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Tubular Bells III is the 18th ___MASK46___ by Mike Oldfield , released in 1998 by ___MASK28___ Records . A sequel to Oldfield ' s 1973 " Tubular Bells " and his 1992 " Tubular Bells II " albums , it was released on the 25th anniversary of the first " Tubular Bells " ___MASK46___ . Michael Gordon " Mike " Oldfield ( born 15 May 1953 ) is an ___MASK1___ musician and composer . His work blends progressive rock with world , folk , classical , electronic , ambient , and new - age music . His biggest commercial success is the 1973 album " Tubular Bells " which launched Virgin Records and became a hit in America after its opening was used as the theme for the film " The Exorcist ". He also recorded the 1983 hit single " Moonlight Shadow " and a rendition of the Christmas piece " In Dulci Jubilo ". " Moonlight Shadow " is a song written and performed by ___MASK1___ multi - instrumentalist Mike Oldfield , released as a single in May 1983 by Virgin Records , and included in the album " Crises " of the same year . The vocals were performed by Scottish vocalist Maggie Reilly , who had been collaborating with Mike Oldfield since 1980 . It is Oldfield ' s most successful single , reaching number one on a number of charts around Europe . Tubular Bells II is the 15th ___MASK46___ by Mike Oldfield , released in 1992 . The ___MASK46___  the first for his new record ___MASK14___ , Warner Bros ., following an acrimonious departure from Virgin after twenty years  was a sequel to Oldfield ' s 1973 " Tubular Bells ". Another sequel , " Tubular Bells III ", followed in 1998 . Tubular Bells III , The Premiere Performance is a live concert video by Mike Oldfield released in 1998 . It was released on VHS and Laserdisc in 1998 , and later packaged with Tubular Bells II Live on DVD , which was certified Gold in UK . Progressive rock ( shortened as " prog "; sometimes " art rock ", " classical rock " or " symphonic rock ") is a broad subgenre of ___MASK27___ that developed in the United Kingdom and United States throughout the mid to late 1960s . Initially termed " progressive ___MASK47___ ", the style was an outgrowth of psychedelic bands who abandoned standard ___MASK47___ traditions in favour of instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz , folk or classical music . Additional elements contributed to its " progressive " ___MASK14___ : lyrics were more poetic , technology was harnessed for new sounds , music approached the condition of " art ", and the studio , rather than the stage , became the focus of musical activity , which often involved creating music for listening , not dancing . ___MASK44___ is a major record ___MASK14___ first founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson , Simon Draper , Nik Powell and musician Tom Newman in 1972 . The company grew to be a worldwide phenomenon over time with the success of its platinum performers such as Janet Jackson , Roy Orbison , Devo , Genesis , Keith Richards , the Human League , Culture Club , Simple Minds , Lenny Kravitz , dc Talk , the Smashing Pumpkins , Mike Oldfield , Spice Girls and more on their list of artists . It was later sold to Thorn EMI in 1992 . ___MASK28___ Records Inc . is an American major record ___MASK14___ established in 1958 as the foundation ___MASK14___ of the present - day ___MASK71___ ( WMG ), and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation . ___MASK28___ Records was established on March 19 , 1958 , as the recorded - music division of the American film studio ___MASK28___ For most of its early existence it was one of a group of labels owned and operated by larger parent corporations . The sequence of companies that controlled ___MASK28___ and its allied labels evolved through a convoluted series of corporate mergers and acquisitions from the early 1960s to the early 2000s . Over this period , ___MASK28___ Records grew from a struggling minor player in the music industry to become one of the top recording labels in the world . Tubular Bells is the first ___MASK46___ by ___MASK1___ musician Mike Oldfield , recorded when he was 19 and released in 1973 when he was 20 .