Mike Oldfield - London Olympics 2012 opening ceremony - Alasdair Malloy Percussion Camera
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- Опубликовано: 28 июл 2012
- Here's percussionist Alasdair Malloy's unique perspective on his performance with Mike Oldfield as part of the London Olympics Opening Ceremony.
The clip starts at the moment when the Queen has just parachuted in and the band wait onstage during two verses of the National Anthem before beginning their performance.
Although the sound is a bit odd - highlighting the difference between the live sound and the PA, the clip captures the excitement of the occasion and glimpses can be seen on the big screen above the stadium of what was shown on television.
When Alasdair vanishes from sight he has gone to take over playing the midi tubular bells from Mike. You might just catch a glimpse of them being played on the big screen at that point.
The band is:
Mike Oldfield - guitar, bass guitar, midi tubular bells
Robin Smith - grand piano, keyboards
Jamie Talbot - clarinet and recorder
Luke Oldfield - guitar, keyboards
Ash Soan - drums
Alasdair Malloy - glockenspiel, tubular bells, bell tree, suspended cymbals, mallet kat, synth drum pads, timpani, tambourine, marching snare drum, mystery wind instrument(!). Off camera - orchestral bass drum, midi tubular bells. 
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I was literally crying from happiness when I saw him there. I was so happy for him.
Mike Oldfield, the best, the genious...
a prize to the percussionist, he did it all
His mother was a nurse,so the NHS connection for him was right. Brilliant musician
And his father was a doctor.
And his father was a medic in RAF during WW2!
Arnold Sturm from Romania
Wow, I didn't know that. Thankyou.
Amazing to see the footage from this new perspective. Mike if you are watching this trail you should know that if you ever performed live in the UK again it would be a complete sell out. Your fans desperately want to see you weave your magic live again !
It’s coming
An event directed by Danny Boyle... an opening with Mike Oldfield... such an amazing thing.
Great idea to put a camera right there! You make me feel like I was there, as a part of the Mike Oldfiel's team and all the emotions you had! Regards, from México.
Solid gold historic footage
AMONG THE OLYMPIC GODS OF MUSIC INTERNATIONALLY AND TIMELESSLY!
I was there that night! I remember this well. It was a perfect warm evening.
What a musician
thanks for uploading this Alasdair,,just fantastic,
good to see Mike on stage again, and well played to you!!
This is just soo brilliant! An experience am sure you'll never forget.
Really impressive and fun to see this man with his percussion.
Still takes me back 11 years ago to when we hosted the Olympic Games.
Where was I back then? Why didn't I watch it? Thank you for posting this!
Thank you very much for this perspective, thank you for this gift to all fans.
Mike Oldfield ist der Beste Musiker für mich.
This is awesome! I had no idea that was when he went out! We were all watching the Queen and the kids, I did wonder how he got there
Thank you big time for uploading this!
Thank you so much for sharing this ! this is a great perspective !! Love it !
Muchas gracias! Gran documento!!!
I was so stunned!
this is AWESOME
Thanks for this exceptional gift, we were very proud of you, good work!!
Thank you very much for sharing this
Platinium for ever!. GB great country
AMAZING VIEW!
we need you Mike!! music nowadays is absolute Crap
and now
Amazing..Thanks.
Tubular-Bells-eye view!
Alasdair, we missed you in Strasbourg this year! Please, come back!!!
Le concert des familles était triste et ennuyeux... REVIENS l'an prochain!
I think that is the first time I have heard God Save The Queen in its entirety. Must have been lovely to play such a venue.
There are actually three more verses, my favourite is the middle one.
Not in this land alone,
But be God's mercies known,
From shore to shore!
Lord make all nations see,
That men should brother's be,
And form one family,
The wife world o'er.
This is some incredible footage from the backstage. Amazing
honestly Mr Oldfield just doesnt get enough credit by the music media in general . you have to remember he was only 20 years old when TB was released he also plays excepts from TB3 .I saw him in sydney 1982 and his band was great especially the female bass player she stood out and the crowd were in awe of her dont know her name. I hope he records the forthcoming TB shows in London next spring . Only now you can get FM radio concerts of Mr Oldfield. He should have got a grammy for TB
He got a Grammy for Tubular Bells
I'm a massive fan but he never really followed up and has made his career off of one piece of music.
@@byteme9718 he had many GREAT ALBUMS, Wind Chimes was Featured on The Budweiser commercial and they Pay GREAT 💓🌍✌️
Starts at 1:36 Unique view - thanks for posting.
thanks, i love this song, when i was a estudent my dance teacher used to relaxing the class. 10 year ago, I never knew how the song is called, many thanks
except for what would have been nicer if the sound was better.. this is what makes fans happy. thank u so much alasdair. u da man!! no commentary. just music. woohoo. if no one else had a similar set up with better sound than this and posted it for us to enjoy the award goes to this man. cheers!!
I love the sound of a marching snare drum :)
Wow. Wgat a view. I wonder Wgat other cameras were on stage?. Superb versions of the TB variations. Especially Far Above The Clouds
Great!
Love it, love it, love it!!! For some reason now I want to buy a marching drum??? :)
Tubular Bells , per a mi ,, la millor canço del final dels 70 !! hi avui en dia , la millor clàssica que hagi escoltat mai ,. sempre se hem posa la pell de gallina . Salutacions i gracies
Em treu records de Begur, fa 40 anys. Vull tornar-hi allá escoltan aixó, magic!
First time I've seen and heard this version brill
This was some of my favorite music of the entire Opening Ceremony. Thanks for this great "behind-the-scenes" look at what went into the performance.
(I'm not all that familiar with every musical instrument. Were the "midi" tubular bells the massive ones at the back of the stage?)
Wow!
still great
the beginning of Tubular bells :))
That would be "Far Above The Clouds," the closing track from Tubular Bells III
Alasdair Malloy you are the best percussionist in the world!!!
Cool.
By the way, dou you still have that bear-type hat you wore in the TB2 concerts, I saw you live, another exceptional gig in my life!
Yes Sir , made in UK , made i mike oldfield , Meseriasul 👍❤️👌🤗
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Actually, despite the camera angle and sound mix I enjoyed watching this. Felt like a roadie lurking behind a stack of amps.
So which parts were pre-recorded?
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As much as I dislike Mike these days (well, I knew he is kind of an asshole before but now through his use of social media I can see it more clearly and regularly) this was well deserved! It feels like this was the ultimate honor for him and all that he has done for music.
Do You Needed to Use Insults ?
how so?
@@mischr13 He said himself in multiple interviews, that playing at the Olympics was one of the greatest things (if not the greatest) of his career cause he was able to paly his music for almost a billion people. Or do you mean the social media part? If so: He never had a particular interest in his fans (that's ok) and hated touring. Since his retirement on the Bahamas, he is not communicating with his fans anymore. All he does is that he would ask his followers a single question once or twice a year and it's almost alway some sort of market research. I mean dont get me wrong: That's totally his choice and it's perfectly fine, but is Mike Oldfield a nice guy? No, I dont think so. We (Germanys biggest fan club) had several incidents with him. One for example was in Spain when we were invited for the premiere of Muisic of the Spheres. We flew to Spain, had the most terrible seats in the whole place (behind a huge pillar) and he didnt show up to the agreed meet and agreed after the show. And that was not the first time he did that to us
@@peddaz55 ah~ I guess I was worried he was bigoted or something, like Eric Clapton. I don't care so much if he doesn't like being around people...I'm autistic so I relate. I'm relieved if that's all people are upset about
@@mischr13 yeah, that's basically it. :)
Este video es genial! este percusionista se ha tocado 8 instrumentos en 10 minutos. Un fenómeno... Pero, además de la magia de ver a Mike desde este ángulo, ¿alguien se ha fijado que un OVNI atraviesa en cielo al final del video?!! :D. A partir del minuto 13:00, Noreste de Mike!. Ha venido a verle hasta los extraterrestres
Ovni?
Idiot
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
How many instruments can that bloke play lol. fair play.
the jazzy sounding tune, with the sax and all is that a oldfield song too?
To answer your question 6 years later... It's a jazzy arrangement of themes from Tubular Bells made for the olympics. The main piano theme and the electric guitar part that accompanies it for a few bars at the very end of the opening section are in there, played by the brass :)
Please, tell me the name of the song tats begins at the min10 with 20 seconds (drum with tambourin), escuse my bad english, thanks
It's called "in dulce jubilo" it's a christmas hymn written by Johann sebastian Bach, it dates from around 1350 this is Mike's version. The full version is on youtube it's a Christmas song from 1975. Its brilliant. You can hear a choir sing it too but original is very slow.
ruclips.net/video/bSudSe3TiRY/видео.html
Isn't it based on the same theme as the beginning of Tubular Bells?
It is Tubular Bells, the music that launched Oldfield and Virgin records.
Wouldn't that be the exorcist 1973
we need you Mike!! music nowadays is absolute CRAP
NévrotkMan !
公開後、削除されていたと思っていたのですが、また観られるようになりましたね。パーカッションのおじさん（撮影主）、忙しそうですね。なんか、サックスは吹いてなさそうな感じですが。
What's the song from 07:10 to 10:00
Alfie Jennings tubular bell
Far above the clouds
Nowhere near enough cheering when the music started. I was watching from home and I was bouncing on the sofa.
Awesome? Awesome shit, yes. Watch sesamestreet
La mezcla de temas es un tanto desconcertante. Me alegra por la repercusión para Mike, pero no es algo que musicalmente me guste escuchar más de dos veces. Tampoco ayuda el tambor, hacia el final, que rompe la unidad de la instrumentación. Todo bastante justillo, para tratarse de Oldfield. Él tiene muchísimo más talento que el que se ve aquí.
Wow.... percussionists work hard, "glockenspiel, tubular bells, bell tree, suspended cymbals, mallet kat, synth drum pads, timpani, tambourine, marching snare drum, mystery wind instrument(!). Off camera - orchestral bass drum, midi tubular bells" Not to mention the hardest part.... pretending to play saxophone!
Whats that: arsecam o wot?
The only good thing about the Opening Ceremony! 🎸🔔
Shame about the god awful cockney kids choir....I was half expecting them to break out into pink floyds "we dont need no education"
Yes, because hearing one of the greatest songs in human history alongside another of same would have just been _terrible_.
The children in the choir were deaf.
WWG1WGA
Good Music. Bad Recording.
I love Mike Oldfield and Tubular Bells so I was extremely excited to find my wife had bought us front row tickets for the 50th anniversary concert until I found out Mike is not actually going to be there. What a scam and rip off, Mike you should be ashamed of yourself.
What a mess...
1st seven minutes + writing this was a waste of my life😐
What a shame it started with the BS of God Save The Queen.
Best bit of an awful and slightly sinister ceremony, however, ludicrous camera angle!.
I was there at the time and I think one thing that doesn't come across just watching it on a screen is just how very gay this part of the show was.
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Actually, despite the camera angle and sound mix I enjoyed watching this. Felt like a roadie lurking behind a stack of amps.