Mike Oldfield's Hergest Ridge (1/3) - Ambient Musical Video / Borkum

Part 1 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
• Island
• Borkum
• North
• Sea
• Recreation
• Ambient
• Music
• Clip
• Water
• Waves
• Beach
• Atmospheric
• Ommadawn
• Spheres
• Life
• Death
• Amarok
• Qatsi
• Autogenic
• Training

[FLOYDRIX]

you done a good job there young lad. quality sounds with a decent video, keep up the good work fella.

[rincewindx]

Very good!

[MrAnidealhusband]

i love this. Best, the duelling guitars with absolutely no time signature at all. Music removed from time itself

[juliantrevin38]

Your video is a favorite on Ottawa

[juliantrevin38]

Your vid is popular on Tonga

[BigStereoVoid]

I think it's absolutely beautiful.

[tatsujincorp]

I so wished Mike would had made some music with Pink Floyd or Gilmour together for once. One of my very fav tracks of ever :D

[joebelfastkm75]

There is only one Mike Oldfield, truly a gifted musician!

[Waiting7up]

great interpretation!



[MrROLY1973]

1 dislike unbelievable on a mike oldfield tune ! He's one chilled musician ! My mum used to play tubular bells when I was in her belly must be why I love his music so much ! God bless Mike forever

[MrNodrog1954]

thank you for put,ing this on , my cill out music at night , with my head phones under my pillow , brill. brings back so so much to me

[jamesadrian021957]

@sirmustapha Wrong. I spoke to the music department at Billboard Magazine back in the early 90s and I was told that the Moody Blues FORBIDS airing the 1967 version of "Days Of Future Passed" and only authorizes the 1987 remastered version.

If you have the 1967 cassette or 1967 album, you will hear multiple voices when they sing "Live all you people, you can see where you're at. It doesn't really hurt you so it can't be bad." However, on the remastered version, you hear only ONE voice.