Fao Mr D. Solitude
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 2:31 am
Sheer nosiness here but....
What was the Mike Oldfield tune you heard on Blue Peter?
What was the Mike Oldfield tune you heard on Blue Peter?
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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 12:05 pm
Probably the Blue Peter theme tune!
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 2:16 pm
Yup, it was Mike recording the 'Blue Peter' theme tune at The Manor in Oxfordshire. They had a feature on him and how he played all the instruments himself, with the exception of Simon Groome who did the drum roll at the start.
My dad was a huge Mike Oldfield fan and once I showed interest in his music, he played me the likes of 'Tubular Bells', 'Hergest Ridge', 'Ommadawn' and 'Incantations' and I loved it. He then also played me the likes of Isao Tomita and Walter (later Wendy) Carlos and thus my journey into electronic music was started at the age of about 7. I saw Mike Oldfield in concert at Wembley Arena in 1979 when I was 8 years old and I've never looked back.
At the age of 11-12 I was firmly into Oldfield, Jarre, Kraftwerk, Tomita, Carlos etc. and it all went from there, as well as some of the indie stuff kicking around like Joy Division etc.
My dad was a huge Mike Oldfield fan and once I showed interest in his music, he played me the likes of 'Tubular Bells', 'Hergest Ridge', 'Ommadawn' and 'Incantations' and I loved it. He then also played me the likes of Isao Tomita and Walter (later Wendy) Carlos and thus my journey into electronic music was started at the age of about 7. I saw Mike Oldfield in concert at Wembley Arena in 1979 when I was 8 years old and I've never looked back.
At the age of 11-12 I was firmly into Oldfield, Jarre, Kraftwerk, Tomita, Carlos etc. and it all went from there, as well as some of the indie stuff kicking around like Joy Division etc.
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:18 pm
Thank you for that. I'm a little disappointed I don't remember it myself as I was still living in the UK. at the time. Mind you, I can't remember what the old theme tune sounds like now at all. 