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Music of the Spheres

Release Date: March 17, 2008
Location: Abbey Road Studio 1, mixed at Mike's home outside Bristol

Part 1
1. Harbinger 04:08 *
2. Animus 03:09 *
3. Silhouette 03:19 *
4. Shabda 04:00
5. The Tempest 05:48 *
6. Harbinger (reprise) 01.30 *
7. On My Heart 02:27 featuring Hayley Westenra

Part 2
8. Aurora 03:42
9. Prophecy 02:54 *
10. On My Heart (reprise) 01:16
11. Harmonia Mundi 03:46
12. The Other Side 01:28
13. Empyrean 01:37
14. Musica Universalis 06:24

* featuring Lang Lang

In this world, everything has a pulse or a vibration. This sound is unique to each living or non living thing and in itself creates a music that no-one can hear. I believe that this has a very powerful resonance with, and a deep effect, on our lives. What would happen if we took this further and apply this to bigger things, more powerful things: like an entire solar system or galaxy say, what would that sound like?

Musica Universalis is the ancient theory that every celestial body, the sun, the moon and the stars has an inner music. This is a harmonic and mathematical concept derived from the movements of the planets in the solar system. The music created is inaudible to the human ear.

Music of the Spheres is my interpretation of this theory. Every planet and every star: even the whole universe has music within it that no-one can hear, this is what it would sound like if it was set free. This is Music of the Spheres.

Mike Oldfield.

Personnel

▸	Karl Jenkins (arranger, producer)

▸	Sinfonia Sfera (ensemble)
	An orchestra put together from session musicians specially for the album. They are: 1st Violins: Richard Stutt (leader) Judith Temppleman Tom Piggott-Smith Harriott McKenzie Tristan Gurney Jemma McCrisken Amy Cardigan Joanna McWeeney Gillan Cameron Louisa Adridge Kotono Sato Jeremy Morris Miriam Teppich Vladimir Naumov 2nd Violins: Peter Camble-Kelly Emma Parker Sophie Appleton Jenny Chang Holly Maleham David Lyon Nicholas Levy Joanna Watts Lucy Hartley Jo West Sarah Carter Elizabeth Neil Violas: John Thorn Rachel Robson Edward Vancerspar Emma Owens Vincent Green Olly Burton Rachel Dyker Sarah Chapman Fay Sweet Holly Butler Cellos: Sally Pendlebury Jonny Byers Chris Worsey Verity Harding Chris Fish Lucy Payne Morwenna Del Mar Ben Trigg Basses: Sian Hicks Hugh Sparrow Jeremy Watt Kylie Davis Frances Casey Ben Griffis Flute: Gareth Davis Juliette Bausor Oboe: Roy Carter Rosie Jenkins Clarinet: Chris Richards Nick Ellis Bassoon: Steven Reay Louise Chapman Horn: Peter Francomb Dave Tollington Joe Walters Evgeny Chebykin Trumpet: Gareth Small Edward Pascal Tom Watson Trombone: Simon Willis James Adams Bass Trombone: Rob Collinson Tuba: Alex Kidston Timpani: Steve Henderson Percussion: Gary Kettel Paul Clarvis Sam Walton Neil Percy Choir: Mary Carewe Jacqueline Barron Nicole Tibbels Mae McKenna Heather Cairncross Sarah Eyden

▸	Lang Lang (musician)

▸	Hayley Westenra (musician)

Instruments

Nylon-string guitars
2006 Vicente Carillo Premiera Especial	Classical guitar.	[?] Also used in Tubular Beats
Loudspeakers
Dynaudio AIR 25
Genelec 8020B	Mini powered monitor speakers. Mike used them in his editing setup in the conservatory of his house near Bristol.
Tannoy System 15 DMTII	15" dual concentric studio monitors, used in Mike's main studio area in the Music of the Spheres era.
Yamaha HS80M	8" active studio monitors.	Also used in Tubular Beats, Man on the Rocks, Return To Ommadawn
Mixing desks
Euphonix System 5-MC	DAW control surface.

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