Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds

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The Journalist's account begins later that year, with the sighting of several bursts of green gas which, for ten consecutive nights, erupt from the surface of Mars and appear to approach Earth. Ogilvy, an astronomer convinced that no life could exist on Mars, assures the Journalist there is no danger. Eventually, something crashes onto Horsell Common, and in the resulting crater Ogilvy discovers a glowing cylinder, the top of which begins to unscrew. When this lid falls off, a Martian creature emerges. By now a crowd has gathered on the common, and when a group of inquisitive men approaches the cylinder they are incinerated by the Heat-Ray—an advanced Martian weapon. The Journalist flees with the crowd. Later, hammering sounds are heard from the pit. A company of soldiers is deployed at the common, and that evening an injured and exhausted Artilleryman wanders into the Journalist's house and tells him his comrades have been killed by fighting machines—tripod vehicles built and controlled by Martians, each armed with its own Heat-Ray. They set off for London—the Journalist to ensure his lover Carrie is safe, the Artilleryman to report to headquarters—but are soon caught in a crossfire between soldiers and Martians and are separated. Three days later the Journalist arrives at Carrie's house but finds it empty. He resolves to escape London by boat and later catches sight of Carrie aboard a steamer, but the gangplank is raised before he can join her. Fighting machines then approach, threatening the steamer, but they are engaged by the Royal Navy battleship Thunder Child and two are destroyed. The steamer escapes, but Thunder Child is destroyed and her crew are lost by the Martian heat-rays, leaving England defenceless against the invasion. a b c d e f g h i j k l Siebert, Valerie (20 December 2013). "A Life During Wartime: Jeff Wayne Interviewed". The Quietus . Retrieved 16 February 2022. A two disc Region 2 DVD of the 2006 Wembley Arena, London show was released 6 November 2006 by Universal. Disc 1 contains the live show and Disc 2 contains extras and a documentary of the making of the live show. It is titled Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds – Live on Stage.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Various (2005). Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds (Collector's Edition) (Liner notes). Columbia Records/Sony BMG.

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Included dates in the UK and the Netherlands. Featured the addition of Carrie's father as a new character and lyrics to "Life Begins Again". A prologue was performed as a pre-show segment with the characters performing among the audience rather than on stage. Featured actor Callum O'Neill who portrayed H.G. Wells in three separate stages of his life. Wayne's alternate version of the album with the songs edited for radio airplay was distributed to stations to promote the original concept album. It became a success in its own right, prompting Wayne to prepare a full commercial release. The set, entitled Highlights from Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, was released in 1981 by Columbia Records.

Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Diverse; 'War of the Worlds ')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 16 November 2019. a b c d e f g h i Brooks, Greg (18 October 2007). "Jeff Wayne's Musial Version of The War of the Worlds". Record Collector . Retrieved 27 March 2022.

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The actual broadcast by The Mercury Theatre On The Air as heard over the Columbia Broadcasting System, October, 30 1938. The most thrilling drama ever broadcast from the famed Howard Koch script! The character of the curate, who is not given a name in the novel, is changed to Parson Nathaniel, who is introduced in the second act instead of prior to the Thunder Child sequence. a b c d e f Wyatt, Malcolm (15 November 2014). "The Eve of the Final Tour – The Jeff Wayne Interview". WriteWyattUK . Retrieved 15 February 2022.

New Zealand album certifications – Jeff Wayne – War of the Worlds". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 4 March 2020. Top Selling Albums of 1979 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved 28 January 2022.ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 16 November 2019. a b c d e Elen, Richard (October 1978). "The War of The Worlds - The Producers - Jeff Wayne". Sound International. No.Oct 1978. pp.44–49 . Retrieved 21 February 2022– via Muzines. a b c White, Chris (3 June 1978). "Wayne's War: Set to conquer the concept album market" (PDF). Music Week. pp.22, 46 . Retrieved 17 February 2022– via World Radio History. Top Selling Albums of 1978 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved 25 January 2022. The album originated when Wayne was touring with singer-songwriter David Essex, for whom he also worked as his producer and musical director. Wayne felt the composing side of his career "had diminished" by this time, and started looking for a story "to get passionate about" and interpret musically, to which his father Jerry suggested the science-fiction novel The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. [3] [4] The story instantly caught Wayne's imagination, and he finished the book in a single read. [5] He later said that a musical adaptation of other books were possible, and recalled being impressed by 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham, and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. [4] However, Wayne went on to read Wells's book "three or four times" and saw the 1953 film adaption, and decided it was the most suitable for a musical adaptation. [6] [7]