Mike Oldfield's Hergest Ridge (3/3) - Ambient Musical Video / Borkum

Part 3 of 3 (Watch it in HQ)

First: This is NO Mash-Up, it was filmed and edited by myself, hence the lacking "professional look".
I'm a huge admirer of the movie Koyaanisqatsi (if you dont know it, go and check it out) and had always the dream to produce a similar moody composition of visuals and music.

As a fan of Mike Oldfields music in general and Hergest Ridge, Part 1 (1974) in particular, I came up with the idea to support this great piece of music with atmospheric pictures of my favourite holiday destination: The north-sea island Borkum (Germany). I did not try to copy the typical "Quatsi"-Style, just to blend music, pictures and mood in the best way possible.

Originally I intended to show this movie to nobody other than myself. It is some kind of personal and dates back to 2003/04. By no means Im a professional film-maker. it was one of my first efforts with Premiere/After Effects, so consider it as some kind of experiment.

It breaks my heart to cut it up it three parts, because the flow of music and pictures it is very important to me, but here on YouTube I have no alternative

All material was filmed and edited by myself... the credits of the soundtrack go of course to Mike Oldfield...

Hope you like it. Feedback is always welcome

Shruktus (MdB)

Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=E204C1F69C90F050
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdyvkmX8yrQ
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDrgGqkpizE
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcB1_FmSvT8

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Mike
• Oldfield
• Hergest
• Ridge
• Experimental
• Film
• Musical
• Koyaanisqatsi
• Shruktus
• Island
• Borkum
• North
• Sea
• Recreation
• Ambient
• Music
• Clip
• Water
• Waves
• Beach
• Atmospheric
• Ommadawn
• Spheres
• Life
• Death
• Amarok
• Qatsi
• Autogenic
• Training

[Sheyimash]

Wonderful video! Some parts really look professional, specially the different general takes from the landscapes and the beach part at the beggining. I love how you captured and "interpreted" the light: light reflections on water, light rays through the stems and the branches... "energetic moon" passages are great as well.

Congratulations and thanks for this AMAZING work. Borkum is a beautiful place and you captured its beauty and peace along with the music in such a perfect way!

[shruktus]

Wow, thanks for your nice words! Wonderful to see, that somebody actually likes my little video ;)

[SmileyGarrish]

Skull and Bones Society (5:30 onward)

[bagokun]

なんど聞いても鳥肌です。ほんとうにすばらしい！！

[andrewburbidge]

Thanks. I enjoyed the video very much. I think there must be something in the genes of people from this part of the world that makes looking through the kind of woodland you have shown, especially fascinating.

[JackAngelBlue]

Mike is just...GENIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!♥

Jack, from Brazil MIKE FAN...

[BlackDog453]

Great Video + Great Music = Perfection! Good job, shruktus and Mike Oldfield

[queballed]

Great Job on these videos. Love them all!

[greenaissance]

So impressed with this. The visuals blend with the music.

[lifeson46]

certain kinds of music can transport you to another time and space as well as evoke feelings. Oldfields music does that especially the early stuff. You can feel and hear the outdoors and countryside in his stuff

[clockworkaccordion]

Those choir vocals at the end of this, awesome.