Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
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"Horsell Common and the Heat Ray" is a dramatic musical piece from Jeff Wayne's concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," depicting the first deadly Martian attack on Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Horsell Common and the Heat Ray canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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song ⓘ track ⓘ |
| basedOn | The War of the Worlds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | H. G. Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jeff Wayne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Martian invasion of Earth
NERFINISHED
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first Martian attack ⓘ use of the Martian heat ray ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | The Journalist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresNarrationBy | Richard Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | The Eve of the War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
concept album track
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progressive rock ⓘ symphonic rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
orchestra
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rock band ⓘ spoken narration ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
dramatic underscore
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orchestral rock ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Martians
NERFINISHED
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civilian casualties ⓘ heat-ray weapon ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alien invasion
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fear of technological warfare ⓘ human vulnerability ⓘ |
| hasType | dramatic narrative piece ⓘ |
| isAdaptationOf | The War of the Worlds, Book 1: The Coming of the Martians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | CBS Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | double LP ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Horsell Common
NERFINISHED
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Woking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTimePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| originalAlbumReleaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| partOf | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfDisc | Side 1 of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The War of the Worlds (Jeff Wayne album) narrative ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Eve of the War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jeff Wayne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedFor | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds (1978 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMotifFrom | The Eve of the War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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