piece "In Dulci Jubilo".\n', '

Oldfield has released 26 albums, most recently a sequel to his 1975 album Ommadawn titled Return to Ommadawn, on 20 January 2017.\n', '

Oldfield was born on 15 May 1953 at Battle Hospital in Reading, Berkshire to father Raymond Oldfield, a general practitioner, and mother Maureen (née Liston), a nurse. His elder siblings Sally and Terry Oldfield also became musicians who performed on several of their brother\'s albums. A younger brother David, who had Down syndrome, died in infancy.\n', '

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