Forever Autumn
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"Forever Autumn" is a melancholic, orchestral rock ballad from Jeff Wayne’s concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells’ "The War of the Worlds," best known for its emotive melody and themes of love and loss.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
melancholic ballad
ⓘ
orchestral rock ballad ⓘ song ⓘ |
| basedOn | The War of the Worlds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | H. G. Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Gary Osborne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Wayne NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Vigrass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
orchestral rock
ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ rock ballad ⓘ |
| hasEarlierVersionPerformedBy | Vigrass and Osborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
live performance
ⓘ
studio recording ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
drums
ⓘ
guitars ⓘ keyboards ⓘ orchestra ⓘ rock band ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| hasMood |
romantic
ⓘ
sad ⓘ wistful ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
narrative rock
ⓘ
orchestral arrangement ⓘ |
| hasPopularityRegion |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTempo | slow ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | soft rock vocal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Justin Hayward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricalSubject | lost love ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | expresses the protagonist's grief ⓘ |
| narrativeUniverse | The War of the Worlds (Jeff Wayne adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds
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emotive melody ⓘ melancholic atmosphere ⓘ |
| originallyWrittenFor | a Lego commercial ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Justin Hayward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseContext | concept album ⓘ |
| theme |
loss
ⓘ
love ⓘ melancholy ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ separation ⓘ |
| usedIn | Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds live tours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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