Mike Oldfield - The Songs of Distant Earth

[filla12]

beautiful! thank you. :)

[thulgrum1]

The genesis recording was done in space as the ship passed over the dark side of the moon and the planet earth was blocked from sight, its to emphasise the distance of earth, not that the music is about god

[busmaster1]

ich spielte mit Roland Schach + Back Gammon ohne Ende...und wir waren lange wach...

[MrMedved001]

But I 9 years has served on cosmodrome Baikonur! And this song I simply charmed!

[lilyrose367]

Whether you believe in God or the gods is neither here nor there, the music is so beautiful it makes me cry.

[btwujustlostTHEGAME]

Why does there have to be a religious argument on every song that even mentions God? The music is good, the Earth is beautiful and we are all human beings. We are individuals and therefore there will never be a complete unity of thought. Athiests should let those who believe in God practise their faith in peace, and believers should not try to judge those who disagree with them. Arguing isn't going to give a true image of the peace our faith brings. Only God is perfect so only He can judge us.

[drnort]

Man kind seems too arrogant when pretend saying god is an exclusive human being concept. I could be an embarrasing confirmation from another world's life point of view.

[TheMrbrough]

this song is insane! but the big bang is the truth...

[nobeggng2001]

Faith is simply belief in something other than ourselves. nothing more and nothing less. believe in what you will, all over the world and allowing others to believe as they will, will make the world a better place, and make us all better for it.

[fralways]

amazing song. takes u into another dimension.

[yurimelendez]

es imprecionente como la musica llega hasta los confines del espiritu me encanta esta musica porser innspiradora de una fantasia suprema lo escuche cuando estaba en alemania y durante seis anos busque este nombre michael Oldfied cuando encontre en internet tengo la satisfaccion mas grande me inspira demasiado y me hace doblegar veran que si se puede doblegar

[Sammiesrus]

Oldfield is brilliant!

[1982vamickey1]

I wont argue scripture... thats not what its for... If i offended you i am sorry. Im not perfect. I love everyone will always love Jesus no matter what.

[caminodelasenda]

Te esperare en otro mundo en otra galaxia...........

[funkadelicchille]

Love and Light to everyone

[DesertRainz]

LET there be LIGHT! Blessed be Earth....

[FALLEROMAYOR]

And, I guess we´re according to humans aren´t perfect, so if science come from the humans, science isn´t perfect,so, how the hell do you want understand God´s nature with something that isn´t perfect?

[FALLEROMAYOR]

I´m catholic and commercial pilot student, and also I was studing electronic engineering...So I don´t understand the problem people see between religion and science...

[KassCraven]

@FALLEROMAYOR Im a Catholic and a medical student studying the science of medicine, Religion and Science can go well together.

[miloxo15]

@1982vamickey1

Do you truly believe that?

Im an athiest, non violent, a good person and tries to do good, and succeeds doing it. And now i go to hell. Nice god you have :\

[KassCraven]

@miloxo15 I'm a Catholic and I strongly believe a person has a right to choose their 'life path' keep up being good, what that guy was implying is that a catholic who murders and causes un-necessary harm wont go to Hell. :-/ do what i do 'Matthew 7:15 'beware false prophets' keeps the preachers at bay for a while xx

[1982vamickey1]

Just remember, Atheists will go to hell if they don't change their ways... I'll be praying for them, just like jesus would. Good Luck.

[luisbrujo77]

@1982vamickey1

That's the bullshit most religions try to push down the throat to everyone. If you don't do this or believe in that you will go to hell and blah blah blah. As long as religions exist the human race will never be free.

[visavillem]

@luisbrujo77

Faith is something you believe in, religion is something other people want you to believe in. So faith is in everyone's hearth, religion is just politics.

[astridsmile]

Let There Be Ligh

[astridsmile]

it's a travel ... un viaggio galattico ... è stupenda !!!

[flaffylally]

in another words, whats was first the hen or the egg

[flaffylally]

the Bilble talks in a symbologic way, u dont have to follow the written literally... its a way to say than life didnt happen by coincidence, casuality, or monkeys learning to make the wheel....

[Enigma804]

to jest NIE-SA-MO-WI-TE

[jorgemnes]

Ellos en el principio, que principio?, estamos asistiendo a una descripción de lo hecho? quien le contó esto al que escribió debería de saber que también en esa época existían las amebas y todas las amebas son hermafroditas. Pero en el libro de la biblia dice los hizo macho y hembra a todos en ningún momento dijo que había reproducción hermafrodita. Será perfecto?

[TheBobski1972]

wait n see,or wait and don't see.nothing stopping one believing whilst they're alive.keep rockin

[Samurai4Jesus]

In essence: Theism = ever present God/gods provided starting energy for universe. Atheism = ever present energy/matter created the universe. Agnostics= "I don't know how the universe started, not enough evidence yet." I honestly have a lot of respect for the latter.

[Kiwictor]

after many years I still like this music... the songs of distant earth...

[236raoc]

Just remember; as the world goes on. Atheism is a non prophet oerganisation!!

[AshtokaLarina]

@236raoc Great spelling and grammar, so atheists like use poor English. That's cool bro.

[liveguy7]

@236raoc Faith moves mountains. Religion can stiffle progress! Religion charges but Faith is free.

[karlcolt]

@liveguy7 What the fuck has "FAITH" got to do with this music???????

[liveguy7]

@karlcolt Sit down and have a think about it Karl. Faith is in everything we do. Don't be so arrogant and quick to think that it doesn't and don't confuse it with what you think it is because it clearly isn't from your statements. This music is awesome and it's inspiring and I can assure you that Mike Oatfield is a very faithful man and he integrates this into his music. So faith has everything to do with everything we do. Faith is the highest way, the best way and crushes any limiting mind.

[eumaroca]

@236raoc atheism is a non PROFIT organisation...lol..

[Kadhelan]

@236raoc I agree with that. Atheism is extremely naive

[LazyPianoPro]

deep shit

[maineman51]

This album was made for Arthur C. Clarke

[walkabou5]

Stunningly beautiful music!. I must pick up this CD.

[jotacece17]

superior

[Latayo]

Beautiful

[Di0guardi]

SUPREMA!

[cliff4paok]

beautiful



[fiscornioman]

We are like children alone at home.

[catsband]

amazing



[marinik68]

Gods music!!! Good job, milady! Respect!

[SunEyes83]

4 people dont liv on Earth!!!

[Fazaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Мне очень нравится эо видео. Музыка Майкла Олдфилда нравится особенно!!!

[ciucurel60]

wondeful amazing

[kawliox]

Dieviska!

[mal1gosia1]

I'd love to see the Hergest Ridge from Space...

[Fazaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

@mal1gosia1  Я тоже

[cvegar01]

Wonderful scenes, amazing.

Mike, one of a kind!

[fredisgreat1000]

this the song we had at the bigging of my grandads funeral on the 13th of july 2011 and he died on the 4th of july at 1st we thought it was a heart attack but when they did test on him he had a blocked of blood 2 the heart but he didn't wake up at all but his wife did and called teh neighboors over and there was a 17 year old over doing cpr and he was 64 we are all sooooo sad

[Fazaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

@fredisgreat1000 Сочувствую вам по утрате ( Но память о нем -это продолжение его жизни с вами.Души вечны.

[terralontana67]

Burnig...Melting...Dissolving.­.. Thanks 4 the video.

[billbus12]

So true only GOD can do made the heavens maid the earth nobody can do that but GOD he loves you everyone .just ask him and i promise he will tell you.

[fredisgreat1000]

@billbus12 just like my grandad who died

[Wervolvhead]

Very relaxing!THank you for the upload!

[fredisgreat1000]

@Wervolvhead not relexing 4 me

sad 4 me

[milesARTcity]

Nice Video

[RIOT690]

Name of the first galaxy please, I felt some sort of nostalgic connection with it, heh.

But I'm serious, I fell in love with it.

[maythe4thbewithyou59]

@RIOT690 andromeda - the nearest galaxy to ours , which will eventually collide with the milky-way (our galaxy) in a few billion years time !it would seem andromeda is attracted to you also ! lol

[HomihachiMetal333]

At last, a song doesn't sound like Exorcist Theme... =)

[Greeblimus]

I've read the novel. This fits so well.

[1225grl]

lovely video. my favorite song.

[fredisgreat1000]

@1225grl not mine maybe my saddest songs



[monkeycrud]

this sounds like roger waters' the ballad of bill hubbard

[Irenecool27]

Lovely, thank'u ♥ ♥ ♥

[shadownsand]

EXCELLENT !!!!

[katsaprokos1]

FROM WHAT KIND OF SYSTEM OF THE UNIVERSE ARE THE TWO''CLEVER''THAT DEVOTE MIKES PERFECTION???????PANOS FROM GREECE

[mickviking1]

Very comforting music! Mike Oldfield is a genious! The bible narration just amplifies the feeling of the song.

[solupen]

Wunderschön!!!!

[radio0102]

SUPER MUSIC

[KarlosBudkiller]

wow not even 100,000 views.......do people have no taste????

great tune thanks for postin =)

[darkhawk00]

grazie

[katsaprokos1]

ONLY YOU MIKE YOU ARE THE ONE WHO COMPOSE THIS SPACE MUSIC AND MAKES THE MIND TO RUN OUT OF THE GALAXY TO SEE OTHER UNIVERSES WITH THE SPEED OF LIGHT. YOUR MUSIC PERFECTION FEEDS OUR BRAIN AND MAKE US BETTER. PANOS FROM GREECE.

[jajus125100]

this is such a great musician , still cherish his first l.p ,,

who did ever hope that he would do so many beautifull

things ,,??? great!!!!

[BeBuzz93]

Mike Oldfield makes me realise how precious life is...

[MegaChinari]

oh yeah!~ let there be light...

God is the way the truth and the life...

[ShihanShinger]

3:03 - 3:35 - my favourite moment. Is more songs like this?

[jrussian1]

A master piece sign by The One and Only: MO

With a video background of fine images sign by milady ;)

Keep on the nice work and keep sharing too

[havocragnar]

"Since the finale of the novel is a musical concert, I was delighted when Mike Oldfield told me that he wished to compose a suite inspired by it. I was particularly impressed by the music he wrote for The Killing Fields and now, having played the CD of The Songs of Distant Earth, I feel he has lived up to my expectations. Welcome back into space, Mike: there's still lots of room out here."

— Arthur C. Clarke

[havocragnar]

@havocragnar

It is based on Arthur C. Clarke's science fiction novel Songs of Distant Earth.

[NTASMAN]

very nice



[BOBBYDECMAN37]

ahah nice all seeing eye.. fu

[wardek61]

Danke

[megakoch2704]

thanks for posting!!

[cielovirtual]

el cielo en la tierra...! gracias!!!! uno de mis discos favoritos!!!

[do0rkn0b]

i stopped watching when some bible quote was recited. god didn't create anything, he's not real.

[raverdeath100]

@do0rkn0b i know it's an old comment, but come on. its when apollo 10 ( i think ) was coming around the moon on christmas day 1968. that's the relevance. you're an american for christ sake!

[alexskyism]

Great presentation...Thank you for made this video

[DJMidpoint]

Thank you for made this video! Greetings from Tuscany, Italia !

[DJMidpoint]

Thank you for made this video!

[SrNutritivo]

ultimo buen disco antes de q caer en la mediocridad ...

[DandAinTac]

Oldfield's music was inspired by a book by Arthur C Clarke by the same title. Great book--my favorite by Clarke. Always thought it would make a great movie, if it were done right, and Oldfield's music would make a great soundtrack to it. Too bad Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C Clarke are no longer around to make it happen.

[GerardoV2612]

I got this album when it first came out, it wasn't even made in the US then, so I had to pay the megabucks for the import, I think it was $40 ouch! but thas was one of the best money ever spent. I am not going to say much about the music, the album speaks for itself, it is simply a masterpiece. =)

[Yanani1000]

Its very nice video. All album is my nostlagy...

[marsvin55]

this is so awsome that earth got a sound =D

[Sugarmuffinable]

This brought back memories of the man I lost. </3

[raymundciesielski]

this video gives me always a deep peaceful mood! Thanks for that... you made a beautiful video! best wishes from switzerland

[DERZWERGE11]

thumb down : moron

[betterthansex123]

eww thumbs down for bible quotes!!

[danschaoticmind]

@betterthansex123 Bible quote or not, these are ranked as some of the most important words ever spoken. Jim lovell, Frank Borman, and Bill Anders said them from an orbit around the moon in 1968. When you consider the original broadcast, how you could see this little marble and that was earth, and these words, you cannot help but feel a chill because of how small it made you feel. Religious or not, they still give this agnostic man chills just hearing them.

[ElevenBravo90]

lol started off like Fad to Black by metallica

[betterthansex123]

@ElevenBravo90 ya or not.

[IaIaCthulhuFthagn]

Such a beautiful album.

[vtotovits]

Foarte frumoasa melodia lui Mike Oldfield!!!

[stenn]

Fantastic! It affects the whole body and soul.

[soundbodycenter]

Well done!!!! Very beautiful- blissful! Thank you for sharing this...

[onenhero]

i really love the book. it was one of the best sf-fic ive read. it really creates oceanic planetary environment... endless sea and a tropic island... Arthur C. Clarke lived in sri Lanka for a longtime and i think hes experience really influenced the story.

[Anna3946]

stupenda musica e stupende immagini

[FEAR77OTD]

No se por que pero siempre me hace llorar esta melodia,pero me encanta.

[TheEarth345]

Great And RElaxing Music

[dantesito198]

dios miooooo que hermoso seria viajar aii

[kanarva]

Ethereal . . . !

[tigratt1]

Perfect...........

[softmusicwavepassion]

bellisima musica y maravilloso video, miles de estrellas!!! gracias amigo Luis,unabrazo,tu amiga Irene.

[dearmalika]

Amazing! So beautiful!

[murphitz]

This is wonderful!

the images complement the music beautifully to create a really haunting experience.

I love the image of the earth at 1:57, where did you get this?

[livingmylifeatmach2]

Images of Earth from space make me feel one thing... How small we are.

We are simply a fraction of a fraction of a mm in the Space Map, and that only covers our solar system of the Milky Way. I dont belive in God nor any religion, I think it was all chance. But still, these pictures make me feel tiny, then again anything we know is when comparing it to sizes and distances and mind-boggling as some in our Galaxy.

[xlapj001]

God doesnt need to prove its existence, as "he" is existence.

Goethe

[technocrash09]

@livingmylifeatmach2 I am saddened by the fact that you do not believe in any type of higher power. Beauty cannot possibly be interpreted as chance if you were to really look at it and experience. It is impossible for me to even entertain the thought that a small and destructive force such as mankind has nothing going for it except a shortlived 70 or so years....and then nothing. I refuse to believe in such rubbish. Hope is all!....and life is eternal!

[RyanLies]

@livingmylifeatmach2 right. Im a realist and do not believe in a kind of "god" too. I had some depressing times but yeah.. great explaination

[tullcrazydave]

@livingmylifeatmach2 but we are inportant though each an every one of us

[cmdfarsight]

@livingmylifeatmach2 You use science to wash God out of the equation but I believe God gave us this universe to explore, to learn from and become at peace with. Everything within nature from the cells in plants up to the formation of solar systems is all to perfect for it to be chance. Before you think of science over-riding God think that maybe it was He who gave us that science to manipulate. Peace my friend 0:-)

[nashertheatheist]

@cmdfarsight

Evidence please. Otherwise there is no reason to believe God exists. I would reverse what you say and put it to you that God is used to try and wash science out of the equation. Rather than admit "I don't know" religion instead injects God into every gap in our knowledge.

[cmdfarsight]

@nashertheatheist Ah the old argument that all scientist/atheists use to reinforce their disbelief in God. I could easily say evidence please that he doesn't exist otherwise there is no reason to believe that there isn't. I admit that there are ppl who resolutely believe that there is a God and no such thing as evolution etc etc but there are also scientists who say blah blah everything is chance. I have my belief and it is that science is a tool of God to help us understand his creations.

[nashertheatheist]

@cmdfarsight

Don't make the mistake of thinking atheists explicitly "believe there is no God". This is only true of a very few "gnostic" or "strong" atheists. I am an "agnostic" or "weak" atheist. Rather than believing "there IS NO God" I instead "DO NOT believe there IS a God". This difference is subtle but important. One is a positive claim that require evidence. The other-the position I take-is the default one. There is no empirical evidence whatsoever for either side so no reason to believe

[cmdfarsight]

@nashertheatheist No, no physical tangible evidence whether there is or not so there is no reason to not believe either. Anyway, lovely discussing this with you. Be happy and have peace :)

[nashertheatheist]

@cmdfarsight

Clearly you mean to bring the discussion to a close, but I'll just add one more thing:

That's how science works... if there is no evidence backing a hypothesis, you go back to the drawing board and come up with a new one, or you hold up your hands and say "I don't know" until more evidence comes through. Otherwise we leave ourselves open to all sorts of crazy ideas.

The God hypothesis has no evidence behind it, so as a scientist I can only dismiss it.

[cmdfarsight]

@nashertheatheist I am a scientist myself and work for a pharmaceutical research company and at present we have no evidence to assume there is a cure for cancer but we don't dismiss the idea for a cure we keep on trying to find a means to understand. Now I shall bring the discussion to a close to avoid us constantly going round in circles. Good luck in everything you do.

[nashertheatheist]

@cmdfarsight

The research done into cancer is looking for evidence. When someone asks "how do we cure cancer" you say "I don't know" and look for evidence in order to formulate a hypothesis. When you find something that might be a cure, THEN you make a hypothesis and test it.

Notice that not one scientist has hypothesised "God is the cure". There is no evidence. Yet on the matter of the universe itself you seem to hold God to different standards of evidence.

It's all just basic methodology.

[Samurai4Jesus]

@nashertheatheist The existence of God should not be viewed as a fact before the evidence, but rather as a hypothesis.  It is a hypothesis for the existence of the universe. A hypothesis that can never really be proven. Same with atheism however. There isn't proof that the universe arose spontaneously. Your argument suits agnosticism better than atheism, which is based on assumption like theism.

[nashertheatheist]

@Samurai4Jesus

I am an "agnostic atheist", sometimes referred to as a "weak atheist". I don't claim to know one way or the other (agnostic), but I do not believe in God (atheist) for lack of evidence. "A"="non" "theist"="believer in a god".

Contrary to popular belief, this is the position of most atheists. Atheists that believe "there is no God" are quite hard to come by. Even Dawkins, that public atheist face, doesn't fall into that category.

[draoicht22]

@cmdfarsight give up red meat is the cure or should i say prevention!

so in essence education is the cure.

[cmdfarsight]

@draoicht22 Millions of people eat red meat as a regular part of their diet and in comparison only a small percentage get cancer. To give up red meat, give up alcohol, give up using mobile phones, give up living near electricity pylons...infact give up living near electricity in general, give up being a baker because flour is a carcinogen, give up salt altogether as well.....the list goes on. Remember the key word in all of the above MODERATION

[visavillem]

@cmdfarsight Everything is cure, everything is poison. It all depends on dosage...

[karlcolt]

@cmdfarsight Dick head!!! What has your comment to do with this musical video????

[cmdfarsight]

@karlcolt Dick head!!! What has your abusive comment to do with this musical video???

[Jamellange]

SIt back and enjoy.. Excellent piece of music.

Thanks for uploading!

[kiszeli]

Nice job! Thank you!

[miladyamaranth]

Thank you for watching. :)

[Cutacrossshorty]

Lovely presentation . Excellen job. Thanks for sharing . regards from Bonnie Scotland

[miladyamaranth]

Thank you for your comment and for watching.

[meirelesarturo]

El video acompaña si, pero la pieza musical es otra de las obras maestras de nuestro querido MIKE OLDFIELD, es extraordinario, bravo.

[miladyamaranth]

Thanks for watching. :)

[tullcrazydave]

@miladyamaranth it was very plesent i enjoyed it

[dta1974]

@meirelesarturo I totally agree with you.

[mja101]

this song gives me goosebumps

[miladyamaranth]

Me too. :) Thanks for watching.

[eduardogonzalezbaez]

quien si no pueds hacer algo tan bello, misterioso y capaz de transportarnos a otro mundo...el señor Mike!!!

[miladyamaranth]

I agree with you. :)

[miladyamaranth]

My dream also... :)

[yigsstarhouse]

sweet .. this was new for me, found my way here from enigma... very nice*****

[warmi777]

The most beautiful song ever!!

[jcmegabyte]

Very enjoyable - hard to top Mike Oldfield! Nice work :D

[miladyamaranth]

Thanks. :)

[miladyamaranth]

Thank you for your comments.

[Gravitancik]

Fantastyczny kawałek :)