Sentinel (instrumental)

"Sentinel (Single Restructure)"
Single by Mike Oldfield
from the album Tubular Bells II
B-side	"Early Stages"
Released	21 September 1992 (1992-09-21)
Recorded	Los Angeles, Roughwood Croft
Genre	New-age, progressive rock
Length	3:57
Label	Warner Music UK
Songwriter	Mike Oldfield
Producers	Trevor Horn Mike Oldfield Tom Newman
Mike Oldfield singles chronology
"Heaven's Open" (1991) "Sentinel (Single Restructure)" (1992) "Tattoo" (1992)

"Sentinel" is a song by English musician Mike Oldfield, released in September 1992 by Warner Music UK. The single features a restructured, shorter version of "Sentinel", from Oldfield's fifteenth album, Tubular Bells II (1992). 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. "Sentinel" charted at number 10 in the UK Singles Chart and at number 14 in the Irish Singles Chart.

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

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [1]	134
Ireland (Irish Singles Chart)	14
UK Singles (OCC)	10
UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [2]	32

References

1. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 16 November 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
2. "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 17 October 1992. p. 14. Retrieved 11 November 2025.

• "Singles". Amadian. Retrieved 2009-03-01.