Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher recently created a six-hour-long, ambient version of the Oasis track ‘Champagne Supernova’ for an upcoming exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Noel Gallagher makes new version of classic Oasis song
The song was first released on the band’s 1995 sophomore album ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’, and has been transformed into a mixed track that spans six hours. It will be played as a portrait of Britpop icon Noel Gallagher and will go on display at the Trafalgar Square Museum later this month.
It is part of a new Legends exhibition, which includes 100 portraits taken by UK photographer Zoë Law and depicts famous faces who influenced her in her life and career.
Alongside Gallagher’s portrait will be one of England World Cup winner Sir Bobby Charlton, Sex And The City star Kim Cattrall, Pirates Of The Caribbean actor Orlando Bloom, and a never-before-seen portrait of Sienna Miller. The latter will see the actor pose with the 1967 Epiphone that Noel Gallagher used to write the Oasis hit track.
The reimagined version of the song will be played as an immersive soundscape and aims to create an immersive experience for visitors as they look at the black-and-white photographs on display.
“The one thing that I do fall back on is to not overthink anything. You can create mountains out of molehills,” the singer-songwriter said in a new promotional video for the exhibition.
“I would try and teach my kids to just step back and see problems for what they are. No problem is insurmountable.”
The Legends exhibition opens on November 29th, and the portrait of Noel Gallagher will remain part of the gallery’s permanent collection once the exhibition ends on March 2nd 2025.
Previously, the Oasis guitarist and songwriter shared his thoughts on the upcoming exhibition, saying (via Standard): “The thought of the portrait of a grumpy middle-aged man, who frankly hates having his picture taken, being permanently displayed for future generations to marvel at is very special”.
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