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Complete Breakdown of TB3

Oldfieldian source: Rob Miles.

NB Times are rounded down.

Track One: The Source of Secrets

00:00   Wind
00:18   +Thunder
00:26   -Thunder
00:30   +Watchful Eye Motif
00:34   -Wind
00:41   -Watchful Eye Motif
        +Swing Tubular Bells A
        +Swing Tubular Bells B1
00:57   +Swing Tubular Bells B2
01:05   +Dance Beat Bass Bips A
01:13   +Dance Beat Drum
01:20   +Swing Tubular Bells C
01:53   -Swing Tubular Bells C
        -Swing Tubular Bells A
        -Dance Beat Bass Bips A
        +Dance Beat Bass Bips B 
02:09   -Dance Beat Bass Bips B
        +Dance Beat Bass Bips A
        +Swing Tubular Bells C
        +Swing Tubular Bells A
        +Dance Beat Drum Loops
02:23   +Enhancement to STB A&B
02:25   -Enhancement to STB  A&B
02:39   +Enhancement to STB A&B
02:41   -Enhancement to STB  A&B
        -Swing Tubular Bells C
        -Swing Tubular Bells A
02:47   +Enhancement to STB B
        +Voice A
02:49   -Enhancement to STB B
02:52   -Voice A
02:55   +Enhancement to STB B
        +Voice A
02:57   -Enhancement to STB B
        -Voice A
        +Swing Tubular Bells D (Int.)
        +Swing Tubular Bells E
03:03   +Enhancement to STB B
03:05   -Enhancement to STB  B
03:11   -Swing Tubular Bells E
        +Enhancement to STB B
03:13   -Enhancement to STB B
        -Swing Tubular Bells B
03:14   +Secrets Text
        +Dance Beat Drum Noise
03:21   +Keyboard
03:25   -Keyboard
03:27   +Enhanced STB A
03:29   -Enhanced STB A
        -Secrets Text
        -Swing Tubular Bells D (Int.)
        +Swing Tubular Bells A
03:43   +Enhancement to STB A
03:45   -Enhancement to STB A
        -Swing Tubular Bells A
        +Swing Tubular Bells D (Int.)
        +Swing Tubular Bells B
        +Swing Tubular Bells E
03:51   +Enhancement to STB B
03:53   -Enhancement to STB B
03:59   +Enhancement to STB B
04.01   -Enhancement to STB B
04:07   +Enhancement to STB B
04:09   -Enhancement to STB B
04:15   -Swing Tubular Bells E
        +Enhancement to STB B
04:17   -Enhancement to STB B
        -Swing Tubular Bells B
        +Light metallic percussion
04:18   +Secrets Text
04:25   +Keyboard
04:28   -Keyboard
04:35   +Voice B
04:49   -Voice B
        -Secrets Text
        -Light metallic percussion
        +Swing Tubular Bells F
        +Enhancements
05:27   -Swing Tubular Bells D (Int.)
        -Swing Tubular Bells F
        -Enhancements
        -Dance Beat Base Bips
        -Dance Beat Drum
        -Dance Beat Drum Loops
        -Dance Beat Drum Noise
        +Explosion
05:29   +Descending Synth Note
        +Sustained Bass Note
05:32   -Explosion
05:33   -Descending Synth Note
05:34   End

Swing Tubular Bells numbers are:

A: Piano riff
B: Top and bottom line syncopations
C: Bass guitar line
D: Equivalent of bombombom DA!!!!
E: Equivalent of Tune E without tunes A B and C
F: Piano riff with attitude

Track Two: The Watchful Eye

00:00   Sustained Bass Note
00:03   Sustained Low Whistle
00:09   Transformation
00:11   -Sustained Bass Note
        -Sustained Low Whistle
        Watchful Eye Motif
00:17   +Keyboard Reverb
        +Harmonics
00:52   +Keyboard to WEM
01:18   +Vangelisy chirrups
01:20   -Vangelisy chirrups
        +Vangelisy chirrups echo
01:25   -Vangelisy chirrups echo
01:30   +Vangelisy chrirrups
01:32   -Vangelisy chirrups
        +Vangelisy chirrups echo
01:33   -Keyboard to WEM
        +Guitar to WEM
01:36   -Vangelisy chirrups echo
01:54   +Vangelisy chirrups
01:56   -Vangelisy chirrups
        +Vangelisy chirrups echo
02:01   -Vangelisy chirrups echo
02:09   End (Reset)

Watchful Eye Motif includes the variations upon it as per TB3 songbook, and these are repeated with changed orchestration at 41 second intervals (00:11, 00:52, 01:33) with a sustained note acting as bridge.

Track Three: Jewel in the Crown

00:00   Pseudo TSODE drum loop
        +Harmonic chords
00:04   +Watchful Eye motif
00:11   -Watchful Eye motif
00:22   +Swing Tubular Bells G 
00:45   +Bass
01:09   -Bass
        +Percussive Bass A
01:20   -Swing Tubular Bells G 
01:31   +Swing Tubular Bells G 
        +Guitar acompaniment
        -Percussive Bass A
01:55   +Percussive Bass A
02:18   -Swing Tubular Bells G 
        +Keyboard
02:19   -Percussive Bass A
        -Pseudo TSODE drum loop
02:20   Percussive Bass transition
        +Rhythm clicks
02:21   +Percussive Bass B
02:29   +Syncopated keyboard
02:41   -Syncopated keyboard
        -Keyboard
        -Rhythm Clicks
        -Percussive Bass B
        +Bass drum
        +Percussive Bass C
02:51   -Bass drum
        -Percussive Bass C
        Transition
02:52   +Percussive Bass D
        +JITC Song
02:56   +Syncopated keyboard (int.)
        +Bass Drum (int.)
03:21   -Percussive Bass D
        +JITC Song Text
        +Pseudo TSODE drum loop
        Percussive Bass added to loop
03:30   +Pseudo TSODE guitar strums
03:33   -Pseudo TSODE guitar strums
03:50   -JITC Song Text
04:19   +JITC Song Text
04:28   +Pseudo TSODE guitar strums
04:31   -Pseudo TSODE guitar strums
04:48   -JITC Song Text
        -Syncopated keyboard (int.)
05:17   -Pseudo TSODE drum loop
        JITC Song becomes background
        +Percussive Bass D
05:26   JITC Song begins slow fade
        Percussive Bass D begins slow fade
        Bass Drum (int.) begins slow fade
        +Swing Tubular Bells H
05:37   -JITC Song
        -Percussive Bass D
05:40   -Bass Drum (Int.)
05:45   End

Swing Tubular Bells G: From around 4'00" in Weightless (TB2)
Swing Tubular Bells H: The piano sequence occuring at Number 12 in the David Bedford analysis

Track Four: Outcast

00:00   Swing Tubular Bells H (background)
        +Outcast strums
00:10   -Swing Tubular Bells H
        +Electric to Outcast strums
        +Background strums
00:21   -Outcast strums
        +Swing Tubular Bells I
00:28   +Heavy enhancement (int.)
00:42   -Swing Tubular Bells I
        -Heavy enhancement (int.)
        +Heavy Outcast strums
        +Live drums
00:52   +Even heavier enhancement (int.)
01:02   -Heavy Outcast strums
        -Even heavier enhancement (int.)
        +Swing Tubular Bells I
01:07   +Tubular Piano
01:08   -Tubular Piano
01:10   +Heavy enhancement (int.)
01:17   +Tubular Piano
01:18   -Tubular Piano
01:24   -Swing Tubular Bells I
        -Heavy enhancements (int.)
        +Guilty twiddly bit
01:44   -Guilty twiddly bit
        +Heavy Outcast strums
01:55   +Even heavier enhancement
02:05/6 -Heavy Outcast strums
        -Even heavier enhancement
        +Swing Tubular Bells I
02:09   +Tubular Piano
02:10   -Tubular Piano
02:13   +Heavy enhancement (int.)
02:19   +Tubular Piano
02:20   -Tubular Piano
02:26   -Swing Tubular Bells I
        -Heavy enhancement (int.)
        +Guilty twiddly bit
02:37   +Out Demon Out Text
03:06   -Live drums
03:08   -Guilty twiddly bit
        -Out Demon Out Text
        +Screaming guitar (int.)
        +Rhythmic strum
        +Swing Tubular Bells J
03:23   +LTBL scream (int.)
03:37   +Primal Scream......
03:40   -Screaming guitar (int.)
        -Rhythmic strum
        -Swing Tubular Bells J
        -LTBL scream (int.)
        +Heavy strum
03:47   -Heavy strum
03:49   End (Reset)

Swing Tubular Bells I: A representation of Pildown, plus Dark Star/TB1 Equivalent.
Swing Tubular Bells J: Piltdown Man riff.

Every 'rocky' section of TB1 is represented here (See also Thunderstorm section on HR).
In addition, the finale of this piece contains subtle references to a number of pieces- none of which are directly reproduced.

Track Five: Serpent Dream

00:00   Bass note
        +Intro riff
00:16   -Intro riff
00:19   +Hand clap/bodhran
        +Sunjammer rhythm
00:21   +Voice (int.)
00:25   +Flamenco tune
00:26   +Watchful Eye Motif
00:33   -Watchful Eye Motif
00:42   -Voice (int.)
00:46   +Sustained voices
00:52   +Watchful Eye Motif
00:53   -Sustained voices
        +Maracas (int.)
01:00   -Watchful Eye Motif
01:12   +Watchful Eye Motif
01:26   -Watchful Eye Motif
01:39   -Flamenco tune
01:41   +Voice (Int.)
01:42   +Bass rhythm loop
01:43   +Flamenco tune
01:45   +Watchful Eye Motif
01:53   -Watchful Eye Motif
02:06   -Voice (Int.)
        -Flamenco tune
        +Heavy statement (int.)
        -Sunjammer rhythm
        Maracas assume prominence (int.)
02:21   Screaming guitar tune
02:53   End

Track Six: The Inner Child

00:00   Harmonic Link from SD
00:03   +Bass Rhythm
        +Children's Voices
00:07   -Bass Rhythm
00:10   +Inner Voice A
        +Harmonic Chords
00:13   -Harmonic Link from SD
00:30   -Children's Voices
00:44?  +Children's Voices
00:53   -Inner Voice A
00:55   -Children's Voices
00:59   +Inner Voice B
01:41   -Inner Voice B
01:43   +Inner Voice A
        +Children's Voices
        Synth effects added to Chords
02:01   +Voice Enhancement
02:24   -Children's Voices
02:25   -Inner Voice A
02:27   -Voice Enhancement
02:29   +Drum Roll
02:32   +Inner Voice B (Enhanced)
        +Guitar to Voice B
02:34   Drum Roll dissolves into Cymbals
02:38   Cymbals dissolve into Maracas
02:40   -Maracas
02:53   +Drum Roll
02:55   Drum roll dissolves into Cymbals
02:56   Cymbals dissolve into Bass Rhythm
03:01   -Bass Rhythm
03:02   +Maracas
03:04   -Maracas
03:14   +Bass Rhythm
03:17   -Inner Voice B
        -Harmonic Chords
        +Guitar Solo A
03:23   -Guitar Solo
        +Breathing Chords
03:25   -Bass Rhythm
03:27   +Guitar Solo B
04:06   -Guitar Solo B
04:10   +Wind
04:11   -Breathing Chords
04:19   Thunder
04:23   -Thunder
04:26   +Watchful Eye Motif
04:39   -Watchful Eye Motif
04:41   End

This has an obvious resonance with Red Dawn in terms of vocal range, but it also has some resonance with Sally's warbling at the end of TB1 Part One. Philip Bendall thinks, and I agree, that the last few notes are reminiscent of the end of TB1 Part One.

Track Seven: Man in the Rain

00:00   Intro (Song C)
00:06   +Voice (Song C)
00:09   -Voice (Song C)
00:13   +Drums
00:15   -Intro (Song C)
        +Text (Song A)
        +Bass (Song A)
        +Guitar (Song A)
        +Keyboard (Song A)
00:30   -(Song A)
        +(Song B)
00:45   -(Song B)
        +(Song A)
01:00   -(Song A)
        +(Song B)
01:15   -(Song B)
        +(Song C)
        +Intro (Song C)
01:21   +Voice (Song C)
01:22   (Guitar Strums)
01:24   -Voice (Song C)
01:30   -(Song C)
        +Guitar (Song A)
        +Bass (Song A)
        +Keyboard (Song A)
        +Lead Guitar (Song A)
01:33   -Lead Guitar (Song A)
        +Text (Song A)
01:36   +Lead Guitar (Song A)
01:37   -Text (Song A)
01:41   -Lead Guitar (Song A)
        +Text (Song A)
01:45   -(Song A)
        +(Song B)
02:00   -(Song B)
        +(Song C)
        +Intro (Song C)
02:07   (Guitar Strums)
02:21   +Voice (Song C)
02:22   (Guitar Strums)
02:24   -Voice (Song C)
02:29   +Guitar A
        -(Song C)
        +Bass (Song A)
        +Guitar (Song A)
        +Keyboard (Song A)
02:44   -Guitar A
        (-Song A)
        +Guitar B
        +(Song B)
02:58   -Guitar B
        -(Song B)
        +Guitar C
        +(Song A)
03:03   -Guitar C
        +Guitar D
03:05   +Text (Song A)
03:06   -Guitar D
        +Guitar C
03:07   -Text (Song A)
03:10   -Guitar C
        +Guitar D
03:14   -Guitar D
        -(Song A)
        +(Song B)
        +Text (Song B)
03:29   -(Song B)
        +Bass (Song A)
        +Guitar (Song A)
        +Keyboard (Song A)
        +Voice (Song A)
03:32   -Voice (Song A)
        +Text (Song A)
03:36   -Text (Song A)
        +Voice (Song A)
03:40   -Voice (Song A)
        +Text (Song A)
03:44   -(Song A)
        +(Song B)
03:51   Fade
04:02   End

Track Eight: The Top of the Morning

00:00   Piano Tune A
00:12   -Piano Tune A
        +Piano Tune B
00:29   -Piano Tune B
        +Piano Tune A
        +Hi Hat
00:41   -Piano Tune A
        +Piano Tune B
        +Piano Tune C
00:54   -Piano Tune B
        -Piano Tune C
        +Piano Tune A
        +Drum Beat
        +Bass
01:06   -Piano Tune A
        +Piano Tune B
        +Piano Tune C
01:18   -Piano Tune B
        -Piano Tune C
        +Piano Tune A
        +Drums
01:31   -Piano Tune A
        +Piano Tune B
        +Piano Tune C
01:37   +Synth Chords
01:43   -Piano Tune B
        -Piano Tune C
        -Synth Chords
        +Piano Tune D
01:56   +Synth Pipe A
02:08   -Synth Pipe A
        -Piano Tune D
        +Piano Tune A
02:20   -Piano Tune A
        +Piano Tune B
        +Piano Tune C
02:33   -Piano Tune B
        -Piano Tune C
        +Piano Tune D
02:45   +Synth Pipe A
02:58   -Synth Pipe A
        -Piano Tune D
        +Piano Tune A
03:10   -Piano Tune A
        +Piano Tune B
        +Piano Tune C
03:16   +Synth Pipe B
03:22   -Synth Pipe B
        -Piano Tune B
        -Piano Tune C
        +Synth Pipe C
        +Synth Uillean to Pipe C
        +Piano Tune A
03:35   -Piano Tune A
        -Synth Pipe and Uillean C
        +Synth Pipe and Uillean B
        +Piano Tune B
        +Piano Tune C
03:47   -Piano Tune B
        -Piano Tune C
        -Hi Hat
        -Drum Beat
        -Drums
        -Synth Pipe and Uillean B
        +Synth Pipe and Uillean C
        +Piano Tune A
03:55   -Piano Tune A
04:00   -Synth Pipe and Uillean C
        +Synth Pipe and Uillean B
04:17   +Moonwatch Sequencer
04:21   -Synth Pipe and Uillean B
04:26   End

Track Nine: Moonwatch

00:00   Moonwatch Sequencer
00:05   +Melody A (Piano and Synth Pipe)
        +Synth Chord Accompaniment
00:32   -Melody A (Piano and Synth Pipe)
        +Melody B (Piano and Synth Pipe)
01:03   -Melody B (Piano and Synth Pipe)
        +Melody A (Synth Pipe)
01:15   +Synth Flutter
01:17   -Synth Flutter
01:27   +Synth Flutter
01:29   -Synth Flutter
01:30   -Melody A (Synth Pipe)
        +Melody B (Synth Pipe)
01:41   +Piano to Melody B
01:46   +Synth Flutter
01:48   -Synth Flutter
01:54   +Synth Stutter
02:01   -Melody B (Piano and Synth Pipe)
        +Melody C (Piano, Synth Pipe and Guitar)
02:32   -Melody C (Piano, Synth Pipe and Guitar)
        -Moonwatch Sequencer
02:33   +Synth Flutterings
02:39   -Synth Flutterings
        +Melody A (Screaming guitar)
        +Harmonic Chords
        +Moonwatch Sequencer
03:05   -Melody A (Screaming guitar)
        +Sustained Note (Screaming guitar)
03:09   -Harmonic Chords
        Sustained Note (Screaming guitar) Fade
03:16   -Sustained Note (Screaming guitar)
        +Background Synth Chords
03:19   +Watchful Eye Motif (Full cycle)
03:59   -Watchful Eye Motif (Full cycle)
        +Swing Tubular Bells K
04:18   -Swing Tubular Bells K
04:22   -Moonwatch Sequencer
04:25   End

Swing Tubular Bells K: End of TB Part Two (before Hornpipe!).

Considering STB K to be STB K adds a new importance to the Moonwatch Sequencer- since it resembles closely the sound of the end of TB Part Two, together with the background synth chords.

Track 10: Secrets

00:00   Swing Tubular Bells A
        +Synth Cyle (20 secs)
00:16   +Swing Tubular Bells B
00:20   Synth Cycle refresh
00:24   +Swing Tubular Bells Bass
00:32   -Swing Tubular Bells B
00:40   Synth Cycle refresh
00:46   +Dance Stutter
        +Stutter Dance Beat
00:55   -Dance Stutter
01:00   Synth Cycle refresh and enhance
01:20   -Synth Cycle (20 secs)
        +Dance Beat
01:26   +Dance Drums
01:44   -Swing Tubular Bells A
        -Swing Tubular Bells Bass
        -Stutter Dance Beat
        +Swing Tubular Bells E
        +Dance Beat Bass Bips A
        +Swing Tubular Bells D (Int.)
02:16   -Swing Tubular Bells E
02:17   + Secrets Text
02:20   +Synth Cycle (20 secs)
02:33   +Light Metallic Percussion
02:40   Synth Cycle refresh
02:42   +Voice B
02:43   -Voice B
02:48   -Swing Tubular Bells D (Int.)
        -Secrets Text
        -Light Metallic Percussion
        -Synth Cycle
        -Dance Beat Bass Bips A
        +Stutter Dance Beat
        +Fantasy Synth
03:02   +Swing Tubular Bells D (Int.)
03:08   +Swing Tubular Bells A
03:20    End (Reset)

Track 11: Far Above the Clouds

00:00   Heartbeat
        +Swing Tubular Bells B
        +Dance Beat Drum Noise
00:12   +Voice C
00:16   -Voice C
        +FATC Text Extract
00:28   +Swing Tubular Bells A
00:30   +Voice D (Int.)
00:40   +Dance Beat Bass Drum
00:43   +Voice C (Int.)
00:56   -Voice C (Int.)
        -Voice D (Int.)
        -Swing Tubular Bells A
        -Swing Tubular Bells B
        -Dance Beat Bass Drum
        -Dance Beat Drum Noise
00:58   -FATC Text Extract
01:00   +Synth Cycle (20 sec) Enhanced
        +FATC Text
01:20   ###THE DEMON BELL!!!!####
        -FATC Text
        -Heartbeat
        -Synth Cycle (20 sec)
        +All Hell Breaking Loose
        +Uptempo Drum Loops
        +Ommadawny Drums
        +Smoking Guitar Strums
        +Tubular Bells
02:00   -Tubular Bells
        Tubular Bells added to accompaniment
        +Guitar Solo
02:56   Climax- solo changes
        +Ommadawny Voices
03:28   2nd Climax
        +Swing Tubular Bells Bass
03:32   -Guitar Solo
        -Ommadawny Voices
        +Tubular Bells
        +FATC Text Extract
        +Voice D (Int.)
03:52   +Guitar Solo
04:04   -All Hell Breaking Loose
        -Smoking Guitar Strums
        -Tubular Bells
        -Guitar Solo
        -Uptempo Drum Loops
        -FATC Text Extract
        -Tubular Bells
        +Birdsong
        +Synth Chord Sequence
        +Drum Noise
04:28   -Synth Chord Sequence
        -Birdsong
        -Drum Noise
        +Ommadawny Voices
        +Guitar Solo
        +Tubular Bells
        +Cymbals
04:33   +Birdsong
        -Ommadawny Voices
        -Guitar Solo
        -Tubular Bells
        -Cymbals
        -Swing Tubular Bells Bass
        +Bells Echo
04:36   -Bells Echo
04:43   +Watchful Eye Motif
04:53   -Watchful Eye Motif
05:00   +Church Bells
05:20   -Church Bells
05:30   End

Thanks to Philip Bendall for the use of his own analysis and to Steve Marseille for the Tubular Piano.

August 15th 1999
Poole
Dorset
U.K.