Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is a 1978 progressive rock concept album and stage musical that reimagines H.G. Wells's classic science fiction novel through orchestral rock, narration, and dramatic song performances.
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| instanceOf |
concept album
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progressive rock album → rock opera → stage musical → studio album → |
| adaptationOfGenre |
science fiction novel
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| basedOn |
The War of the Worlds
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| basedOnWorkAuthor |
H. G. Wells
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| composer |
Jeff Wayne
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| creator |
Jeff Wayne
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| featuresPerformer |
Chris Spedding
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Chris Thompson NERFINISHED → David Essex NERFINISHED → Herbie Flowers NERFINISHED → Jo Partridge NERFINISHED → Julie Covington NERFINISHED → Justin Hayward NERFINISHED → Ken Freeman NERFINISHED → Phil Lynott NERFINISHED → |
| firstStageProductionYear |
2006
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| format |
double album
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| genre |
concept album
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orchestral rock → progressive rock → symphonic rock → |
| hasLiveStageAdaptation |
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds live tour
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| hasPart |
Brave New World
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Dead London NERFINISHED → Epilogue → Forever Autumn NERFINISHED → Horsell Common and the Heat Ray NERFINISHED → The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine NERFINISHED → The Eve of the War NERFINISHED → The Red Weed NERFINISHED → The Spirit of Man NERFINISHED → Thunder Child NERFINISHED → |
| includesElement |
dramatic vocals
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orchestral arrangements → rock band instrumentation → spoken narration → |
| label |
CBS Records
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| language |
English
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| medium |
audio recording
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| narrationBy |
Richard Burton
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| narrativePerspective |
first-person journalist narrator
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| notableSong |
Forever Autumn
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| originalReleaseDate |
1978-06-09
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| producer |
Jeff Wayne
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| subjectMatter |
Martian invasion of Earth
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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The War of the Worlds
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notableAdaptation |