Tubular Bells III is the 18th album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1998 by Warner Bros. 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 album.
At the time of creating Tubular Bells III Oldfield had been living in Ibiza, and thus certain elements of the album reflect the moods of the island.
Review
Tubular Bells III is a record quite similar to Mike Oldfield's second
update of the original classic, recorded just six years prior. The production
methods are a bit more polished and the tone is more serious, but the music
remains dreamy, somewhat overevocative new age-with-a-beat music, quite similar
to Enigma – thanks to the Eastern textures of vocalist Amar on three tracks.
There are a few occasional moments of levity, however, including the raging
guitar stormer “Outcast” and a remake of Oldfield's early-'80s hit “Man
in the Rain.” J Bush – Allmusic.com