The Orchestral Tubular Bells is an orchestral version of Mike Oldfield's album Tubular Bells, arranged by David Bedford and recorded in 1974 by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring Oldfield himself playing the guitar. In 2000 it was reissued by Virgin as a HDCD. Excerpts from the album were featured in the 1979 NASA film, The Space Movie. It peaked at #17 on the UK Albums Chart in 1975. The Orchestral Tubular Bells is an orchestral version of Mike Oldfield's album Tubular Bells, arranged by David Bedford and recorded in 1974 by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring Oldfield himself playing the guitar. In 2000 it was reissued by Virgin as a HDCD. Excerpts from the album were featured in the 1979 NASA film, The Space Movie. It peaked at #17 on the UK Albums Chart in 1975. false 2025-11-08 06:23:23 1975 1975-01-01 1975-01-01 51 Classical Crossover Folk Rock Modern Classical New Age Orchestral Pop Progressive Rock Rock Symphonic Rock 111726 2117337 23433178-f5e2-3204-a00b-ec1164e82c37 a1684a49-feaa-4150-b758-d9412fc59f12 dd251688-bb41-3ba8-9a37-a7fe252ada3c /media/data/media5/Music/Mike Oldfield/The Orchestral Tubular Bells/folder.jpg Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield 1 1 26:32 1 2 24:29