The Killing Fields (soundtrack)

The Killing Fields
Soundtrack album by
Released26 November 1984 (1984-11-26)
RecordedEngland, Germany & Switzerland 1984
GenreNeoclassical
Length38:09
LabelVirgin
ProducerMike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield chronology
Discovery
(1984)
The Killing Fields
(1984)
Islands
(1987)
Singles from The Killing Fields
  1. "Étude"
    Released: 19 November 1984
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The Killing Fields is the 10th record album by Mike Oldfield, released on 26 November 1984 by Virgin Records in the UK. It was the soundtrack album for the British drama film of the same name based on the experiences of two journalists in the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. It is the only full-length film score written by Oldfield.

The music was orchestrated by David Bedford. The Killing Fields was re-released in a remastered edition format on 29 January 2016, as per all previous albums which were originally released on the Virgin label.