Sentinel (instrumental) explained

Sentinel (Single Restructure)
Cover:	Sentinel (Mike Oldfield).jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Mike Oldfield
Album:	Tubular Bells II
B-Side:	Early Stages
Recorded:	Los Angeles, Roughwood Croft
Genre:	New-age, progressive rock
Label:	Warner Music UK
Producer:	Trevor Horn Mike Oldfield Tom Newman
Prev Title:	Heaven's Open
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Tattoo
Next Year:	1992

"Sentinel" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1992. The single features a restructured, shorter version of "Sentinel", from the album Tubular Bells II. That piece is itself a re-imagining of the introduction theme from Oldfield's 1973 album Tubular Bells which was known for its use in The Exorcist film.

Charts

It charted at number 10 in the UK Singles Chart and at number 14 in the Irish Singles Chart.

Chart (1992)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[1]	134
	10
	14

Usage

• An excerpt was used in the soundtrack for the "Back from the Dead" television programme, broadcast by the BBC in 2010 as part of its Horizon series of documentaries
• The piece is featured on a Pavarotti & Friends CD from Luciano Pavarotti's International Charity Gala Concert in Modena on 27 September 1992
• The series Baywatch used the song on its episode "The Tower"

Track listing

UK single

1. "Sentinel" (Single Restructure) (Mike Oldfield) – 3:57
2. "Sentinel" (the orb 7" mix) – 4:07
3. "Early Stages" – 4:08

UK promo single

1. "Sentinel-Restructure" (Satoshi Tomiie Interpretation) – 7:41
2. "Sentinel-Restructure" (Global Lust Mix) – 5:55
3. "Sentinel-Restructure" (Trance Mix) – 5:52
4. "Sentinel-Restructure" (Tubular Beats) – 4:12

Oldfield versus The Orb

"Sentinel" was also released as a remix single, credited to Oldfield versus The Orb. It was released on September 28, 1992.

"Sentinel Total Overhaul" track listing

1. "Sentinel" (nobel prize mix) – 14:26
2. "Sentinel" (orbular bells mix) – 12:26
3. "Sentinel" (the orb 7" mix) – 4:03

References

• Web site: Singles . Amadian . 2009-03-01.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 16 November 1992 . Bubbling Down Under. 16 November 2024.